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ReviewLife (Basel, Switzerland)2021

CD8 T Cell Vaccines and a Cytomegalovirus-Based Vector Approach.

Marko Šustić, Maja Cokarić Brdovčak, Astrid Krmpotić, Stipan Jonjić

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In one paragraph

Review in Life (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 28% 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

5 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Cytomegalovirus Reactivation Is Associated With Lower Rates of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Recurrence After Liver Transplantation.Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation · 2025
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  4. Immune surveillance of cytomegalovirus in tissues.Cellular & molecular immunology · 2024
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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

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Marko ŠustićDepartment of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia.
Maja Cokarić BrdovčakCenter for Proteomics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia.
Astrid KrmpotićDepartment of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia.
Stipan JonjićCenter for Proteomics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia.
University of Rijeka · HR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The twentieth century witnessed a huge expansion in the number of vaccines used with great success in combating diseases, especially the ones caused by viral and bacterial pathogens. Despite this, several major public health threats, such as HIV, tuberculosis, malaria, and cancer, still pose an enormous humanitarian and economic burden. As vaccines based on the induction of protective, neutralizing antibodies have not managed to effectively combat these diseases, in recent decades, the focus has increasingly shifted towards the cellular immune response. There is substantial evidence demonstrating CD8 T cells as key players in the protection not only against many viral and bacterial pathogens, but also in the fight against neoplastic cells. Here, we present arguments for CD8 T cells to be considered as promising candidates for vaccine targeting. We discuss the heterogeneity of CD8 T cell populations and their contribution in the protection of the host. We also outline several strategies of using a common human pathogen, cytomegalovirus, as a vaccine vector since accumulated data strongly suggest it represents a promising approach to the development of novel vaccines against both pathogens and tumors.

Indexed as

CD8 T cellsCMVcytomegalovirusT-Lymphocytesvaccinesvaccine vector

Identifiers

PMID34685468
PMCPMC8538937
OpenAlexW3206332957

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Registered trials

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