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ReviewMolecular therapy. Nucleic acids2025

Genetic adjuvants: A paradigm shift in vaccine development and immune modulation.

Karina Spunde, Ksenija Korotkaja, Irina Sominskaya, Anna Zajakina

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Review in Molecular therapy. Nucleic acids, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 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.

Karina SpundeCancer Gene Therapy Group, Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre, Ratsupites Str. 1 k. 1, LV-1067 Riga, Latvia.
Ksenija KorotkajaCancer Gene Therapy Group, Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre, Ratsupites Str. 1 k. 1, LV-1067 Riga, Latvia.
Irina SominskayaCancer Gene Therapy Group, Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre, Ratsupites Str. 1 k. 1, LV-1067 Riga, Latvia.
Anna ZajakinaCancer Gene Therapy Group, Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre, Ratsupites Str. 1 k. 1, LV-1067 Riga, Latvia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic underscored the urgency of developing effective vaccines to combat infectious diseases, especially in vulnerable populations such as the elderly and immunocompromised. While recombinant protein vaccines offer safety, their poor immunogenicity highlights the need for advanced vaccination platforms. New genetic/nucleic acid vaccine formulations like plasmid DNA and mRNA showed efficiency and safety in preclinical and clinical studies; however, they demand innovative adjuvants because their mechanism of action differs from traditional protein vaccines. Genetic adjuvants-encoded by nucleic acids within DNA, RNA, or viral vectors-emerge as a promising solution by targeting and modulating specific immune pathways, including antigen presentation, T cell activation, and memory formation. These innovative adjuvants enhance vaccine efficacy by fine-tuning innate and adaptive immune responses, overcoming immune senescence, and addressing the challenges of CD8

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DNA vaccinegene deliveryMT: Oligonucleotides: Therapies and ApplicationsRNA vaccinevaccine adjuvantviral vector

Identifiers

PMID40336572
PMCPMC12056970

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