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RNAi-based therapeutics to combat dengue virus-induced liver injury

RNAi-based therapeutics with an alpha-tocopherol conjugated delivery system to combat dengue virus-induced liver injury - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/05/086453
Enrollment
92
Registered
2025-05-06
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-05-26

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: NIL: NA Control Intervention1: NIL: NA

Sponsors

Manipal Institute of Virology
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Gender: Male / Female 2. Age: 18 to 60 Years 3. Apparently healthy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Pregnant women of any age. 2. Any ongoing infections or signs of underlying infections/allergies. 3. Known Diabetics/ Hypertension/ Asthma/ Arthritis. 4. Patients with Liver cirrhosis/chronic renal failure 5. History of heart attacks/stroke/cancer 6. Any chronic illness

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The expression profiles of IL-36 cytokines in Primary vs Secondary / Severe vs Non- severe / Pediatric vs Adult / Acute vs Convalescent patient samples will be evaluated by ELISA or Real-time PCR analysis. The results obtained will be correlated with the clinical pathology and viral load to evaluate whether IL-36 cytokines as a predictive clinical marker for DENV infections.Timepoint: The study uses retrospective samples collected when patients report dengue infection at different times. We aim to categorize the disease condition from these samples and compare the severity of dengue infection. Hence, the time points for the outcome measure for the dengue-infected group is the date of their blood collection. However, the outcome time point for the samples collected from the healthy volunteers will be the baseline (single time point).

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
This research contributes valuable insights into the development of a novel therapeutic strategy for treating patients with severe DENV infection. The combination of RNAi-based therapies & innovative delivery systems may pave the way for the next generation of antiviral treatments, providing an essential tool in the fight against dengue & other mosquito-borne diseases.Timepoint: The secondary outcome of the study is to investigate whether IL-36 cytokines are a druggable target in pre-clinical studies (in vitro & in vivo models). Hence, the time points for the secondary outcome is not applicable.

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Sreekanth Gopinathan Pillai

Manipal Institute of Virology

sreekanth.pillai@manipal.edu9995238759

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026