Publications by authors named "Y Atarashi"

Article Synopsis
  • Since 2019, SARS-CoV-2 has mutated, leading to various pandemic and epidemic waves that involve changes in its spike protein, which is key for the virus's entry into cells.
  • Researchers studied the spike proteins from variants BA.2.86 and JN.1, discovering structures where ACE2 receptor binds to the spike protein in both up and down conformations.
  • Their findings suggest that the down-conformation of the receptor-binding domain (RBD) is an important intermediate state that helps facilitate the virus's entry, with specific mutations like K356T impacting infectivity and resistance to neutralizing antibodies.
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Background: NY-ESO-1 and XAGE1 cancer/testis antigens elicit humoral and cellular immune responses in NSCLC patients. We aimed to predict clinical benefit with ICI monotherapy, using an automated immunoassay of NY-ESO-1/XAGE1 antibodies (Abs).

Methods: This study enrolled 99 NSCLC patients who received nivolumab after chemotherapy, including 21 patients harboring EGFR, ALK, or KRAS alterations.

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Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) are key drugs in systemic therapy for advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and have recently been incorporated into neoadjuvant and adjuvant settings for surgical resection. Currently, ICI combinations with cytotoxic agents are frequently used in clinical practice, although several ICI clinical trials have failed to produce long-term clinical benefits. Unfortunately, clinical benefit is moderate and limited considering physical and financial burden.

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Background: Anti-programmed cell death-1 (PD-1) antibodies (Abs) are key drugs in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treatment; however, clinical benefits with anti-PD-1 monotherapy are limited. We reported that serum Abs against cancer-testis antigens NY-ESO-1 and XAGE1 predicted clinical benefits. We aimed to develop a fully automated immunoassay system measuring NY-ESO-1/XAGE1 Abs.

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The quantitative range and reproducibility of current serological tests for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) are not optimized. Herein, we developed a diagnostic test that detects SARS-CoV-2 IgG and IgM with high quantitativeness and reproducibility and low interference. The system was based on the high-sensitivity chemiluminescence enzyme immunoassay (HISCL) platform and detects IgG and IgM specific to SARS-CoV-2 spike and nucleocapsid proteins.

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