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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2026

Fc effector functions in RNA viral infections: mechanisms of antiviral immunity and implications for vaccine design.

Jiale Zhang, Chuang Li, Yuanyuan Wu, Lili Wang, Jie Yu, Aofan Wang, Wenwen Kong, Mingzhe Ning, Jing Chen, Yuxin Chen

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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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, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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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

10 authors.

Jiale Zhang *Department of Laboratory Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Clinical College of Jiangsu University, Nanjing, China.
Chuang Li *Department of Laboratory Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Clinical College of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Yuanyuan Wu *Department of Laboratory Medicine, Joint Institute of Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital for Life and Health, College of Life Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Lili Wang *Clinical Research Center, The Second Hospital of Nanjing, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Jie YuDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Clinical College of Jiangsu University, Nanjing, China.
Aofan WangDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Clinical College of Jiangsu University, Nanjing, China.
Wenwen KongDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Joint Institute of Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital for Life and Health, College of Life Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Mingzhe NingDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Jing ChenDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Yuxin ChenDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Clinical College of Jiangsu University, Nanjing, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neutralizing antibodies (NAbs) have long been the principal correlate of antiviral protection. Evidence now indicates that antibody Fc-mediated effector functions play indispensable and context-dependent roles in antiviral immunity. Through interactions between the fragment crystallizable (Fc) domain and Fc receptors (FcRs) or complement components, antibodies mediate a broad spectrum of effector mechanisms, including antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC), antibody-dependent cellular and neutrophil phagocytosis (ADCP and ADNP), and complement activation, contributing to viral control beyond direct neutralization. In this review, we integrate recent evidence on Fc effector biology across major viral infections, including severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), influenza virus, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), Ebola virus (EBOV), and dengue virus (DENV). We discuss how Fc-FcR interactions shape antiviral immune outcomes, modulate vaccine efficacy, and influence the balance between protective immunity and immunopathology, including antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE). We focus on the experimental strategies used to assess Fc-mediated functions and on the inherent limitations of

Indexed as

Antibodies, ViralImmunoglobulin Fc FragmentsReceptors, FcRNA Virus InfectionsViral VaccinesAnimalsAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibody-Dependent Cell CytotoxicityAntibody-Dependent EnhancementHumansVaccine DevelopmentAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralImmunoglobulin Fc FragmentsReceptors, FcViral Vaccinesantibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicityantibody-dependent enhancementFc engineeringFc-mediated effector functionsFcγ receptorsvaccine-induced immunity

Identifiers

PMID42199422
PMCPMC13199346

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