Citation: Yinghan Jiang, Yanran Wang, Yaqun Xu, Yuxin Tian, Mengyuan Zhao, Chenguang Shen, Yang Yang, Minghui Yang. Antiviral agents for dengue virus .VIROLOGICA SINICA, 2025, 40(6) : 865-873.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.virs.2025.11.009

Antiviral agents for dengue virus

  • Dengue virus (DENV) is a mosquito-borne pathogen responsible for a spectrum of illnesses, including dengue fever, dengue hemorrhagic fever, and dengue shock syndrome. Nearly half of the global population is at risk of DENV infection, making it a pressing public health issue worldwide. The limited cross-protection among the four DENV serotypes (DENV1-4) and the phenomenon of antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE) have posed significant challenges to the development of effective dengue vaccines. Furthermore, there are currently no specific antiviral treatments available. This review provides an overview of DENV's key characteristics, clinical manifestations, and recent advancements in antiviral drug development—including the repurposing of approved drugs, peptide-based antiviral agents, therapeutic antibodies, natural products with antiviral potential, and host factor inhibitors—aiming to offer critical insights to inform strategies for managing and preventing dengue outbreaks.

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      Corresponding author: Chenguang Shen, a124965468@smu.edu.cn
      Corresponding author: Yang Yang, young@mail.sustech.edu.cn
      Corresponding author: Minghui Yang, yangmh17@bit.edu.cn
    • a. School of Interdisciplinary Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China;
    • b. School of Life Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China;
    • c. Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine and Biotherapy, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China;
    • d. Capital Center for Children's Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China;
    • e. Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Zhuhai 519088, China;
    • f. BSL-3 Laboratory (Guangdong), Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research School of Public Health, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Zhujiang Hospital, Key Laboratory of Infectious Diseases Research in South China, Southern Medical University, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou 510280, China;
    • g. National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Disease, Shenzhen Third People's Hospital, Second Hospital Affiliated to Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518112, China

    Abstract: Dengue virus (DENV) is a mosquito-borne pathogen responsible for a spectrum of illnesses, including dengue fever, dengue hemorrhagic fever, and dengue shock syndrome. Nearly half of the global population is at risk of DENV infection, making it a pressing public health issue worldwide. The limited cross-protection among the four DENV serotypes (DENV1-4) and the phenomenon of antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE) have posed significant challenges to the development of effective dengue vaccines. Furthermore, there are currently no specific antiviral treatments available. This review provides an overview of DENV's key characteristics, clinical manifestations, and recent advancements in antiviral drug development—including the repurposing of approved drugs, peptide-based antiviral agents, therapeutic antibodies, natural products with antiviral potential, and host factor inhibitors—aiming to offer critical insights to inform strategies for managing and preventing dengue outbreaks.

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