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Front Immunol
January 2025
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders, Chongqing, China.
Background: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a major cause of severe health problems in newborns and young children. The protective role and limitations of serum maternal RSV antibodies in infants under 3 months remain controversial.
Methods: A two-center prospective study from 2020 to 2023 recruited infants (n=286) admitted to the respiratory departments of two children's hospitals in southwestern and southeastern China during RSV epidemic.
Int J Nanomedicine
January 2025
School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
Background: Exosomes sourced from mesenchymal stem cells (MSC-EXOs) have become a promising therapeutic tool for sepsis-induced myocardial dysfunction (SMD). Our previous study demonstrated that Apelin pretreatment enhanced the therapeutic benefit of MSCs in myocardial infarction by improving their paracrine effects. This study aimed to determine whether EXOs sourced from Apelin-pretreated MSCs (Apelin-MSC-EXOs) would have potent cardioprotective effects against SMD and elucidate the underlying mechanisms.
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December 2024
Laboratory of Histology-Embryology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, GRC.
Introduction: Maternal infections such as chorioamnionitis could impact fetal lung development by altering cell proliferation and apoptosis. Chorioamnionitis favors the multiple pleiotropic cytokines production such as LIF (leukemia inhibitory factor) and an inflammation-related protein p53. The cytokine production can lead to lung tissue damage and lung disease development.
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December 2025
Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, USA.
This review summarizes key virulence factors associated with group B (GBS), a significant pathogen particularly affecting pregnant women, fetuses, and infants. Beginning with an introduction to the historical transition of GBS from a zoonotic pathogen to a prominent cause of human infections, particularly in the perinatal period, the review describes major disease manifestations caused by GBS, including sepsis, meningitis, chorioamnionitis, pneumonia, and others, linking each to specific virulence mechanisms. A detailed exploration of the genetic basis for GBS pathogenicity follows, emphasizing the roles of capsules in pathogenesis and immune evasion.
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January 2025
Department of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, National Children's Regional Medical Center, Hangzhou310052, China.
To assess the changes in epidemiologic and clinical characteristics of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection among inpatient under 3 months of age with lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) in different stages of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. A retrospective cohort study was conducted. Clinical data on general condition and laboratory tests were collected from 3 144 RSV-positive LRTI infants less than 3 months of age hospitalized at Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine from January 2017 to January 2024.
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