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ArticleACS nano2024

Nanoparticle-Conjugated Toll-Like Receptor 9 Agonists Improve the Potency, Durability, and Breadth of COVID-19 Vaccines.

Ben S Ou, Julie Baillet, Vittoria C T M Picece, Emily C Gale, Abigail E Powell, Olivia M Saouaf, Jerry Yan, Anahita Nejatfard, Hector Lopez Hernandez, Eric A Appel

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Article in ACS nano, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
17citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
5.3field-weighted citation impact, top 4% 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

17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 24 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

10 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Ben S OuDepartment of Bioengineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-0539-5166
Julie BailletDepartment of Materials Science & Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States.
Vittoria C T M PiceceDepartment of Materials Science & Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States.
Emily C GaleDepartment of Biochemistry, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305, United States.
Abigail E PowellDepartment of Biochemistry, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-6408-9495
Olivia M SaouafDepartment of Materials Science & Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States.
Jerry YanDepartment of Bioengineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States.
Anahita NejatfardDepartment of Biochemistry, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-6242-2506
Hector Lopez HernandezDepartment of Materials Science & Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States.
Eric A AppelDepartment of Bioengineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-2301-7126
Stanford University · USETH Zurich · CHPalo Alto Institute · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Development of effective vaccines for infectious diseases has been one of the most successful global health interventions in history. Though, while ideal subunit vaccines strongly rely on antigen and adjuvant(s) selection, the mode and time scale of exposure to the immune system has often been overlooked. Unfortunately, poor control over the delivery of many adjuvants, which play a key role in enhancing the quality and potency of immune responses, can limit their efficacy and cause off-target toxicities. There is a critical need for improved adjuvant delivery technologies to enhance their efficacy and boost vaccine performance. Nanoparticles have been shown to be ideal carriers for improving antigen delivery due to their shape and size, which mimic viral structures but have been generally less explored for adjuvant delivery. Here, we describe the design of self-assembled poly(ethylene glycol)-

Indexed as

COVID-19NanoparticlesSpike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusVaccinesAdjuvants, ImmunologicAntibodies, ViralAntigensCOVID-19 VaccinesHumansSARS-CoV-2Toll-Like Receptor 9Adjuvants, ImmunologicAntibodies, ViralAntigensCOVID-19 VaccinesSpike Glycoprotein, Coronavirusspike protein, SARS-CoV-2Toll-Like Receptor 9VaccinesDrug deliveryHydrogelsImmunoengineeringSARS-CoV-2Vaccines

Identifiers

PMID38215338
PMCPMC10832347
OpenAlexW4390821765

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