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ReviewViruses2023

Flavonoids with Anti-Herpes Simplex Virus Properties: Deciphering Their Mechanisms in Disrupting the Viral Life Cycle.

Miroslava Šudomová, Sherif T S Hassan

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In one paragraph

Review in Viruses, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
12citing papers in PubMed
3.2field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Dentistry journal · 2026
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  7. Ajwa date extract (Saudi medical journal · 2025
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  8. IntegratedCurrent medicinal chemistry · 2025
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  10. Iranian journal of microbiology · 2024
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  12. Anti-HSV-1 agents: an update.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Miroslava ŠudomováMuseum of Literature in Moravia, Klášter 1, 664 61 Rajhrad, Czech Republic.
Sherif T S HassanDepartment of Applied Ecology, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 00 Prague, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0003-3922-2738
Czech University of Life Sciences Prague · CZ

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The herpes simplex virus (HSV) is a double-stranded DNA human virus that causes persistent infections with recurrent outbreaks. HSV exists in two forms: HSV-1, responsible for oral herpes, and HSV-2, primarily causing genital herpes. Both types can lead to significant complications, including neurological issues. Conventional treatment, involving acyclovir and its derivatives, faces challenges due to drug resistance. This underscores the imperative for continual research and development of new drugs, with a particular emphasis on exploring the potential of natural antivirals. Flavonoids have demonstrated promise in combating various viruses, including those within the herpesvirus family. This review, delving into recent studies, reveals the intricate mechanisms by which flavonoids decode their antiviral capabilities against HSV. By disrupting key stages of the viral life cycle, such as attachment to host cells, entry, DNA replication, latency, and reactivation, flavonoids emerge as formidable contenders in the ongoing battle against HSV infections.

Indexed as

Herpes SimplexHerpesvirus 1, HumanAnimalsAntiviral AgentsFlavonoidsHumansLife Cycle StagesAntiviral AgentsFlavonoidsantiviral propertiescellular pathwaysdrug resistanceflavonoidsherpes simplex virushost–virus interactionHSV-1HSV-2HSV life cyclenatural antiviralsnatural products

Identifiers

PMID38140581
PMCPMC10748012
OpenAlexW4389145084

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