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OPN Promotes Hepatocellular Carcinoma Progression Through the p65/c-Myc/CD155 Axis by Suppressing CD8+ T Cell Infiltration and Activation. OPN通过p65/c-Myc/CD155轴抑制CD8+ T细胞浸润和活化促进肝细胞癌进展
IF 2.4 4区 医学
Immunological Investigations Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-19 DOI: 10.1080/08820139.2025.2599834
Jincun Fang, Liwei Liu, Zhiying He, Mingqiang Ling, Jiajun Liang, Yingying Lei, Zhenzhen Wen, Jingfeng Guo
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High-Fat Diet Promotes Tumor Immune Evasion via CD155 Upregulation in Colorectal Cancer. 高脂肪饮食通过上调CD155促进结直肠癌的肿瘤免疫逃避。
IF 2.4 4区 医学
Immunological Investigations Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-20 DOI: 10.1080/08820139.2025.2600597
Liwei Liu, Ling Mo, Jingcun Fang, Mingqiang Ling, Yingying Lei, Zhenzhen Wen, Guohui Liang, Jingfeng Guo
{"title":"High-Fat Diet Promotes Tumor Immune Evasion via CD155 Upregulation in Colorectal Cancer.","authors":"Liwei Liu, Ling Mo, Jingcun Fang, Mingqiang Ling, Yingying Lei, Zhenzhen Wen, Guohui Liang, Jingfeng Guo","doi":"10.1080/08820139.2025.2600597","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08820139.2025.2600597","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Obesity-induced metabolic stress impairs the efficacy of immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) therapy, but the mechanisms linking a high-fat diet (HFD) to immune suppression remain unclear.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To investigate how HFD-induced metabolic changes modulate the tumor immune microenvironment through the STAT3/CD155 axis.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Murine colorectal cancer models using control, CD155-overexpressing (CD155 OE), and STAT3 knockdown CT26 cells were established under normal or HFD conditions with anti - PD-L1 treatment. Tumor growth, immune infiltration, and gene expression were analyzed by flow cytometry, Western blotting, and chromatin immunoprecipitation.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>HFD impaired anti - PD-L1 efficacy and accelerated tumor growth. Mechanistically, HFD promoted STAT3 nuclear translocation and CD155 upregulation, reducing CD8<sup>+</sup> T cell infiltration and enhancing regulatory T cell accumulation. Chromatin immunoprecipitation confirmed direct STAT3 binding to the CD155 promoter, while STAT3 knockdown reversed these effects and restored antitumor immunity in HFD-fed mice.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>HFD-induced metabolic stress drives immune evasion via the STAT3/CD155 axis. Targeting this pathway may improve ICB efficacy in obesity-related cancers.</p>","PeriodicalId":13387,"journal":{"name":"Immunological Investigations","volume":" ","pages":"290-308"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145800458","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Microbiome Mediated Immune Crosstalk on the Gut-Thyroid Axis in Autoimmune Thyroid Disease. 自身免疫性甲状腺疾病中肠道-甲状腺轴上微生物介导的免疫串扰。
IF 2.4 4区 医学
Immunological Investigations Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-26 DOI: 10.1080/08820139.2025.2593335
Mubeen Hussein Arawker, Fitrat Habibullah, Shantanu Baral, Lijun Fu, Ning Sun, Hongting Li, Feihong Ji, Xinguang Qiu
{"title":"Microbiome Mediated Immune Crosstalk on the Gut-Thyroid Axis in Autoimmune Thyroid Disease.","authors":"Mubeen Hussein Arawker, Fitrat Habibullah, Shantanu Baral, Lijun Fu, Ning Sun, Hongting Li, Feihong Ji, Xinguang Qiu","doi":"10.1080/08820139.2025.2593335","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08820139.2025.2593335","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The gut microbiota plays an important role in systemic immune homeostasis and is increasingly implicated in autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD). Evidence suggests that gut dysbiosis, impaired intestinal barrier function, and altered microbial metabolites particularly short-chain fatty acids contribute to immune imbalance along the gut-thyroid axis. Although molecular mimicry between microbial and thyroid antigens has been proposed, current human evidence remains associative rather than causal.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This review synthesized current observational, translational, and preclinical studies evaluating microbial composition, barrier integrity, microbial metabolites, and immune pathways relevant to AITD. Mechanistic insights into T-lymphocyte regulation and microbial-host interactions were integrated with emerging interventional data.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Gut dysbiosis in AITD is linked to reduced regulatory T-lymphocytes, expansion of Th17 cells, increased intestinal permeability, and the loss of short-chain-fatty-acid-producing taxa. Observational studies consistently report disease-associated taxonomic alterations, while preclinical models support causal pathways through barrier disruption and microbiota-driven immune activation. Early interventional approaches such as high-fiber dietary patterns, probiotics, prebiotics, and experimental fecal microbiota transplantation show modest reductions in thyroid autoantibodies in small trials, though effects are strain-specific, short-term, and not disease-modifying.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Despite largely associative human evidence, converging mechanistic findings highlight the gut microbiota as a modifiable contributor to thyroid autoimmunity. Future priorities include clarifying causality, identifying keystone microbial taxa and metabolites, and establishing standardized interventional frameworks to facilitate translation into endocrine practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":13387,"journal":{"name":"Immunological Investigations","volume":" ","pages":"448-468"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145603942","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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The Therapeutic Targeting Effect of Toll-Like Receptors and Their Related Signaling Pathways in Cardiomyopathy. toll样受体及其相关信号通路在心肌病中的靶向治疗作用。
IF 2.4 4区 医学
Immunological Investigations Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-10 DOI: 10.1080/08820139.2025.2583276
Haoran Cheng, Jieqi Wang, Wang Ting
{"title":"The Therapeutic Targeting Effect of Toll-Like Receptors and Their Related Signaling Pathways in Cardiomyopathy.","authors":"Haoran Cheng, Jieqi Wang, Wang Ting","doi":"10.1080/08820139.2025.2583276","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08820139.2025.2583276","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Cardiomyopathies contribute substantially to heart failure, arrhythmias, and sudden cardiac death. Innate immune activation-particularly via Toll-like receptors (TLRs)-is increasingly recognized as a driver of pathological cardiac remodeling.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To evaluate how TLR expression and downstream signaling pathways (MyD88 and TRIF) shape distinct cardiomyopathy phenotypes and to assess therapeutic strategies targeting these mechanisms.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Evidence from studies of ischemic, viral, septic, diabetic, drug-induced, hypertrophic, and obesity-associated cardiomyopathies was surveyed to determine the roles of TLR subtypes and the impact of modulating their signaling pathways.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Activation of TLR2, TLR3, TLR4, TLR7, and TLR9 consistently amplifies myocardial inflammation, fibrosis, and functional decline. However, context-dependent protective effects in certain settings highlight the complexity of uniformly suppressing TLR activity. Preclinical investigations demonstrate favorable outcomes from selective pathway modulation, including TLR4 antagonists (such as TAK-242 and eritoran), MyD88 pathway inhibitors, and nucleic-acid-directed TLR9 strategies.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Targeting TLR signaling has strong potential to limit inflammation, curb fibrotic remodeling, and preserve cardiac function across diverse cardiomyopathies. The most promising therapeutic direction involves developing subtype-specific and cell- or pathway-targeted interventions, supported by translational research to bridge preclinical findings with clinical application.</p>","PeriodicalId":13387,"journal":{"name":"Immunological Investigations","volume":" ","pages":"352-386"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145714247","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Type 2 Inflammatory Phenotypes in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Asthma: Similarities and Differences. 慢性阻塞性肺疾病和哮喘的2型炎症表型:异同
IF 2.4 4区 医学
Immunological Investigations Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-10 DOI: 10.1080/08820139.2025.2583274
Shenghan Gao, Xiaoju Liu
{"title":"Type 2 Inflammatory Phenotypes in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Asthma: Similarities and Differences.","authors":"Shenghan Gao, Xiaoju Liu","doi":"10.1080/08820139.2025.2583274","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08820139.2025.2583274","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) - two common airway diseases - have drawn greater attention lately because of their increasing occurrence and mortality rates. The main inflammatory types - type 2 and non-type 2, which include type 1 and type 3 inflammation - are distinguished by the presence of discrete immune cells, that coordinate the recruitment and activation of inflammatory cells, resulting in various pathological presentations, clinical symptoms, therapeutic responses, and prognoses. Despite significant differences, COPD and asthma share many inflammatory commonalities. In recent years, the type 2 inflammatory phenotype in COPD has steadily emerged as the focus of COPD research. Understanding the differences between COPD and asthma with type 2 inflammatory phenotypes is critical for designing individualized treatment strategies.</p><p><strong>Methods and results: </strong>This review systematically searched for Chinese and English literature on COPD and asthma in the field of type 2 inflammation, and conducted a comprehensive review and analysis of the relevant content. It explored the similarities and differences between type 2 inflammatory phenotypes in COPD and asthma, with particular emphasis on their inflammatory mechanisms, clinical features, biomarkers, therapeutic targets, and treatment responses.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This review investigates the similarities and differences between type 2 inflammatory phenotypes in COPD and asthma, with the aim of better addressing their diversities, gain deeper insights into their underlying cellular and molecular mechanisms, develop novel therapies in unmet areas, explore more effective treatment directions, reduce the disease burden, and enhance patient outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":13387,"journal":{"name":"Immunological Investigations","volume":" ","pages":"309-332"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145488520","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Journey of B Cell Dysregulation in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Insights from Immunogenomics. 类风湿关节炎中B细胞失调的旅程:免疫基因组学的见解。
IF 2.4 4区 医学
Immunological Investigations Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-15 DOI: 10.1080/08820139.2025.2587077
Kabeer Haneef, Muhammad Saleem Iqbal Khan, Muhammad Umer Asghar, Aftab Ahmed Khand, Muhammad Sajid
{"title":"Journey of B Cell Dysregulation in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Insights from Immunogenomics.","authors":"Kabeer Haneef, Muhammad Saleem Iqbal Khan, Muhammad Umer Asghar, Aftab Ahmed Khand, Muhammad Sajid","doi":"10.1080/08820139.2025.2587077","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08820139.2025.2587077","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune manifestation characterized by persistent chronic inflammation and joint damage. B cells play pivotal roles in the immune system, recognize antigens, and facilitate subsequent immune responses. Recent advancements in single-cell resolution techniques and immunogenomics have provided unprecedented insights into deciphering the complex mechanisms underlying B-cell dysregulation in RA.</p><p><strong>Methods and results: </strong>This review article aims to articulate the current knowledge on how aberrant B cell activation and BCR signalling contribute to the development and perpetuation of self-reactive B cells in RA. Furthermore, this article explores immunogenomic insights that have shed light on the impaired B cell expansion and genetic variations in B cell-specific genes observed in RA patients, unveiling new layers of complexity in the underlying mechanisms driving autoimmune processes.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This article focused on abberant B cell activation and immunogenomics aspects of B cells in rheumatoid arthritis. Precise identification of abberant BCR signalling pathways, abberant genetic variats and extensive abnormalities in DNA can provide detailed insights to direct structural and therapeutic interventions against autoimmune and hypersensitive disorders.</p>","PeriodicalId":13387,"journal":{"name":"Immunological Investigations","volume":" ","pages":"387-408"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145523221","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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The Role of IL-12 Family Cytokines in the Pathogenesis of Periodontal Disease: A Therapeutic Approach. IL-12家族细胞因子在牙周病发病中的作用:一种治疗方法。
IF 2.4 4区 医学
Immunological Investigations Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-21 DOI: 10.1080/08820139.2025.2590612
Haichao Wang, Hongyi Zhang
{"title":"The Role of IL-12 Family Cytokines in the Pathogenesis of Periodontal Disease: A Therapeutic Approach.","authors":"Haichao Wang, Hongyi Zhang","doi":"10.1080/08820139.2025.2590612","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08820139.2025.2590612","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Periodontal disease is a prevalent chronic inflammatory condition of the tooth-supporting tissues characterized by progressive loss of connective attachment and alveolar bone. The IL-12 cytokine family-comprising IL-12, IL-23, IL-27, and IL-35-plays key yet divergent roles in shaping periodontal immune responses through heterodimeric subunits and distinct JAK-STAT signaling pathways. These cytokines differentially regulate inflammation, microbial interactions, and bone resorption.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This review integrates experimental and clinical evidence assessing IL-12 family members in saliva, gingival crevicular fluid, and periodontal tissues. Studies examining cytokine expression profiles, their correlation with disease activity, microbial dysbiosis, and treatment response were analyzed. Mechanistic data elucidating how IL-12 family signaling modulates inflammatory cascades and osteoclastogenic pathways were also evaluated.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>IL-12 and IL-23 predominantly amplify pro-inflammatory responses by promoting Th1/Th17 polarization, enhancing neutrophil recruitment, and driving osteoclastogenesis, thereby linking dysbiotic biofilms to tissue destruction. In contrast, IL-27 and IL-35 exhibit context-dependent immunoregulatory properties, inducing IL-10-mediated anti-inflammatory signaling and expanding regulatory T and B cell compartments to support the resolution of inflammation. Across clinical samples, cytokine levels consistently reflect disease severity and demonstrate modulation following periodontal therapy, underscoring their potential as adjunctive biomarkers.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Members of the IL-12 cytokine family exert both pathogenic and protective influences in periodontal disease. Therapeutic strategies that suppress IL-12/IL-23-driven inflammation while augmenting IL-27/IL-35-mediated regulation show promise as host-modulatory approaches in periodontal treatment. A deeper understanding of these immunologic dynamics may advance precision-based periodontal therapies.</p>","PeriodicalId":13387,"journal":{"name":"Immunological Investigations","volume":" ","pages":"409-447"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145573453","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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DOCK2 in Disease: Emerging Insights and Research Advances. 疾病中的DOCK2:新见解和研究进展。
IF 2.4 4区 医学
Immunological Investigations Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-10 DOI: 10.1080/08820139.2025.2596074
Zhaolong Yu, Songzhi Jin, Shujing Wan, Zixuan Zhang, Yingjie Jiang, Jialin Li, Suzhen Wu
{"title":"DOCK2 in Disease: Emerging Insights and Research Advances.","authors":"Zhaolong Yu, Songzhi Jin, Shujing Wan, Zixuan Zhang, Yingjie Jiang, Jialin Li, Suzhen Wu","doi":"10.1080/08820139.2025.2596074","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08820139.2025.2596074","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>This review aims to synthesize the structural and functional characteristics of DOCK2, as well as its mechanistic roles in various diseases, in order to provide a theoretical foundation for targeted therapies.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We systematically reviewed existing literature to summarize the molecular features and expression patterns of DOCK2, its regulation of cellular processes through both Rac-dependent and Rac-independent pathways, and its implications in inflammation, cancer, fibrosis, and related disorders.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>DOCK2, a member of the Dock-A subfamily of GEFs, is widely expressed across tissues and prominently in immune cells (e.g., dendritic cells, macrophages, T cells, B cells), where it regulates proliferation, differentiation, migration, and cytokine secretion primarily via Rac activation. Emerging evidence also links DOCK2 to non-immune cell types such as glial cells and vascular smooth muscle cells, highlighting its relevance in immune-related and broader pathological conditions including inflammatory diseases, cancer, atherosclerosis, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, and obesity.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>As a critical GEF, DOCK2 plays a central role in immune and non-immune cellular processes through Rac and non-Rac signaling pathways. Dysregulation of DOCK2 is closely associated with multiple diseases. Further elucidation of its regulatory networks may reveal novel therapeutic targets for treating related disorders.</p>","PeriodicalId":13387,"journal":{"name":"Immunological Investigations","volume":" ","pages":"469-491"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145714029","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Phillyrin Ameliorates Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury by Inhibiting Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, and Pyroptosis Through Modulation of the Nrf2/HO-1 Signaling Pathway. 通过调节Nrf2/HO-1信号通路,连翘苷通过抑制炎症、氧化应激和焦亡改善创伤性脊髓损伤。
IF 2.4 4区 医学
Immunological Investigations Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-09 DOI: 10.1080/08820139.2025.2599833
Yang Gao, Yanyang Wang, Liumin Bai, Kunpeng Fu
{"title":"Phillyrin Ameliorates Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury by Inhibiting Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, and Pyroptosis Through Modulation of the Nrf2/HO-1 Signaling Pathway.","authors":"Yang Gao, Yanyang Wang, Liumin Bai, Kunpeng Fu","doi":"10.1080/08820139.2025.2599833","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08820139.2025.2599833","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Treating traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) requires mitigating microglia-mediated inflammation and nerve damage. Phillyrin (phi) shows neuroprotective potential, but its effects on SCI are unknown. We investigated phi's impact on microglial activation, inflammation, neuronal apoptosis, and pyroptosis in mice after SCI.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A mouse contusion SCI model was used to assess phi efficacy. Functional recovery was assessed with BBB and LSS scales. Histological and TUNEL staining were used to evaluate tissue damage and neuronal survival. Microglial phenotypes, inflammation, pyroptosis, oxidative stress and Nrf2/HO-1 pathway were analyzed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Phi treatment accelerated motor function recovery, improved tissue pathology, increased live cells, and reduced apoptosis. Phi treatment showed a decrease in the proportion of M1 pro-inflammatory microglia characterized by iNOS, an increase in the proportion of M2 anti-inflammatory microglia characterized by Arg1 and a reduction in inflammatory factors. Phi enhanced Nrf2 expression in neurons and microglia, activated HO-1 and NQO1 expression, weaken oxidative stress, and improved pyroptosis.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Phi alleviates SCI by activating the Nrf2/HO-1 pathway, suppressing microglial activation-mediated neuroinflammation, neuronal apoptosis, oxidative stress and pyroptosis. This study provides the first evidence of the therapeutic effect of phi on traumatic SCI, providing theoretical support for its future clinical application in SCI.</p>","PeriodicalId":13387,"journal":{"name":"Immunological Investigations","volume":" ","pages":"255-270"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145714066","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Analysis of the Epigenetic State of the Dm Element within the Igκ Locus in Pre-B Cells. 前b细胞Igκ位点Dm元件的表观遗传状态分析。
IF 2.4 4区 医学
Immunological Investigations Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-07 DOI: 10.1080/08820139.2025.2570490
Caijun Wu, Yanying Dong, Wen Zhou, Yingjun Wang, Xing Wang, Ziling Zhao, Yanhong Ji
{"title":"Analysis of the Epigenetic State of the Dm Element within the Igκ Locus in Pre-B Cells.","authors":"Caijun Wu, Yanying Dong, Wen Zhou, Yingjun Wang, Xing Wang, Ziling Zhao, Yanhong Ji","doi":"10.1080/08820139.2025.2570490","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08820139.2025.2570490","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The Igκ locus undergoes multiple molecular processes during B cell development, including V(D)J recombination and epigenetic regulation, which are influenced by cis-regulatory regions within the locus. A novel cis-regulatory region, termed the Dm element, has been identified. It functions in coordination with the 3'Eκ and Ed enhancers and has been implicated in Igκ demethylation and somatic hypermutations (SHM). The Dm element is characterized by a high density of CpG dinucleotides, a hallmark of region subject to DNA methylation. Our previous work demonstrated that RAG2, but not RAG1, contributes to the Igκ locus demethylation. However, whether RAG proteins influence the epigenetic state of the Dm element remains unknown.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Here, we investigated the epigenetic state of the Dm element using bisulfite sequencing and chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We found that the Dm element was hypermethylated in pre-B cells but partially demethylated in splenic B cells. Furthermore, it was marked by active histone modifications, including H3K27Ac and H3K9Ac, and was bound by B cell-specific transcription factor Pax5 in pre-B cells.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our findings provide evidence that the Dm element undergoes DNA methylation remodeling in mature B cells, potentially contributing to Igκ allelic expression.</p>","PeriodicalId":13387,"journal":{"name":"Immunological Investigations","volume":" ","pages":"57-71"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145238593","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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