Evidence map›Paper›PMID 39632642›Full record

ReviewThe Indian journal of medical research2024

An update on recombinant vaccines against leishmaniasis.

Shital Shital, Evanka Madan, Angamuthu Selvapandiyan, Nirmal Kumar Ganguly

Abstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in The Indian journal of medical research, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
10citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
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

10 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Article
  3. Article
  4. Review
  5. Frontiers in immunology · 2026
    Article
  6. Review
  7. Commentary on the Issue ofVeterinary sciences · 2025
    Article
  8. An Update on Clinical and Pathogenic Spectra of Leishmaniasis.Expert reviews in molecular medicine · 2025
    Review
  9. Article
  10. Article
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.

Shital ShitalDepartment of Molecular Medicine, Jamia Hamdard, India.
Evanka MadanDepartment of Research, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Angamuthu SelvapandiyanDepartment of Molecular Medicine, Jamia Hamdard, India.
Nirmal Kumar GangulyDepartment of Research, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease caused by various species of the Leishmania parasite, manifesting in visceral (VL), cutaneous (CL), and mucocutaneous (MCL) forms. To combat this debilitating disease, various vaccines candidates including proteins, DNA, vectors, adjuvants, and recombinant whole parasites have been developed and tested experimentally and preclinically against several Leishmania species. Some vaccines have already entered human clinical trials. These vaccines aim to induce protective immunity using specific antigens. This review examines all efforts to develop recombinant vaccines against the parasite, analyzing successes including commercially available canine vaccines and the overall challenges faced in the quest to eradicate the disease. Additionally, recent advances in vaccine delivery systems, such as viral vectors and non-pathogenic bacteria, offer promising avenues to enhance immunogenicity and improve the targeted delivery of antigens, potentially leading to more effective and long-lasting immune responses. By understanding past and current efforts, future strategies can be refined to create more effective vaccines and ultimately control or eradicate this parasitic disease.

Indexed as

LeishmaniaLeishmaniasisVaccines, SyntheticAnimalsAntigens, ProtozoanDogsHumansLeishmaniasis VaccinesAntigens, ProtozoanLeishmaniasis VaccinesVaccines, SyntheticDNA vaccineLeishmanialive attenuated vaccineprotein vaccinerecombinant vaccinevaccine candidate

Identifiers

PMID39632642
PMCPMC11619067

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC-SA
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.