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ReviewJournal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950)2010

Flagellin as an adjuvant: cellular mechanisms and potential.

Steven B Mizel, John T Bates

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Review in Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950), 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 188 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
188citing papers in PubMed
8.4field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

188 citing papers in PubMed, 395 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Steven B MizelDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA. smizel@wfubmc.edu
John T Bates
Wake Forest University · US

Funding

VirologyP01AI060642 · NIAID · WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI MIZEL, STEVEN B. · 2004 to 2008
$9.0M
Preclinical Development of Flagellin as a Mucosal Adjuvant in Biodefense VaccinesU01AI070440 · NIAID · WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI MIZEL, STEVEN B. · 2006 to 2009
$3.4M
NIAID NIH HHS P01 AI060642NIAID NIH HHS P01 AI 60642NIAID NIH HHS U01 AI070440NIAID NIH HHS U01AI070440
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Flagellin is a potent activator of a broad range of cell types involved in innate and adaptive immunity. An increasing number of studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of flagellin as an adjuvant, as well as its ability to promote cytokine production by a range of innate cell types, trigger a generalized recruitment of T and B lymphocytes to secondary lymphoid sites, and activate TLR5(+)CD11c(+) cells and T lymphocytes in a manner that is distinct from cognate Ag recognition. The plasticity of flagellin has allowed for the generation of a range of flagellin-Ag fusion proteins that have proven to be effective vaccines in animal models. This review summarizes the state of our current understanding of the adjuvant effect of flagellin and addresses important areas of current and future research interest.

Indexed as

Adjuvants, ImmunologicAnimalsFlagellinHumansAdjuvants, ImmunologicFlagellin

Identifiers

PMID21048152
PMCPMC3756556
OpenAlexW1664413187

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