{"title":"Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte Density and PD-L1 Expression Predict the Response to Anti-PD1 Therapy in Recurrent Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma","authors":"Mayuko Yamashita, Hiromu Yano, Yoshihiro Komohara, Rin Yamada, Yukio Fujiwara, Masatoshi Hirayama, Yuki Seki, Ryoji Yoshida, Hideki Nakayama","doi":"10.1111/1348-0421.13220","DOIUrl":"10.1111/1348-0421.13220","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is one of the most common head and neck cancers, and immunotherapy targeting programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) has become a treatment option for recurrent OSCC after surgery and radiation therapy. However, few studies have identified definitive biomarkers for predicting patient response to anti-PD1 therapy in OSCC. In the present study, biopsy specimens were obtained from 23 patients with recurrent OSCC who were subsequently treated with anti-PD1 therapy. Immunohistochemical examinations of CD3, CD8, FOXP3, CD103, CD163, programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1), HLA-A/B/C, HLA-DR, and β2 microglobulin were performed, and their correlation with clinical response was statistically analyzed. We found that an increased density of CD8-positive lymphocytes and increased PD-L1 expression predicted a favorable response to anti-PD1 therapy in recurrent OSCC. In contrast, clinical factors such as age and sex, and immune-related factors such as HLA-Classes I and II, were not associated with the response to anti-PD1 therapy. Taken together, our results suggest that immunohistochemical analysis of CD8 and PD-L1 may be useful for predicting the efficacy of anti-PD1 therapy in recurrent OSCC.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":18679,"journal":{"name":"Microbiology and Immunology","volume":"69 6","pages":"350-358"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144018398","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}
Tsuyoshi Miki, Masahiro Ito, Takeshi Haneda, Yun-Gi Kim
{"title":"Crohn's Disease‒Associated Escherichia coli BasRS Is Involved in Fimbriae Expression, Contributing to Epithelial Cell Invasion","authors":"Tsuyoshi Miki, Masahiro Ito, Takeshi Haneda, Yun-Gi Kim","doi":"10.1111/1348-0421.13221","DOIUrl":"10.1111/1348-0421.13221","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Crohn's disease‒associated adherent-invasive <i>Escherichia coli</i> (AIEC) colonizes the gut lumen through Type 1 fimbriae. We demonstrated that the two-component signal transduction system BasRS is involved in the expression of fimbriae in the AIEC strain LF82, as evidenced by the reduced transcriptional activity of <i>fimA</i> in an LF82 mutant lacking BasRS. Consequently, the <i>basRS</i> mutant showed decreased invasiveness to HeLa cells, which was restored by introducing a plasmid expressing fimbriae in a BasRS-independent manner. These findings may provide new prospects for developing therapeutic interventions for AIEC-related Crohn's disease.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":18679,"journal":{"name":"Microbiology and Immunology","volume":"69 6","pages":"359-364"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144023539","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}
Jing Li, Yan Ju, Min Jiang, Jing-Xi Wang, Sha Li, Xiao-Yan Yang
{"title":"Expression Purification and Immunogenicity Detection of HtsA + FtsB Fusion Protein From Streptococcus pyogenes","authors":"Jing Li, Yan Ju, Min Jiang, Jing-Xi Wang, Sha Li, Xiao-Yan Yang","doi":"10.1111/1348-0421.13217","DOIUrl":"10.1111/1348-0421.13217","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Lipoproteins are a class of potential vaccine candidates for <i>Streptococcus pyogenes</i>. The present study was conducted to purify and detect the immunogenicity of the fusion protein HtsA + FtsB of the iron transport lipoproteins HtsA and FtsB of <i>S. pyogenes</i>. The recombinant expression vector pBAD-<i>htsA</i> + <i>ftsB</i> was successfully constructed, and the fusion protein HtsA + FtsB with a purity above 95% was successfully obtained. Western blot analysis confirmed that the HtsA + FtsB fusion protein had good antigenicity and could be specifically recognized by both HtsA antiserum and FtsB antisera, and the antibody specificity of the HtsA + FtsB fusion protein was good. ELISA results showed that IgG antibody levels were significantly increased in the HtsA + FtsB fusion protein immunization group compared to the PBS control group. Additionally, cytokine levels, including IL-2, IFN-γ, IL-4, IL-6, and IL-17A, were significantly elevated. Furthermore, the antiserum from HtsA + FtsB-immunized mice enhanced the opsonophagocytic activity against <i>S. pyogenes</i>. The HtsA + FtsB fusion protein has strong immunogenicity and potential as a candidate vaccine for <i>S. pyogenes</i>.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":18679,"journal":{"name":"Microbiology and Immunology","volume":"69 6","pages":"317-325"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144033527","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}
{"title":"RETRACTION: Chlamydia Pneumoniae Induces Interleukin-6 and Interleukin-10 in Human Gingival Fibroblastsle","authors":"","doi":"10.1111/1348-0421.13218","DOIUrl":"10.1111/1348-0421.13218","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>RETRACTION:</b> A. Rizzo, R. Paolillo, A.G. Lanza, L. Guida, M. Annunziata, and C.R. Carratelli, “Chlamydia Pneumoniae Induces Interleukin-6 and Interleukin-10 in Human Gingival Fibroblasts,” <i>Microbiology and Immunology</i> 52, no. 9 (2008): 447–454, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1348-0421.2008.00059.x.</p><p>The above article, published online on 1 September 2008 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor-in-Chief, Chikara Kaito; the Japanese Society for Bacteriology, the Japanese Society for Virology, and the Japanese Society for Host Defense Research; and John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd. The retraction has been agreed due to duplication of images and data in Figures 1, 3, and 4 that overlap with an earlier article by the authors. Additionally, there is high similarity in the text of the two articles, without attribution to the earlier work. The authors did not respond to our requests for comment.</p>","PeriodicalId":18679,"journal":{"name":"Microbiology and Immunology","volume":"69 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1348-0421.13218","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143803771","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Issue Information – Cover","authors":"","doi":"10.1111/1348-0421.13137","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/1348-0421.13137","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Cover photograph</b>: Supersulfides play various roles in biological systems. <i>Microbiol Immunol: 69:191-202</i>. Article link here\u0000 \u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":18679,"journal":{"name":"Microbiology and Immunology","volume":"69 4","pages":"i-ii"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1348-0421.13137","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143793756","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"FTO Aggravates the Infiltration of Inflammatory Cells and Pulmonary Fibrosis in Silicosis Though Inducing the Imbalance of Macrophages Polarization","authors":"Jian-min Fan, Xu Zhang","doi":"10.1111/1348-0421.13216","DOIUrl":"10.1111/1348-0421.13216","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Silicosis is a lung disease that is very harmful. This makes the disease worse. This study looks at how the fat mass and obesity associated (FTO) gene affects macrophage M1/M2 polarisation and pulmonary fibrosis in silicosis. Macrophages were isolated from alveolar lavage fluid in silicosis and bronchiectasis (BE) patients. Gene expression was detected by reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR). Pulmonary fibrosis was assessed by CT<sub>FLV/TLV%</sub> using 3D CT and Masson staining assay. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was applied to assess inflammatory factor level. The macrophage M1/M2 polarization characteristics (iNOS, CD206) was quantified by Immunofluorescence and Flow cytometry assays. Silicosis patients alveolar lavage macrophages polarized towards M1 type, and the expression level of M1 polarization-related chemokines also increased. More importantly, FTO gene downregulation promotes macrophage polarization to M1 type and the secretion of pro-inflammatory factor TNF-α and IL-6. And FTO knockdown can strengthen the glycolysis of macrophages, especially anaerobic glycolysis, thus inducing macrophages M1 polarization. Moreover, downregulation of FTO ameliorates silicosis pulmonary fibrosis. And FTO upregulation is associated with the M2 polarization of macrophage and the deterioration of pulmonary fibrosis in silicosis patients. FTO downregulation facilitates the infiltration of inflammatory cells by promoting M1 polarization of macrophages in silicosis.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":18679,"journal":{"name":"Microbiology and Immunology","volume":"69 6","pages":"339-349"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143753275","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}
{"title":"RETRACTION: Expression of Small RNAs of Bordetella Pertussis Colonizing Murine Tracheas","authors":"","doi":"10.1111/1348-0421.13214","DOIUrl":"10.1111/1348-0421.13214","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>RETRACTION</b>: Y. Hiramatsu, K. Suzuki, D. Motooka, S. Nakamura, Y. Horiguchi, “Expression of Small RNAs of Bordetella Pertussis Colonizing Murine Tracheas,” <i>Microbiology and Immunology</i> 64, no. 6 (2020): 469–475, https://doi.org/10.1111/1348-0421.12791.</p><p>The above article, published online on 30 March, 2020 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), has been retracted by agreement between the authors; the journal Editors-in-Chief, Chikara Kaito, Tomoyuki Honda, and Tomohiro Sawa; the Japanese Society for Bacteriology, the Japanese Society for Virology, and the Japanese Society for Host Defense Research; and John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd. The retraction has been agreed due to the request from the last author and the mutual agreement among all authors, after an institutional investigation was conducted by Osaka University that recommended retraction. The institutional investigation revealed that the first author was responsible for data fabrication and falsification within Figure 1(b), Figure 1(c) and data fabrication in Figure 2 for the Bpr4, 8 panels. Therefore, the conclusions of the paper are substantially compromised.</p>","PeriodicalId":18679,"journal":{"name":"Microbiology and Immunology","volume":"69 5","pages":"315"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1348-0421.13214","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143753276","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"RETRACTION: Current Understanding of Bordetella-Induced Cough","authors":"","doi":"10.1111/1348-0421.13215","DOIUrl":"10.1111/1348-0421.13215","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>RETRACTION:</b> Y. Hiramatsu, “Current Understanding of Bordetella-Induced Cough,” <i>Microbiology and Immunology</i> 68, no. 4 (2024): 123–129, https://doi.org/10.1111/1348-0421.13119.</p><p>The above article, published online on 6 February, 2024 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), has been retracted by agreement between the author; the journal Editors-in-Chief, Chikara Kaito, Tomoyuki Honda and Tomohiro Sawa; the Japanese Society for Bacteriology, the Japanese Society for Virology, and the Japanese Society for Host Defense Research; and John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd. The retraction has been agreed due to the author's request for retraction. After publication of this Review, some manuscripts that represent the basis for the discussion were found to be unreliable following an institutional investigation conducted by Osaka University. These manuscripts are retracted, and as a result, the conclusions of this article are considered invalid as well.</p>","PeriodicalId":18679,"journal":{"name":"Microbiology and Immunology","volume":"69 5","pages":"316"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1348-0421.13215","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143710446","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Correction to “Bordet-Gengou Agar Medium Supplemented With Albumin-Containing Biologics for Cultivation of Bordetellae”","authors":"","doi":"10.1111/1348-0421.13212","DOIUrl":"10.1111/1348-0421.13212","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Y. Hiramatsu, M. Osada-Oka, Y. Horiguchi, “Bordet-Gengou Agar Medium Supplemented With Albumin-Containing Biologics for Cultivation of Bordetellae,” <i>Microbiology and Immunology</i> 63 (2019): 513–516.</p><p>Figure 2 showed the wrong data and should be replaced with the new figure with the correct data. This correction does not affect the research's conclusion but is requested for accuracy.</p><p>We apologize for this error.</p>","PeriodicalId":18679,"journal":{"name":"Microbiology and Immunology","volume":"69 5","pages":"313"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1348-0421.13212","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143692849","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Correction to “Identification of the Minimum Region of Bordetella pertussis Vag8 Required for Interaction With C1 Inhibitor”","authors":"","doi":"10.1111/1348-0421.13213","DOIUrl":"10.1111/1348-0421.13213","url":null,"abstract":"<p>N. Onoda, Y. Hiramatsu, S. Teruya, K. Suzuki, Y. Horiguchi, “Identification of the Minimum Region of <i>Bordetella pertussis</i> Vag8 Required for Interaction With C1 Inhibitor,” <i>Microbiology and Immunology</i> 64 (2020): 570–573.</p><p>Figure 2a showed the wrong data and should be replaced with the new figure with the correct data. This correction does not affect the research's conclusion but is requested for accuracy. In addition, “(Figure 1a)” on the left column of page 572, lines 5 and 7, should be “(Figure 2a).”</p><p>We apologize for this error.</p>","PeriodicalId":18679,"journal":{"name":"Microbiology and Immunology","volume":"69 5","pages":"314"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1348-0421.13213","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143692851","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}