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ReviewViruses2014

Modified vaccinia virus ankara (MVA) as production platform for vaccines against influenza and other viral respiratory diseases.

Arwen F Altenburg, Joost H C M Kreijtz, Rory D de Vries, Fei Song, Robert Fux, Guus F Rimmelzwaan, Gerd Sutter, Asisa Volz

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Review in Viruses, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 83 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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83citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
8.8field-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.

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

83 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 124 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. MVA85A vaccine to enhance BCG for preventing tuberculosis.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019
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  2. Viral vector-based influenza vaccines.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2016
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  12. [Platform technologies in vaccine development].Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz · 2025
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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

8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Arwen F AltenburgDepartment of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center (EMC), P.O. Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands. a.altenburg@erasmusmc.nl.
Joost H C M KreijtzDepartment of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center (EMC), P.O. Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands. j.kreijtz@erasmusmc.nl.
Rory D de VriesDepartment of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center (EMC), P.O. Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands. r.d.devries@erasmusmc.nl.
Fei SongInstitute for Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, LMU, University of Munich, 80539, Munich, Germany. fei.song@micro.vetmed.uni-muenchen.de.
Robert FuxInstitute for Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, LMU, University of Munich, 80539, Munich, Germany. robert.fux@micro.vetmed.uni-muenchen.de.
Guus F RimmelzwaanDepartment of Viroscience, Erasmus Medical Center (EMC), P.O. Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands. g.rimmelzwaan@erasmusmc.nl.
Gerd SutterInstitute for Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, LMU, University of Munich, 80539, Munich, Germany. gerd.sutter@lmu.de.
Asisa VolzInstitute for Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, LMU, University of Munich, 80539, Munich, Germany. asisa.volz@micro.vetmed.uni-muenchen.de.
Erasmus MC · NLInstitute for Sports Medicine · DELMU Klinikum · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Respiratory viruses infections caused by influenza viruses, human parainfluenza virus (hPIV), respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and coronaviruses are an eminent threat for public health. Currently, there are no licensed vaccines available for hPIV, RSV and coronaviruses, and the available seasonal influenza vaccines have considerable limitations. With regard to pandemic preparedness, it is important that procedures are in place to respond rapidly and produce tailor made vaccines against these respiratory viruses on short notice. Moreover, especially for influenza there is great need for the development of a universal vaccine that induces broad protective immunity against influenza viruses of various subtypes. Modified Vaccinia Virus Ankara (MVA) is a replication-deficient viral vector that holds great promise as a vaccine platform. MVA can encode one or more foreign antigens and thus functions as a multivalent vaccine. The vector can be used at biosafety level 1, has intrinsic adjuvant capacities and induces humoral and cellular immune responses. However, there are some practical and regulatory issues that need to be addressed in order to develop MVA-based vaccines on short notice at the verge of a pandemic. In this review, we discuss promising novel influenza virus vaccine targets and the use of MVA for vaccine development against various respiratory viruses.

Indexed as

AnimalsAntibodies, ViralCross ProtectionGenetic VectorsHumansInfluenza, HumanOrthomyxoviridaeRespiratory Syncytial VirusesRespiratory Tract InfectionsRespirovirusSevere acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirusVaccines, SyntheticVaccinia virusViral VaccinesAntibodies, ViralVaccines, SyntheticViral Vaccines

Identifiers

PMID25036462
PMCPMC4113791
OpenAlexW2024020757

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