Cyclodextrins, since their discovery in the late 19th century, were mainly regarded as
excipients. Nevertheless, developments in cyclodextrin research have shown that some of …

Coronaviruses are enveloped, single-stranded, positive-sense RNA viruses that can infect
animal and human hosts. The infection induces mild or sometimes severe acute respiratory …

A handful of singular structures and laws can be observed in nature. They are not always
evident but, once discovered, it seems obvious how to take advantage of them. In chemistry …

Cholesterol serves critical roles in enveloped virus fusion by modulating membrane
biophysical properties. The glycoprotein (GP) of Ebola virus (EBOV) promotes fusion in the …

Cyclodextrins (CDs) and cyclodextrin (CD)-based polymers are well-known complexing
agents. One of their distinctive features is to increase the quantity of a drug in a solution or …

There have been many reviews of the cyclic oligosaccharide cyclodextrin (CD) and CD-
based materials used for drug delivery, but the capacity of CDs to complex different agents …

The host restriction factor, Serinc5, incorporates into budding HIV particles and inhibits their
infection by an incompletely understood mechanism. We have previously reported that …

Viruses manipulate numerous host factors and cellular pathways to facilitate the replication
of viral genomes and the production of infectious progeny. One way in which viruses interact …

Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) is a widespread contagious pathogen, mostly causing
mild symptoms on the mucosal entry side. However, systemic distribution, in particular upon …

The silkworm, Bombyx mori, a model Lepidopteran specie, is an important economic insect.
It is specifically infected by Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus (BmNPV), causing huge …