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ReviewInfection & chemotherapy2023

Gram-Negative Bacteria's Outer Membrane Vesicles.

Jeong Yeon Kim, Jin Woong Suh, Jae Seong Kang, Sun Bean Kim, Young Kyung Yoon, Jang Wook Sohn

Open access · goldAbstract readReview
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Review in Infection & chemotherapy, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
31citing papers in PubMed
8.7field-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

31 citing papers in PubMed, 47 citations in OpenAlex.

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  11. Evaluating Outer Membrane Vesicle Isolation Techniques forAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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  13. Towards EffectiveInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  18. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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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

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jeong Yeon KimDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7743-231X
Jin Woong SuhDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2259-4407
Jae Seong KangDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3552-531X
Sun Bean KimDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8830-1144
Young Kyung YoonDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8435-935X
Jang Wook SohnDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. jwsohn@korea.ac.kr.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4792-0456
Korea University · KR

Funding

Government-wide R&D Fund for Infections Disease Research (GFID)Institute for Information & communications Technology Planning & EvaluationMinistry of Science and ICTMinistry of the Interior and Safety 20015024
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) are spherical bilayered nanoparticles derived from the outer layer of Gram-negative bacteria. Bacteria communicate with nearby bacteria, their environment, and the cells of their host by secreting OMVs, which are essential for their survival. OMVs also play a critical role in bacterial pathogenesis since they are loaded with virulence factors, toxins, and enzymes. OMVs may modulate the immune response of the host by initiating inflammation through cytokine production and activating the innate immune response. OMVs also contribute to the resistance of bacteria to antibiotics by carrying antibiotic-degrading enzymes and acting as natural protection barriers. Concerns have also been raised regarding OMVs mediating the transfer of antibiotic resistance. Due to their advantageous properties, OMVs are attractive platforms for vaccine discovery and drug delivery research. In this review, we discuss the fundamental structure and biogenesis mechanisms of OMVs as well as their multifaceted roles in bacterial infection pathogenesis and host immune responses. We also discuss application examples of OMVs.

Indexed as

Gram-negative bacteriaOuter membrane vesiclesPathogenesisVirulence

Identifiers

PMID36731499
PMCPMC10079448
OpenAlexW4315628758

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Registered trials

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