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ReviewJournal of immunology research2016

Hib Vaccines: Past, Present, and Future Perspectives.

Adi Essam Zarei, Hussein A Almehdar, Elrashdy M Redwan

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Review in Journal of immunology research, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22citing papers in PubMed
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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

22 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Basket of sweets.Nature chemical biology · 2023
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  6. Frontiers in microbiology · 2023
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  9. Structural Characterization ofPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021
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  12. Glycoconjugate Vaccines for Prevention ofRussian journal of bioorganic chemistry · 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

3 authors.

Adi Essam ZareiBiological Sciences Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80203, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia; Main Medical Laboratory, Medical Services, Saudi Airlines, P.O. Box 167, Cost Center 507, Jeddah 21231, Saudi Arabia.
Hussein A AlmehdarBiological Sciences Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80203, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.
Elrashdy M RedwanBiological Sciences Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80203, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia; Therapeutic and Protective Proteins Laboratory, Protein Research Department, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Institute, City for Scientific Research and Technology Applications, New Borg EL-Arab, Alexandria 21934, Egypt.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) causes many severe diseases, including epiglottitis, pneumonia, sepsis, and meningitis. In developed countries, the annual incidence of meningitis caused by bacteria is approximately 5-10 cases per population of 100,000. The Hib conjugate vaccine is considered protective and safe. Adjuvants, molecules that can enhance and/or regulate the fundamental immunogenicity of an antigen, comprise a wide range of diverse compounds. While earlier developments of adjuvants created effective products, there is still a need to create new generations, rationally designed based on recent discoveries in immunology, mainly in innate immunity. Many factors may play a role in the immunogenicity of Hib conjugate vaccines, such as the polysaccharides and proteins carrier used in vaccine construction, as well as the method of conjugation. A Hib conjugate vaccine has been constructed via chemical synthesis of a Hib saccharide antigen. Two models of carbohydrate-protein conjugate have been established, the single ended model (terminal amination-single method) and cross-linked lattice matrix (dual amination method). Increased knowledge in the fields of immunology, molecular biology, glycobiology, glycoimmunology, and the biology of infectious microorganisms has led to a dramatic increase in vaccine efficacy.

Indexed as

VaccinationAdjuvants, ImmunologicAntigens, BacterialBacterial CapsulesDrug DesignHaemophilus influenzae type bHaemophilus VaccinesHumansImmunity, InnateImmunoconjugatesMeningitis, HaemophilusPolysaccharides, BacterialVaccines, ConjugateAdjuvants, ImmunologicAntigens, BacterialHaemophilus influenzae type b polysaccharide vaccineHaemophilus VaccinesImmunoconjugatesPolysaccharides, BacterialVaccines, Conjugate

Identifiers

PMID26904695
PMCPMC4745871

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