Evidence map›Paper›PMID 28778817›Full record

ReviewNew biotechnology2017

Production of virus-like particles for vaccines.

J Fuenmayor, F Gòdia, L Cervera

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In one paragraph

Review in New biotechnology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 148 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
148citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
16.8field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

148 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 310 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Efficacy and safety of COVID-19 vaccines.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022
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  4. A systematic review of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidates.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2020
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  12. Advances in Engineered Virus-Like Particles for Genome Editing and Therapy.BioDrugs : clinical immunotherapeutics, biopharmaceuticals and gene therapy · 2026
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88 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

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

J FuenmayorGrup d'Enginyeria Cel·lular i Bioprocés, Escola d'Enginyeria, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Campus de Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address: javier.fuenmayor@uab.cat.
F GòdiaGrup d'Enginyeria Cel·lular i Bioprocés, Escola d'Enginyeria, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Campus de Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain.
L CerveraViral Vectors and Vaccines Bioprocessing Group, Department of Bioengineering, 817 Sherbrooke Street West, Room 270, Macdonald Engineering Building, McGill University, H3A 0C3, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona · ESMcGill University · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Virus-like particles (VLPs) are nanostructures that resemble the structures of viruses. They are composed of one or more structural proteins that can be arranged in several layers and can also contain a lipid outer envelope. VLPs trigger a high humoral and cellular immune response due to their repetitive structures. A key factor regarding VLP safety is the lack of viral genomic material, which enhances safety during both manufacture and administration. Contemporary VLP production may take advantage of several systems, including bacterial, yeast, insect and mammalian cells. The choice of production platform depends on several factors, including cost and the need for post-translational modifications (PTMs), which can be essential in generating an optimal immune response. Some VLP-based vaccines designed to prevent several infectious diseases are already approved and on the market, with many others at the clinical trial or research stage. Interest in this technology has recently increased due to its advantages over classical vaccines. This paper reviews the state-of-the-art of VLP production systems and the newest generation of VLP-based vaccines now available.

Indexed as

AnimalsBiotechnologyCell Culture TechniquesHumansPlantsViral VaccinesVirionViral Vaccinesculture modeimmunogenproduction platformRecombinant vaccinesvirus-like particles

Identifiers

PMID28778817
PMCPMC7102714
OpenAlexW2741681003

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Registered trials

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