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ReviewMolecular cancer2021

mRNA vaccine: a potential therapeutic strategy.

Yang Wang, Ziqi Zhang, Jingwen Luo, Xuejiao Han, Yuquan Wei, Xiawei Wei

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Review in Molecular cancer, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 231 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
231citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
25.5field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

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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

231 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 395 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

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yang Wang *Laboratory of Aging Research and Cancer Drug Target, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 17, Block 3, Southern Renmin Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, PR China.ORCID 0000-0001-8639-4677
Ziqi Zhang *Laboratory of Aging Research and Cancer Drug Target, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 17, Block 3, Southern Renmin Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, PR China.ORCID 0000-0002-1814-0779
Jingwen Luo *Laboratory of Aging Research and Cancer Drug Target, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 17, Block 3, Southern Renmin Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, PR China.ORCID 0000-0003-1655-2275
Xuejiao Han *Laboratory of Aging Research and Cancer Drug Target, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 17, Block 3, Southern Renmin Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, PR China.ORCID 0000-0002-9842-8990
Yuquan WeiLaboratory of Aging Research and Cancer Drug Target, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 17, Block 3, Southern Renmin Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, PR China.ORCID 0000-0002-6211-3217
Xiawei WeiLaboratory of Aging Research and Cancer Drug Target, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 17, Block 3, Southern Renmin Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, PR China. xiaweiwei@scu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-6513-6422
Sichuan University · CN

Funding

National Major Scientific and Technological Special Project for "Significant New Drugs Development" No. 2018ZX09733001the Development Program of China No.2016YFA0201402the Excellent Youth Foundation of Sichuan Scientific Committee Grant in China No. 2019JDJQ008the National Natural Science Foundation Regional Innovation and Development U19A2003
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

mRNA vaccines have tremendous potential to fight against cancer and viral diseases due to superiorities in safety, efficacy and industrial production. In recent decades, we have witnessed the development of different kinds of mRNAs by sequence optimization to overcome the disadvantage of excessive mRNA immunogenicity, instability and inefficiency. Based on the immunological study, mRNA vaccines are coupled with immunologic adjuvant and various delivery strategies. Except for sequence optimization, the assistance of mRNA-delivering strategies is another method to stabilize mRNAs and improve their efficacy. The understanding of increasing the antigen reactiveness gains insight into mRNA-induced innate immunity and adaptive immunity without antibody-dependent enhancement activity. Therefore, to address the problem, scientists further exploited carrier-based mRNA vaccines (lipid-based delivery, polymer-based delivery, peptide-based delivery, virus-like replicon particle and cationic nanoemulsion), naked mRNA vaccines and dendritic cells-based mRNA vaccines. The article will discuss the molecular biology of mRNA vaccines and underlying anti-virus and anti-tumor mechanisms, with an introduction of their immunological phenomena, delivery strategies, their importance on Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and related clinical trials against cancer and viral diseases. Finally, we will discuss the challenge of mRNA vaccines against bacterial and parasitic diseases.

Indexed as

AnimalsCOVID-19Gene Transfer TechniquesHumansImmunity, HumoralImmunotherapymRNA VaccinesRNA StabilityVaccines, SyntheticmRNA VaccinesVaccines, SyntheticAntibody-dependent enhancementClinical trialsCOVID-19 mRNA vaccineDelivery strategyDendritic cell targetingImmunogenicityModificationmRNA vaccineNon-replicating mRNASelf-amplifying RNA

Identifiers

PMID33593376
PMCPMC7884263
OpenAlexW3129297995

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