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ReviewViruses2021

Targeting Antigens for Universal Influenza Vaccine Development.

Quyen-Thi Nguyen, Young-Ki Choi

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Review in Viruses, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17citing papers in PubMed
3.6field-weighted citation impact, top 6% 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

17 citing papers in PubMed, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

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  13. Impact of vaccination on the epidemiology and prognosis of pneumonia.Revista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Quyen-Thi NguyenCollege of Medicine and Medical Research Institute, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-3451-0493
Young-Ki ChoiCollege of Medicine and Medical Research Institute, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-0872-0147
Chungbuk National University · KR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Traditional influenza vaccines generate strain-specific antibodies which cannot provide protection against divergent influenza virus strains. Further, due to frequent antigenic shifts and drift of influenza viruses, annual reformulation and revaccination are required in order to match circulating strains. Thus, the development of a universal influenza vaccine (UIV) is critical for long-term protection against all seasonal influenza virus strains, as well as to provide protection against a potential pandemic virus. One of the most important strategies in the development of UIVs is the selection of optimal targeting antigens to generate broadly cross-reactive neutralizing antibodies or cross-reactive T cell responses against divergent influenza virus strains. However, each type of target antigen for UIVs has advantages and limitations for the generation of sufficient immune responses against divergent influenza viruses. Herein, we review current strategies and perspectives regarding the use of antigens, including hemagglutinin, neuraminidase, matrix proteins, and internal proteins, for universal influenza vaccine development.

Indexed as

Adjuvants, ImmunologicAnimalsAntigens, ViralCross ProtectionHemagglutinin Glycoproteins, Influenza VirusHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansInfluenza A virusInfluenza, HumanInfluenza VaccinesModels, MolecularStructure-Activity RelationshipAdjuvants, ImmunologicAntigens, ViralHemagglutinin Glycoproteins, Influenza VirusInfluenza Vaccinesantigenimmune responseinfluenzauniversal vaccine

Identifiers

PMID34073996
PMCPMC8225176
OpenAlexW3165217283

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