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ReviewVaccines2016

Recent Advances in Subunit Vaccine Carriers.

Abhishek Vartak, Steven J Sucheck

2 registry-linked trialsAbstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Vaccines, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 160 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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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.

NCT04748172 completednot on this mapstarted 2021, after this paper: background citation

The Effect of COVID -19 mRNA Vaccine on Ovarian Reserve

TypeobservationalSponsorSheba Medical CenterRan2021 to 2023Enrolled200ConditionsFertility Issues, Vaccine Adverse ReactionArmsSARS-CoV-2 virus vaccines, AMH sampling, anti Covid-19 antibody levels (Serology)
NCT04854876 nawithdrawnnot on this mapstarted 2021, after this paper: background citation

An Open-Label, Pilot Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of 5-ALA-Phosphate + SFC as an Immune System Enhancer Along With Vaccination Against SARS-CoV-2 Virus Infection

TypeinterventionalSponsorRoyal College of Surgeons in Ireland - Medical University of BahrainRan2021 to 2021Enrolled0ConditionsSARS-COV 2, Covid19Arms5-ALA-Phosphate + SFC (5-ALA+SFC)
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

160 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  18. Synthetic Polymers for Drug, Gene, and Vaccine Delivery.Polymer science & technology (Washington, D.C.) · 2025
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100 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

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.

Abhishek VartakDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Toledo, 2801 West Bancroft Street, Toledo, OH 43606, USA. Abhishek.Vartak@rockets.utoledo.edu.
Steven J SucheckDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Toledo, 2801 West Bancroft Street, Toledo, OH 43606, USA. steve.sucheck@utoledo.edu.

Funding

Synthesis of Glycopeptide-Based Cancer Antigen VaccinesR15GM094734 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO HEALTH SCI CAMPUS · PI WALL, KATHERINE A · 2011 to 2015
$755k
NIGMS NIH HHS R15 GM094734
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The lower immunogenicity of synthetic subunit antigens, compared to live attenuated vaccines, is being addressed with improved vaccine carriers. Recent reports indicate that the physio-chemical properties of these carriers can be altered to achieve optimal antigen presentation, endosomal escape, particle bio-distribution, and cellular trafficking. The carriers can be modified with various antigens and ligands for dendritic cells targeting. They can also be modified with adjuvants, either covalently or entrapped in the matrix, to improve cellular and humoral immune responses against the antigen. As a result, these multi-functional carrier systems are being explored for use in active immunotherapy against cancer and infectious diseases. Advancing technology, improved analytical methods, and use of computational methodology have also contributed to the development of subunit vaccine carriers. This review details recent breakthroughs in the design of nano-particulate vaccine carriers, including liposomes, polymeric nanoparticles, and inorganic nanoparticles.

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liposomesnanoparticlespolymeric nanoparticlesvaccines

Identifiers

PMID27104575
PMCPMC4931629

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