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• Article | 09 February 2023

  An inhaled bioadhesive hydrogel to shield non-human primates from SARS-CoV-2 infection

  A bioadhesive hydrogel delivered via inhalation efficiently coats the airway and restricts SARS-CoV-2 virus variant penetration in mice and non-human primates

  • Xuan Mei
  • , Junlang Li
  •  & Ke Cheng

• News & Views | 23 October 2018

  Targeting vesicle size

  An amphipathic peptide has been engineered and is capable of penetrating the blood–brain barrier as well as possessing a potent antiviral activity against Zika and other mosquito-borne viruses.

  • Jing Zou
  •  & Pei-Yong Shi

• Letter | 22 October 2018

  Therapeutic treatment of Zika virus infection using a brain-penetrating antiviral peptide

  The Zika virus infects the central nervous system and results in severe brain malformation. An amphiphatic peptide is now shown to penetrate the blood–brain barrier, reducing viral loads due to its activity against Zika and other mosquito-borne viruses.

  • Joshua A. Jackman
  • , Vivian V. Costa
  •  & Nam-Joon Cho