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ReviewMicroorganisms2023

Antibodies to Combat Fungal Infections: Development Strategies and Progress.

Ali A Rabaan, Amal H Alfaraj, Amer Alshengeti, Abdulsalam Alawfi, Sara Alwarthan, Mashael Alhajri, Amal H Al-Najjar, Mona A Al Fares, Mustafa A Najim, Souad A Almuthree and 10 more

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Review in Microorganisms, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
9citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 12% 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

9 citing papers in PubMed, 12 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

20 authors at 14 institutions in 3 countries.

Ali A RabaanMolecular Diagnostic Laboratory, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, Dhahran 31311, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-6774-9847
Amal H AlfarajPediatric Department, Abqaiq General Hospital, First Eastern Health Cluster, Abqaiq 33261, Saudi Arabia.
Amer AlshengetiDepartment of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Taibah University, Al-Madinah 41491, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-6861-6934
Abdulsalam AlawfiDepartment of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Taibah University, Al-Madinah 41491, Saudi Arabia.
Sara AlwarthanDepartment of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 34212, Saudi Arabia.
Mashael AlhajriDepartment of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 34212, Saudi Arabia.
Amal H Al-NajjarDrug & Poison Information Center, Pharmacy Department, Security Forces Hospital Program, Riyadh 11481, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-9703-1177
Mona A Al FaresDepartment of Internal Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-1472-0642
Mustafa A NajimDepartment of Medical Laboratories Technology, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taibah University, Madinah 41411, Saudi Arabia.
Souad A AlmuthreeDepartment of Infectious Disease, King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah 43442, Saudi Arabia.
Sultan T AlShurbajiOutpatient Pharmacy, Dr. Sulaiman Alhabib Medical Group, Diplomatic Quarter, Riyadh 91877, Saudi Arabia.
Fadwa S AlofiDepartment of Infectious Diseases, King Fahad Hospital, Madinah 42351, Saudi Arabia.
Bashayer M AlShehailPharmacy Practice Department, College of Clinical Pharmacy, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-2372-9462
Buthina AlYuosofDirectorate of Public Health, Dammam Network, Eastern Health Cluster, Dammam 31444, Saudi Arabia.
Ahlam AlynbiawiInfectious Diseases Section, Medical Specialties Department, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh 12231, Saudi Arabia.
Suha A AlzayerParasitology Laboratory Department, Qatif Comprehensive Inspection Center, Qatif 31911, Saudi Arabia.
Nawal Al KaabiDepartment of Pediatric Infectious Disease, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi 51900, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0003-2180-4158
Wesam A AbduljabbarDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Fakeeh College for Medical Science, Jeddah 21134, Saudi Arabia.
Zakiyah A BukharyDepartment of Internal Medicine, King Fahad General Hospital, Jeddah 23325, Saudi Arabia.
Ahmed S BueidMicrobiology Laboratory, King Faisal General Hospital, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia.
Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University · SATaibah University · SAKing Fahad Hospital Jeddah · SAAlfaisal University · SADammam Central Hospital · SAKing Abdulaziz University · SAKing Abdullah Medical City · SAKing Fahd Medical City · SAKing Faisal University · SAQatif Central Hospital · SASecurity Forces Hospital · SAShaikh Khalifa Medical City · AESoliman Fakeeh Hospital · SASulaiman Al Rajhi Colleges · SA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The finding that some mAbs are antifungal suggests that antibody immunity may play a key role in the defense of the host against mycotic infections. The discovery of antibodies that guard against fungi is a significant advancement because it gives rise to the possibility of developing vaccinations that trigger protective antibody immunity. These vaccines might work by inducing antibody opsonins that improve the function of non-specific (such as neutrophils, macrophages, and NK cells) and specific (such as lymphocyte) cell-mediated immunity and stop or aid in eradicating fungus infections. The ability of antibodies to defend against fungi has been demonstrated by using monoclonal antibody technology to reconsider the function of antibody immunity. The next step is to develop vaccines that induce protective antibody immunity and to comprehend the mechanisms through which antibodies mediate protective effects against fungus.

Indexed as

antibodiescell-mediated immunityfungal infectionslymphocyteNK cells

Identifiers

PMID36985244
PMCPMC10051215
OpenAlexW4323362028

What Socratic holds

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Registered trials

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