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ReviewVaccines2025

Innate Immune Response to Powassan Virus Infection: Progress Toward Infection Control.

Mohammad Enamul Hoque Kayesh, Michinori Kohara, Kyoko Tsukiyama-Kohara

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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 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

2 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

3 authors.

Mohammad Enamul Hoque KayeshDepartment of Microbiology and Public Health, Faculty of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Barishal 8210, Bangladesh.ORCID 0000-0003-4806-9843
Michinori KoharaDepartment of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Tokyo 156-8506, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-2130-5837
Kyoko Tsukiyama-KoharaTransboundary Animal Diseases Center, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-4403-2018

Funding

Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development 00-43
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Powassan virus is an emerging tick-borne flavivirus that poses a significant threat to human health. The outcome of Powassan virus infection is shaped by both viral factors and the host immune response. While this review aimed to examine the innate immune response, particularly toll-like receptor-mediated immune responses to Powassan virus, data specific to the immune response to Powassan virus remain scarce. Therefore, we focused on toll-like receptor responses to related flaviviruses to infer possible mechanisms of host response. Insights from both in vivo and in vitro studies are critical for guiding the development of effective therapeutic and preventive strategies. Currently, there are no clinically approved treatments or vaccines for Powassan virus, highlighting the urgent need for their development. We also highlight recent progress in POWV vaccine development, with an emphasis on the potential use of toll-like receptor agonists as adjuvants to enhance immunogenicity and improve vaccine efficacy.

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adjuvantsimmune responsePowassan virustoll-like receptortoll-like receptor agonistvaccine

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PMID40733731
PMCPMC12299467

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