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ReviewExpert review of vaccines2019

Selection of adjuvants for vaccines targeting specific pathogens.

Indranil Sarkar, Ravendra Garg, Sylvia van Drunen Littel-van den Hurk

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Review in Expert review of vaccines, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 77 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
77citing papers in PubMed
3.6field-weighted citation impact, top 6% 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

77 citing papers in PubMed, 115 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

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Indranil Sarkara VIDO-InterVac , University of Saskatchewan , Saskatoon , Canada.
Ravendra Garga VIDO-InterVac , University of Saskatchewan , Saskatoon , Canada.
Sylvia van Drunen Littel-van den Hurka VIDO-InterVac , University of Saskatchewan , Saskatoon , Canada.
University of Saskatchewan · CA

Funding

CIHR MOP 42436
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionAdjuvants form an integral component in most of the inactivated and subunit vaccine formulations. Careful and proper selection of adjuvants helps in promoting appropriate immune responses against target pathogens at both innate and adaptive levels such that protective immunity can be elicited. Areas covered: Herein, we describe the recent progress in our understanding of the mode of action of adjuvants that are licensed for use in human vaccines or in clinical or pre-clinical stages at both innate and adaptive levels. Different pathogens have distinct characteristics, which require the host to mount an appropriate immune response against them. Adjuvants can be selected to elicit a tailor-made immune response to specific pathogens based on their unique properties. Identification of biomarkers of adjuvanticity for several candidate vaccines using omics-based technologies can unravel the mechanism of action of modern and experimental adjuvants. Expert opinion: Adjuvant technology has been revolutionized over the last two decades. In-depth understanding of the role of adjuvants in activating the innate immune system, combined with systems vaccinology approaches, have led to the development of next-generation, novel adjuvants that can be used in vaccines against challenging pathogens and in specific target populations.

Indexed as

Adaptive ImmunityImmunity, InnateAdjuvants, ImmunologicBiomedical ResearchHumansSystems BiologyVaccines, InactivatedVaccines, SubunitAdjuvants, ImmunologicVaccines, InactivatedVaccines, SubunitAdjuvantsimmunitymechanism of actionpathogensystems vaccinology

Identifiers

PMID31009255
PMCPMC7103699
OpenAlexW2941107686

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