PathobiologyPub Date : 2023-01-01Epub Date: 2022-05-03DOI: 10.1159/000524452
Enrique Dorado-Fernández, José Aso-Escario, Alberto Aso-Vizán, Ildefonso Ramírez-González, Manuel F Carrillo-Rodríguez, David Cáceres-Monllor, Jorge Murillo-González
{"title":"A Case of Acute Plastic Deformation of the Forearm in a Medieval Hispano-Mudejar Skeleton (13-14th Centuries AD).","authors":"Enrique Dorado-Fernández, José Aso-Escario, Alberto Aso-Vizán, Ildefonso Ramírez-González, Manuel F Carrillo-Rodríguez, David Cáceres-Monllor, Jorge Murillo-González","doi":"10.1159/000524452","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000524452","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Acute plastic deformation refers to a traumatic bending or bowing without a detectable cortical defect.</p><p><strong>Case presentation and discussion: </strong>We describe a rare case from an individual that was exhumed from the Hispano-Mudejar necropolis in Uceda (Guadalajara, Spain) dated between the 13th and 14th centuries AD. The case corresponds to an adult woman, with a bowing involvement of the left ulna and radius. After making the differential diagnosis with various pathologies likely to present with this alteration, we reached the diagnosis of acute plastic deformation of the forearm through external and radiological examination and comparison with the healthy contralateral forearm.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Acute plastic deformation is a rare traumatic injury, not described until the last century and only rarely described in palaeopathological contexts. We contribute a new case, the first being sufficiently documented, contributing to the knowledge and diagnosis of this type of trauma in the ancient bone, while deepening the knowledge of the living conditions of the medieval Mudejar population of Uceda.</p>","PeriodicalId":19805,"journal":{"name":"Pathobiology","volume":"90 1","pages":"56-62"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10612701","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}
PathobiologyPub Date : 2023-01-01Epub Date: 2023-01-26DOI: 10.1159/000529320
Dimitri Vanhauwaert, Harry Pinson, Katrijn Vanschoenbeek, Franceska Dedeurwaerdere, Cindy De Gendt, Tom Boterberg, Steven De Vleeschouwer
{"title":"Cancer Registration, Molecular Marker Status, and Adherence to the WHO 2016 Classification of Pathology Reports for Glioma Diagnosed during 2017-2019 in Belgium.","authors":"Dimitri Vanhauwaert, Harry Pinson, Katrijn Vanschoenbeek, Franceska Dedeurwaerdere, Cindy De Gendt, Tom Boterberg, Steven De Vleeschouwer","doi":"10.1159/000529320","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000529320","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The objective of this study was to cross-check and, if necessary, adjust registered ICD-O-3 topography and morphology codes with the findings in pathology reports available at the Belgian Cancer Registry (BCR) for glioma patients. Additionally, integration of molecular markers in the pathological diagnosis and concordance with WHO 2016 classification is investigated.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Since information regarding molecular tests and corresponding conclusions are not available as structured data at population level, a manual screening of all pseudonymized pathology reports available at the BCR for registered glioma patients (2017-2019) was conducted. ICD-O-3 morphology and topography codes from the BCR database (based on information as provided by hospital oncological care programmes and pathology laboratories), were, at tumour level, cross-checked with the data from the pathology reports and, if needed, specified or corrected. Relevant molecular markers (IDH1/2, 1p19q codeletion, promoter region of the MGMT gene [MGMTp]) were manually extracted from the pathology reports.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In 95.3% of gliomas, the ICD-O-3 morphology code was correct. Non-specific topography codes were specified in 9.3%, while 3.3% of specific codes were corrected. The IDH status was known in 75.2% of astrocytic tumours. The rate of correct integrated diagnoses varied from 47.6% to 56.4% among different gliomas. MGMTp methylation status was available in 32.2% of glioblastomas.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Both the integration of molecular markers in the conclusion of the pathology reports and the delivery of those reports to the BCR can be improved. The availability of distinct ICD-O-3 codes for each molecularly defined tumour entity within the WHO classification would increase the consistency of cancer registration, facilitate population level research and international benchmarking.</p>","PeriodicalId":19805,"journal":{"name":"Pathobiology","volume":" ","pages":"365-376"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10615750","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}
PathobiologyPub Date : 2023-01-01DOI: 10.1159/000524978
Noemi Eiro, Eva Barreiro-Alonso, Maria Fraile, Luis O González, Antonio Altadill, Francisco J Vizoso
{"title":"Expression of MMP-2, MMP-7, MMP-9, and TIMP-1 by Inflamed Mucosa in the Initial Diagnosis of Ulcerative Colitis as a Response Marker for Conventional Medical Treatment.","authors":"Noemi Eiro, Eva Barreiro-Alonso, Maria Fraile, Luis O González, Antonio Altadill, Francisco J Vizoso","doi":"10.1159/000524978","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000524978","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Experimental and clinical data involve matrix metalloproteases (MMPs) and their tissue inhibitors (TIMPs) in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel diseases. However, the impact of MMPs/TIMPs expression by inflamed mucosa on medical response therapy has scarcely been investigated.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The expression of MMP-2, MMP-7, MMP-9, and TIMP-1 was determined by immunohistochemical analysis in inflamed mucosa samples at diagnosis in 82 patients with ulcerative colitis (UC; 22 never-treated with corticosteroids, 28 nonresponders, and 32 responders to corticosteroid therapy) and 15 patients with acute diverticulitis (AD). The global expression (score value) of each factor was analyzed by computer-generated image analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>UC samples showed higher MMP-2 and MMP-9 expression but lower TIMP-1 expression than the AD samples (p < 0.0001, for all). High MMP-9 and TIMP-1 scores were significantly associated with no need for corticosteroid treatment (p < 0.001 and p = 0.017, respectively); whereas higher score in the MMP-7 expression was significantly associated with nonresponse to corticosteroid therapy (p = 0.037). In addition, in this latter UC subgroup, MMP-7 correlated positively with the younger age of the patients and with the extension of the disease (p = 0.030 and p = 0.010, respectively).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our results suggest the relevance of MMPs and TIMPs for predicting treatment response to both 5-aminosalicylates and corticosteroids in UC.</p>","PeriodicalId":19805,"journal":{"name":"Pathobiology","volume":"90 2","pages":"81-93"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9312345","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}
PathobiologyPub Date : 2023-01-01Epub Date: 2023-06-08DOI: 10.1159/000531456
João Lobo, João Gama, Rita Luis, Dina Tiniakos, Maria Augusta Cipriano
{"title":"Hepatic Progenitor Cells in the Form of Ductular Structures within a GIST Liver Metastasis: Supporting a Putative Role in the Hepatic Metastatic Niche.","authors":"João Lobo, João Gama, Rita Luis, Dina Tiniakos, Maria Augusta Cipriano","doi":"10.1159/000531456","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000531456","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Recent studies have highlighted the presence of hepatic progenitor cells (HPCs) in metastatic liver carcinomas. We provide further evidence of this phenomenon, presenting a case of a gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST) liver metastasis with evidence of intra- and peritumoral HPC.</p><p><strong>Case description: </strong>A 64-year-old man presented with a gastric mass diagnosed as a high-risk KIT-mutated GIST. The patient was treated with imatinib, recurring 5 years later with a liver mass. Liver biopsy disclosed a GIST metastasis, hallmarked by a proliferation of ductular structures without cytological atypia intermingled with the tumour cells, with a CK7/CK19/CD56-positive immunophenotype and rare CD44 positivity. The patient underwent liver resection, and the same ductular structures were present in the tumour interior and at its periphery.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>We document for the time the presence of HPC in the form of ductular structures in a GIST liver metastasis, further supporting their role in the liver metastatic niche.</p>","PeriodicalId":19805,"journal":{"name":"Pathobiology","volume":" ","pages":"417-421"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9598919","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}
PathobiologyPub Date : 2023-01-01Epub Date: 2023-03-31DOI: 10.1159/000530430
Sebastian Schwarz, Cathleen Nientiedt, Elena-Sophie Prigge, Adam Kaczorowski, Christine Geisler, Carlota Lucena Porcel, Magnus von Knebel Doeberitz, Markus Hohenfellner, Stefan Duensing
{"title":"Senescent Tumor Cells Are Frequently Present at the Invasion Front: Implications for Improving Disease Control in Patients with Locally Advanced Prostate Cancer.","authors":"Sebastian Schwarz, Cathleen Nientiedt, Elena-Sophie Prigge, Adam Kaczorowski, Christine Geisler, Carlota Lucena Porcel, Magnus von Knebel Doeberitz, Markus Hohenfellner, Stefan Duensing","doi":"10.1159/000530430","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000530430","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Local tumor invasion is a critical factor for the outcome of men with prostate cancer. In particular, seminal vesicle invasion (SVI) has been reported to be associated with a more unfavorable prognosis. A better understanding of the functional state of invading prostate cancer cells is crucial to develop novel therapeutic strategies for patients with locally advanced disease.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The prognostic impact of local tumor progression was ascertained in over 1,000 men with prostate cancer. Prostate cancer specimens were stained by double-immunohistochemistry for the proliferation marker Ki-67 and the senescence marker p16INK4A. The migratory properties of senescent prostate cancer cells were analyzed in vitro using a wound healing assay and immunofluorescence microscopy for p16INK4A.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We confirm the notion that patients with SVI have a more unfavorable prognosis than patients with extraprostatic extension alone. Surprisingly, we found that the tumor invasion front frequently harbors p16INK4A-positive and Ki-67-negative, i.e., senescent, tumor cells. While the intraprostatic tumor periphery was a hotspot for both proliferation and expression of p16INK4A, the area of SVI showed less proliferative activity but was at the same time a hotspot of cells with increased nuclear p16INK4A expression. Senescence was associated with an accelerated migration of prostate cancer cells in vitro.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This proof-of-concept study shows that invading prostate cancer cells frequently show signs of cellular senescence. This finding may open new avenues for neoadjuvant and adjuvant treatment concepts in men with locally advanced prostate cancer.</p>","PeriodicalId":19805,"journal":{"name":"Pathobiology","volume":" ","pages":"312-321"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10614482/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9227777","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}
PathobiologyPub Date : 2023-01-01Epub Date: 2023-06-02DOI: 10.1159/000530997
Diogo Sousa Marques, Irene Gullo, Luís Mascarenhas-Lemos, João Ricardo Silva, Catarina Neto do Nascimento, Patrícia Pontes, Lídia Pinho, Luis Cirnes, Xiaogang Wen, Marília Cravo, Fátima Carneiro
{"title":"Performance of Immunohistochemical and Molecular Methods in Detecting Microsatellite Instability in Gastric Cancer: A Multicenter Study.","authors":"Diogo Sousa Marques, Irene Gullo, Luís Mascarenhas-Lemos, João Ricardo Silva, Catarina Neto do Nascimento, Patrícia Pontes, Lídia Pinho, Luis Cirnes, Xiaogang Wen, Marília Cravo, Fátima Carneiro","doi":"10.1159/000530997","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000530997","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Microsatellite instability (MSI) is an important prognostic molecular biomarker for gastric cancer (GC). MSI status may be detected by immunohistochemistry (IHC) for mismatch repair (MMR) proteins and polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Idylla™ MSI assay has not been validated for GC but may prove to be a valid alternative.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In a series of 140 GC cases, MSI status was evaluated by IHC for MLH1, PMS2, MSH2, and MSH6; gold-standard pentaplex PCR panel (PPP) (BAT-25, BAT-26, NR-21, NR-24, and NR-27); and Idylla. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS 27.0.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>PPP identified 102 microsatellite stable (MSS) cases and 38 MSI-high cases. Only 3 cases showed discordant results. Compared with PPP, the sensitivity was 100% for IHC and 94.7% for Idylla. Specificity was 99% for IHC and 100% for Idylla. MLH1 IHC alone showed sensitivity and specificity of 97.4% and 98.0%, respectively. IHC identified three indeterminate cases; all were MSS according to PPP and Idylla.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>IHC for MMR proteins represents an optimal screening tool for MSI status in GC. If resources are limited, isolated MLH1 evaluation may constitute a valuable option for preliminary screening. Idylla may help detect rare MSS cases with MMR-loss and define MSI status in indeterminate cases.</p>","PeriodicalId":19805,"journal":{"name":"Pathobiology","volume":" ","pages":"389-399"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9565366","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}
PathobiologyPub Date : 2023-01-01DOI: 10.1159/000526965
Maria Jose Brito, Ana Quintas, Filipa Passos, Ana Teresa Alves, Ana Félix, Catarina Gregório Martins
{"title":"Lymphocyte Subsets in Cervicovaginal Lavage Specimens of HIV-Infected Women: A Surrogate Risk Marker of HPV-Associated Cervical Lesions.","authors":"Maria Jose Brito, Ana Quintas, Filipa Passos, Ana Teresa Alves, Ana Félix, Catarina Gregório Martins","doi":"10.1159/000526965","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000526965","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>To better understand the role of mucosa immunity in the development of cervical carcinoma in HIV infection, cervical lymphocyte subsets were characterized in HIV+ and HIV- women, as well as their relation to HPV-associated cervical lesions.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Eighty-three (52 HIV+, 31 HIV-) cell suspensions of cervicovaginal lavage (CVL) and 52 HIV+ peripheral blood (PB) samples were assessed by flow cytometry to evaluate lymphoid populations. High-risk (HR) HPV was assessed in liquid-based cytology and HIV mRNA in PB in the same patients.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Cervical CD4+ T cells and CD4+/CD8+ ratio were decreased (p < 0.0001) and cervical CD8+ T cells were increased (p = 0.0080) in HIV+ women. These patients had lower CD4+ T-cell percentages in CVL compared to PB (p = 0.0257), and the opposite was true for CD8+ T cells (p = 0.0104). They also had a higher prevalence of high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (SILs) with an increased prevalence of HR HPV. Cervical CD8+ T cells were increased in HR HPV+ patients (p = 0.0300) and related to higher prevalence of SILs (p = 0.0001).</p><p><strong>Discussion/conclusion: </strong>Cervical lymphoid populations can be characterized by flow cytometry, showing a distinct cervical T-cell compartment in HIV+ women. This may represent a surrogate risk marker of HPV-associated cervical lesions in this population and prompt further research on this subject, contributing to improving patients' management.</p>","PeriodicalId":19805,"journal":{"name":"Pathobiology","volume":"90 3","pages":"176-186"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9572269","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}
PathobiologyPub Date : 2023-01-01Epub Date: 2022-08-11DOI: 10.1159/000525979
Elise M Walsh, Marc K Halushka
{"title":"A Comparison of Tissue Dissection Techniques for Diagnostic, Prognostic, and Theragnostic Analysis of Human Disease.","authors":"Elise M Walsh, Marc K Halushka","doi":"10.1159/000525979","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000525979","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Histopathology has historically been the critical technique for the diagnosis and treatment of human disease. Today, genomics, transcriptomics, and proteomics from specific cells, rather than bulk tissue, have become key to understanding underlying disease mechanisms and rendering useful diagnostic information. Extraction of desired analytes, i.e., nucleic acids or proteins, from easily accessible formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues allows for clinically relevant activities, such as sequencing biomarker mutations or typing amyloidogenic proteins. Genetic profiling has become routine for cancers as varied as non-small cell lung cancer and prostatic carcinoma. The five main tissue dissection techniques that have been developed thus far include: bulk scraping, manual macrodissection, manual microdissection, laser-capture microdissection, and expression microdissection. In this review, we discuss the importance of tissue dissection in clinical practice and research, the basic methods, applications, as well as some advantages and disadvantages for each modality.</p>","PeriodicalId":19805,"journal":{"name":"Pathobiology","volume":"90 3","pages":"199-208"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9918608/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9650414","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}
PathobiologyPub Date : 2023-01-01DOI: 10.1159/000525399
Marek Niedziela, Jarosław Szydlowski, Michal Dopierala, Jadwiga Maldyk, Iwona Klimecka, Pawel Kurzawa
{"title":"Autoimmune Thyroiditis Induced by Bartonella henselae (Cat-Scratch Disease) Might Be Reversible.","authors":"Marek Niedziela, Jarosław Szydlowski, Michal Dopierala, Jadwiga Maldyk, Iwona Klimecka, Pawel Kurzawa","doi":"10.1159/000525399","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000525399","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Bartonella henselae infection leads to development of cat-scratch disease (CSD) but may also trigger of autoimmune thyroiditis (AIT).</p><p><strong>Case presentation: </strong>We describe a 4-year-old boy with a severe fever of unknown etiology, disseminated neck lymphadenopathy, and a headache. Treatment with antibiotics was employed, but finally a left tonsillectomy, selective left lymphadenectomy, and immunophenotyping were performed to exclude lymphoma. Histologic examination excluded lymphoma but revealed CSD. IgG against B. henselae and Bartonella quintana was positive. A goiter was also found and positive anti-thyroid antibodies confirmed AIT. Two months later, the thyroid was not palpable, normal on ultrasound, and both anti-thyroid antibodies were negative. The full reversibility was documented, and 6-year follow-up showed that the patient remains disease free.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This is the first report that AIT triggered by B. henselae/B. qunitana might be reversible if the pathogenetic factor is eliminated at an early stage of disease.</p>","PeriodicalId":19805,"journal":{"name":"Pathobiology","volume":"90 2","pages":"131-137"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9676411","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":"Low-Dose Alcohol-Induced Inhibition of Mouse Orthotopically Transplanted Tumors Is Associated with T-Cell Response.","authors":"Akiko Kimoto, Shoma Kunisho, Ryohei Morita, Minako Onishi, Qian Zhou, Atsushi Ono, Daiki Miki, Fumio Shimamoto, Yasuhiko Kitadai","doi":"10.1159/000524478","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000524478","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The effects of low-dose alcohol consumption on colorectal cancer development are not well understood. Epidemiological studies have reported that people who consume small amounts of alcohol have lower mortality rates than both nondrinkers and heavy drinkers. This phenomenon has been labeled the \"J-curve effect\" of alcohol. This study examined the effects of low-dose alcohol (0.5%, 1%, and 2%) on tumor growth in a transplant colon cancer model.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>BALB/c and BALB/c nude mice were used to analyze T-cell immunity. Syngeneic CT26 murine colon cancer cells were implanted into the cecal wall, and the resulting T-cell immune effects were monitored.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The growth of orthotopic tumors was markedly inhibited upon ingestion of low-dose (0.5%) alcohol compared with that in the control mice. In contrast, cells from the same line were injected into the cecal wall of nude mice, and tumor growth inhibition was not observed. Histopathological and RNA sequence analyses were performed to elucidate the mechanisms underlying tumor growth inhibition. An increase in tumor CD8+ T lymphocytes and changes in cytokine levels were observed. Microbiome analysis using 16S rRNA gene sequencing of cecal contents was performed and revealed Mucispirillum schaedleri and Clostridium cocleatum showed decreased and increased abundance, respectively, in the alcohol group.</p><p><strong>Discussion/conclusion: </strong>Ingesting a threshold amount of alcohol results in the infiltration of T lymphocytes, which may enhance immune responsiveness in mouse colorectal cancer models.</p>","PeriodicalId":19805,"journal":{"name":"Pathobiology","volume":"90 1","pages":"22-30"},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10620523","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}