Antiviral Strategies Against Human Respiratory Viruses
A special issue of Pathogens (ISSN 2076-0817). This special issue belongs to the section "Viral Pathogens".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 November 2025 | Viewed by 1728
Special Issue Editors
Interests: emerging viruses; virus-host interaction; antiviral discovery
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Interests: small-molecule inhibitors; protein–protein interaction inhibitors; antiviral discovery; emerging viruses
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Respiratory viruses continue to pose a significant threat to public health due to their rapid spread, often leading to epidemics or pandemics, as recently witnessed with the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Despite the availability of prophylactic and therapeutic measures, further research is required to effectively counteract respiratory infections.
This Special Issue of Pathogens aims to collect and summarize current antiviral strategies against respiratory viruses, including novel vaccine development platforms, host immune modulators, drug repurposing strategies, small-molecule inhibitors, and innovative technologies employed in drug design.
Invited authors are encouraged to submit their latest findings and results in the form of research papers or reviews. Submitted data may encompass in vitro, in vivo, or translational studies.
Researchers are encouraged to extend this invitation to colleagues and others interested in contributing to this important topic.
Dr. Cristiano Salata
Dr. Chiara Bertagnin
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- respiratory viruses
- antiviral molecules
- vaccines
- immunomodulation
- immunotherapeutics
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