Evidence map›Paper›PMID 33038865›Full record

ReviewCurrent opinion in immunology2020

New horizons in adjuvants for vaccine development.

Steven G Reed, Mark Tomai, Michael J Gale

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Review in Current opinion in immunology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
32citing papers in PubMed
8.9field-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

32 citing papers in PubMed, 549 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Polysaccharide Extracted from Longan (International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  6. The recent advances in vaccine adjuvants.Frontiers in immunology · 2025
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  15. Expression of FMD virus-like particles in yeastJournal of veterinary science · 2023
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  16. Self-Assembly of Immune Signals to Program Innate Immunity through Rational Adjuvant Design.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2022
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  17. Precision Vaccine Adjuvants for Older Adults: A Scoping Review.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2022
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  18. Breast cancer vaccines for treatment and prevention.Breast cancer research and treatment · 2022
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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.

Steven G ReedHDT Bio, Seattle, WA, United States; Center for Innate Immunity and Immune Disease, Department of Immunology, U of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, United States.
Mark Tomai3M, St. Paul, MN, United States.
Michael J GaleCenter for Innate Immunity and Immune Disease, Department of Immunology, U of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, United States.
3M (United States) · US

Funding

Innate Immune Regulation of Zika Virus InfectionR01AI145296 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI COYNE, CAROLYN B, DIAMOND, MICHAEL S · 2019 to 2023
$4.1M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI145296
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Adjuvant molecules, particularly toll like receptor (TLR) agonists have been in development for decades, though until now only a natural TLR 4 ligand (mono-phosphoryl lipid A, MPL) has been incorporated into licensed vaccine products, in formulations than enhance and complement the MPL activity. The inclusion of MPL-based formulations into vaccines has been based on enhancing antibody responses to subunit antigens, and has provided important proof-of-concept for enhancing desired immune responses to defined molecular targets. Challenges remain in adjuvant development, particularly for those that stimulated effective T cell responses for both preventative and therapeutic vaccines. The discovery of molecules, many based on RNA, that stimulate innate and adaptive immune responses and have the ability to stimulate potent CD8 T cell responses, has opened the door for development of a new generation of vaccines.

Indexed as

Adjuvants, ImmunologicAnimalsHumansImmunity, HumoralLigandsVaccinesAdjuvants, ImmunologicLigandsVaccines

Identifiers

PMID33038865
PMCPMC7542129
OpenAlexW3091948925

What OpenQuestion holds

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Registered trials

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