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ReviewHuman vaccines & immunotherapeutics2017

Advancements in DNA vaccine vectors, non-mechanical delivery methods, and molecular adjuvants to increase immunogenicity.

John J Suschak, James A Williams, Connie S Schmaljohn

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Review in Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 134 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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134citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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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

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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

134 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 231 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

John J Suschaka U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases , Fort Detrick , MD , USA.
James A Williamsb Nature Technology Corporation , Lincoln , NE , USA.
Connie S Schmaljohna U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases , Fort Detrick , MD , USA.
United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases · USNature Technology Corporation (United States) · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A major advantage of DNA vaccination is the ability to induce both humoral and cellular immune responses. DNA vaccines are currently used in veterinary medicine, but have not achieved widespread acceptance for use in humans due to their low immunogenicity in early clinical studies. However, recent clinical data have re-established the value of DNA vaccines, particularly in priming high-level antigen-specific antibody responses. Several approaches have been investigated for improving DNA vaccine efficacy, including advancements in DNA vaccine vector design, the inclusion of genetically engineered cytokine adjuvants, and novel non-mechanical delivery methods. These strategies have shown promise, resulting in augmented adaptive immune responses in not only mice, but also in large animal models. Here, we review advancements in each of these areas that show promise for increasing the immunogenicity of DNA vaccines.

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Drug CarriersDrug Delivery SystemsAnimalsDrug DiscoveryGenetic VectorsHumansVaccines, DNADrug CarriersVaccines, DNADNA Vaccineimmunogenicitymolecular adjuvantplasmidvaccine delivery

Identifiers

PMID28604157
PMCPMC5718814
OpenAlexW2625571305

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