Evidence map›Paper›PMID 34070572›Full record

ReviewViruses2021

Hepatitis C Virus Epitope Immunodominance and B Cell Repertoire Diversity.

Nicholas A Brasher, Anurag Adhikari, Andrew R Lloyd, Nicodemus Tedla, Rowena A Bull

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In one paragraph

Review in Viruses, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 30% 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

4 citing papers in PubMed, 11 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 1 institution in 1 country.

Nicholas A BrasherFaculty of Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-7951-8763
Anurag AdhikariFaculty of Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.
Andrew R LloydThe Kirby Institute, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-6277-8887
Nicodemus TedlaFaculty of Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.
Rowena A BullFaculty of Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-9844-3744
UNSW Sydney · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite the advent of effective, curative treatments for hepatitis C virus (HCV), a preventative vaccine remains essential for the global elimination of HCV. It is now clear that the induction of broadly neutralising antibodies (bNAbs) is essential for the rational design of such a vaccine. This review details the current understanding of epitopes on the HCV envelope, characterising the potency, breadth and immunodominance of antibodies induced against these epitopes, as well as describing the interactions between B-cell receptors and HCV infection, with a particular focus on bNAb heavy and light chain variable gene usage. Additionally, we consider the importance of a public repertoire for antibodies against HCV, compiling current knowledge and suggesting that further research in this area may be critical to the rational design of an effective HCV vaccine.

Indexed as

Antibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, NeutralizingB-LymphocytesBroadly Neutralizing AntibodiesEpitope MappingHepacivirusHepatitis CHepatitis C AntibodiesHumansImmunodominant EpitopesViral Hepatitis VaccinesAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, NeutralizingBroadly Neutralizing AntibodiesHepatitis C AntibodiesImmunodominant EpitopesViral Hepatitis Vaccinesantigenic domainsepitope mappingHCV–BCR interactionshepatitis C virushuman monoclonal antibodiesimmunodominanceneutralising antibodiespublic antibody repertoirevaccine development

Identifiers

PMID34070572
PMCPMC8229270
OpenAlexW3165263337

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Registered trials

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