Coping strategies and brain activity in table tennis players faced with discrepancies between predicted and actual outcomes.

Prior studies have shown that experts possess an excellent ability for action anticipation. However, it is not clear how experts process the discrepancies between predicted outcomes and actual outcomes. Based on Bayesian theory, Experiment 1 in the current study explored this question by categorizing unexpected outcomes into gradually increasing discrepancies and comparing the performance of experts and novices on a congruence discrimination task. Our behavioral analysis revealed that experts outperformed novices significantly in detecting these discrepancies. The following electroencephalogram study in Experiment 2 was conducted focused exclusively on experts to examine the role of theta wave oscillations within the mid-frontal cortex in processing varying levels of discrepancy. The results showed that reaction time and theta oscillations gradually increased as the magnitude of discrepancy increased. These findings indicate that compared to the novices, experts have a better ability to perceptual the discrepancy. Also, the magnitude of discrepancies induced an increase in mid-frontal theta in experts, providing greater flexibility in their response strategies.

Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Remote Monitoring to Establish a Community Health Intervention During COVID-19: A Community Intervention Trial.

Background: The widespread use of telemedicine systems and medical information networks has made telemedicine one of the current trends in health care. The purpose of this article is to propose a community health intervention with remote monitoring and teleconsultation during COVID-19 for the prevention and control of COVID-19 at the rural level. Methods: In this intervention study, a randomized group of 1,500 community residents was selected. A questionnaire with acceptable validity and reliability was used to collect data. The study was conducted with the test group itself as a control, and the questionnaire was completed again 6 months after the health intervention through remote monitoring. The extent of the effect of the remote monitoring intervention on community health during COVID-19 was measured. The data were entered into SPSS 26, and the data were analyzed using the K-S normality test, t-test, and chi-square test. Results: After 6 months of the intervention, the differences in mean scores of the test group were statistically significant (p < 0.05) in cognition, perceived benefits, self-efficacy, and behavioral outcomes, with a substantial increase in mean scores for all variables. Conclusions: The application of remote monitoring during COVID-19 in rural communities can influence the health perception, benefit perception, self-efficacy, and behavior of community residents, thus effectively preventing and controlling the spread of COVID-19 in rural communities. It reduces medical barriers for rural areas while meeting.

The experience of nurses to reduce implicit rationing of nursing care: a phenomenological study.

BACKGROUND: Implicit rationing of nursing care can adversely affect patient safety and the quality of care, and increase nurses' burnout and turnover tendency. Implicit rationing care occurs at the nurse-to-patient level (micro-level), and nurses are direct participants. Therefore, the strategies based on experience of nurses to reduce implicit rationing care have more reference value and promotion significance. The aim of the study is to explore the experience of nurses to reduce implicit rationing care, thereby to provide references for conducting randomized controlled trials to reduce implicit rationing care. METHODS: This is a descriptive phenomenological study. Purpose sampling was conducted nationwide. There are 17 nurses were selected and semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted. The interviews were recorded, transcribed verbatim and analyzed via thematic analysis. RESULTS: Our study found that nurses' reported experience of coping with implicit rationing of nursing care contained three aspects: personal, resource, and managerial. Three themes were extracted from the results of the study: (1) improving personal literacy; (2) supplying and optimizing resources and (3) standardizing management mode. The improvement of nurses' own qualities are the prerequisites, the supply and optimization of resources is an effective strategy, and clear scope of work has attracted the attention of nurses. CONCLUSION: The experience of dealing with implicit nursing rationing includes many aspects. Nursing managers should be grounded in nurses' perspectives when developing strategies to reduce implicit rationing of nursing care. Promoting the improvement of nurses' skills, improving staffing level and optimizing scheduling mode are promising measures to reduce hidden nursing rationing.

Unfolding of spatial representation at systems level in infant rats.

Spatial representations enable navigation from early life on. However, the brain regions essential to form spatial representations, like the hippocampus, are considered functionally immature before weaning. Here, we examined the formation of representations of space in rat pups on postnatal day (PD) 16, using a simple habituation paradigm where the pups were exposed to an arena on three occasions, separated by ~140 min. Whereas on the first two occasions the arena was the same, on the third "test" occasion either proximal cues (Prox group), or distal cues (Dist group), or proximal and distal cues (Prox-Dist group), or no cues (No-change group) were rearranged. Locomotion (distance traveled) was used as behavioral measure of habituation, and c-Fos expression to measure regional brain activity at test. Locomotion generally decreased across the first two occasions. At test, it reached a minimum in the No-change group, indicating familiarity with the spatial conditions. By contrast, the Prox-Dist group displayed a significant increase in locomotion which was less robust in the Prox group and absent in the Dist group, a pattern suggesting that the pups relied more on proximal than distal cues during spatial exploration. c-Fos activity in the No-change group was significantly suppressed in the hippocampus (CA1, CA3, dentate gyrus) but simultaneously enhanced in the prelimbic area (PL) of the medial prefrontal cortex, compared with untreated Home-cage controls, pointing to a possible involvement of the PL in regulating locomotion in familiar spaces. By contrast, in both Prox-Dist and Prox groups c-Fos activity was enhanced in hippocampal CA1 and CA3 regions, suggesting these regions might be particularly involved in regulating exploration of spatial novelty. Our findings show that functional representations of space at a systems level are formed already in pre-weanling rats.

Integrated analysis of the genomic and transcriptional profile of high-grade gliomas in different age groups.

BACKGROUND: Age is a powerful prognostic factor of high-grade glioma (HGG). However, the underlying genetic mechanisms of the discrepant prognosis among different age groups remain elusive. METHODS: A total of 953 and 559 HGG patients from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and Chinese Glioma Genome Atlas (CGGA) cohorts were enrolled and assigned as young, intermediate, elderly groups. The data of clinicopathological characteristics, mRNA, mutation, copy number alteration was analyzed. RESULTS: Transcriptomic analysis revealed that diverse biological processes including immune response are altered between the young and elderly groups. Combined with the analysis of infiltrating immune cells and immune checkpoints, our results suggest an immune suppression status in the elderly group. Patients from different age groups exhibit different mutation and copy number alteration profiles. CONCLUSIONS: A multi-omics analysis is conducted to explore the biological basis of HGG patients of different age groups. This study suggests an immune-suppressive environment in elderly patients.

Novel roles of VAT1 expression in the immunosuppressive action of diffuse gliomas.

Standard treatment regimen of gliomas has almost reached a bottleneck in terms of survival benefit. Immunotherapy has been explored and applied in glioma treatment. Immunosuppression, as a hallmark of glioma, could be alleviated by inhibiting certain abnormally expressed biomarkers. Here, transcriptome data of 325 whole grade gliomas were collected from the CGGA database. The TCGA RNA sequencing database was used for validation. Western blot was used to verify the expression level of VAT1 on cellular level. The results showed that the expression of VAT1 was positively correlated with the grades of glioma as classified by WHO. A higher expression level of VAT1 was observed in the mesenchymal subtype of gliomas. The area under the curve suggested that the expression level of VAT1 might be a potential prognostic marker of mesenchymal subtype. In survival analysis, we found that patients with high VAT1 expression level tended to have shorter overall survival, which indicated the prognostic value of VAT1 expression. The results of gene ontology analysis showed that most biological processes of VAT1-related genes were involved in immune and inflammatory responses. The results of GSEA analysis showed a negative correlation between VAT1 expression and immune cells. We also identified that the expression of immune checkpoints increased with VAT1 expression. Therefore, the high expression level of VAT1 in patients with glioma was a potential indicator of a lower survival rate for patients with gliomas. Remarkably, VAT1 contributed to glioma-induced immunosuppression and might be a novel target in glioma immunotherapy.

Prognostic value of a nine-gene signature in glioma patients based on tumor-associated macrophages expression profiling.

Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) are regarded as the most abundantly infiltrating immune cells around the tumor microenvironment in gliomas, which plays an important role in tumorgenesis and immunosuppression. A total of 216 patients diagnosed with primary glioma were obtained from the Chinese Glioma Genome Atlas of which the RNA sequencing data was used as training set. RNA sequencing from the Cancer Genome Atlas was applicated for validation. We found that mesenchymal subtype showed strong positive correlation with macrophage-related genes (MRGs) expression. Survival analysis showed that high expression level of MRG predicted poor prognosis. A TAM-based nine-gene signature was constructed, which divided the samples into high- and low-risk of unfavorable outcome. The result of Cox regression analysis showed that the risk score was an independent prognostic factor in gliomas. Hence, the expression of TAMs was correlated with patient survival. The nine-TAM-related gene signature can predict patient survival efficiently.

Ezrin, a Membrane Cytoskeleton Cross-Linker Protein, as a Marker of Epithelial Damage in Asthma.

RATIONALE: Bronchial epithelial cell damage occurs in patients with bronchial asthma. Ezrin, a membrane-cytoskeleton protein, maintains cellular morphology and intercellular adhesion and protects the barrier function of epithelial cells. OBJECTIVES: To study the role of ezrin in bronchial epithelial cells injury and correlate its expression with asthma severity. METHODS: Levels of ezrin were measured in exhaled breath condensate (EBC) and serum in patients with asthma and BAL fluid (BALF) from a mouse model of asthma by ELISA. The regulation of IL-13 on ezrin protein levels was studied in primary bronchial epithelial cells. Ezrin knockdown using shRNA was studied in human bronchial epithelial 16HBE cells. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Ezrin levels were decreased in asthmatic EBC (92.7 ± 34.99 vs. 150.5 ± 10.22 pg/ml, P < 0.0001) and serum (700.7 ± 55.59 vs. 279.2 ± 25.83 pg/ml, P < 0.0001) compared with normal subjects. Levels were much lower in uncontrolled (P < 0.001) and partly controlled patients (P < 0.01) compared with well-controlled subjects. EBC and serum ezrin levels correlated with lung function in patients with asthma and serum ezrin levels were negatively correlated with serum IL-13 and periostin. IL-13-induced downregulation of ezrin expression in primary bronchial epithelial cells was significantly attenuated by the Janus tyrosine kinase 2 inhibitor, TG101348. Ezrin knockdown changed 16HBE cell morphology, enlarged intercellular spaces, and increased their permeability. Ezrin expression was decreased in the lung tissue and BALF of "asthmatic" mice and negatively correlated with BALF IL-13 level. CONCLUSIONS: Ezrin downregulation is associated with IL-13-induced epithelial damage and might be a potential biomarker of asthma control.

The possible regulatory effect of the PD-1/PD-L1 signaling pathway on Tregs in ovarian cancer.

Aim of this study was to investigate the possible regulatory effect of the programmed death-1 (PD-1)/programmed death ligand-1 (PD-L1) signaling pathway on Tregs in ovarian cancer. Immunohistochemistry was used to detect the expression of PD-L1 and PD-1 and the presence of FOXP3+ Tregs in ovarian cancer. Then, ovarian cancer HO8910 cells were subjected to transfection with PD-L1 siRNA in vitro. CCK-8, Transwell and wound healing assays were performed to detect the biological behaviors of ovarian cancer cells. Human T-cells isolated from human peripheral blood were cocultured with HO8910 cells, which were divided into the Control, TGF-ß, and TGF-ß+ anti-PD-L1 groups. The proportion of differentiated Tregs was detected by flow cytometry. Mouse models of ovarian cancer were established, and PD-L1 antibody therapy was administered. Tumor growth and Treg recruitment were observed. PD-L1, PD-1 and FOXP3+ Tregs were found in ovarian cancer tissue. Patients with tumors with an advanced stage and low differentiation and lymph node metastasis had significantly higher levels of PD-1, PD-L1 and FOXP3+ Tregs. After transfection with PD-L1 siRNA, HO8910 cells showed a significant reduction in PD-L1 expression, proliferation, migration and invasion. After T-cells were cocultured with ovarian cancer cells, the TGF-ß+ anti-PD-L1 group showed a substantial decline in the differentiation of T-cells into Tregs compared with the TGF-ß group. Moreover, mice in the anti-PD-L1 group had significantly reduced tumor growth rates, Treg proportions in the tumor microenvironment, and FOXP3 expression.

The development and validation of Huaxi emotional-distress index (HEI): A Chinese questionnaire for screening depression and anxiety in non-psychiatric clinical settings.

BACKGROUND: Depression and anxiety among general hospital patients are common and under-recognized in China. This study aimed toward developing a short questionnaire for screening depression and anxiety in non-psychiatric clinical settings, and to test its reliability and validity. METHODS: The item pool which included 35 questions about emotional distress was drafted through a comprehensive literature review. An expert panel review and the first clinical test with 288 general hospital patients were conducted for the primary item selection. The second clinical test was performed to select the final item in 637 non-psychiatric patients. The reliability and validity of the final questionnaire were tested in 763 non-psychiatric patients, in which 211 subjects were interviewed by psychiatrists using Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI). Multiple data analysis methods including principal components analysis (PCA), item response theory (IRT), and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve were used to select items and validate the final questionnaire. RESULTS: The series selection of items resulted in a 9-item questionnaire, namely Huaxi Emotional-distress Index (HEI). The Cronbach's α coefficient of HEI was 0.90. The PCA results showed a unidimensional construct. The area under the ROC curve (AUC) was 0.88 when compared with MINI interview. Using the optimal cut-off score of HEI (≥11), the sensitivity and specificity were 0.880 and 0.766, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: The HEI is considered as a reliable and valid instrument for screening depression and anxiety, which may have substantial clinical value to detect patients' emotional disturbances especially in the busy non-psychiatric clinical settings in China.

Involvement of miR-143 in cisplatin resistance of gastric cancer cells via targeting IGF1R and BCL2.

We investigated the possible role of miR-143 in the development of cisplatin resistance in human gastric cancer cell line. miR-143 was detected by quantitative real-time PCR. Cisplatin resistance changes of cells was tested via MTT assay. Target genes of miR-143 were verified by dual-luciferase activity assay. Immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence staining, Western blot, cell proliferation, and clonogenic and apoptosis assay were used to elucidate the mechanism of miR-143 in cisplatin resistance formation. miR-143 was downregulated in gastric cancer tissues and cell lines. It was also downregulated in cisplatin-resistant gastric cancer cell line SGC7901/cisplatin (DDP), which was concurrent with the upregulation of IGF1R and BCL2, compared with the parental SGC7901 cell line, respectively. Overexpressed miR-143 sensitized SGC7901/DDP cells to cisplatin. The luciferase activity suggested that IGF1R and BCL2 were both target genes of miR-143. Enforced miR-143 reduced its target proteins, inhibited SGC7901/DDP cells proliferation, and sensitized SGC7901/DDP cells to DDP-induced apoptosis. Our findings suggested that hsa-miR-143 could modulate cisplatin resistance of human gastric cancer cell line at least in part by targeting IGF1R and BCL2.

Plasma metabolomics reveals risk factors for lung adenocarcinoma.

Background: Metabolic reprogramming plays a significant role in the advancement of lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD), yet the precise metabolic changes remain incompletely understood. This study aims to uncover metabolic indicators associated with the progression of LUAD. Methods: A total of 1083 subjects were recruited, including 670 LUAD, 135 benign lung nodules (BLN) and 278 healthy controls (HC). Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC/MS) was used to identify and quantify plasma metabolites. Odds ratios (ORs) were calculated to determine LUAD risk factors, and machine learning algorithms were utilized to differentiate LUAD from BLN. Results: High levels of oxalate, glycolate, glycine, glyceric acid, aminomalonic acid, and creatinine were identified as risk factors for LUAD (adjusted ORs>1.2, P<0.03). Remarkably, oxalate emerged as a distinctive metabolic risk factor exhibiting a strong correlation with the progression of LUAD (adjusted OR=5.107, P<0.001; advanced-stage vs. early-stage). The Random Forest (RF) model demonstrated a high degree of efficacy in distinguishing between LUAD and BLN (accuracy = 1.00 and 0.73, F1-score= 1.00 and 0.79, and AUC = 1.00 and 0.76 in the training and validation sets, respectively). TCGA and GTEx gene expression data have shown that lactate dehydrogenase A (LDHA), a crucial enzyme involved in oxalate metabolism, is increasingly expressed in the progression of LUAD. High LDHA expression levels in LUAD patients are also linked to poor prognoses (HR=1.66, 95% CI=1.34-2.07, P<0.001). Conclusions: This study reveals risk factors associated with LUAD.

Sleep-slow oscillation-spindle coupling precedes spindle-ripple coupling during development.

STUDY OBJECTIVES: Sleep supports systems memory consolidation through the precise temporal coordination of specific oscillatory events during slow-wave sleep, i.e. the neocortical slow oscillations (SOs), thalamic spindles, and hippocampal ripples. Beneficial effects of sleep on memory are also observed in infants, although the contributing regions, especially hippocampus and frontal cortex, are immature. Here, we examined in rats the development of these oscillatory events and their coupling during early life. METHODS: EEG and hippocampal local field potentials were recorded during sleep in male rats at postnatal days (PD)26 and 32, roughly corresponding to early (1-2 years) and late (9-10 years) human childhood, and in a group of adult rats (14-18 weeks, corresponding to ~22-29 years in humans). RESULTS: SO and spindle amplitudes generally increased from PD26 to PD32. In parallel, frontocortical EEG spindles increased in density and frequency, while changes in hippocampal ripples remained nonsignificant. The proportion of SOs co-occurring with spindles also increased from PD26 to PD32. Whereas parietal cortical spindles were phase-locked to the depolarizing SO-upstate already at PD26, over frontal cortex SO-spindle phase-locking emerged not until PD32. Co-occurrence of hippocampal ripples with spindles was higher during childhood than in adult rats, but significant phase-locking of ripples to the excitable spindle troughs was observed only in adult rats. CONCLUSIONS: Results indicate a protracted development of synchronized thalamocortical processing specifically in frontocortical networks (i.e. frontal SO-spindle coupling). However, synchronization within thalamocortical networks generally precedes synchronization of thalamocortical with hippocampal processing as reflected by the delayed occurrence of spindle-ripple phase-coupling.

Context memory formed in medial prefrontal cortex during infancy enhances learning in adulthood.

Adult behavior is commonly thought to be shaped by early-life experience, although episodes experienced during infancy appear to be forgotten. Exposing male rats during infancy to discrete spatial experience we show that these rats in adulthood are significantly better at forming a spatial memory than control rats without such infantile experience. We moreover show that the adult rats' improved spatial memory capability is mainly based on memory for context information during the infantile experiences. Infantile spatial experience increased c-Fos activity at memory testing during adulthood in the prelimbic medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC), but not in the hippocampus. Inhibiting prelimbic mPFC at testing during adulthood abolished the enhancing effect of infantile spatial experience on learning. Adult spatial memory capability only benefitted from spatial experience occurring during the sensitive period of infancy, but not when occurring later during childhood, and when sleep followed the infantile experience. In conclusion, the infantile brain, by a sleep-dependent mechanism, favors consolidation of memory for the context in which episodes are experienced. These representations comprise mPFC regions and context-dependently facilitate learning in adulthood.

Liver regeneration in the first week after living donor liver transplantation: evaluation with sonography.

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Liver regeneration is a crucial issue after adult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation A-ALDLT. Several studies have shown the rapid enlargement of liver size 3 months after surgery but how the liver regenerate in the first postoperative week remains unknown. The purpose of our study was to investigate liver regeneration in the first postoperative week using sonography. METHODOLOGY: Twenty pairs of donors and recipients undergone A-ALDLT were enrolled between March 2007 and January 2008. A linear regression was done to determine the relationship between the preoperative donor liver volumetric measurements by CT and ultrasound. The volume of graft liver was obtained by water bath during surgery and by ultrasound daily in the first postoperative week. RESULTS: Liver volume of the 20 donors measured by CT and ultrasound were 1367.8±193.7cm3 and 1281.1±149.3cm3, respectively. The sonographic measurement correlated well with that of CT (r=0.93, p <0.0001). The mean volume of ex vivo graft livers was 595±193.7cm3. Hepatic volume increased sharply, by 42.31% at postoperative day one and 93.5% at postoperative day seven. CONCLUSIONS: Sonographic measurement of liver volume is accurate. Bedside ultrasound is a useful ancillary test to assess liver regeneration in early postoperative days. Liver regenerated vigorously in A-ALDLT recipients in the first postoperative week.

Dual DNA recycling amplifications coupled with Au NPs@ZIF-MOF accelerator for enhanced electrochemical ratiometric sensing of pathogenic bacteria.

Sensitive and accurate quantification of pathogenic bacteria is vastly significant to the related food safety. Herein, a sensitive ratiometric electrochemical biosensor was developed for the detection of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) based on dual DNA recycling amplifications and Au NPs@ZIF-MOF accelerator. Gold nanoparticles-loaded Zeolitic imidazolate metal-organic framework (Au NPs@ZIF-MOF) as electrode substrate possessed a large specific surface area for nucleic acid adsorption, and as an accelerator promoted the transfer of electrons. The strong recognition of aptamer to target S. aureus could initiate the padlock probe-based exponential rolling circle amplification (P-ERCA, as the first DNA recycling amplification), generating large numbers of trigger DNA strands. The released trigger DNA further activated the catalytic hairpin assembly (CHA, as the second DNA recycling amplification) on electrode surface. Consequently, P-ERCA and CHA continuously brought about one target to many signal transduction, leading to an exponential amplification. To achieve the accuracy of detection, the signal ratio of methylene blue (MB) and ferrocene (Fc) (IMB/IFc) was applied for intrinsic self-calibrating. Taking advantages of dual DNA recycling amplifications and Au NPs@ZIF-MOF, the proposed sensing system displayed high sensitivity for S. aureus quantification with a linear range of 5-108 CFU/mL, and the limit of detection was 1 CFU/mL. Moreover, this system represented excellent reproducibility, selectivity, and practicability for S. aureus analysis in foods.

A dual-mode ratiometric aptasensor for accurate detection of pathogenic bacteria based on recycling of DNAzyme activation.

Pathogenic bacteria have a significant impact on food safety. Herein, an innovative dual-mode ratiometric aptasensor was constructed for ultrasensitive and accurate detection of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) based on recycling of DNAzyme activation on gold nanoparticles-functionalized MXene nanomaterials (MXene@Au NPs). Electrochemiluminescent (ECL) emitter-labeled probe DNA (probe 2-Ru) containing the blocked DNAzyme was partly hybridized with aptamer and then captured by electrochemical (EC) indicator-labeled probe DNA (probe 1-MB) on electrode surface. When S. aureus presented, the conformation vibration of probe 2-Ru activated the blocked DNAzymes, leading to recycling cleavage of probe 1-MB and ECL tag close to electrode surface. Based on the reverse change tendencies of ECL and EC signals, aptasensor achieved S. aureus quantification from 5 to 108 CFU/mL. Moreover, the self-calibration characteristic of the aptasensor with dual-mode ratiometric readout ensured the reliable measurement of S. aureus in real samples. This work showed useful insight into sensing foodborne pathogenic bacteria.

Rearing is critical for forming spatial representations in pre-weanling rats.

Rearing, i.e., standing on the hind limbs in an upright posture, is part of a rat's innate exploratory motor program. Here, we examined in developing rats whether rearing is critical for the pup's capability to form spatial representations based on distal environmental cues. Pups (male) were tested at PD18, i.e., the first day they typically exhibit stable rearing, on a spatial habituation paradigm comprising a Familiarization session (with the pup exposed to an arena with a specific configuration of distal cues) followed, 3 h later, by a Test session where the pups were either re-exposed to the identical distal cue configuration (NoChange) or a changed configuration (DistalChange). In Experiment 1, rearing activity (rearing events, duration) decreased from Familiarization to Test in the NoChange pups but, remained elevated in the DistalChange group indicating that these pups recognized the distal novelty. Recognition of distal novelty was associated with increased c-Fos expression in hippocampal and medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) areas, compared with NoChange pups. Analysis of GAD67+ cells suggested a parallel increase in excitation and inhibition specifically in prelimbic mPFC networks in response to distal cue changes. In Experiment 2, the pups were mechanically prevented from rearing while still seeing the distal cues during Familiarization. Rearing activity in the Test session of these pups did not differ between groups that were or were not exposed to a changed distal cue configuration at Test. The findings evidence a critical role of rearing for the emergence of allocentric representations integrating distal space during early development.

miR-338-3p acts as a tumor suppressor in lung squamous cell carcinoma by targeting FGFR2/FRS2.

Background: Lung cancer refers to the occurrence of malignant tumors in the lung, and squamous cell carcinoma is one of the most common pathological types of non-small cell lung cancer. Studies have shown that microRNAs (miRNAs) play an important role in the occurrence, development, early diagnosis, and treatment of lung cancer. This study aimed to explore the role and possible mechanism of MicroRNA-338-3p (miR-338-3p) in lung squamous cell carcinoma (LUSC). Method: In this study, we compared 238 LUSC patients with relatively high miR-338-3p expression levels with 238 miR-338-3p expression levels in The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA)-LUSC dataset using first-line gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA). Second, the mRNA expression of miR-338-3p, FGFR2, and fibroblast growth factor receptor substrate 2 (FRS2) in 30 lung cancers and adjacent lung tissues was detected using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). Finally, in vitro experiments were conducted, whereby the expression levels of miR-338-3p in lung cancer cells (H1703, SKMES1, H2170, H520) and normal lung epithelial cells (16HBE) were detected using qRT-PCR. miR-338-3p was overexpressed in lung cancer cells (H1703), and the cell proliferation (cell counting kit-8 [CCK8] assay), colony formation, cell apoptosis, cell cycle (BD-FACSVerse assay, Becton Dickinson, Bedford, MA, USA), cell invasion, and migration (Transwell assay, Thermo Fischer Corporation, Waltham, MA, USA) were detected. Results: We found that the expression of miR-338-3p was significantly reduced in LUSC tissues (p â€‹< â€‹0.001) and cancer cell lines (P < 0.01), and miR-338-3p was significantly negatively correlated with the expression of FGFR2 (P < 0.001) and FRS2 (P < 0.01). Furthermore, overexpression of miR-338-3p inhibited proliferation (P < 0.001), migration, and invasion (P < 0.001) of LUSC cell lines and increased apoptosis in the G1 phase (P < 0.001) and cell cycle arrest (P < 0.05). Conclusions: Our study demonstrates that miR-338-3p inhibits tumor cell proliferation and migration by targeting FGFR2 and FRS2 in LUSC. We believe that miR-338-3p may be a promising target for the treatment of LUSC.