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ReviewPharmaceutics2020

Nanoparticles as Adjuvants and Nanodelivery Systems for mRNA-Based Vaccines.

Iman M Alfagih, Basmah Aldosari, Bushra AlQuadeib, Alanood Almurshedi, Mariyam M Alfagih

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Review in Pharmaceutics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 43 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
43citing papers in PubMed
4.0field-weighted citation impact, top 5% 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

43 citing papers in PubMed, 73 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 2 institutions in 1 country.

Iman M AlfagihDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia.
Basmah AldosariDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia.
Bushra AlQuadeibDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-3843-0586
Alanood AlmurshediDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-7736-6279
Mariyam M AlfagihDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Aalfaisal University, Riyadh 11533, Saudi Arabia.
King Saud University · SAAlfaisal University · SA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Messenger RNA (mRNA)-based vaccines have shown promise against infectious diseases and several types of cancer in the last two decades. Their promise can be attributed to their safety profiles, high potency, and ability to be rapidly and affordably manufactured. Now, many RNA-based vaccines are being evaluated in clinical trials as prophylactic and therapeutic vaccines. However, until recently, their development has been limited by their instability and inefficient in vivo transfection. The nanodelivery system plays a dual function in RNA-based vaccination by acting as a carrier system and as an adjuvant. That is due to its similarity to microorganisms structurally and size-wise; the nanodelivery system can augment the response by the immune system via simulating the natural infection process. Nanodelivery systems allow non-invasive mucosal administration, targeted immune cell delivery, and controlled delivery, reducing the need for multiple administrations. They also allow co-encapsulating with immunostimulators to improve the overall adjuvant capacity. The aim of this review is to discuss the recent developments and applications of biodegradable nanodelivery systems that improve RNA-based vaccine delivery and enhance the immunological response against targeted diseases.

Indexed as

adjuvantlipidsmRNAnanodelivery systemsnanoparticlespolymersvaccine

Identifiers

PMID33396817
PMCPMC7823281
OpenAlexW3117949624

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