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ReviewVaccines2025

Epitope-Based Vaccines: The Next Generation of Promising Vaccines Against Bacterial Infection.

Jing Li, Yan Ju, Min Jiang, Sha Li, Xiao-Yan Yang

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Review in Vaccines, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 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

17 citing papers in PubMed.

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  17. Editorial: Detection and drug treatment of emerging viral diseases.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 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

5 authors.

Jing LiSchool of Bioengineering, Zhuhai Campus of Zunyi Medical University, Zhuhai 519041, China.
Yan JuSchool of Bioengineering, Zhuhai Campus of Zunyi Medical University, Zhuhai 519041, China.
Min JiangSchool of Bioengineering, Zhuhai Campus of Zunyi Medical University, Zhuhai 519041, China.
Sha LiSchool of Bioengineering, Zhuhai Campus of Zunyi Medical University, Zhuhai 519041, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0628-8853
Xiao-Yan YangSchool of Bioengineering, Zhuhai Campus of Zunyi Medical University, Zhuhai 519041, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0957-759X

Funding

Excellent Young Talents Fund Program of Zunyi Medical University 18zy-005Future "Science and Technology Elite" Talent Project of Zunyi Medical University ZYSE-2023-05Guizhou Provincial Natural Science Foundation QKH-ZK[2021]1Y420National Natural Science Foundation of China 32160183Science and Technology Innovation Team of Zhuhai Campus of Zunyi Medical University No. ZHTD2024-2
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The increasing resistance of bacteria to antibiotics has underscored the need for new drugs or vaccines to prevent bacterial infections. Reducing multidrug resistance is a key objective of the WHO's One Health initiative. Epitopes, the key parts of antigen molecules that determine their specificity, directly stimulate the body to produce specific humoral and/or cellular immune responses. Epitope-based vaccines, which combine dominant epitopes in a rational manner, induce a more efficient and specific immune response than the original antigen. While these vaccines face significant challenges, such as epitope escape or low immunogenicity, they offer advantages including minimal adverse reactions, improved efficacy, and optimized protection. As a result, epitope-based vaccines are considered a promising next-generation approach to combating bacterial infections. This review summarizes the latest advancements, challenges, and future prospects of epitope-based vaccines targeting bacteria, with a focus on their development workflow and application in antibiotic-resistant pathogens with high mortality rates, including

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bacterial vaccinesB-cell epitopesepitope-based vaccinesStaphylococcus aureusT-cell epitopes

Identifiers

PMID40266107
PMCPMC11946261

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