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ReviewJournal of biomedical science2023

mRNA-based vaccines and therapeutics: an in-depth survey of current and upcoming clinical applications.

Yu-Shiuan Wang, Monika Kumari, Guan-Hong Chen, Ming-Hsiang Hong, Joyce Pei-Yi Yuan, Jui-Ling Tsai, Han-Chung Wu

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Review in Journal of biomedical science, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 96 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
96citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
23.1field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

96 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 150 citations in OpenAlex.

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36 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

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

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yu-Shiuan Wang *Institute of Cellular and Organismic Biology, Academia Sinica, No. 128, Academia Road, Section 2, Nankang, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan.
Monika Kumari *Institute of Cellular and Organismic Biology, Academia Sinica, No. 128, Academia Road, Section 2, Nankang, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan.
Guan-Hong Chen *Biomedical Translation Research Center (BioTReC), Academia Sinica, Taipei, 11571, Taiwan.
Ming-Hsiang HongBiomedical Translation Research Center (BioTReC), Academia Sinica, Taipei, 11571, Taiwan.
Joyce Pei-Yi YuanBiomedical Translation Research Center (BioTReC), Academia Sinica, Taipei, 11571, Taiwan.
Jui-Ling TsaiInstitute of Cellular and Organismic Biology, Academia Sinica, No. 128, Academia Road, Section 2, Nankang, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan.
Han-Chung WuInstitute of Cellular and Organismic Biology, Academia Sinica, No. 128, Academia Road, Section 2, Nankang, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan. hcw0928@gate.sinica.edu.tw.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5185-1169
Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica · TWInstitute of Cellular and Organismic Biology, Academia Sinica · TW

Funding

Academia Sinica, Key and Novel Therapeutics Development Program for Major Diseases AS-KPQ-111-KNTthe Emerging Infectious and Major Disease Research Program AS-KPQ-110-EIMD
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

mRNA-based drugs have tremendous potential as clinical treatments, however, a major challenge in realizing this drug class will promise to develop methods for safely delivering the bioactive agents with high efficiency and without activating the immune system. With regard to mRNA vaccines, researchers have modified the mRNA structure to enhance its stability and promote systemic tolerance of antigenic presentation in non-inflammatory contexts. Still, delivery of naked modified mRNAs is inefficient and results in low levels of antigen protein production. As such, lipid nanoparticles have been utilized to improve delivery and protect the mRNA cargo from extracellular degradation. This advance was a major milestone in the development of mRNA vaccines and dispelled skepticism about the potential of this technology to yield clinically approved medicines. Following the resounding success of mRNA vaccines for COVID-19, many other mRNA-based drugs have been proposed for the treatment of a variety of diseases. This review begins with a discussion of mRNA modifications and delivery vehicles, as well as the factors that influence administration routes. Then, we summarize the potential applications of mRNA-based drugs and discuss further key points pertaining to preclinical and clinical development of mRNA drugs targeting a wide range of diseases. Finally, we discuss the latest market trends and future applications of mRNA-based drugs.

Indexed as

COVID-19NanoparticlesCOVID-19 VaccinesDrug ToleranceHumansmRNA VaccinesRNA, MessengerCOVID-19 VaccinesmRNA VaccinesRNA, MessengerAdministration routesLipid nanoparticlesmRNA therapeuticsmRNA vaccineTargeting mRNA delivery system

Identifiers

PMID37805495
PMCPMC10559634
OpenAlexW4387429772

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