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ArticleScientific reports2021

Effective inactivated influenza vaccine for the elderly using a single-stranded RNA-based adjuvant.

Yoo-Jin Bang, So-Hee Hong, Hyo-Jung Park, Hye Won Kwak, Yu-Sun Lee, Jae-Yong Kim, Hyeong-Jun Park, Seo-Hyeon Bae, Hye-Jung Kim, Yun-Hee Kim and 7 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Yoo-Jin Bang *Department of Medical and Biological Sciences, The Catholic University of Korea, Bucheon, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea.
So-Hee Hong *Department of Medical and Biological Sciences, The Catholic University of Korea, Bucheon, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea.
Hyo-Jung Park *Department of Medical and Biological Sciences, The Catholic University of Korea, Bucheon, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea.
Hye Won KwakDepartment of Medical and Biological Sciences, The Catholic University of Korea, Bucheon, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea.
Yu-Sun LeeDepartment of Medical and Biological Sciences, The Catholic University of Korea, Bucheon, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea.
Jae-Yong KimDepartment of Medical and Biological Sciences, The Catholic University of Korea, Bucheon, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea.
Hyeong-Jun ParkDepartment of Medical and Biological Sciences, The Catholic University of Korea, Bucheon, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea.
Seo-Hyeon BaeDepartment of Medical and Biological Sciences, The Catholic University of Korea, Bucheon, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea.
Hye-Jung KimDepartment of Medical and Biological Sciences, The Catholic University of Korea, Bucheon, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea.
Yun-Hee KimDepartment of R&D, SK Bioscience, Pangyoro, Bundang-gu, Republic of Korea.
Hae Li KoScripps Korea Antibody Institute, Chuncheon, Kangwon-do, Republic of Korea.
Sang-In ParkScripps Korea Antibody Institute, Chuncheon, Kangwon-do, Republic of Korea.
Hun KimDepartment of R&D, SK Bioscience, Pangyoro, Bundang-gu, Republic of Korea.
Gyeongjoo ParkGraduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Man-Seong ParkDepartment of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Jun ChangGraduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Jae-Hwan NamDepartment of Medical and Biological Sciences, The Catholic University of Korea, Bucheon, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea. jhnam@catholic.ac.kr.
Catholic University of Korea · KREwha Womans University · KRScripps Korea Antibody Institute · KRKorea University · KR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There is an unmet need for new influenza vaccine strategies that compensate for impaired vaccine responses in elderly individuals. Here, we evaluated the effectiveness of a single-stranded RNA (ssRNA) as an adjuvant to enhance the efficacy of inactivated influenza vaccine (IIV) in mouse models. Immunization with the ssRNA along with IIV reduced viral titers as well as pathological and inflammatory scores in the lungs after influenza challenge in aged mice. ssRNA induced balanced Th1/Th2 responses with an increase in IgA titers. Moreover, the ssRNA adjuvant markedly increased the frequency of influenza HA-specific T cells and IFN-γ production along with the expression of genes related to innate and adaptive immune systems that could overcome immunosenescence in aged mice. Our findings indicate that ssRNA is an efficient vaccine adjuvant that boosts cellular and humoral immunity in aged mice, demonstrating its potential as a novel adjuvant for currently available influenza virus vaccines for elderly individuals.

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Adjuvants, ImmunologicAge FactorsAnimalsAntibodies, ViralBlood Specimen CollectionFemaleHumansImmunity, HumoralInfluenza VaccinesInterferon-gammaMiceMice, Inbred BALB CModels, AnimalRNAT-LymphocytesVaccinationAdjuvants, ImmunologicAntibodies, ViralInfluenza VaccinesInterferon-gammaRNAVaccines, Inactivated

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