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ReviewFuture virology2021

A brief review on DNA vaccines in the era of COVID-19.

Maryam Shafaati, Massoud Saidijam, Meysam Soleimani, Fereshte Hazrati, Rasoul Mirzaei, Bagher Amirheidari, Hamid Tanzadehpanah, Sajad Karampoor, Sima Kazemi, Bahram Yavari and 5 more

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Review in Future virology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 60 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
60citing papers in PubMed
5.7field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
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

60 citing papers in PubMed, 113 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

15 authors at 7 institutions in 1 country.

Maryam ShafaatiDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Sciences, Jahrom Branch, Islamic Azad University, Jahrom, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7401-2237
Massoud SaidijamDepartment of Medical Biotechnology, School of Advanced Medical Sciences & Technologies, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8910-556X
Meysam SoleimaniDepartment of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2505-8834
Fereshte HazratiDepartment of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
Rasoul MirzaeiDepartment of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4148-6495
Bagher AmirheidariDepartment of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1086-4286
Hamid TanzadehpanahDepartment of Medical Biotechnology, School of Advanced Medical Sciences & Technologies, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1711-5619
Sajad KarampoorDepartment of Virology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3716-8096
Sima KazemiDepartment of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
Bahram YavariDepartment of Medical Biotechnology, School of Advanced Medical Sciences & Technologies, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8568-221X
Hanie MahakiVascular & Endovascular Surgery Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1810-9966
Mohsen SafaeiDepartment of Medical Biotechnology, School of Advanced Technologies, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran.
Fatemeh RahbarizadehDepartment of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0890-8366
Pouria SamadiDepartment of Medical Biotechnology, School of Advanced Medical Sciences & Technologies, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6999-9946
Yaghoub AhmadyousefiDepartment of Medical Biotechnology, School of Advanced Medical Sciences & Technologies, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6325-6180
Hamedan University of Medical Sciences · IRIran University of Medical Sciences · IRIslamic Azad University, Jahrom Branch · IRKerman University of Medical Sciences · IRMashhad University of Medical Sciences · IRShahrekord University of Medical Sciences · IRTarbiat Modares University · IR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This article provides a brief overview of DNA vaccines. First, the basic DNA vaccine design strategies are described, then specific issues related to the industrial production of DNA vaccines are discussed, including the production and purification of DNA products such as plasmid DNA, minicircle DNA, minimalistic, immunologically defined gene expression (MIDGE) and Doggybone™. The use of adjuvants to enhance the immunogenicity of DNA vaccines is then discussed. In addition, different delivery routes and several physical and chemical methods to increase the efficacy of DNA delivery into cells are explained. Recent preclinical and clinical trials of DNA vaccines for COVID-19 are then summarized. Lastly, the advantages and obstacles of DNA vaccines are discussed.

Indexed as

COVID-19DNADNA vaccinesnucleic acid vaccinesSARS-CoV-2vaccines

Identifiers

PMID34858516
PMCPMC8629371
OpenAlexW3214843790

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