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ReviewHuman vaccines & immunotherapeutics2026

Rational design of next-generation vaccine adjuvants: From molecular mechanisms to hybrid delivery platforms.

Yaping Zhao, Jie Li, Jinbai Chen, Chuanyu Yang, Jianhua Tao, Rui Zhu

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Review in Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 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

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. 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

6 authors.

Yaping ZhaoDepartment of Pharmacy, Shaoxing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Shaoxing, China.
Jie LiDepartment of Pharmacy, Xingtai Medical College, Xingtai, China.
Jinbai ChenDepartment of Pharmacy, Shaoxing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Shaoxing, China.
Chuanyu YangDepartment of Pharmacy, Tongren People's Hospital, Tongren, China.
Jianhua TaoDepartment of Pharmacy, Shaoxing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Shaoxing, China.
Rui ZhuSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This review provides a comprehensive analysis of the molecular innovations driving vaccine adjuvant research, moving from empirical formulations to rational designs. After outlining clinical benchmarks, we systematically categorize and evaluate emerging experimental adjuvant classes, including cytokine-based agonists, advanced particulate delivery systems, emulsion-based platforms, and nucleotide-based strategies. Notably, we focus on natural product-derived adjuvants, highlighting how their structure-activity relationships (SAR) drive potent immunomodulatory activities. We further dissect the molecular mechanisms underpinning these adjuvants, detailing how they target specific pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) to orchestrate dendritic cell maturation, antigen cross-presentation, and Th1/Th2 polarization. Crucially, we discuss the rational selection of adjuvants based on specific clinical targets and antigen modalities. Finally, we propose a forward-looking perspective on developing multi-modal strategies that synergize molecular immunostimulants with synthetic delivery vectors.

Indexed as

Adjuvants, ImmunologicAdjuvants, VaccineDrug Delivery SystemsDrug DesignVaccinesAnimalsDendritic CellsHumansReceptors, Pattern RecognitionStructure-Activity RelationshipAdjuvants, ImmunologicAdjuvants, VaccineReceptors, Pattern RecognitionVaccinescGAS-STINGcomposite adjuvantsdelivery systemsmolecular mechanismsnatural productsPRR agonistsVaccine adjuvants

Identifiers

PMID41837360
PMCPMC12997986

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