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ReviewJournal of virology2025

Broad-spectrum vaccines against various and evolving viruses: from antigen design to nanoparticle delivery.

Mengxiang Cao, Yongfeng Li, Xin Song, Zhanhao Lu, Huanjie Zhai, Hua-Ji Qiu, Yuan Sun

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Review in Journal of virology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 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

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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

12 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

7 authors.

Mengxiang Cao *State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, China.
Yongfeng Li *State Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, China.
Xin SongState Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, China.
Zhanhao LuState Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, China.
Huanjie ZhaiState Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, China.
Hua-Ji QiuState Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4880-5687
Yuan SunState Key Laboratory for Animal Disease Control and Prevention, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, China.ORCID 0009-0009-0518-9336

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 32373024National Natural Science Foundation of China 32430102
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pathogen evolution and narrow vaccine coverage urgently demand broad-spectrum vaccines. This review explores two pivotal technological fronts: structural biology- and immunoinformatics-guided antigen design, and utilizing nanoparticle-based delivery systems to induce broad immune responses. We critically analyze four antigen optimization strategies: (i) structure-based antigen design, (ii) conserved epitope targeting, (iii) consensus sequence-based antigen engineering, and (iv) chimeric immunogen design. Additionally, the common types and characteristics of nanoparticles are described briefly. Subsequently, we delve into cutting-edge applications of nanoparticles to enhance immune protection, including mosaic and cocktail nanoparticle vaccines, surface-modified targeting strategies, and the integration of mRNA technology with virus-like particles (VLPs). In conclusion, this review synthesizes risk-benefit analyses of existing strategies, current challenges, and emerging opportunities, offering practical frameworks to facilitate broad-spectrum vaccine innovation and enhance pandemic preparedness.

Indexed as

Antigens, ViralNanoparticlesViral VaccinesVirus DiseasesVirusesAnimalsEpitopesHumansVaccine DevelopmentVaccines, Virus-Like ParticleAntigens, ViralEpitopesVaccines, Virus-Like ParticleViral Vaccinesantigen designbroad-spectrum immune responsenanoparticle deliveryvaccine

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PMID40938098
PMCPMC12551672

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