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ReviewVaccines2023

Updated Insights into the T Cell-Mediated Immune Response against SARS-CoV-2: A Step towards Efficient and Reliable Vaccines.

Manish Dhawan, Ali A Rabaan, Mahmoud M Al Fawarah, Souad A Almuthree, Roua A Alsubki, Amal H Alfaraj, Mutaib M Mashraqi, Saleh A Alshamrani, Wesam A Abduljabbar, Ameen S S Alwashmi and 6 more

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Review in Vaccines, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
32citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
8.2field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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

32 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 42 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

16 authors at 13 institutions in 7 countries.

Manish DhawanDepartment of Microbiology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141004, Punjab, India.ORCID 0000-0002-7783-7138
Ali A RabaanMolecular Diagnostic Laboratory, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, Dhahran 31311, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-6774-9847
Mahmoud M Al FawarahMicrobiology Laboratory, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, Dhahran 31311, Saudi Arabia.
Souad A AlmuthreeDepartment of Infectious Disease, King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah 43442, Saudi Arabia.
Roua A AlsubkiDepartment of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 11362, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-1741-0933
Amal H AlfarajPediatric Department, Abqaiq General Hospital, First Eastern Health Cluster, Abqaiq 33261, Saudi Arabia.
Mutaib M MashraqiDepartment of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Najran University, Najran 61441, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-2931-296X
Saleh A AlshamraniDepartment of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Najran University, Najran 61441, Saudi Arabia.
Wesam A AbduljabbarDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Fakeeh College for Medical Science, Jeddah 21134, Saudi Arabia.
Ameen S S AlwashmiDepartment of Medical Laboratories, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Qassim University, Buraydah 51452, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-7290-8945
Fatimah Al IbrahimInfectious Disease Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Dammam Medical Complex, Dammam 32245, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulmonem A AlsalehClinical Laboratory Science Department, Mohammed Al-Mana College for Medical Sciences, Dammam 34222, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-1188-1451
Faryal KhamisInfection Diseases Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Royal Hospital, Muscat 1331, Oman.
Jameela AlsalmanInfection Disease Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Salmaniya Medical Complex, Ministry of Health, Kingdom of Bahrain, Manama 435, Bahrain.
Manish SharmaUniversity Institute of Biotechnology, Department of Biotechnology, Chandigarh University, Mohali 140413, Punjab, India.
Talha Bin EmranDepartment of Pharmacy, BGC Trust University Bangladesh, Chittagong 4381, Bangladesh.ORCID 0000-0003-3188-2272
Najran University · SAAlfaisal University · SAChandigarh University · INDaffodil International University · BDDammam Central Hospital · SAKing Abdullah Medical City · SAKing Saud University · SAQassim University · SARoyal Hospital · OMSalmaniya Medical Complex · BHSaudi Aramco Medical Services Organization · SASoliman Fakeeh Hospital · SATrafford College · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The emergence of novel variants of SARS-CoV-2 and their abilities to evade the immune response elicited through presently available vaccination makes it essential to recognize the mechanisms through which SARS-CoV-2 interacts with the human immune response. It is essential not only to comprehend the infection mechanism of SARS-CoV-2 but also for the generation of effective and reliable vaccines against COVID-19. The effectiveness of the vaccine is supported by the adaptive immune response, which mainly consists of B and T cells, which play a critical role in deciding the prognosis of the COVID-19 disease. T cells are essential for reducing the viral load and containing the infection. A plethora of viral proteins can be recognized by T cells and provide a broad range of protection, especially amid the emergence of novel variants of SARS-CoV-2. However, the hyperactivation of the effector T cells and reduced number of lymphocytes have been found to be the key characteristics of the severe disease. Notably, excessive T cell activation may cause acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) by producing unwarranted and excessive amounts of cytokines and chemokines. Nevertheless, it is still unknown how T-cell-mediated immune responses function in determining the prognosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Additionally, it is unknown how the functional perturbations in the T cells lead to the severe form of the disease and to reduced protection not only against SARS-CoV-2 but many other viral infections. Hence, an updated review has been developed to understand the involvement of T cells in the infection mechanism, which in turn determines the prognosis of the disease. Importantly, we have also focused on the T cells' exhaustion under certain conditions and how these functional perturbations can be modulated for an effective immune response against SARS-CoV-2. Additionally, a range of therapeutic strategies has been discussed that can elevate the T cell-mediated immune response either directly or indirectly.

Indexed as

COVID-19immune responseSARS-CoV-2T cellsT-cells’ exhaustionTherapeuticsvaccines

Identifiers

PMID36679947
PMCPMC9861463
OpenAlexW4313472994

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