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ReviewExpert opinion on therapeutic targets2016

Vaccine targets against Moraxella catarrhalis.

Dabin Ren, Michael E Pichichero

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Review in Expert opinion on therapeutic targets, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
22citing papers in PubMed
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 12% 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

22 citing papers in PubMed, 46 citations in OpenAlex.

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  12. Synchrony in serum antibody response to conserved proteins ofHuman vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2020
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  14. Panel 3: Genomics, precision medicine and targeted therapies.International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology · 2020
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  15. Panel 8: Vaccines and immunology.International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology · 2020
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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.

Dabin Rena 1 Research Institute, Rochester General Hospital , 1425 Portland Avenue, Rochester, NY, USA +1 585 922 3706 ; dabin.ren@rochesterregional.org.
Michael E Pichicherob 2 Research Institute, Rochester General Hospital , 1425 Portland Avenue, Rochester, NY, USA.
Rochester General Hospital · US

Funding

NTHi Immunity in Young ChildrenR01DC008671 · NIDCD · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI PICHICHERO, MICHAEL E · 2007 to 2016
$5.8M
Immunogenicity of Moraxella catarrhalis vaccine candidates in childrenR03AI113649 · NIAID · ROCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL (NY) · PI REN, DABIN · 2015 to 2016
$174k
NIAID NIH HHS R03 AI113649NIAID NIH HHS R03AI113649NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC008671PHS HHS R0108671
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionMoraxella catarrhalis is a prominent pathogen that causes acute otitis media in children and lower respiratory tract infections in adults, resulting in a significant socioeconomic burden on healthcare systems globally. No vaccine is currently available for M. catarrhalis. Promising M. catarrhalis target antigens have been characterized in animal models and should soon enter human clinical trials. AREAS COVERED: This review discusses the detailed features and research status of current candidate target antigens for an M. catarrhalis vaccine. The approaches for assessing M. catarrhalis vaccine efficacy are also discussed. EXPERT OPINION: Targeting the key molecules contributing to serum resistance may be a viable strategy to identify effective vaccine targets among M. catarrhalis antigens. Elucidating the role and mechanisms of the serum and mucosal immune responses to M. catarrhalis is significant for vaccine target selection, testing and evaluation. Developing animal models closely simulating M. catarrhalis-caused human respiratory diseases is of great benefit in better understanding pathogenesis and evaluating vaccine efficacy. Carrying out clinical trials will be a landmark in the progress of M. catarrhalis vaccine research. Combined multicomponent vaccines will be a focus of future M. catarrhalis vaccine studies.

Indexed as

AdultAnimalsBacterial VaccinesChildDisease Models, AnimalDrug DesignHumansMolecular Targeted TherapyMoraxella catarrhalisMoraxellaceae InfectionsOtitis MediaRespiratory Tract InfectionsBacterial Vaccinesadhesinadjuvantantigenchronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseclinical trialconservedepitopeimmunogenicitymucosal immune responsenasopharyngeal colonizationnutrient acquisitionopsonophagocytosisotitis mediaouter membrane proteinserum resistancevirulence

Identifiers

PMID26565427
PMCPMC4720561
OpenAlexW1831647198

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