Respiratory syncytial virus disease burden in adults aged 60 years and older in high‐income countries: A systematic literature review and meta‐analysis

M Savic, Y Penders, T Shi, A Branche… - Influenza and other …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)‐associated acute respiratory infection (ARI) is
an underrecognized cause of illness in older adults. We conducted a systematic literature …

Human coronaviruses and other respiratory viruses: underestimated opportunistic pathogens of the central nervous system?

M Desforges, A Le Coupanec, P Dubeau, A Bourgouin… - viruses, 2019 - mdpi.com
Respiratory viruses infect the human upper respiratory tract, mostly causing mild diseases.
However, in vulnerable populations, such as newborns, infants, the elderly and immune …

[HTML][HTML] Respiratory syncytial virus prefusion F protein vaccine in older adults

A Papi, MG Ison, JM Langley, DG Lee… - … England Journal of …, 2023 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is an important cause of acute respiratory
infection, lower respiratory tract disease, clinical complications, and death in older adults …

[HTML][HTML] Use of respiratory syncytial virus vaccines in older adults: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices—United States, 2023

M Melgar - MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2023 - cdc.gov
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a cause of severe respiratory illness in older adults. In
May 2023, the Food and Drug Administration approved the first vaccines for prevention of …

[HTML][HTML] Evidence that vitamin D supplementation could reduce risk of influenza and COVID-19 infections and deaths

WB Grant, H Lahore, SL McDonnell, CA Baggerly… - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
The world is in the grip of the COVID-19 pandemic. Public health measures that can reduce
the risk of infection and death in addition to quarantines are desperately needed. This article …

[HTML][HTML] A condensate-hardening drug blocks RSV replication in vivo

J Risso-Ballester, M Galloux, J Cao, R Le Goffic… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Biomolecular condensates have emerged as an important subcellular organizing principle.
Replication of many viruses, including human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), occurs in …

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on respiratory syncytial virus infection: a narrative review

YC Chuang, KP Lin, LA Wang, TK Yeh… - Infection and Drug …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is one of the most common respiratory viruses. It not only
affects young children but also the elderly and immunocompromised patients. After the …

BCG-induced cross-protection and development of trained immunity: implication for vaccine design

C Covián, A Fernández-Fierro, A Retamal-Díaz… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is a live attenuated tuberculosis vaccine that has the
ability to induce non-specific cross-protection against pathogens that might be unrelated to …

More than just a barrier: the immune functions of the airway epithelium in asthma pathogenesis

A Frey, LP Lunding, JC Ehlers, M Weckmann… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Allergic bronchial asthma is a chronic disease of the airways that is characterized by
symptoms like respiratory distress, chest tightness, wheezing, productive cough, and acute …

Anti-viral triterpenes: a review

P Darshani, S Sen Sarma, AK Srivastava… - Phytochemistry …, 2022 - Springer
Triterpenes are naturally occurring derivatives biosynthesized following the isoprene rule of
Ruzicka. The triterpenes have been reported to possess a wide range of therapeutic …