Contemporary strategies and current trends in designing antiviral drugs against dengue fever via targeting host-based approaches

• Main Authors: Ahammad, Foysal, Tengku Abd Rashid, Tengku Rogayah, Mohamed, Maizan, Tanbin, Suriyea, Ahmad Fuad, Fazia Adyani
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: MDPI AG 2019
• Subjects: TP248.13 Biotechnology
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/79793/1/79793_Contemporary%20Strategies%20and%20Current%20Trends_article.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/79793/2/79793_Contemporary%20Strategies%20and%20Current%20Trends_scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/79793/3/79793_Contemporary%20Strategies%20and%20Current%20Trends_wos.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/79793/; https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/7/9/296

Dengue virus (DENV) is an arboviral human pathogen transmitted through mosquito bite that infects an estimated ~400 million humans (~5% of the global population) annually. To date, no specific therapeutics have been developed that can prevent or treat infections resulting from this pathogen. DENV...