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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2024

Exosomes: the next frontier in vaccine development and delivery.

Dan Tan, Guangyao Li, Wenyan Fu, Changhai Lei

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 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.

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17citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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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

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

  1. Pooled it
  2. Vaccine Adjuvants and Delivery Systems: A Comprehensive Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  6. Frontiers in immunology · 2026
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  12. The functional role of exosomalTranslational cancer research · 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

4 authors.

Dan Tan *Department of Biophysics, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Naval Medical University (Second Military Medical University), Shanghai, China.
Guangyao Li *Department of Biophysics, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Naval Medical University (Second Military Medical University), Shanghai, China.
Wenyan FuDepartment of Assisted Reproduction, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Changhai LeiDepartment of Biophysics, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Naval Medical University (Second Military Medical University), Shanghai, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Exosomes are small disk-shaped extracellular vesicles (EVs) that are naturally released into the environment by different types of cells. Exosomes range from 30-150 nm in size and contain complex RNA and proteins. They are widely found in body fluids such as blood, saliva, urine and breast milk and participate in cell communication by functioning as cell messengers. Almost all cell types can transmit information and exchange substances through the production and release of exosomes to regulate proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis, the immune response, inflammation, and other biological functions. Because exosomes exist widely in various body fluids, they are easy to obtain and detect and have the potential for use in disease diagnosis and prognosis detection. Exosomes can be genetically fused with targeted proteins, enhancing their biocompatibility and immunogenicity. Therefore, exosomes are the preferred vector tools for vaccines. In this review, we describe the characteristics of exosomes and discuss their unique and ambiguous functions in the immune microenvironment after infection. In this regard, we explored the ability of exosomes to carry immunogenic virus antigens and to establish adaptive immune responses. Exosomes can provide an interesting platform for antigen presentation and since vaccines are a powerful method for the prevention of infectious diseases, we further review the advantages and disadvantages of the use of exosomes in vaccine preparation. Overall, exosomes are emerging as a promising avenue for vaccine development.

Indexed as

ExosomesVaccine DevelopmentAnimalsDrug Delivery SystemsHumansVaccinesVaccinesantigen presentationexosomesextracellular vesiclesimmune responsesvaccine

Identifiers

PMID39007145
PMCPMC11239336

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