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ReviewViruses2024

Vesicular Stomatitis Virus: Insights into Pathogenesis, Immune Evasion, and Technological Innovations in Oncolytic and Vaccine Development.

Mohamed Mustaf Ahmed, Olalekan John Okesanya, Bonaventure Michael Ukoaka, Adamu Muhammad Ibrahim, Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno

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Review in Viruses, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that 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

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

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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

5 authors.

Mohamed Mustaf AhmedFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, SIMAD University, Mogadishu 252, Somalia.ORCID 0009-0006-5991-4052
Olalekan John OkesanyaDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science, Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Aro, Abeokuta 110101, Nigeria.ORCID 0000-0002-3809-4271
Bonaventure Michael UkoakaCommunity and Clinical Research Division, First On-Call Initiative, Port Harcourt 500001, Nigeria.ORCID 0009-0000-9367-2612
Adamu Muhammad IbrahimDepartment of Immunology, School of Medical Laboratory Science, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto 840001, Nigeria.
Don Eliseo Lucero-PrisnoDepartment of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, UK.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) represents a significant advancement in therapeutic medicine, offering unique molecular and cellular characteristics that make it exceptionally suitable for medical applications. The bullet-shaped morphology, RNA genome organization, and cytoplasmic replication strategy provide fundamental advantages for both vaccine development and oncolytic applications. VSV's interaction with host cells through the low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDL-R) and its sophisticated transcriptional regulation mechanisms enables precise control over therapeutic applications. The virus demonstrates remarkable versatility through its rapid replication cycle, robust immune response induction, and natural neurotropism. Recent technological innovations in VSV engineering have led to enhanced safety protocols and improved therapeutic modifications, particularly in cancer treatment. Attenuation strategies have successfully addressed safety concerns while maintaining the therapeutic efficacy of the virus. The molecular and cellular interactions of VSV, particularly its immune modulation capabilities and tumor-selective properties, have proven valuable in the development of targeted therapeutic strategies. This review explores these aspects, while highlighting the continuing evolution of VSV-based therapeutic approaches in precision medicine.

Indexed as

Immune EvasionNeoplasmsOncolytic VirotherapyOncolytic VirusesAnimalsHumansVaccine DevelopmentVesiculovirusVirus Replicationimmune evasiononcolytic virotherapypathogenesisvaccine vectorvesicular stomatitis virus

Identifiers

PMID39772239
PMCPMC11680291

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