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ArticlePharmaceutics2022

Transcutaneous Administration of Imiquimod Promotes T and B Cell Differentiation into Effector Cells or Plasma Cells.

Sachiko Hirobe, Taki Yamasaki, Sayami Ito, Ying-Shu Quan, Fumio Kamiyama, Masashi Tachibana, Naoki Okada

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Article in Pharmaceutics, 2022. 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
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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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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 6 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

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Sachiko HirobeLaboratory of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, 1-6 Yamadaoka, Suita 565-0871, Osaka, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-8218-8809
Taki YamasakiProject for Vaccine and Immune Regulation, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, 1-6 Yamadaoka, Suita 565-0871, Osaka, Japan.
Sayami ItoProject for Vaccine and Immune Regulation, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, 1-6 Yamadaoka, Suita 565-0871, Osaka, Japan.
Ying-Shu QuanCosMED Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., 32 Higashikujokawanishi-cho, Minami-ku, Kyoto 601-8014, Kyoto, Japan.
Fumio KamiyamaCosMED Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., 32 Higashikujokawanishi-cho, Minami-ku, Kyoto 601-8014, Kyoto, Japan.
Masashi TachibanaProject for Vaccine and Immune Regulation, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, 1-6 Yamadaoka, Suita 565-0871, Osaka, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-0376-508X
Naoki OkadaProject for Vaccine and Immune Regulation, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, 1-6 Yamadaoka, Suita 565-0871, Osaka, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-8414-0622
The University of Osaka · JPCosMED Pharmaceutical (Japan) · JPOsaka University Hospital · JP

Funding

Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development JP21fk0108084Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development JP21mk0101193
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We are interested in promoting the development of transcutaneous immunization using microneedle technology and attempting to apply an adjuvant with transcutaneous immunization to improve the efficacy and reduce the amount of antigen and number of administrations needed. In this study, we collected basic information to help elucidate the mechanism responsible for the transcutaneous adjuvant activity of imiquimod (IMQ), which is a ligand of toll-like receptor (TLR) 7. In mouse groups administered ovalbumin (OVA), the OVA-specific IgG antibody titer of the IMQ-adjuvanted group was higher than that of the group administered OVA alone. No immune response bias due to transcutaneous IMQ administration was observed in terms of IgG1 (T helper cell [Th]2-type IgG subclass) and IgG2c (Th1-type IgG subclass) antibody titers. After the initial immunization, the IMQ-adjuvanted group showed increased migration of Langerhans cells to draining lymph nodes (dLNs) and active proliferation of OVA-specific CD4

Indexed as

adjuvantimiquimodmicroneedleTLR7 ligandtranscutaneous immunization

Identifiers

PMID35214117
PMCPMC8878978
OpenAlexW4211105415

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