Objective To investigate the impact of Epstein-Barr virus(EBV)infection on immune responses among systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE)patients.Methods AA total of 103 SLE patients(SLE group),50 rheumatoid arthritis(RA)patients(RA group),and 120 healthy physical examinees(control group)were enrolled from May 2022 to April 2024.Anti-EBV CA IgG,IgA,IgM,anti-EBV EA IgM,and anti-EBV NA IgG,IgA antibody levels were measured using direct chemiluminescent magnetic particle-based indirect immunoassay,and positive rates were compared among groups.SLE patients were further divided into reactivated infection and past infection groups based on anti-EBV antibody profiles.Non-specific and specific immune response markers were assessed.Peripheral blood T lymphocytes from two groups were isolated via fluorescence-activated cell sorting(FACS)for transcriptomic sequencing.Results The positive rate of anti-EBV CA IgA antibody in the SLE group[22.30％(23/103)]was higher than that in the RA group[6.00％(3/50)]and the control group[5.00％(6/120)],showing significant difference(P＜0.05).In SLE patients,anti-EBV EA IgM antibody was positively correlated with interferon-α(IFN-α)(r=0.1984,P＜0.05);anti-EBV CA IgM antibody was positively correlated with interleukin(IL)-2,IL-5,and IL-1β(r=0.1980,0.2553,0.1797,P＜0.05);anti-EBV CA IgG antibody was positively correlated with IL-5(r=0.2769,P＜0.05),IL-2(r=0.1820,P＜0.05),IL-8(r=0.1920,P＜0.05),and interferon-γ(IFN-γ)(r=0.1807,P＜0.05).Anti-EBV NA IgG antibody was positively correlated with IL-4(r=0.2015,P＜0.05),IL-8(r=0.2395,P＜0.05),and IL-17(r=0.1795,P＜0.05),and negatively correlated with IL-5(r=-0.2212,P＜0.05).Anti-EBV NA IgG antibody in SLE patients was positively correlated with IgG(r-0.2731,P＜0.05),and anti-EBV CA IgM antibody was positively correlated with IgM(r=0.2614,P＜0.05);anti-EBV EA IgM antibody was negatively correlated with white blood count(r=-0.2742,P＜0.05),neutrophil count(r=-0.2249,P＜0.05),lymphocyte count(r=-0.2723,P＜0.05),and monocyte count(r=-0.2275,P＜0.05),and anti-EBV NA IgA antibody was positively correlated with IgA results(r=0.3231,P＜0.05).The anti-EBV CA IgA antibody-positive SLE group showed elevated levels of the nonspecific immune response marker IgA and decreased levels of C3 and C4,as compared with the anti-EBV CA IgA antibody-negative SLE group,RA group,and control group(P＜0.05).Additionally,when compared with the RA group and control group,the anti-EBV CA IgA antibody-positive SLE group had reduced specific immune response parameters,including CD16+56+,CD 19,and the CD4/CD8 ratio(P＜0.05).Results from transcriptomic sequencing of peripheral blood T lymphocytes revealed upregulation of IL-2,IL-5,IL-8 and IFN-γ in reactivated infection group,as compared with the past infection group(P＜0.05).Results of the differential gene enrichment analysis between the two groups revealed that the differentially expressed genes were primarily associated with inflammatory signaling pathways,such as"inflammatory response activation,""inflammasome formation,"and"inflammatory cytokine release."Conclusion SLE patients demonstrate higher EBV activity.EBV infection may exacerbate SLE's inflammatory microenvironment by activating Th1/Th2 immune responses and promote humoral immune activation.

Objective To investigate the impact of Epstein-Barr virus(EBV)infection on immune responses among systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE)patients.Methods AA total of 103 SLE patients(SLE group),50 rheumatoid arthritis(RA)patients(RA group),and 120 healthy physical examinees(control group)were enrolled from May 2022 to April 2024.Anti-EBV CA IgG,IgA,IgM,anti-EBV EA IgM,and anti-EBV NA IgG,IgA antibody levels were measured using direct chemiluminescent magnetic particle-based indirect immunoassay,and positive rates were compared among groups.SLE patients were further divided into reactivated infection and past infection groups based on anti-EBV antibody profiles.Non-specific and specific immune response markers were assessed.Peripheral blood T lymphocytes from two groups were isolated via fluorescence-activated cell sorting(FACS)for transcriptomic sequencing.Results The positive rate of anti-EBV CA IgA antibody in the SLE group[22.30％(23/103)]was higher than that in the RA group[6.00％(3/50)]and the control group[5.00％(6/120)],showing significant difference(P＜0.05).In SLE patients,anti-EBV EA IgM antibody was positively correlated with interferon-α(IFN-α)(r=0.1984,P＜0.05);anti-EBV CA IgM antibody was positively correlated with interleukin(IL)-2,IL-5,and IL-1β(r=0.1980,0.2553,0.1797,P＜0.05);anti-EBV CA IgG antibody was positively correlated with IL-5(r=0.2769,P＜0.05),IL-2(r=0.1820,P＜0.05),IL-8(r=0.1920,P＜0.05),and interferon-γ(IFN-γ)(r=0.1807,P＜0.05).Anti-EBV NA IgG antibody was positively correlated with IL-4(r=0.2015,P＜0.05),IL-8(r=0.2395,P＜0.05),and IL-17(r=0.1795,P＜0.05),and negatively correlated with IL-5(r=-0.2212,P＜0.05).Anti-EBV NA IgG antibody in SLE patients was positively correlated with IgG(r-0.2731,P＜0.05),and anti-EBV CA IgM antibody was positively correlated with IgM(r=0.2614,P＜0.05);anti-EBV EA IgM antibody was negatively correlated with white blood count(r=-0.2742,P＜0.05),neutrophil count(r=-0.2249,P＜0.05),lymphocyte count(r=-0.2723,P＜0.05),and monocyte count(r=-0.2275,P＜0.05),and anti-EBV NA IgA antibody was positively correlated with IgA results(r=0.3231,P＜0.05).The anti-EBV CA IgA antibody-positive SLE group showed elevated levels of the nonspecific immune response marker IgA and decreased levels of C3 and C4,as compared with the anti-EBV CA IgA antibody-negative SLE group,RA group,and control group(P＜0.05).Additionally,when compared with the RA group and control group,the anti-EBV CA IgA antibody-positive SLE group had reduced specific immune response parameters,including CD16+56+,CD 19,and the CD4/CD8 ratio(P＜0.05).Results from transcriptomic sequencing of peripheral blood T lymphocytes revealed upregulation of IL-2,IL-5,IL-8 and IFN-γ in reactivated infection group,as compared with the past infection group(P＜0.05).Results of the differential gene enrichment analysis between the two groups revealed that the differentially expressed genes were primarily associated with inflammatory signaling pathways,such as"inflammatory response activation,""inflammasome formation,"and"inflammatory cytokine release."Conclusion SLE patients demonstrate higher EBV activity.EBV infection may exacerbate SLE's inflammatory microenvironment by activating Th1/Th2 immune responses and promote humoral immune activation.

Objective:To investigate the effect of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) on the surgical treatment of radiation enteritis with intestinal obstruction.Methods:A total of 80 patients with radiation enteritis and intestinal obstruction admitted to the Department of General Surgery, the Eighth Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital from June 2015 to December 2019 were selected and divided into observation group and control group according to the principle of baseline feature matching, with 40 cases in each group.Fourty cases in the control group received conventional surgical treatment combined with conventional rehabilitation intervention, while 40 cases in the observation group received conventional surgical treatment combined with ERAS intervention.According to hemoglobin (HGB), albumin (ALB), prealbumin (PA), transferrin (TRF), the nutritional status of patients in the two groups was compared before and after intervention.According to interleukin-2 (IL-2), interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-8 (IL-8), hypersensitivity C-reactive protein (hs- CRP), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), the changes of inflammatory factors in the two groups was compared before and after intervention.The immunoglobulin (Ig) A, G and M of the two groups was compared before and after intervention.The postoperative recovery and the incidence of postoperative complications was observed in the two groups.Results:After the intervention, the level of HGB(125.56±11.18) g/L, ALB(42.46±3.95) g/L, PA(0.28±0.03) g/L and TRF(2.60±0.30) g/L in the observation group was higher than that in the control group (102.95±11.12), (36.28±4.25), (0.20±0.05), (2.09±0.27) g/L, respectively, and the differences between the two groups were significant (all P<0.001). After the intervention, the level of IL-2(3.69±0.79) ng/L, IL-6(15.79±7.17) ng/L, IL-8(6.24±1.25) ng/L, hs-CRP(12.51±2.34) ng/L, TNF-α(1.51±0.68) μg/L in the observation group was lower than that in the control group(7.26±1.23) ng/L, (23.82±6.95) ng/L, (9.13±1.71) ng/L, (17.63±2.27) ng/L, (2.02±0.81) μg/L, respectively, and the differences between the two groups were significant ( P<0.001, P<0.001, P<0.001, P<0.001, P=0.003). After the intervention, the level of IgA(1.92±0.63) g/L, IgG(11.36±1.26) g/L, IgM(2.01±0.57) g/L in the observation group was higher than that in the control group (1.62±0.49), (9.58±1.23), (1.60±0.47) g/L, respectively, and the differences between the two groups were significant ( P=0.020, <0.001, =0.001, respectively). In the observation group, the hospital stay(12.1±1.7) d, postoperative ambulation time (1.9±0.6) d and exhaust time (3.1±0.4) d was less than that in the control group(17.2±2.4) d, (2.8±1.0) d, (4.2±0.8) d, respectively, and there were significant differences between two groups(all P<0.001). The postoperative complication rate of 5.0%(2/40) in the observation group was significantly lower than 25.0%(10/40) in the control group (χ 2=6.275, P=0.012). Conclusion:The patients with radiation enteritis and intestinal obstruction treated by conventional surgery were given eras intervention, which improved the nutritional level, immune function and inflammatory stress reaction of the patients, improved the treatment effect of the patients, and shortened the hospitalization time.

Objective:To explore the clinical effect of intestinal obstruction catheter in patients with tuberculous peritonitis complicated with intestinal obstruction and its influence on inflammatory factors.Methods:Sixty-two patients of tuberculous peritonitis with intestinal obstruction were admitted to the general surgery department of the Eighth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital from June 2015 to January 2020 in this prospective study.According to the method of digital table, cases were randomly divided into control group and treatment group, 31 cases in each group.The control group was given conventional treatment, while the treatment group was treated with intestinal obstruction catheter on the basis of conventional treatment.The clinical indexes such as abdominal pain relief time, antipyretic time, exhaust time, gas-liquid level disappearance time and hospitalization time were compared between the two groups.According to the levels of C-reactive protein(CRP), Interleukin-6(IL-6), Interleukin-8(IL-8) and Interferon-γ(IFN-γ), the inflammatory stress state of the two groups before and after treatment was compared.The changes of gastrin, motilin, vasoactine intrestinal peptide(VIP) were compared between the two groups before and after treatment.Results:The time to relieve abdominal pain(2.08±1.17) d, the time to reduce fever(3.36±1.89) d, the time to exhaust gas(2.12±1.45) d, the time to disappear gas-liquid level(2.58±1.61) d and the time to stay-in-hospital(9.22±2.13) d in the observation group, and those in the control group were (6.26±2.52), (5.68±2.44), (6.18±2.24), (7.34±2.23), (17.49±3.46) d, respectively.The difference between the two groups was statistically significant( P=0.013, 0.024, 0.035, 0.014 and 0.002, respectively). Before treatment, CRP, IL-6, IL-8, IFN-γ in the control group were (105.62±11.96) mg/L, (657.31±49.67) ng/L, IL-8 (463.53±31.74) ng/L and (47.24±9.66) ng/L , and (106.07±12.03) mg/L, (678.46±51.19) ng/L, (471.68±32.03) ng/L and (46.84±9.28) ng/L in the observation group respectively, and there were no significant differences between the two groups before treatment ( P>0.05). After treatment, CRP, IL-6, IL-8, IFN-γ were (86.25±9.16) mg/L, (373.25±24.18) ng/L, (211.26±20.83) ng/L and (35.42±7.52) ng/L in the control group, and (53.72±7.68) mg/L, (184.27±16.92) ng/L, (82.51±11.35) ng/L and (19.65±3.46) ng/L in the observation group, respectively.After treatment, there were significant differences in the indicators between the two groups ( P=0.021, 0.015, 0.029, 0.011, respectively). There was no difference in the levels of gastrin((180.89±21.17) vs(192.32±21.69) ng/L), motilin((336.73±7.23) vs(357.46±7.29) ng/L) and VIP((102.87±13.49) vs(109.31±13.53)pg/L) between the observation and control group before treatment( P>0.05, respectively). After treatment, the levels of gastrin(65.57±8.72) ng/L, motilin(135.71±14.38) ng/L and VIP(55.07±7.15) pg/L in the observation group were lower than those in the control group((110.35±13.86) ng/L, (231.93±21.95) ng/L, (81.56±10.59) pg/L, respectively), and the differences were statistically significant( P=0.013, 0.021 and 0.014, respectively). Conclusion:Intestinal obstruction catheter can effectively improve the clinical effect, reduce the inflammatory stress response, and promote the recovery of gastrointestinal function in patients with tuberculous peritonitis complicated with intestinal obstruction.

Objective: To provide effective reference of laboratory detection and prevention-control in avian influenza epidemic via analyzing the detection result of the first case infected avian influenza H5N6 virus in Fujian province. Methods: The viral RNA was extracted from the patient’s throat swab and specimens of surrounding environment, and detected by real-time RT-PCR. The gene sequences of HA and NA gene segments were obtained by RT-PCR and sequencing, the evolution characteristics of the virus were elementarily analyzed by bioinformatics. Results: The avian influenza H5N6 virus was confirmed from the patient’s throat swab, termed influenza A/Fujian-Sanyuan/21099/2017(H5N6)virus. The throat swabs of case from 5 different time points were collected and the H5N6 nucleic acid were detected from the first three times collection. Among 43 specimens of surrounding environment, there were 16 H5 virus samples. The HA and NA gene segments of A/Fujian-Sanyuan/21099/2017 were closely related to A/Cygnus atratus/Hubei/2Z2-O/2016(H5N8) and A/chicken/Hubei/ZYSJF16/2016(H5N6), with a similarity of 99.6% and 99.0% respectively. The cleavage site of HA gene contained multiple basic amino acids. Conclusions The suspected case was the first case infected with avian influenza H5N6 virus in Fujian province, and the HA and NA genes of virus were highly similar to those of H5N8 and H5N6 virus respectively.

Objective To investigate the genetic characteristics and mutations in hemagglutinin ( HA) genes of influenza A subtype H3N2 viruses isolated in Fujian province during 2014—2016. Methods HA gene fragments of 44 randomly selected influenza A (H3N2) viruses were amplified by RT-PCR and then sequenced by Sanger sequencing. Obtained sequences were analyzed by bioinformatics software and on-line websites. Results Pair-wise similarity among HA genes of the 44 strains was between 97. 3%-100. 0% at nucleotide level. The average variations between epidemic strains and corresponding vaccine strains in the year of 2014, 2015 and 2016 were 0. 012, 0. 008 and 0. 009, respectively. The genotype of epidemic strains in 2014 was 3C. 3a rather than 3C. 1 of the vaccine strain. Notably, variations at some antigenic sites, re-ceptor binding sites ( RBSs) and N-Glycosylation sites were identified despite the fact that the genotypes were identical between epidemic and vaccine strains in 2015 and 2016. Conclusion Variations at the HA genes of influenza A (H3N2) viruses in Fujian province occurred during the year of 2014—2016, reflecting the ability of circulating strains to escape the vaccine-induced immunity. Sustainable influenza surveillance and prompt identification of viral variants would benefit influenza prevention and control.

To study the biological characteristics and mutations of influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 virus isolated from one case of pneumonia of unknown etiology (PUE),which would provide references for clinical treatment and disease control,the throat swab specimen from the PUE case was isolated in the Madin-Darby Canine Kidney (MDCK) cells,and then the antigenicity,pathogenicity and drug resistance of influenza A (H1N1) pdm09 virus were analyzed after sequencing.As a result,one influenza virus strain was isolated from the specimen and named as A/FujianGulou/SWL64/2016(H1N1).The similarities of nucleotide sequences and amino acids sequences compared with the vaccine strain A/California/07/2009 (H1N1) were 96.9％-98.9％ and 96.7％-99.5％,respectively.Eighteen amino acids had mutated in the HA and 4 mutations,K163Q,S185T,S203T and D222N,were involved in 3 different epitopes,which indicated that the antigenic drift had occurred in the influenza virus.The D222N mutation associated with receptor binding site made the virus infect lower respiratory tract more easily.The virus was still amantadine-resistance and oseltamivir-sensitive.In conclusion,the influenza A (H1N1) pdm09 virus in this study have occurred antigenic drift and has the molecular characterization of causing severe pneumonia,so further surveillance should be performed to prevent and control the influenza epidemic.

Objective To analyze the clinical effect and treatment experience of breast conserving surgery.Methods The clinical data of one hundred and twenty-eight cases received breast conserving surgery in 309 Hospital of PLA from April 2006 to April 2011 was analyzed retrospectively.Results The follow-up rate was 95.3%(122/128) and the mean follow-up time was 54 months.The overall survival rate and disease-free survival rate at 5 years were 92.6% and 87.7% respectively.The local recurrence rate was 1.6%.Conclusion Breast conserving surgery is safe and effective for breast cancer treatment.Reasonable surgical indications,clean tumor margin and normative comprehensive treatment are critical for surgical effectiveness.

Objective: To understand the epidemiological and virological features of influenza B viruses and the difference between the vaccine strains and epidemic strains, the antigenic and genetic characteristics on hemagglutinin (HA) gene of influenza B viruses circulating in Fujian during 2010-2015. Methods: The representative strains were selected randomly according to the lineage of influenza B viruses isolated from network laboratory in Fujian, 2010-2015. Viral RNA was extracted and gene fragments were amplified by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR ) and the PCR products were sequenced. The complete HA gene sequence was obtained and analyzed via bioinformatics. Results: Compared to the vaccine strains recommended by WHO, there were significant changes in genetic and antigenic characteristics on HA gene of B Yamagata lineage viruses from 2010 to 2015, especially in 2010, 2014 and 2015. There were major five amino acid residues substitutions (116, 150, 165, 196 and 202) involved in antigenic determinants, and the variable sites gradually increased as time on over. However, the variability of B Victoria lineage viruses on HA gene was less and there was no obvious trend over time. The results showed that the B Yamagata vaccine strains of 2010 and 2015 recommended by WHO had poor protective effect on influenza virus infection, while the B Victoria vaccine strain still play a satisfactory protective effect on humans in Fujian. Conclusions With time on, influenza B Yamagata lineage viruses had gradually mutated, causing a poorly match with vaccine strains in part of year, and emerging antigenic drift phenomenon. Strengthening further surveillance of mutations of B influenza virus remains essential to allow for early warning of influenza epidemic.

OBJECTIVETo study the molecular epidemiology of hand-foot-mounth disease (HFMD) associated Coxsackievirus A10 (Cox A10) identified in Fujian province.

METHODSA total of 1 525 specimens from non-EV71 non-Cox A16 HFMD patients were collected during 2011-2014. Isolated virus strains were identified and sub-typed. Full-length coding regions for the VP1 gene of the predominant serotype Cox A10 isolates were amplified and sequenced.

RESULTSAmong the 407 non-EV71 non-Cox A16 HFMD cases confirmed by virus isolation and molecular subtyping, 103 (25.3%) were caused by Cox A10, accounting for 11.0%, 6.0%, 18.4% and 9.2% among the HFMD-associated entero-viruses identified in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014, respectively, in Fujian province. Compared to the general features observed in the HFMD epidemics, no differences on the Cox A10-specificity rates were observed among factors as geographical origins, gender or age groups, but all with high rates of severity. Data from the nucleotide sequence analyses on VP1 genes showed low homology levels of 76.0%-77.1% among Cox A10 strains from Fujian province, in contrast to the prototype Cox A10 strain, but with high levels of homology in the amino acid sequences (91.9%-93.6%). RESULTS from the Phylogenetic analysis also indicated that Cox A10 isolates from Fujian province were distinct from the prototype strain or other isolates from other countries but was homologous to domestic strains, but the Fujian isolates clustered into multiple branches.

CONCLUSIONSCox A10 remained one of the predominant serotypes of HFMD in Fujian province. Cox A10 isolates identified in Fujian province were co-circulating and co-evolving with other domestic strains.

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