2025-2026
The number of publications in FY2025 is 33.
●FY2022 (16 publications)
●FY2023 (72 publications)
●FY2024 (69 publications)
- Gonzalez G, Carr MJ, Byrne H, Colgan A, Hare D, Sawa H, De Gascun CF, Matthijnssens J, Yandle Z.
“Complex evolutionary dynamics including reassortment drive genome diversity in human rotavirus species A circulating in Ireland.”
Infect Genet Evol.,135,105848, 2025 Oct 29. (2025 Oct 29),
DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2025.105848 - Orba Y, Kashima Y, Tabata K, Itakura Y, Ariizumi T, Hall WW, Sawa H, Suzuki Y, Sasaki M.
“Spatial gene expression analysis reveals pathological niches in Japanese encephalitis virus neuroinvasion”
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A.,122(43),e2515006122, Epub 2025 Oct 23. (2025 Oct 23),
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2515006122 - Sato M, Samaridou E, Beck-Broichsitter M, Maeki M, Kita S, Tokeshi M, Maenaka K, Harashima H, Sato Y.
“Examining the Impact of Storage Conditions on the Stability of a Liquid Formulation of mRNA-Loaded Lipid Nanoparticles”
Pharmaceutics., 17(9), 1194, (2025 Sep 14),
DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics17091194 - Shawa M, Chambaro H, Kamboyi HK, Sulwe C, Chizimu JY, Nasilele SJ, Ogata S, Samutela M, Zorigt T, Mudenda S, Simbotwe M, Nsofwa M, Chanda J, Chabala F, Nundwe M, Ndebe J, Sinjani M, Hayashida K, Nao N, Chilengi R, Sawa H, Suzuki Y, Hang’ombe B, Kajihara M, Higashi H.
“In silico characterization of chromosomally integrated blaCTX-M genes among clinical Enterobacteriaceae in Africa: insights from whole-genome analysis”
Front Microbiol.,16,1655907. (2025 Sep 12),
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1655907 - Bunuma EK, Keyyu J, Maziku J, Bitanyi S, Fyumagwa R, Changula K, Mubemba B, Simulundu E, Chitanga S, Horton DL, Ekiri AB, Sawa H, Muleya W.
“Rabies Surveillance in Mainland Tanzania: A Scoping Review of Animal Rabies Occurrences (1993-2023)”
Pathogens,14(9),919. (2025 Sep 11),
DOI: 10.3390/pathogens14090919 - Konishi K, Taoda Y, Igarashi M, Shishido T, Yasuo K, Hall WW, Orba Y, Sawa H, Sasaki M, Sato A.
“A cap-dependent endonuclease inhibitor acts as a potent antiviral agent against La Crosse virus infection”
Antimicrob Agents Chemother.,69(9),e0018625. (2025 Sep 3),
DOI: 10.1128/aac.00186-25 - Rowntree LC, Allen LF, Hagen RR, McQuilten HA, Quadeer AA, Chaurasia P, Kaewpreedee P, Lee KWK, Cohen CA, Petersen J, Littler DR, Habel JR, Zhang W, Cheng SMS, Chan KKP, Kwok JSY, Leung KSM, Wu JT, Lee CK, Davies J, Pannaraj PS, Kaity Allen E, Thomas PG, Tosif S, Crawford NW, Lappas M, Thevarajan I, Lewin SR, Kent SJ, Juno JA, Bond KA, Williamson DA, Holmes NE, Smibert OC, Gordon CL, Trubiano JA, Kotsimbos TC, Cheng AC, Efstathiou C, Turtle L, Thwaites RS, Brightling CE; PHOSP-COVID Collaborative Group; Rossjohn J, McKay MR, Tian J, Liu WJ, Gao GF, Xu J, Sonehara K, Ishii KJ, Namkoong H, Okada Y, Peiris M, Hui DSC, Poon LLM, Doherty PC, Nguyen THO, Valkenburg SA, Kedzierska K.
“HLA-B*15:01-positive severe COVID-19 patients lack CD8+ T cell pools with highly expanded public clonotypes”
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A.,122(36),e2503145122. Epub 2025 Sep 2. (2025 Sep 2),
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2503145122 - Hosoya K, Kim S, Kinoshita R, Maekawa N, Konnai S*, Takagi S, Tagawa M, Kagawa Y, Deguchi T, Owaki R, Tachibana Y, Yokokawa M, Takeuchi H, Nakamura H, Yamauchi A, Kudo A, Kamo S, Kato Y, Kanazawa S, Abe T, Furuta T, Yamamoto K, Suzuki Y, Okagawa T, Murata S, Ohashi K.
“Exploratory, Randomized, Dose-Response Study of the Anti-PD-L1 Antibody HFC-L1/c4G12 in Dogs with Pulmonary Metastatic Oral Malignant Melanoma”
Vet Sci.,12(9),850. (2025 Sep 2),
DOI: 10.3390/vetsci12090850. - Suzuki T, Miyata Y, Haga S, Itoh Y, Tanaka T, Hishinuma T, Orba Y, Eshita Y, Sakai Y, Kurosu T, Tajima S, Lim CK, Saijo M, Yamanaka A, Phanitchat T, Morales Vargas RE, Okuzaki D, Sawa H, Satoh T, Akira S, Matsuura Y, Okamoto T.
“Selective TLR ligand stimulation enhances in vivo mosquito-borne flavivirus pathogenicity”
Cell Rep.,44(9),116210. Online ahead of print. (2025 Aug 29),
DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2025.116210 - Narongpun P, Chanchaithong P, Tanomsridachchai W, Nuanmuang N, Thapa J, Yamagishi J, Suthienkul O, Leekitcharoenphon P, Aarestrup FM, Nakajima C, Suzuki Y.
“Emergence of livestock-associated MRSA clonal complex 398 in Thailand’s swine industry”
J Antimicrob Chemother.,dkaf313. Online ahead of print. (2025 Aug 26),
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkaf313 - Toba S, Uemura K, Sanaki T, Kusakabe S, Konishi K, Miki S, Maruyama Y, Iimuro A, Shishido T, Sasaki M, Orba Y, Hall WW, Sawa H, Sato A.
“Synergistic antiviral activity of a cathepsin B/L inhibitor and a TMPRSS2 inhibitor against SARS-CoV-2 in vitro and in vivo”
Virology.,612,110661. Epub 2025 Aug 21.. (2025 Aug 21),
DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2025.110661 - Toyting-Hiraishi J, Sato T, Supha N, Thongpanich Y, Horiuchi M, Thapa J, Nakajima C, Suzuki Y, Utrarachkij F.
“Unveiling the Genetic Diversity and Antimicrobial Resistance Profiles of Salmonella Population From 2016 to 2020 in Thai Canal Water”
Environ Microbiol Rep.,17(4),e70160. Online ahead of print. (2025 Aug 17),
DOI: 10.1111/1758-2229.70160. - Nakagawa Y, Kawaguchi Y, Hirose H, Hashiguchi T, Lee J, Hotta A, Kawamoto J, Sasaki M, Sawa H, Futaki S.
“SARS-CoV-2 inhibition through mRNA delivery using engineered extracellular vesicles displaying the spike protein.”
Biomaterials.,325,123594. Epub 2025 Aug 4. (2025 Aug 4),
DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2025.123594 - Sakurai Y, Fujioka Y, Maishi N, Takeda R, Ohba Y, Sasaki M, Teshirogi T, Ito W, Hida Y, Matsuda A, Kido K, Orba Y, Sa H, Hida K.
“SARS-CoV-2 uptake and inflammatory response in senescent endothelial cells are regulated by the BSG/VEGFR2 pathway”
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A.,122(31),e2502724122. Epub 2025 Jul 28. (2025 Jul 28),
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2502724122 - Nasilele SJ, Shawa M, Kamboyi HK, Phiri BSJ, Chambaro H, Lundu T, Nundwe M, Lungu A, Moonga L, Kajihara M, Sawa H, Suzuki Y, Higashi H, Siame A, Mudenda NB, Hang’ombe MB, Muzandu K.
“Occurrence of cefotaxime-resistant and beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriales in poultry from small-scale farms in the Copperbelt province of Zambia.”
JAC Antimicrob Resist.,7(4),dlaf125. eCollection 2025. (2025 Jul 22),
DOI: 10.1093/jacamr/dlaf125 - Tuanyok A, Nakajima C, Noll T, Khan MSR, Khrongsee P, Yowell CA, Xiao Y-P, Wuthiekanun V, Chantratita N, Heine H, Subramaniam K, Suzuki Y, Limmathurotsakul D, Mergia A.
“Genomic insights into ceftazidime resistance in Burkholderia pseudomallei: discovery of A172T mutation and palindromic GC-rich repeat sequences facilitating penA duplication and amplification”
Antimicrob Agents Chemother.,69(8),e0022025. Epub 2025 Jul 21. (2025 Jul 21),
DOI: 10.1128/aac.00220-25 - Jayaweera S, Suwanthada P, Barnes DA, Poussier C, Nishimura T, Hasegawa N, Nishiuchi Y, Thapa J, Gorden SV, Kim H, Nakajima C, Suzuki Y.
“Investigation of WQ-3810, a Fluoroquinolone with a High Potential Against Fluoroquinolone-Resistant Mycobacterium avium”
Antibiotics (Basel).,14(7),704. (2025 Jul 14),
DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics14070704 - De’Sean Mears C, Tabata K, Ariizumi T, Hang’ombe BM, Qiu Y, Harima H, Kajihara M, Hall WW, Sasaki M, Sawa H, Orba Y.
“Mosquito-borne alphaviruses in Zambia: Isolation and characterization of Eilat and Sindbis viruses.”
Virus Res.,358,199604. Epub 2025 Jul 7. (2025 Jul 7),
DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2025.199604 - Unoh Y, Hirai K, Uehara S, Kawashima S, Nobori H, Sato J, Shibayama H, Hori A, Nakahara K, Kurahashi K, Takamatsu M, Yamamoto S, Zhang Q, Tanimura M, Dodo R, Maruyama Y, Sawa H, Watari R, Miyano T, Kato T, Sato T, Tachibana Y.
“Discovery of the Clinical Candidate S-892216: A Second-Generation of SARS-CoV-2 3CL Protease Inhibitor for Treating COVID-19”
J Med Chem.,68(20),21099-21119. Epub 2025 Jul 5. (2025 Jul 5),
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5c00754 - Isogawa M, Shinoda M, Kotaki R, Terahara K, Onodera T, Kabasawa K, Toyama-Kousaka M, Fujisawa M, Watanabe M, Tonouchi K, Terooatea T, Kitano A, Adachi Y, Moriyama S, Takano T, Fukushi S, Matsumura T, Yamashita K, Shinkai M, Takahashi Y. Masaharu Shinkai, Yoshimasa Takahashi.
“Antibody durability is influenced by interleukin-2 production by undifferentiated memory T helper cells and extensive B cell clonal expansion”
Cell Rep.,44(7),115934. Epub 2025 Jul 1. (2025 Jul 1),
DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2025.115934 - Ito W, Sakurai Y, Maishi N, Takeda R, Teshirogi T, Yu L, Hida Y, Sasaki M, Orba Y, Tsumita T, Watanabe H, Iimura T, Kubo T, Toba S, Sato A, Matsuda A, Kyuno D, Osanai M, Ohiro Y, Torigoe T, Sawa H, Hida K.
“SARS-CoV-2 infection promotes lung thrombosis by inducing integrinβ3 expression in vascular endothelial cells”
Sci Rep.,15(1),20447. (2025 Jul 1),
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-02784-4 - Aklil Y, Takeuchi H, Gonzalez G, Inoue A, Maeda K, Kobayashi S, Itakura Y, Saito S, Sakuntabhai A, Sasaki M, Hall WW, Sawa H, Orba Y, Tabata K.
“Development of a novel plate reader-based antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE) assay for orthoflavivirus infections”
J Virol Methods.,338,115210. Epub 2025 Jun 24. (2025 Jun 24),
DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2025.115210 - Nakamura H, Konnai S, Okagawa T, Maekawa N, Tiyamanee W, Ikehata M, Matsubara K, Watari K, Kamitani K, Saito M, Kato Y, Suzuki Y, Murata S, Ohashi K.
“Comprehensive analysis of immune checkpoint molecules profiles phenotype and function of exhausted T cells in enzootic bovine leukosis”
J Immunol., vkaf050. Online ahead of print. (2025 May 27),
DOI: 10.1093/jimmun/vkaf050 - Maekawa N, Konnai S, Watari K, Takeuchi H, Nakanishi T, Tachibana T, Hosoya K, Kim S, Kinoshita R, Owaki R, Yokokawa M, Kagawa Y, Takagi S, Deguchi T, Ohta H, Kato Y, Yamamoto S, Yamamoto K, Suzuki Y, Okagawa T, Murata S, Ohashi K.
“Development of caninized anti-CTLA-4 antibody as salvage combination therapy for anti-PD-L1 refractory tumors in dogs”
Front. Immunol.,16,1570717. eCollection 2025. (2025 May 20),
DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2025.1570717 - Ito J, Strange A, Liu W, Joas G, Lytras S; Genotype to Phenotype Japan (G2P-Japan) Consortium; Sato K.
“A protein language model for exploring viral fitness landscapes”
Nat Commun.,16(1),4236. (2025 May 13),
DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2025.105848 - Akapelwa ML, Kapalamula TF, Moonga LC, Bwalya P, Solo ES, Chizimu JY, Thapa J, Hayashida K, Hang’ombe BM, Munyeme M, Tamaru A, Wada T, Yoshida S, Kodera T, Kawase M, Gordon SV, Yamada K, Nakajima C, Suzuki Y.
“Development of a multiplex loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) method for differential detection of Mycobacterium bovis and Mycobacterium tuberculosis by dipstick DNA chromatography”
Microbiol Spectr.,13(6),e0242124. Epub 2025 Apr 30. (2025 Apr 30),
DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.02421-24 - Marumi Ohno, Toshiki Sekiya, Richard Obeng-Kyeremeh, Chimuka Handabile, Minori Haruta, Naoki Nomura, Tomomi Kawakita, Masashi Shingai, Hiroshi Kida.
“Optimization of the preparation method of inactivated intact virus particle vaccine for COVID-19”
Vaccine.,56,127173. Epub 2025 Apr 24. (2025 Apr 24),
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2025.127173 - Chambaro HM, Hayashida K, Moonga LC, Shawa M, Muleya W, Chizimu J, Squarre D, Sugi T, Yamagishi J, Ogata S, Kajihara M, Sawa H, Sanjoba C, Mwase ET, Chilengi R, Munsaka GH, Sarenje KL, Mulunda NR, Mutengo MM, Namangala B, Goto Y.
“A high prevalence of dogs seropositive to Leishmania in Zambia”
Parasitol Int.,108,103081. Online ahead of print. (2025 Apr 24),
DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2025.103081 - Shawa M, Hayashida K, Nao N, Paudel A, Kamboyi H, Chambaro H, Mulavu M, Khumalo CS, Nundwe M, Zorigt T, Nakamura C, Qiu Y, Kawai N, Kasanga M, Chizimu J, Moonga L, Ndebe J, Simbotwe M, Ogata S, Samutela M, Nakajima C, Chilengi R, Mutengo M, Kajihara M, Sawa H, Hang’ombe B, Suzuki Y, Higashi H.
“Development of a PCR-dipstick DNA chromatography-based tool for the detection of CTX-M- and TEM-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from patients in Kafue and Katete districts of Zambia”
BMC Infect Dis.,25(1),541. (2025 Apr 16),
DOI: 10.1186/s12879-025-10628-9 - Kawakita T, Sekiya T, Kameda Y, Nomura N, Ohno M, Handabile C, Yamaya A, Fukuhara H, Anraku Y, Kita S, Toba S, Tsukamoto H, Sawa T, Oshiumi H, Itoh Y, Maenaka K, Sato A, Sawa H, Suzuki Y, Brown LE, Jackson DC, Kida H, Matsumoto M, Seya T, Shingai M.
“ARNAX is an ideal adjuvant for COVID-19 vaccines to enhance antigen-specific CD4+ and CD8+ T-cell responses and neutralizing antibody induction”
J Virol.,e0229024. Online ahead of print. (2025 Apr 15),
DOI: 10.1128/jvi.02290-24 - Singano N, Kainga H, Chatanga E, Nkhoma J, Njunga G, Chulu J, Tembo R, Sawa H, Muleya W.
“One Health Lens on Rabies: Human-Bat Interactions and Genomic Insights of Rabies Virus in Rural Lilongwe, Malawi”
Trop Med Infect Dis.,10(4),95. (2025 Apr 4),
DOI: 10.3390/tropicalmed10040095 - Suzuki Y, Yakuwa M, Sato M, Samaridou E, Beck-Broichsitter M, Maeki M, Tokeshi M, Yamada Y, Harashima H, Sato Y.
“Splenic B cell-Targeting Lipid Nanoparticles for Safe and Effective mRNA Vaccine Delivery”
J Control Release.,382,113687.Epub 2025 Apr 3.(2025 Apr 3),
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2025.113687 - Nundwe M, Chizimu JY, Mwaba J, Shawa M, Rodrick S. Katete RS, Mutengo MM, Nakazwe R, Mulunda NR, Sialubanje C, Kalumbi MM, Kaunda Y, Chanda R, Chambaro H, Kamboyi HK, Kapalamula TF, Mudenda S, Chabala FW, Hang’ombe BM, Chilengi R, Nakajima C, Suzuki Y.
“Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns and Serological Diversity of Shigella Species from Patient Isolates at University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia”
Bacteria.,4(2),18. (2025 Apr 2),
DOI: 10.3390/bacteria4020018