Evaluating the Immune Response to RNA Vaccine

A special issue of Vaccines (ISSN 2076-393X). This special issue belongs to the section "DNA and mRNA Vaccines".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2025 | Viewed by 4

Special Issue Editors


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Guest Editor
Vaccine Center, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
Interests: mRNA vaccine; infectious disease; novel vaccine platform; adjuvant; immune mechanism

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Guest Editor
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, China
Interests: infectious disease; HBV; HCC; innate immunity; adjuvant

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

RNA technology has demonstrated numerous advantages in vaccine development and is widely recognized for its versatility. Specifically, it can be utilized in the development of new vaccines or therapeutics for various types of infectious or non-infectious diseases by manipulating the mRNA cargo and the lipid-based delivery system.

However, we still lack a comprehensive understanding of how these vaccines work, particularly regarding their interactions with the immune system and the underlying mechanism of action implicated in the generation of high-quality vaccine responses.

In this Special Issue, we seek original research articles and review articles that address the immune mechanisms of RNA vaccines. This includes, but is not limited to, innate immune signatures, the magnitude and quality of antibody responses, and the regulation of B cell and T cell compartments. These investigations provide essential guidance for the rational design of RNA vaccines.

Dr. Ang Lin
Dr. Huajun Zhao
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • RNA vaccine
  • mechanism of action
  • immune regulation
  • innate immunity
  • adaptive vaccine response

Published Papers

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