Hepatitis B virus(HBV)infection causes acute and chronic hepatitis,compensated and decompensated cirrhosis,and hepatocellular carcinoma worldwide.The actual status of HBV infection and its treatment in certain regions...
BACKGROUND In the absence of effective antimicrobials,transplant surgery is not viable,and antirejection immunosuppressants cannot be administered,as resistant infections compromise the life-saving goal of organ trans...
In this editorial,I comment on three articles published in the recent issue of the World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology.Hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)is an important public health concern,and there are three arti...
Zika virus (ZIKV), a mosquito-borne flavivirus, has been associated with benign infections for decades. However, it has become a public health concern due to its association with severe fetal and neurological complica...
Background: The Marburg virus (MARV) is the causative agent of Marburg virus disease (MVD). This filovirus first appeared in 1967 and has since caused several outbreaks with case fatality rates between 23% and 90%. Th...
the National Natural Science Foundation of China(grant no.21871080);the Eastern Scholar Professorship(for A.H.);the Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai(grant no.20ZR1463900)(for J.L.).
The coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)pandemic,caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2(SARS-CoV-2),has claimedmillions of lives and caused innumerable economic losses worldwide.Unfortunately,state-of...
BACKGROUND Coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)pandemic stimulates research works to find a solution to this crisis from starting 2020 year up to now.With ending of the 2021-year,various advances in pharmacotherapy agai...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.31602033 and 32172839);the China Scholarship Council under grant 201908410129.
Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus(PEDV),an enteropathogenic coronavirus,has catastrophic impacts on the global pig industry.However,there remain no effective drugs against PEDV infection.In this study,we utilized a reco...
Background Hepatitis C virus(HCV)infection is a global public health problem and also generates a significant case load in children and adolescents.With the introduction of directly acting antivirals(DAA),the treatmen...
Alkaloids are a diverse group of natural phytochemicals.These phytochemicals in plants provide them protection against pests,and herbivorous organisms and also control their development.Numerous of these alkaloids hav...