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Kosuke Imamura

Kumamoto University

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A probiotic bacterium modulates antitumor γδ T-cell responses in lung cancer

Yoshihiko Goto, Garry M. Dolton, Hannah L. Thomas, Théo Morin, Yuka Tajima, Kosuke Imamura, Shinya Sakata, Kentaro Oka, Atsushi Hayashi, Motomichi Takahashi, Takamasa Ueno, Takuro Sakagami, Yusuke Tomita, Andrew Kelvin Sewell, Chihiro Motozono

This study shows that the probiotic CBM588 enhances antitumor γδ T-cell responses in lung cancer patients undergoing checkpoint blockade therapy.

bioRxiv · Jul 16, 2025 · PreprintImmunology

β-III tubulin identifies anti-fibrotic state of pericytes in pulmonary fibrosis

Yoh-suke Mukouyama, Ryo Sato, Kosuke Imamura, Tatsuya Tsukui, Teruhiko Yoshida, Yusuke Tomita, Kosuke Fujino, Tokunori Ikeda, Kunio Onizawa, Takumi Sogo, Christian Combs, Meera Murgai, Jeffrey B. Kopp, Paul J. Wolters, Makoto Suzuki, , Dean Sheppard

This study identifies β-III tubulin as a marker for anti-fibrotic pericytes in pulmonary fibrosis and shows that Tuj1-expressing pericytes release CXCL10 to inhibit pro-fibrotic macrophage differentiation.

bioRxiv · Apr 15, 2025 · PreprintPathology