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ReviewFASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology2025

Exploring Therapeutic Targets From Spreading Patterns Against Respiratory Syncytial Virus.

Han Zhang, Zhao Zhang, Yixuan Yang, Jingjing Pei

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Review in FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
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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

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Exploring Therapeutic Targets From Spreading Patterns Against Respiratory Syncytial Virus.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2025
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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

4 authors.

Han ZhangState Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, College of Veterinary Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8709-3777
Zhao ZhangState Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, College of Veterinary Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2051-3909
Yixuan YangState Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, College of Veterinary Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0658-461X
Jingjing PeiState Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, College of Veterinary Medicine, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3979-8991

Funding

Foundation for Innovation Groups of Basic Research in Gansu Province 23JRRA561Foundation for Innovation Groups of Basic Research in Gansu Province 24JRRA783Key Science and Technology Foundation of Gansu Province 22ZD6NA001Support Program for Longyuan Youth and Fundamental Research Funds for the Universities of Gansu Province (Support Program for Longyuan Youth) 2024QNTD18
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a pathogen that causes severe respiratory illness in humans, primarily infecting infants, young children, the elderly, and adults with chronic health conditions. Each year, approximately 3.6 million children under the age of 5 are hospitalized worldwide, with over 100 000 fatalities reported. Currently, available RSV vaccines and antiviral drugs have several limitations, including inadequate immune persistence, limited applicability to specific populations, strict timing of treatment, and the risk of adverse reactions. RSV spreads through three main infection modes: syncytia formation, receptor-dependent infection of free viral particles, and transmission via actin filaments. These modes of transmission are key pathways that contribute to viral spread and pathogenicity while exposing potential targets for prevention and treatment. This is a complex process involving multiple aspects that remain not fully understood. Here, we review the mechanisms by which RSV infects and spreads within the host and explore the role of host factors in these processes, aiming to provide a theoretical and practical basis for identifying potential antiviral targets.

Indexed as

Antiviral AgentsRespiratory Syncytial Virus, HumanRespiratory Syncytial Virus InfectionsAnimalsHumansAntiviral Agentsrespiratory syncytial virus (RSV)spreading patternstherapeutic targetsviral protein receptor

Identifiers

PMID40689767
PMCPMC12278892

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Registered trials

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