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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2025

Peptide vaccines: an innovative therapeutic approach against antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections.

Fatemeh Tavassoli Razavi, Nasrin Salari, Atena Emami, Dariush Haghmorad, Rasoul Baharlou

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 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

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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

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

  1. Research progress on T-cell responses inFrontiers in microbiology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Fatemeh Tavassoli RazaviDepartment of Immunology, School of Medicine, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran.
Nasrin SalariDepartment of Immunology, School of Medicine, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran.
Atena EmamiDepartment of Immunology, School of Medicine, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran.
Dariush HaghmoradDepartment of Immunology, School of Medicine, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran.
Rasoul BaharlouDepartment of Immunology, School of Medicine, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bacterial infections continue to pose a serious threat to global health, especially with the growing challenge of multidrug-resistant pathogens. While traditional vaccines have been pivotal in reducing disease burden, they come with limitations such as variable efficacy, safety concerns, and limited ability to address the diversity of bacterial strains. This review highlights the promise of peptide-based vaccines as an innovative approach to overcoming these hurdles. By targeting specific regions of bacterial proteins, peptide vaccines can elicit precise immune responses with improved safety and broader applicability. Advances in technology, including bioinformatics and delivery systems, have enhanced their design, making them more stable, effective, and easier to produce. These vaccines work by activating both antibody and T-cell responses through well-defined mechanisms. Different types, such as linear peptides, cyclic peptides, and synthetic long peptides, offer diverse strategies to tailor immune protection. The role of adjuvants and advanced delivery methods, like nanoparticles and liposomes, further improve their potential. Exciting progress has been made against the ESKAPE pathogens -

Indexed as

BacteriaBacterial InfectionsBacterial VaccinesVaccines, SubunitAnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsDrug Resistance, Multiple, BacterialHumansProtein Subunit VaccinesAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacterial VaccinesProtein Subunit VaccinesVaccines, SubunitAcinetobacter baumanniiEnterobacter sppEnterococcus faeciumKlebsiella pneumoniaemethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureuspeptide vaccinesPseudomonas aeruginosa

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PMID40469313
PMCPMC12133506

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