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ReviewVirology2011

Antibody-mediated neutralization of flaviviruses: a reductionist view.

Kimberly A Dowd, Theodore C Pierson

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Review in Virology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 114 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
114citing papers in PubMed
15.1field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

114 citing papers in PubMed, 186 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kimberly A DowdNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Theodore C Pierson
National Institutes of Health · US

Funding

Mechanisms of Antibody-Mediated Neutralization of Flavivirus InfectionZIAAI000957 · NIAID · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES · PI PIERSON, THEODORE · 2009 to 2019
$7.1M
Intramural NIH HHS ZIA AI000957
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Flaviviruses are a group of ~70 small RNA viruses responsible for significant morbidity and mortality across the globe. Efforts to develop effective vaccines for several clinically important flaviviruses are underway. Antibodies are a significant component of the host's protective response against flavivirus infection with the potential to contribute to immunity via several distinct mechanisms, including an ability to directly neutralize virus infection. Conversely, virus-reactive antibodies have been implicated in the increased risk of severe clinical manifestations following secondary dengue virus infection. In this review, we will discuss recent progress toward understanding the molecular basis of antibody-mediated neutralization of flaviviruses. Neutralization requires engagement of the virion with a stoichiometry that exceeds a required threshold. From this perspective, we will discuss viral and host factors that impact the number of antibody molecules bound to the virus particle and significantly modulate the potency of neutralizing antibodies.

Indexed as

Antibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralAntibody-Dependent EnhancementFlavivirusHumansAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, Viral

Identifiers

PMID21255816
PMCPMC3100196
OpenAlexW2065486680

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