Objective:To analyze the epidemiological features of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection in Beijing, and monitor the sequence variations in RSV glycoprotein (G) gene and clinical features of infected children.Methods:Respiratory tract specimens were collected from children with acute respiratory infection in the Children′s Hospital Affiliated to Capital Institute of Pediatrics from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023. RSV-positive specimens screened by multiple nucleic acid testing were subjected to PCR to amplify the full-length RSV G gene. A phylogenetic tree was constructed after gene sequencing to analyze RSV subtypes and trace G gene variants. Clinical data were retrieved from the medical record system to analyze the clinical features of children with RSV infection in Beijing.Results:A total of 5 489 respiratory specimens were collected from 3 046 male patients and 2 443 female patients. The average age of the patients was 4.36 years. A total of 589 RSV-positive specimens (10.7%, 589/5 489) were detected with 349 from male patients and 240 from female patients. The average age of children with RSV infection was (2.51±2.78) years and the median age was 0.48 years. RSV had been circulating among children in Beijing since March 2023 with two epidemic peaks in May (24.6%, 122/496) and December (18.2%, 126/693). The predominant subtype of RSV in the first half of 2023 was subtype A, but it was replaced by subtype B from November 2023. Phylogenetic analysis revealed a novel G gene of RSV subtype B (RSV-B-BA9-954bp) with a length of 954 bp, which belonged to a new cluster in the phylogenetic tree. The percentage of patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) was higher in children with new variant of RSV subtype B infection than in those with common RSV subtype B infection [44.1% (15/34) vs 25.2% (31/123), χ 2=4.600, P=0.032], while the counts of white blood cells and the levels of C-reactive protein were lower in the children with new variant infection ( P<0.05). Conclusions:RSV has been prevalent among children in Beijing since March 2023 with two epidemic peaks. The predominant A subtype is gradually replaced by to B subtype. A new variant of RSV B G gene (RSV-B-BA9-954bp) is detected among the children.

Objective:To analyze the differentially expressed genes of human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) subtype A genotype ON1, a predominant genotype in Beijing, after infecting A549 cells using transcriptomic sequencing, and provide potential targets for RSV prevention and treatment.Methods:A local strain (61397-ON1) identified by whole-genome sequencing as ON1 genotype of RSV subtype A was selected to infect A549 cells. Total mRNA was extracted, and the differentially expressed genes in infected and uninfected A549 cells were screened by transcriptomic sequencing. GO analysis and KEGG pathway analysis were performed. Besides, six genes with differential expression ratio greater than two times were randomly selected for qRT-PCR verification.Results:There were 1 632 differentially expressed genes between infected and uninfected A549 cells, of which 807 genes were up-regulated and 825 genes were down-regulated. The differentially expressed genes were mainly involved in immune response-related biological processes such as cytokine response and positive regulation of MAPK cascades, and were enriched in MAPK signaling pathway, NOD-like receptor signaling pathway, p53 signaling pathway, TNF signaling pathway, IL-17 signaling pathway and NF-κB signaling pathway. The results of qRT-PCR for six differentially expressed genes were consistent with the trend of transcriptome data.Conclusions:The differentially expressed genes of RSV A subtype ON1 genotype after infecting A549 cells are mainly involved in cytokine response and immune-related signaling pathways. This study provides basic data for further study of the molecular mechanism of RSV infection and the development of prevention and treatment strategies.

Objective To investigate the effects of inhibitor of growth 5 (ING5) gene on the proliferation, apoptosis, migration and cell cycle of human breast cancer Bcap-37 cells.Methods The eukaryotic ING5-expressing plasmid and GFP-empty plasmid were steadily transfected in Bcap-37 cells, the expression of green fluorescent protein was measured with fluorescence microscopy, and the high expression of ING5 was measured by real time-PCR. Bcap-37-ING5 cells served as the experimental group, Bcap-37-GFP cells as the mock group and Bcap-37 as the control group. The effects of ING5 on the proliferation were detected by MTT, the cell cycle and apoptosis were detected by Flow cytometry, and the cell migration was detected by cell wound scratch assay and Transwell experiment.Results Bcap-37 cell lines steadily expressing ING5 protein with GFP-tag were acquired by stable transfection. ING5 over-expression inhibited the proliferation and led to G2 arrest of Bcap-37 cells, increased cells apoptosis and decreased the cell migration ability (P<0.05).Conclusion ING5 over-expression may have reverse effect for malignant phenotype of breast cancer cells, and may be employed to indicate the biomarker of prognosis of breast cancer patients and regarded as a target of gene therapy.

Objective To detect the expression of mitochondrial dynamics proteins (Mfn2 and Drp1) in thyroid squa?mous carcinoma cell line SW579 and the effects of Mitochondrial division inhibitor, Mdivi-1, on proliferation, apoptosis and invasion of SW579. Methods In SW579 and Nthy-ori 3-1 cell lines, the expression levels of Mfn2 and Drp1 were deter?mined by western blot while the transcription level of Mfn2 and Drp1 mRNA were measured by RT-PCR. Then, SW579 cells were divided into control group (DMSO, 0.1%) and Mdivi-1 low, medium and high dose groups (Mdivi-1 of 15,30 and 45μmol/L were incubated with cells for 16 hours respectively). Then the ability of cell proliferation was detected using MTT assay, the mitochondrial membrane potential was determined by fluorescence spectrophotometer, the expression levels of cy?tochrome C and Caspase-3 were quantified by Western blot and the transcription level of the Cyt C and Caspase-3 mRNA were determined by RT-PCR. The ability of invasion in each group was measured with Transwell assays. Results Com?pared with Nthy-ori 3-1, the mRNA transcription and protein expression levels of the Mfn2 was remarkably decreased, while the mRNA transcription and protein expression of the Drp1 was significantly increased in SW579 cells (P<0.01). Compared with control group, the cell survival rates and mitochondrial membrane potential of SW579 were decreased dramat?ically (P<0.01). The mRNA transcription and protein expression of the cytochrome C and Caspase-3 were increased dra?matically (P<0.01) and the capability of invasion was markedly decreased in all the Mdivi-1 groups in a dosage dependent manner compared with those in control groups (P<0.01). Conclusion Abnormal mitochondrial dynamics may be involved in thyroid squamous cell carcinoma SW579 cells;Mdivi-1 can inhibit the cell proliferation and invasion as well as induce apoptosis.

Purpose To detect the expression of osteopontin(OPN) and minkine(MK) protein in paraffin-embedded samples obtained from patients with infiltrating breast carcinoma and to analyze the relationships between their expression and clinical feature and prognosis in order to provide valuable biomarkers for the treatment and prognosis of infiltrating breast carcinoma.Methods The expression of OPN and MK was measured in 90 infiltrating breast cancer tissues and 30 hyperplastic disease of the breast by immunohistochemical PV-9000 two-step method.Results Immunohistochemical results showed that the positive rates of OPN and MK in infiltrating breast carcinoma were 71.11% (64/90) and 78.89 (71/90), respectivelyy, which were significantly higher than that in hyperplastic diseases of breast [30.00% (9/30) and 46.67% (14/30)](P<0.05);the expression of OPN was significantly correlated with tumor size, axillary lymph node metastasis,recurrence of tumor and the expression of p185(P<0.05),but not with the TNM stage,histological type,grade,and ER and PR status(P>0.05).The expression of MK was significantly correlated with tumor size,axillary lymph node metastasis,recurrence of tumor , the expression of p185 and TNM stage(P<0.05), but not with histological type, grade,and ER and PR status(P>0.05).There was a significantly positive relationship between OPN and MK expression (r=0.274,P=0.009). TTP and OS in patients with OPN and MK positive expression were shorter than those with OPN and MK negative expression (P<0.05).Conclusions OPN and MK′s expression may correlate with the progression of breast cancer.OPN and MK′s detection may provide a theoretical basis for the diagnosis and treatment of infiltrating breast carcinoma.

Objective To study the significance of Helicobacter pylori (Hp) infection and the expression of caudal-related homeobox transcription factor 2 (CDX2),mucin 2 (MUC2) proteins in gastric cancer,and elucidate the prognostic significance of CDX2,MUC2 proteins in gastric cancer.Methods Ninety cases of gastric cancer were available for the study.Hp was studied by Warthin-Starry bacterium stain and CDX2 and MUC2 proteins were studied by immunohistochemical stain.Results There was no Hp infection and no expression of CDX2 and MUC2 proteins in normal gastric mucosa.The positive rate in the cases of intestinal-type gastric cancer was 67.86%(38/56) for Hp,75.00% (42/56) for CDX2,and 66.07%(37/56) for MUC2,respectively,and it was higher than that in the cases of diffuse-type gastric cancer,which was 35.29%(12/34),41.18%(14/34) and 38.24%(13/34) respectively (P<0.01 or < 0.05).In intestinaltype gastric cancer,the positive rate of CDX2 and MUC2 proteins was also higher in Hp positive cases than that in Hp negative cases,and it was the same as CDX2 protein in diffuse-type gastric cancer.Higher positive rates of CDX2 and MUC2 proteins were observed in the cases of early gastric cancer than those in the cases of advanced gastric cancer (P < 0.01 or < 0.05),also it was observed in the cases of no lymph node metastasis than in the cases of lymph node metastasis (P < 0.01 or < 0.05).Moreover,the positive rate of CDX2 protein in the cases of stage Ⅰ～Ⅱwas higher than that in the cases of stage Ⅲ～Ⅳ (P < 0.05).Conclusions Hp infection and the expression of CDX2 and MUC2 proteins are related with gastric cancer,and has close relationship with intestinal-type gastric cancer.The expressions of CDX2 and MUC2 proteins may inhibit the infiltration and metastasis of gastric cancer.

Tension-free hernioptasty is a major method for treating inguinal hernia, characterizing by less wound, tension-free incision, sample processing, less dissection and separation, mild pain, rapid recovery, and short length of stay. In particular, transabdominal preperitoneal inguinal hernioplasty is considered as the most ideal method at physiologicoanatomical level. However, the effect of patch materials on postoperative recovery is generally ignored for a long time. Recent studies demonstrate that patch weight and mesh diameter are important factors for abdominal wall repairing and reconstruction. Polypropylene patch, characterizing by strong stability, high intensity, great unreactiveness, and sample processing, has become a major material for hernioptasty. However, there are still some problems of clinical application, including that polypropylene patch may induce intensive foreign body reaction and chronic inflammation as well as compliance decreasing of abdominal wall. Therefore, polypropylene patch should be chosen according to patient requirement, i.e., light, soft, and wide-aperture patch, so as to reduce onset of complication. Nerve and ligament tissues could be clearly observed from light and soft patch, and this might and prevent hurt by mistake, improve repairing operability, enhance correct putting of patch, and decrease incidence of pain. Furthermore, the structure was beneficial for in-growth of fiber tissue, longitudinal and transversal movement induced by body position alternation and muscle contraction, and reduction of discomfortableness.

BACKGROUNDSerine threonine kinase 15 (STK15) is a kind of mitotic kinase. The overexpression of STK15 is significantly associated with carcinogenesis in many tumors, however, its expression and significance in human lung cancer are still unclear. The aim of this study is to investigate the expression of STK15 in squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma of the lung and to analyze the correlation between STK15 expression and clinicopathological factors.

METHODSThe pattern of STK15 protein expression was detected in 44 squamous cell carcinomas, 36 adenocarcinomas and 20 paracancerous lung tissue samples by immunohistochemistry method using anti-STK15 antibody. The relative quantity of STK15 protein expression was detected by Western blot, and STK15 mRNA expression was detected by RT-PCR in 40 fresh lung cancer samples and corresponding paracancerous lung tissues.

RESULTSPositive expression rate of STK15 protein was 68.75% (55/80) in lung cancer tissues and 0% in paracancerous controls (P < 0.001). STK15 expression was significantly related to differentiation grade of lung cancer (P=0.011), but not to histological classification, TNM stages or lymphatic metastasis (P > 0.05). The relative expression levels of STK15 protein (P < 0.001 ) and STK15 mRNA (P < 0.001) in lung cancer tissues were both significantly higher than those of corresponding paracancerous lung tissues.

CONCLUSIONSThe expression of STK15 protein and STK15 mRNA is significantly higher in lung cancer tissues than that in paracancerous lung tissues. The expression of STK15 correlates with differentiation of lung cancer.

BACKGROUNDSo-called pulmonary sclerosing hemangioma (PSH) is an uncommon tumor of the lung and its histogenesis and origin are uncertain to date. A general consensus appears to have been reached that PSH is a benign neoplasm, but a few PSHs are found to invade and metastasize. The expression of p53 protein and mutation of p53 gene are significant parameters which can reflect biological behavior of tumor cells. The aim of this study is to investigate the p53 protein expression and p53 gene mutation in PSH, and explore their significance.

METHODSThe expression of p53 protein and mutation of p53 gene were examined in polygonal cells and cuboidal cells of PSH by immunohistochemical method, laser capture microdissection (LCM), single-stranded conformation polymorphism (SSCP) and DNA sequencing.

RESULTSThe positive rate of p53 protein was 21.1% (4/19) and the mutation rate of p53 gene was 26.3% (5/19) by SSCP and 42.1% (8/19) by DNA sequencing respectively. In 4 cases of immunopositive PSH tissues, 2 were missense mutations, and 1 was both missense and frameshift mutation. Out of 15 cases of immunonegative PSH tissues, 4 were frameshift mutations and 1 was missense mutation. Of 8 PSH tissues with p53 gene mutation, 5 were identified in only polygonal cells, and 2 in only cuboidal cells and 1 in both polygonal and cuboidal cells.

CONCLUSIONSThe expression of p53 protein may not be indicative of p53 gene mutation in PSH. The alteration of p53 gene and the expression of p53 protein are identified in both polygonal and cuboidal cells. The high mutation rate of p53 gene may indicate that PSH has potentially malignant biological behavior.

BACKGROUNDSo-called pulmonary sclerosing hemangioma (PSH) is a rare kind of pulmonary tumor. Its histological origin and nature, which have become research hot spots for many years, are still uncertain. The aim of this study is to investigate the immunophenotype of cuboidal cells and polygonal cells through observing the expression of E-cadherin, β-catenin and p120ctn in cuboidal cells and polygonal cells of PSH.

METHODSExpression of E-cadherin, β-catenin and p120 ctn was detected in 25 cases of PSH samples and 8 cases of pulmonary inflammatory pseudotumor samples by immunohistochemistry.

RESULTSImmunohistochemistry results showed that the surface cuboidal cells of PSH were strongly positive on membrane for E-cadherin, β-catenin and p120 ctn , with cytoplasmic positive expression of β-catenin. However,the polygonal cells were negative for E-cadherin, cytoplasmic positive for β-catenin and predominantly cytoplasmic positive and weakly membranous positive for p120ctn . In polygonal cells, all the three adhesion molecules showed heterogenicity staining. The cytoplasm and membrane of inner covering cells in the hemorrhagic pattern were positively stained for E-cadherin, β-catenin and p120ctn . The expression of the three adhesion molecules in hyperplastic type II alveolar cells of pulmonary inflammatory pseudotumor was similar to cuboidal cells of PSH.

CONCLUSIONSIt is concluded that cuboidal cells of PSH may be the hyperplastic type II alveolar cells, whereas polygonal cells are true tumor cells lacking the E-cadherin/catenin complex which is expressed in well differentiated epithelial cells. The inner covering cells in the hemorrhagic pattern of PSH are perhaps epithelial cells as cuboidal cells rather than vascular endothelial cells.