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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2019

Nanoparticle-Based Vaccines Against Respiratory Viruses.

Soultan Al-Halifa, Laurie Gauthier, Dominic Arpin, Steve Bourgault, Denis Archambault

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 141 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
141citing papers in PubMed
28.3field-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

141 citing papers in PubMed, 287 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Soultan Al-HalifaDépartement de Chimie, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Laurie GauthierDépartement de Chimie, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Dominic ArpinDépartement de Chimie, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Steve BourgaultDépartement de Chimie, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Denis ArchambaultDépartement des Sciences Biologiques, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada.
PROTEO · CAUniversité de Montréal · CAUniversité du Québec à Montréal · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The respiratory mucosa is the primary portal of entry for numerous viruses such as the respiratory syncytial virus, the influenza virus and the parainfluenza virus. These pathogens initially infect the upper respiratory tract and then reach the lower respiratory tract, leading to diseases. Vaccination is an affordable way to control the pathogenicity of viruses and constitutes the strategy of choice to fight against infections, including those leading to pulmonary diseases. Conventional vaccines based on live-attenuated pathogens present a risk of reversion to pathogenic virulence while inactivated pathogen vaccines often lead to a weak immune response. Subunit vaccines were developed to overcome these issues. However, these vaccines may suffer from a limited immunogenicity and, in most cases, the protection induced is only partial. A new generation of vaccines based on nanoparticles has shown great potential to address most of the limitations of conventional and subunit vaccines. This is due to recent advances in chemical and biological engineering, which allow the design of nanoparticles with a precise control over the size, shape, functionality and surface properties, leading to enhanced antigen presentation and strong immunogenicity. This short review provides an overview of the advantages associated with the use of nanoparticles as vaccine delivery platforms to immunize against respiratory viruses and highlights relevant examples demonstrating their potential as safe, effective and affordable vaccines.

Indexed as

NanoparticlesTheranostic NanomedicineAdministration, IntranasalAnimalsHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansImmunity, MucosalImmunizationNanotechnologyPolymersRespiratory MucosaRespiratory Tract InfectionsVaccinationVaccines, Virus-Like ParticleViral VaccinesPolymersVaccines, Virus-Like ParticleViral Vaccinesimmune responsemucosal sitesnanocarriersnanovaccinerespiratory viruses

Identifiers

PMID30733717
PMCPMC6353795
OpenAlexW2914729768

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Registered trials

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