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ReviewVaccines2025

Recent Advancements in Non-Invasive Vaccination Strategies.

Mahek Gulani, Tanisha Arte, Amarae Ferguson, Dedeepya Pasupuleti, Emmanuel Adediran, Yash Harsoda, Andrew Nicolas McCommon, Rikhav Gala, Martin J D'Souza

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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 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
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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

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Vaccine Adjuvants and Delivery Systems: A Comprehensive Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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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

9 authors.

Mahek GulaniVaccine Nanotechnology Laboratory, College of Pharmacy, Center for Drug Delivery Research, Mercer University, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA.
Tanisha ArteVaccine Nanotechnology Laboratory, College of Pharmacy, Center for Drug Delivery Research, Mercer University, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA.
Amarae FergusonVaccine Nanotechnology Laboratory, College of Pharmacy, Center for Drug Delivery Research, Mercer University, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA.
Dedeepya PasupuletiDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Larkin College of Pharmacy, 18301 North Miami Ave., Miami, FL 33169, USA.ORCID 0009-0007-4780-9658
Emmanuel AdediranVaccine Nanotechnology Laboratory, College of Pharmacy, Center for Drug Delivery Research, Mercer University, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA.
Yash HarsodaVaccine Nanotechnology Laboratory, College of Pharmacy, Center for Drug Delivery Research, Mercer University, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA.
Andrew Nicolas McCommonMacon Campus, Mercer University of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Macon, GA 31207, USA.
Rikhav GalaDrug Product Design and Development, Biotherapeutic Pharmaceutical Sciences (BTx), Pfizer Inc., Andover, MA 01810, USA.
Martin J D'SouzaVaccine Nanotechnology Laboratory, College of Pharmacy, Center for Drug Delivery Research, Mercer University, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vaccines remain one of the most powerful tools in modern medicine, having revolutionized public health by preventing millions of deaths and controlling the spread of infectious diseases worldwide. However, conventional needle-based vaccines face several limitations, including pain and discomfort, the need for cold-chain infrastructure, reliance on trained healthcare personnel, risk of cross-contamination, and limited accessibility in low-resource settings. These challenges have spurred the development of non-invasive vaccination approaches that promise safer, more accessible, and patient-friendly immunization. Non-invasive immunizations not only eliminate the need for needles but may also enhance compliance and enable mucosal immune responses. To harness the full potential of these innovative delivery routes, a comprehensive understanding of their formulation strategies and mechanism of action is essential. This review aims to comprehensively discuss recent advancements in oral, intranasal, microneedle, buccal, sublingual, and vaginal vaccinations and highlight their underlying immunological mechanisms, formulation strategies in preclinical studies, examples of marketed products, and ongoing clinical trials.

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immunizationintranasal vaccinemicroneedle vaccinenoninvasivesublingual vaccinevaccinationvaccinevaginal vaccine

Identifiers

PMID41012181
PMCPMC12474429

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