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ArticleFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology2022

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 virus-like particles induce dendritic cell maturation and modulate T cell immunity.

Youjun Mi, Lijuan Liang, Kun Xu, Qing Li, Wenting Wang, Wenrui Dang, Jiahui Deng, Yucheng Zhi, Xuefeng Li, Jiying Tan

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Article in Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Youjun MiGansu Provincial Key Laboratory of Evidence Based Medicine and Clinical Translation and Lanzhou Center for Tuberculosis Research, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Lijuan LiangThe First Clinical Medical College, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, China.
Kun XuInstitute of Immunology, School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Qing LiInstitute of pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Wenting WangInstitute of Immunology, School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Wenrui DangGansu Provincial Key Laboratory of Evidence Based Medicine and Clinical Translation and Lanzhou Center for Tuberculosis Research, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Jiahui DengInstitute of pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Yucheng ZhiInstitute of Combined Western and Chinese Traditional Medicine, School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Xuefeng LiInstitute of Combined Western and Chinese Traditional Medicine, School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Jiying TanInstitute of Immunology, School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Lanzhou University · CNGansu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dendritic cells (DCs) are professional antigen-presenting cells that play an important role in both innate and acquired immune responses against pathogens. However, the role of DCs in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is unclear. Virus-like particles (VLPs) that structurally mimic the original virus are one of the candidates COVID-19 vaccines. In the present study, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) VLPs were used as an alternative to live virus to evaluate the interaction of the virus with DCs. The results revealed that SARS-CoV-2 VLPs induced DC maturation by augmenting cell surface molecule expression (CD80, CD86, and major histocompatibility complex class II (MHC-II)) and inflammatory cytokine production (tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, and IL-12p70) in DCs

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COVID-19SARS-CoV-2COVID-19 VaccinesDendritic CellsHumansT-LymphocytesCOVID-19 VaccinesCOVID-19dendritic cellsSARS-CoV-2T cellvirus-like particles (VLPs)

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PMID36439228
PMCPMC9682005
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