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ReviewCurrent opinion in immunology2012

Unique features of antiviral immune system of the vaginal mucosa.

Yosuke Kumamoto, Akiko Iwasaki

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Review in Current opinion in immunology, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 47 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
47citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 15% 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

47 citing papers in PubMed, 69 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Hallmarks of Bacterial Vaginosis.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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  7. The therapeutic age of the neonatal Fc receptor.Nature reviews. Immunology · 2023
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  13. Vaginal delivery of vaccines.Advanced drug delivery reviews · 2021
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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

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yosuke KumamotoDepartment of Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, United States.
Akiko Iwasaki
Yale University · US

Funding

Virology and Smallpox VaccinationsU54AI057160 · NIAID · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI RAY, RANJIT · 2003 to 2013
$80.9M
Immunity to Genital Herpes Simplex-2R01AI054359 · NIAID · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI IWASAKI, AKIKO · 2004 to 2019
$5.2M
Viral Recognition by plasmacytoid dendritic cellR01AI064705 · NIAID · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI IWASAKI, AKIKO · 2006 to 2015
$3.9M
Antiviral CTL mobilization to the genital mucosaR01AI062428 · NIAID · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI IWASAKI, AKIKO · 2005 to 2015
$3.9M
Autophagy in Antiviral ImmunityR01AI081884 · NIAID · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI IWASAKI, AKIKO · 2010 to 2014
$2.0M
Antiviral CTL mobilization to the genital mucosaR56AI062428 · NIAID · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI IWASAKI, AKIKO · 2010 to 2010
$403k
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A vast majority of human vaccines rely on neutralizing antibodies for protection. With the exception of vaccines against human papillomavirus, despite a great amount of dedicated effort by the scientific community, development of vaccines against sexually transmitted viruses has generally been unsuccessful. Understanding the immunobiology of the genital tract is key to designing vaccines that prevent spreading of these viruses. Recent studies demonstrate that adaptive immunity in the vaginal mucosa is uniquely regulated compared to other mucosal organs. In particular, development of virus-specific CD4+ and CD8+ T cells is critically important for antiviral defense in vagina. In this review, we provide an overview of our current understanding of a wide spectrum of immune responses in vagina--from innate viral sensing to memory development.

Indexed as

Adaptive ImmunityAnimalsCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesFemaleHumansImmune SystemMucous MembraneVaginaVirus Diseases

Identifiers

PMID22673876
PMCPMC3423557
OpenAlexW2062104381

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