Evidence map›Paper›PMID 37675117›Full record

ReviewFrontiers in immunology2023

Innovative delivery systems for epicutaneous immunotherapy.

Zhen Wang, Lingzhi Wu, Wei Wang

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 18% 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

5 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Recent advances in allergen immunotherapy.Chinese medical journal · 2026
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  3. Microneedles in Allergy Immunotherapy: the Present and Future.Current allergy and asthma reports · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Zhen WangDepartment of Pharmacy, The First Hospital of Jiaxing, First Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, China.
Lingzhi WuDepartment of Pharmacy, The First Hospital of Jiaxing, First Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, China.
Wei WangCollege of Materials and Textile Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, China.
Jiaxing University · CNFirst Hospital of Jiaxing · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Allergen-specific immunotherapy (AIT) describes the establishment of peripheral tolerance through repeated allergen exposure, which qualifies as the only curative treatment for allergic diseases. Although conventional subcutaneous immunotherapy (SCIT) and sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) have been approved to treat respiratory allergies clinically, the progress made is far from satisfactory. Epicutaneous immunotherapy (EPIT) exploits the skin's immune properties to modulate immunological response, which is emerging as a promising alternative and has shown effectiveness in many preclinical and clinical studies for both respiratory and food allergies. It is worth noting that the stratum corneum (SC) barrier impedes the effective delivery of allergens, while disrupting the SC layer excessively often triggers unexpected Th2 immune responses. This work aims to comprehend the immunological mechanisms of EPIT, and summarize the innovative system for sufficient delivery of allergens as well as tolerogenic adjuvants. Finally, the safety, acceptability, and cost-effectiveness of these innovative delivery systems are discussed, which directs the development of future immunotherapies with all desirable characteristics.

Indexed as

HypersensitivityAdjuvants, ImmunologicAdjuvants, PharmaceuticDesensitization, ImmunologicEpidermisHumansAdjuvants, ImmunologicAdjuvants, Pharmaceuticdelivery systemsepicutaneous immunotherapymicroneedlesnanocarriersprecise laser epidermal systemstratum corneum barrierViaskin

Identifiers

PMID37675117
PMCPMC10479942
OpenAlexW4386115185

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Registered trials

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