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SynthesisEpigenetics

The emerging role of epigenetics in the immune response to vaccination and infection: a systematic review.

Samantha Bannister, Nicole L Messina, Boris Novakovic, Nigel Curtis

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Synthesis in Epigenetics. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
22citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
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

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

22 citing papers in PubMed, 33 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

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Samantha BannisterDepartment of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne , Parkville, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-7507-3704
Nicole L MessinaDepartment of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne , Parkville, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-8404-4462
Boris NovakovicDepartment of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne , Parkville, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-5623-9008
Nigel CurtisDepartment of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne , Parkville, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-3446-4594
Royal Children's Hospital · AUThe University of Melbourne · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Extensive research has highlighted the role of infection-induced epigenetic events in the development of cancer. More recently, attention has focused on the ability of non-carcinogenic infections, as well as vaccines, to modify the human epigenome and modulate the immune response. This review explores this rapidly evolving area of investigation and outlines the many and varied ways in which vaccination and natural infection can influence the human epigenome from modulation of the innate and adaptive immune response, to biological ageing and modification of disease risk. The implications of these epigenetic changes on immune regulation and their potential application to the diagnosis and treatment of chronic infection and vaccine development are also discussed.

Indexed as

Epigenesis, GeneticVaccinationCommunicable DiseasesEpigenomeHumansImmunity, ActiveImmunity, Innateimmune regulationinfectious diseasesVaccination

Identifiers

PMID31914857
PMCPMC7574386
OpenAlexW3000272003

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