The global public health burden exerted by viruses partially stems from viruses' ability to
subdue host cells into creating an environment that promotes their multiplication (ie, pro …

The members of the Flaviviridae family are becoming an emerging threat for public health,
causing an increasing number of infections each year and requiring effective treatment. The …

Zika virus (ZIKV) remains a global public health threat with the potential risk of a future
outbreak. Since viral infections are known to exploit mitochondria-mediated cellular …

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are small membrane vesicles secreted into biological fluids,
which play crucial roles in influencing the cellular function in different pathological …

Introduction Zika virus (ZIKV) infection during pregnancy results in a spectrum of birth
defects and neurodevelopmental deficits in prenatally exposed infants, with no clear …

Lymph node (LN) germinal centers (GCs) are critical sites for B cell activation and
differentiation. GCs develop after specialized CD169+ macrophages residing in LN sinuses …

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are small vesicles that are naturally released by cells and play a
crucial role in cell-to-cell communication, tissue repair and regeneration. As naturally …

Exosomes are small subtypes of extracellular vesicles (EVs) naturally released by different
types of cells into their environment. Their physiological roles appear to be multiple, yet …

Interferons were the original prototype cytokine system discovered during research of the 20
th century. As the name suggests these were originally considered to be synthesised and …

Cellular communication depends heavily on the participation of vesicular systems generated
by most cells of an organism. Exosomes play central roles in this process. Today, these …