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ReviewExpert opinion on drug delivery2012

Microneedle-mediated vaccine delivery: harnessing cutaneous immunobiology to improve efficacy.

Sharifa Al-Zahrani, Marija Zaric, Cian McCrudden, Chris Scott, Adrien Kissenpfennig, Ryan F Donnelly

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Review in Expert opinion on drug delivery, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
36citing papers in PubMed
3.1field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

36 citing papers in PubMed, 82 citations in OpenAlex.

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  16. Nanoparticle cancer vaccines: Design considerations and recent advances.Asian journal of pharmaceutical sciences · 2020
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  18. Development of a thermostable microneedle patch for polio vaccination.Drug delivery and translational research · 2019
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sharifa Al-ZahraniSchool of Pharmacy, University Belfast, Belfast, UK.
Marija Zaric
Cian McCrudden
Chris Scott
Adrien Kissenpfennig
Ryan F Donnelly
Belfast Health and Social Care Trust · GBQueen's University Belfast · GB

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/E020534/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionBreaching the skin's stratum corneum barrier raises the possibility of the administration of vaccines, gene vectors, antibodies and even nanoparticles, all of which have at least their initial effect on populations of skin cells. AREAS COVERED: Intradermal vaccine delivery holds enormous potential for improved therapeutic outcomes for patients, particularly those in the developing world. Various vaccine-delivery strategies have been employed, which are discussed in this review. The importance of cutaneous immunobiology on the effect produced by microneedle-mediated intradermal vaccination is also discussed. EXPERT OPINION: Microneedle-mediated vaccines hold enormous potential for patient benefit. However, in order for microneedle vaccine strategies to fulfill their potential, the proportion of an immune response that is due to the local action of delivered vaccines on skin antigen-presenting cells, and what is due to a systemic effect from vaccines reaching the systemic circulation, must be determined. Moreover, industry will need to invest significantly in new equipment and instrumentation in order to mass-produce microneedle vaccines consistently. Finally, microneedles will need to demonstrate consistent dose delivery across patient groups and match this to reliable immune responses before they will replace tried-and-tested needle-and-syringe-based approaches.

Indexed as

NeedlesAdministration, CutaneousAnimalsDendritic CellsDrug CarriersEquipment DesignHumansInjections, IntradermalNanoparticlesPhenotypeSkinVaccinationVaccinesDrug CarriersVaccines

Identifiers

PMID22475249
PMCPMC4119955
OpenAlexW2030343912

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