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Biliary tract infections (BTIs) caused by drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa pose significant treatment challenges. This study evaluated phage therapy in a refractory BTI case. A good manufacturing practice (GMP)-compliant phage cocktail targeting the patient’s strain was administered via percutaneous transhepatic cholangiodrainage (PTCD) catheters, yielding initial clinical improvement and reduced inflammation markers. However, phage-resistant P. aeruginosa emerged, harboring lipopolysaccharide (LPS) mutations that caused O-antigen loss. A secondary treatment using dsRNA phage phiYY effectively infected O-antigen-deficient mutants but failed to fully eradicate the infection due to bacterial heterogeneity and possible biofilm formation. This study demonstrates phage therapy’s safety and partial efficacy in BTI, highlighting its potential as an adjunct treatment. Further optimization is needed to address resistance mechanisms and improve long-term outcomes. The cover image illustrates the dynamic interaction between bacteriophages and P. aeruginosa, highlighting the complex battle against drug-resistant infections and the potential of phage therapy as a novel treatment strategy.
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1.From NF-κB to cGAS: An interview with Prof. Zhijian James Chen on unraveling innate immunity
hLife | 从NF-κB到cGAS:陈志坚教授访谈——揭开固有免疫的奥秘
通讯作者:曾文文,Lai Guan Ng,陈志坚,闫群
在这次对话中,陈志坚教授回顾了他的研究历程,从最初对泛素和NF-κB信号的探索,到MAVS和cGAS的发现,展现了他对细胞信号传导及人类疾病的持久热情。陈教授强调,科研工作的关键在于不畏艰难关注具有深远影响而且尚未解决的问题,且能坚持不懈。这次交流不仅为有志于科研的年轻学者提供了导师般的视角,也凝练了生物医学研究成功之路的精髓。
引用:
Zeng W, Ng LG, Chen ZJ, et al. From NF-κB to cGAS: An interview with Prof. Zhijian James Chen on unraveling innate immunity. hLife 2025; 3: 253–257.
2. Comparison of innate immune responses against arboviruses in mammalian hosts and mosquito vectors
hLife | 清华大学程功/朱毅斌研究团队揭秘哺乳动物宿主和蚊虫媒介对蚊媒病毒先天免疫反应的差异
通讯作者:朱毅斌,程功
本研究系统比较了哺乳动物与媒介蚊虫在应对蚊媒病毒感染时的先天免疫策略,揭示了生命进化过程中形成的复杂免疫防御网络,也为新型抗病毒疗法和病媒控制技术的开发提供了新的研究思路。
引用:
Zhang L, Zhu Y, Cheng G. Comparison of innate immune responses against arboviruses in mammalian hosts and mosquito vectors. hLife 2025; 3: 258–274.
3. Personalized bacteriophage therapy for chronic biliary tract Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections
hLife | 胡必杰与乐率等研究团队合作发现对抗超级细菌的利器!首例超级细菌胆道感染的噬菌体治疗案例!
通讯作者:朱同玉,胡必杰,乐率
本研究首次证实了噬菌体疗法在胆道感染中的安全性和有效性,为治疗提供了新的思路。尽管完全清除感染仍具挑战,但噬菌体疗法在缓解症状和减少细菌载量方面效果显著。未来,研究团队将进一步优化噬菌体治疗策略,以应对细菌耐药性、异质性、生物膜等因素带来的挑战。
引用:
Li N, Li L, He B, et al. Personalized bacteriophage therapy for chronic biliary tract Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections. hLife 2025; 3: 275–283.
4. Metagenomic mining reveals novel viral histones in dsDNA viruses
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通讯作者:王海波,刘越
本研究利用基于结构的蛋白质大规模比对方法,对IMG/VR 4宏基因组数据库进行了系统分析,成功鉴定出超过1500个病毒来源的组蛋白和组蛋白折叠蛋白,显著拓展了病毒组蛋白的结构和功能多样性。
引用:
Liu Y, Hou Z, Hao W, et al. Metagenomic mining reveals novel viral histones in dsDNA viruses. hLife 2025; 3: 284–296.
hLife | 广州医科大学李锋/唐小平研究团队成功建立猴痘病毒IIb分支I和II型干扰素通路双缺陷小鼠感染致病模型
通讯作者:李峰
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引用:
Fan Q, Jiang M, Lv T, et al. Modeling the pathogenic infection of mpox virus clade IIb in type I and II interferon pathway double deficient mice. hLife 2025; 3: 297–300.
6. Global health visionaries, Professors Peter Piot and Heidi Larson, join hLife editorial board
通讯作者:闫群
hLife proudly announced the addition of two distinguished scholars to the editorial board: Professor Peter Piot, the celebrated microbiologist, and Professor Heidi Larson, the pioneering anthropologist of vaccine confidence. Their appointments came during an important visit to the Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) on April 1, 2025, at the invitation of hLife Editor-in-Chief Professor George Fu Gao.
引用:
Yan Q. Global health visionaries, Professors Peter Piot and Heidi Larson, join hLife editorial board. hLife 2025; 3: 301–302.
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