ApmisPub Date : 2025-01-01Epub Date: 2024-08-27DOI: 10.1111/apm.13459
Hanne Ingmer, Jørgen J Leisner, Stephanie Fulaz
{"title":"Forssman and the staphylococcal hemolysins.","authors":"Hanne Ingmer, Jørgen J Leisner, Stephanie Fulaz","doi":"10.1111/apm.13459","DOIUrl":"10.1111/apm.13459","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Forssman was a Swedish pathologist and microbiologist who, in the 1920s and 1930s conducted a long series of experiments that led to unique insights into surface antigens of blood cells, as well as added to the discrimination of toxins produced by staphylococci that lyse red blood cells. This review takes offset in the studies published by Forssman in APMIS addressing the hemolytic properties of staphylococcal toxins displayed against erythrocytes of animal and human origin. In light of current knowledge, we will discuss the insights we now have and how they may pave the way for curing infections with pathogenic staphylococci, including Staphylococcus aureus.</p>","PeriodicalId":8167,"journal":{"name":"Apmis","volume":" ","pages":"e13459"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11669744/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142071865","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}
ApmisPub Date : 2025-01-01Epub Date: 2024-11-12DOI: 10.1111/apm.13497
Bruno de Carvalho Dornelas, Willian Vargas Tenório da Costa, João Pablo Ferraz de Abreu, Juliana Salomão Daud, Felipe Dos Anjos Rodrigues Campos, Deiriene Rodrigues de Oliveira Campos, Douglas Eulálio Antunes, Lúcio Borges de Araújo, Diogo Fernandes Dos Santos, Cleverson Teixeira Soares, Isabela Maria Bernardes Goulart
{"title":"Impact of histopathological and serological assessments on early diagnosis of leprosy relapse.","authors":"Bruno de Carvalho Dornelas, Willian Vargas Tenório da Costa, João Pablo Ferraz de Abreu, Juliana Salomão Daud, Felipe Dos Anjos Rodrigues Campos, Deiriene Rodrigues de Oliveira Campos, Douglas Eulálio Antunes, Lúcio Borges de Araújo, Diogo Fernandes Dos Santos, Cleverson Teixeira Soares, Isabela Maria Bernardes Goulart","doi":"10.1111/apm.13497","DOIUrl":"10.1111/apm.13497","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aimed to identify laboratory factors predicting leprosy relapse (LR) after multi-drug therapy (MDT). A case-control study included 80 patients treated with MDT at a national reference center over 12 years. The Relapse Group had 40 patients who relapsed after an average of 89.2 months post-MDT, while the Control Group had 40 patients who remained asymptomatic for an average of 113.1 months. Significant predictors of LR included neural/perineural lymphocytic infiltrate (OR = 4.67; p = 0.0076) and foamy granulomas (OR = 15.55; p = 0.0005), increasing odds by 4.7 and 15.6 times, respectively. The Relapse Group had a mean histological bacillary index (hBI) of 3.23+ compared to 1.8 in the Control Group (p = 0.004). An hBI ≥3+ had 72% sensitivity and 65% specificity for detecting LR (AUC = 0.72; p = 0.0002). Elevated anti-phenolic glycolipid I (anti-PGL-I) IgM antibody levels (ELISA index, EI ≥1) were also associated with LR (OR = 4.67; p = 0.0031). An EI ≥3.6 had 71% sensitivity and 62% specificity (AUC = 0.70; p = 0.0012). Multivariate analysis indicated that neural/perineural infiltrate, foamy granulomas, hBI ≥ 1+, and EI ≥ 1 significantly predicted LR, with up to 94.32% probability. Conclusively, these factors can identify individuals at high probability of LR after MDT.</p>","PeriodicalId":8167,"journal":{"name":"Apmis","volume":" ","pages":"e13497"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142613963","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":"Echinacoside attenuates Klebsiella pneumoniae-induced pneumonia via inhibition of the TLR4/NF-κB signaling.","authors":"Mi Zhang, Ming Zhan, Xinyu Song","doi":"10.1111/apm.13507","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/apm.13507","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Gram-negative bacterium Klebsiella pneumoniae (K. pneumoniae) is one major causative agent of community- and hospital-acquired pneumonia. Echinacoside (ECH) is a phenylethanoid glycoside isolated from Cistanche deserticola that possesses anti-inflammatory activity. Our research aimed to confirm whether ECH alleviates K. pneumoniae-induced pneumonia and explore the underlying regulatory mechanisms. BEAS-2B cells and BALB/c mice were infected by K. pneumoniae to establish the cellular and animal models, respectively, followed by ECH treatment. Inflammatory cytokine levels were detected by RT-qPCR and ELISA. The lung wet/dry (W/D) weight ratio and the myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity in lung tissues were examined. The pulmonary histopathologic changes were observed through hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining. The levels of TLR4/NF-κB pathway-associated molecules were estimated through western blotting, immunohistochemical, and immunohistochemical staining. K. pneumoniae infection caused lung histopathologic damage, enhanced MPO activity, elevated lung W/D weight ratio, and upregulated inflammatory cytokine levels in mice and promoted inflammatory cytokine expression in BEAS-2B cells, which were reversed by ECH treatment. K. pneumoniae infection-induced upregulation in TLR4, phosphorylated (p)-p65, and p-IκBα levels, and downregulation in IκBα levels in BEAS-2B cells and pneumonia mice were overturned by ECH treatment. ECH ameliorates K. pneumoniae-induced pneumonia through suppressing the TLR4/NF-κB pathway.</p>","PeriodicalId":8167,"journal":{"name":"Apmis","volume":"133 1","pages":"e13507"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142930584","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":"Fritz Kauffmann: innovator in microbial classification.","authors":"Rie Jønsson, Mathias Mølbak Ingholt, Karen Angeliki Krogfelt","doi":"10.1111/apm.13504","DOIUrl":"10.1111/apm.13504","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Fritz Kauffmann (1899-1978) was a German/Danish microbiologist, who worked most of his years studying intestinal bacteria at Statens Serum Institut in Denmark. During his research, he implemented several diagnostic tools, which are still used in reference laboratories worldwide. Kauffmann was probably most known for developing the \"Kauffmann-White scheme\" based on the O- and flagella antigens on the surface of Salmonella. He was a visionary in his field, working at the intersection of microbiology and public health, as his research enabled proper diagnosis and tracking of diseases around the world.</p>","PeriodicalId":8167,"journal":{"name":"Apmis","volume":"133 1","pages":"e13504"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11664200/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142875572","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}
ApmisPub Date : 2025-01-01Epub Date: 2024-10-16DOI: 10.1111/apm.13480
Niels Høiby
{"title":"Örjan Ouchterlony and the antigen-antibody double diffusion-in-gel: a survey.","authors":"Niels Høiby","doi":"10.1111/apm.13480","DOIUrl":"10.1111/apm.13480","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Swedish scientist Örjan Ouchterlony published four ground-breaking papers 1948-1966 in Acta Pathol Microbiol Scand where he described a new method of antigen-antibody reactions in gel. He described and defined the 'reaction of identity' and 'reaction of partial identity' when he used related antigens and 'reaction of non-identity' when he used non-related antigens. His results inspired scientists in other countries to further develop and modify the 'Ouchterlony method' which became useful for both scientific and clinical purposes. This survey describes how the methods were discovered and how they became modified and improved and how they were used, but also underlines that the original Ouchterlony method is still used.</p>","PeriodicalId":8167,"journal":{"name":"Apmis","volume":" ","pages":"e13480"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11669740/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142456712","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}
ApmisPub Date : 2025-01-01Epub Date: 2024-06-30DOI: 10.1111/apm.13452
Bodil Norrild, Ulrik Ralfkiaer
{"title":"Celebrating a century of APMIS: a legacy of pathology, microbiology, and immunology.","authors":"Bodil Norrild, Ulrik Ralfkiaer","doi":"10.1111/apm.13452","DOIUrl":"10.1111/apm.13452","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This manuscript commemorates the 100th anniversary of APMIS, highlighting its evolution from a regional journal, founded in 1924 as Acta Pathologica et Microbiologica Scandinavica, to an international platform fostering global collaboration in pathology, microbiology, and immunology. The journal's inception was driven by Ulrik Quensel's vision in 1919, leading to the establishment of the Northern Pathological Society and the launch of the journal in 1924. APMIS has consistently published landmark research, including significant contributions from prominent. These studies have advanced understanding in fields such as pathology, microbiology, and immunology. The journal expanded its scope in the 1970s to include immunology, rebranding as APMIS in the mid-1980s. Recent decades have seen a continued commitment to cutting-edge research and an increasing impact factor. As APMIS transitions to an Open Access model under Wiley, it will be renamed the PMI Journal (Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology) to reflect its global reach and dedication to scientific excellence. This centennial celebration acknowledges the contributions of editors, authors, and readers, looking forward to future advancements in biomedical research.</p>","PeriodicalId":8167,"journal":{"name":"Apmis","volume":" ","pages":"e13452"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141465792","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}
ApmisPub Date : 2025-01-01Epub Date: 2024-05-26DOI: 10.1111/apm.13441
Rikke Thea, Karsten Buschard
{"title":"Beta-cell activity and development of Type 1 diabetes.","authors":"Rikke Thea, Karsten Buschard","doi":"10.1111/apm.13441","DOIUrl":"10.1111/apm.13441","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune disease, resulting in diminished islet integrity and destruction of the insulin-secreting beta cells. In this review, we investigate the intrinsic relationship between the development of T1D and the activity of the beta cells. The idea was initially hypothesized in 1982 that an increased beta-cell activity would enhance the surface antigen expression and thereby attract the immune system. Later, other findings support this idea, including increased risk of T1D development during third trimester of pregnancy, and the difference in T1D incidence in Russian and Finnish Karelia due to different lifestyles. Other implications of high beta-cell activity, such as reduced sulfatide levels, formation of non-correct insulin molecules and an increase in IFN-alpha upon virus attack, can contribute to the development of T1D. A possible way to prevent the development of T1D is to diminish beta-cell activity, which has shown promising results in animal models.</p>","PeriodicalId":8167,"journal":{"name":"Apmis","volume":" ","pages":"e13441"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11669742/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141154600","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}
ApmisPub Date : 2025-01-01Epub Date: 2024-11-19DOI: 10.1111/apm.13501
Merete Markvart, Christiane E Sørensen, Kim R Ekstrand, Sebastian Schlafer, Daniel Belstrøm
{"title":"Historical concepts and contemporary perspectives of dental caries-a tribute to Henrik Dam (1895-1976).","authors":"Merete Markvart, Christiane E Sørensen, Kim R Ekstrand, Sebastian Schlafer, Daniel Belstrøm","doi":"10.1111/apm.13501","DOIUrl":"10.1111/apm.13501","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Dental caries is a multifactorial disease, which is the result of a complex interplay between the diet, the host, the saliva, and dental biofilms. Although the prevalence of dental caries has decreased dramatically since 1950 in many countries, it continues to be one of the most common health conditions globally. The aim of the present review is to summarize the investigations on dental caries performed by the late Noble prize winner Henrik Dam and his colleagues in the middle of the 20th century, and to relate the knowledge and state of the art at the time to current concepts on dental caries. Henrik Dam is mostly known for his discovery of Vitamin K, but he also conducted experimental studies on dental caries that focused on the role of Vitamin K, the diet, and saliva in the development of dental caries. The discoveries of Henrik Dam contributed to our understanding of the role of saliva and different dietary components, such as fat and proteins, in caries development and prevention.</p>","PeriodicalId":8167,"journal":{"name":"Apmis","volume":" ","pages":"e13501"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142674948","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":"Fungal positivity and other laboratory parameters in HIV- and non-HIV-related cryptococcal meningitis patients upon antifungal treatment","authors":"Chaojuan Liang, Shaoyong Xi, Hanzhen Su, Lida Mo, Liejun Jiang, Huan Lu, Huayi Huang","doi":"10.1111/apm.13476","DOIUrl":"10.1111/apm.13476","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The association between fungal positivity in cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) and other laboratory parameters in cryptococcal meningitis (CM) with or without HIV infection is unclear. India ink staining and culture were used to detect the <i>Cryptococcus</i> in the CSF during the treatment course. Hematology analysis and chemistry analysis of CSF were also performed. Flow cytometry was used to analyze the T lymphocyte subsets in the blood. The positivity of the culture reduced significantly faster than that of the ink staining in both HIV and non-HIV patients between treatment time points. The total protein in the CSF of the HIV-related patients was significantly lower than in the non-HIV-related patients at all time points of treatment (p = 0.009, 0.012, 0.001, and 0.037, respectively). The lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) in the CSF of the HIV-related patients at admission was significantly lower than in the non-HIV-related patients (p = 0.017). There were significant differences in glucose and LDH levels between different time points of treatment (p = 0.000 and 0.016, respectively) in the non-HIV-related patients. For <i>Cryptococcus</i> detection in CSF, the culture method appeared to be more sensitive and reliable than the ink staining method. HIV-related CM patients showed certain hematologic and CSF chemistry features which may help guide the management of patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":8167,"journal":{"name":"Apmis","volume":"133 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-12-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142827142","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}
Maria K. Jauhiainen, Anttoni Markkanen, Timo Atula, Katri Aro, Caj Haglund, Maria Söderlund-Venermo, Antti A. Mäkitie, Saku T. Sinkkonen, Jaana Hagström
{"title":"Expression of toll-like receptors in recurrent pleomorphic adenoma and carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma","authors":"Maria K. Jauhiainen, Anttoni Markkanen, Timo Atula, Katri Aro, Caj Haglund, Maria Söderlund-Venermo, Antti A. Mäkitie, Saku T. Sinkkonen, Jaana Hagström","doi":"10.1111/apm.13505","DOIUrl":"10.1111/apm.13505","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Pleomorphic adenoma (PA) is a benign salivary gland tumour that may recur or undergo malignant transformation (CXPA). Toll-like receptors (TLR) mediate immune responses triggered by various agents such as viruses and are related to tumour formation either by stimulating or suppressing their growth, with variation across different tumour entities. We compared TLR immunohistochemical expression in PA, its recurrent counterparts and CXPA and evaluated the effect of virus presence in these tumours. We studied the expression of TLR-2, -3, -5, -7 and -9 in 25 PA, 34 recurrent PA and 15 CXPA tumour samples. In addition, we examined the TLR expression levels in the presence and absence of herpes-, polyoma- and parvovirus DNA in a subset of tumours (n = 20). CXPA expressed significantly more TLR-5 and TLR-9 in the nucleus, cytoplasm and cell membrane compared with benign PA. The presence of virus DNA did not notably affect the TLR expression. TLR expression patterns seem to reflect tumour behaviour but are independent of the presence of viruses tested in this study.</p>","PeriodicalId":8167,"journal":{"name":"Apmis","volume":"133 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-12-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/apm.13505","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142827135","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}