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ArticleOxford open immunology2022

Polymer formulated self-amplifying RNA vaccine is partially protective against influenza virus infection in ferrets.

P F McKay, J Zhou, R Frise, A K Blakney, C R Bouton, Z Wang, K Hu, K Samnuan, J C Brown, R Kugathasan and 5 more

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Article in Oxford open immunology, 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
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 17% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. mRNA Vaccines for Influenza: Hope for a Universal Vaccine?BioDrugs : clinical immunotherapeutics, biopharmaceuticals and gene therapy · 2026
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  4. The advent of clinical self-amplifying RNA vaccines.Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

P F McKayDepartment of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London, London W2 1PG, UK.
J ZhouDepartment of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London, London W2 1PG, UK.
R FriseDepartment of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London, London W2 1PG, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5522-623X
A K BlakneyDepartment of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London, London W2 1PG, UK.
C R BoutonDepartment of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London, London W2 1PG, UK.
Z WangDepartment of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London, London W2 1PG, UK.
K HuDepartment of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London, London W2 1PG, UK.
K SamnuanDepartment of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London, London W2 1PG, UK.
J C BrownDepartment of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London, London W2 1PG, UK.
R KugathasanDepartment of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London, London W2 1PG, UK.
J YeowDepartments of Materials and Bioengineering, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK.
M M StevensDepartments of Materials and Bioengineering, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK.
W S BarclayDepartment of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London, London W2 1PG, UK.
J S TregoningDepartment of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London, London W2 1PG, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8093-8741
R J ShattockDepartment of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London, London W2 1PG, UK.
Imperial College London · GBNIHR Imperial Biomedical Research Centre · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

COVID-19 has demonstrated the power of RNA vaccines as part of a pandemic response toolkit. Another virus with pandemic potential is influenza. Further development of RNA vaccines in advance of a future influenza pandemic will save time and lives. As RNA vaccines require formulation to enter cells and induce antigen expression, the aim of this study was to investigate the impact of a recently developed bioreducible cationic polymer, pABOL for the delivery of a self-amplifying RNA (saRNA) vaccine for seasonal influenza virus in mice and ferrets. Mice and ferrets were immunized with pABOL formulated saRNA vaccines expressing either haemagglutinin (HA) from H1N1 or H3N2 influenza virus in a prime boost regime. Antibody responses, both binding and functional were measured in serum after immunization. Animals were then challenged with a matched influenza virus either directly by intranasal inoculation or in a contact transmission model. While highly immunogenic in mice, pABOL-formulated saRNA led to variable responses in ferrets. Animals that responded to the vaccine with higher levels of influenza virus-specific neutralizing antibodies were more protected against influenza virus infection. pABOL-formulated saRNA is immunogenic in ferrets, but further optimization of RNA vaccine formulation and constructs is required to increase the quality and quantity of the antibody response to the vaccine.

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ferretinfluenzaRNA vaccine

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PMID35996628
PMCPMC9384352
OpenAlexW4283581673

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