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ReviewJournal of materials chemistry. B2024

Vaccine adjuvants: current status, research and development, licensing, and future opportunities.

Ying Cui, Megan Ho, Yongjie Hu, Yuan Shi

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Review in Journal of materials chemistry. B, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 38 papers.

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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

38 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Ying CuiDepartment of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA. yhu@seas.ucla.edu.
Megan HoDepartment of Bioengineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
Yongjie HuDepartment of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA. yhu@seas.ucla.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-7225-1130
Yuan ShiDepartment of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA. yuanshi@mednet.ucla.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-9993-0448

Funding

Nanoscale Temperature Mapping and Thermal Regulation of Intracellular DynamicsR35GM147391 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI Yongjie Hu · 2022 to 2026
$2.2M
Mechanism for anti-interferon functions of influenza virusR01AI143287 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI SHI, YUAN · 2019 to 2023
$1.9M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI143287NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM147391
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vaccines represent one of the most significant inventions in human history and have revolutionized global health. Generally, a vaccine functions by triggering the innate immune response and stimulating antigen-presenting cells, leading to a defensive adaptive immune response against a specific pathogen's antigen. As a key element, adjuvants are chemical materials often employed as additives to increase a vaccine's efficacy and immunogenicity. For over 90 years, adjuvants have been essential components in many human vaccines, improving their efficacy by enhancing, modulating, and prolonging the immune response. Here, we provide a timely and comprehensive review of the historical development and the current status of adjuvants, covering their classification, mechanisms of action, and roles in different vaccines. Additionally, we perform systematic analysis of the current licensing processes and highlights notable examples from clinical trials involving vaccine adjuvants. Looking ahead, we anticipate future trends in the field, including the development of new adjuvant formulations, the creation of innovative adjuvants, and their integration into the broader scope of systems vaccinology and vaccine delivery. The article posits that a deeper understanding of biochemistry, materials science, and vaccine immunology is crucial for advancing vaccine technology. Such advancements are expected to lead to the future development of more effective vaccines, capable of combating emerging infectious diseases and enhancing public health.

Indexed as

Adjuvants, VaccineAdjuvants, ImmunologicAnimalsHumansVaccinesAdjuvants, ImmunologicAdjuvants, VaccineVaccines

Identifiers

PMID38591323
PMCPMC11180427

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