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Mechanism of action of mRNA-based vaccines

Iavarone, Carlo, O’hagan, Derek T., Yu, Dong, Delahaye, Nicolas F., Ulmer, Jeffrey B.·2017·Expert Review of Vaccines

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INTRODUCTION: The present review summarizes the growing body of work defining the mechanisms of action of this exciting new vaccine technology that should allow rational approaches in the design of next generation mRNA vaccines. Areas covered: Bio-distribution of mRNA, localization of antigen production, role of the innate immunity, priming of the adaptive immune response, route of administration and effects of mRNA delivery systems. Expert commentary: In the last few years, the development of RNA vaccines had a fast growth, the rising number of proof will enable rational approaches to improving the effectiveness and safety of this modern class of medicine.

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  • mRNA vaccines can be categorized as non-replicating mRNA, self-amplifying mRNA (saRNA), and circular RNA (circRNA) based on their genetic characteristics.

    “mRNA vaccines can be categorized as non-replicating mRNA, self-amplifying mRNA (saRNA) and circular RNA (circRNA) based on their genetic characteristics (Fig. 3).107”

    From Advances in COVID-19 mRNA vaccine development (2022) · cites this paper as [107]

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Authors
Iavarone, C., O’hagan, D. T., Yu, D., Delahaye, N. F., & Ulmer, J. B.
Affiliations
GlaxoSmithKline (United States) (US)
Corresponding author
Iavarone, Carlo
Venue
Expert Review of Vaccines
Published
2017-07-28
Volume
16
Issue
9
Pages
871-881
ISSN
  • 1476-0584 (ISSN-L)
  • 1744-8395
OpenAlex
W2736048901
Cited by
234
References
134
Citations by year
2026: 13 · 2025: 29 · 2024: 34 · 2023: 33 · 2022: 35 · 2021: 45 · 2020: 26 · 2019: 13 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 1
FWCI
1.27
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Expert Review of Vaccines (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
Keywords
mRNA vaccines, vaccine mechanism of action, antigen localization, innate immunity, route of administration, mRNA delivery systems, vaccine design
MeSH terms
Humans, Immunity, Innate, RNA, Messenger, Vaccines, Drug Delivery Systems, Adaptive Immunity

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