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ReviewRSC medicinal chemistry2025

From genetic code to global health: the impact of nucleic acid vaccines on disease prevention and treatment.

Alessandra Del Bene, Antonia D'Aniello, Salvatore Mottola, Vincenzo Mazzarella, Roberto Cutolo, Erica Campagna, Rosaria Benedetti, Lucia Altucci, Sandro Cosconati, Salvatore Di Maro and 1 more

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Review in RSC medicinal chemistry, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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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

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

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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

11 authors.

Alessandra Del BeneDepartment of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" Caserta Italy salvatore.dimaro@unicampania.it anna.messere@unicampania.it.
Antonia D'AnielloCNR-Institute of Crystallography Via Vivaldi 43 81100 Caserta Italy.
Salvatore MottolaDepartment of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" Caserta Italy salvatore.dimaro@unicampania.it anna.messere@unicampania.it.
Vincenzo MazzarellaDepartment of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" Caserta Italy salvatore.dimaro@unicampania.it anna.messere@unicampania.it.
Roberto CutoloDepartment of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" Caserta Italy salvatore.dimaro@unicampania.it anna.messere@unicampania.it.
Erica CampagnaDepartment of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" Vico Luigi De Crecchio 1 80138 Naples Italy.
Rosaria BenedettiDepartment of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" Vico Luigi De Crecchio 1 80138 Naples Italy.
Lucia AltucciDepartment of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" Vico Luigi De Crecchio 1 80138 Naples Italy.
Sandro CosconatiDepartment of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" Caserta Italy salvatore.dimaro@unicampania.it anna.messere@unicampania.it.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8900-0968
Salvatore Di MaroDepartment of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" Caserta Italy salvatore.dimaro@unicampania.it anna.messere@unicampania.it.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9286-4433
Anna MessereDepartment of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" Caserta Italy salvatore.dimaro@unicampania.it anna.messere@unicampania.it.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vaccinology has revolutionized modern medicine, delivering groundbreaking solutions to prevent and control infectious diseases while pioneering innovative strategies to tackle non-infectious challenges, including cancer. Traditional vaccines faced inherent limitations, driving the evolution of next-generation vaccines such as subunit vaccines, peptide-based vaccines, and nucleic acid-based platforms. Among these, nucleic acid-based vaccines, including DNA and mRNA technologies, represent a major innovation. Pioneering studies in the 1990s demonstrated their ability to elicit immune responses by encoding specific antigens. Recent advancements in delivery systems and molecular engineering have overcome initial challenges, enabling their rapid development and clinical success. This review explores nucleic acid-based vaccines, including chemically modified variants, by examining their mechanisms, structural features, and therapeutic potential, while underscoring their pivotal role in modern immunization strategies and expanding applications across contemporary medicine.

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PMID40337306
PMCPMC12053015

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