Establishment of a Real-Time Reverse Transcription Recombinase-Aided Isothermal Amplification (qRT-RAA) Assay for the Rapid Detection of Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Virus.

Background: Bovine respiratory syncytial virus (BRSV) is a significant cause of bovine respiratory disease, resulting in significant losses to the cattle industry. For rapid detection of BRSV, a real-time recombinase-aided isothermal amplification assay (qRT-RAA) based on the gene of BRSV was developed in this study.

Results: The developed qRT-RAA assay showed good exponential amplification of the target fragment in 20 min at a constant temperature of 39 °C.

The efficacy of oral vitamin D supplements on fusion outcome in patients receiving elective lumbar spinal fusion-a randomized control trial.

Background: Previous studies have reported that vitamin D supplement could improve fracture healing, but evidence regarding the role of vitamin D supplements in spinal fusion was limited. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of oral vitamin D supplements on fusion outcomes in patients undergoing lumbar spinal fusion.

Methods: This randomized, double-blind, parallel-designed, active-control trial included the patients who planned for elective lumbar spinal fusion.

Magnolol Suppresses ERK/NF-κB Signaling and Triggers Apoptosis Through Extrinsic/Intrinsic Pathways in Osteosarcoma.

Background/aim: Osteosarcoma is an aggressive primary malignant bone tumor that occurs in childhood. Although the diagnostic and treatment options have been improved, osteosarcoma confers poor prognosis. Magnolol, an active component of Magnoliae officinalis cortex, has been widely applied in herb medicine and has been shown to have multiple pharmacological activities.

Reinforcement of Sorafenib Anti-osteosarcoma Effect by Amentoflavone Is Associated With the Induction of Apoptosis and Inactivation of ERK/NF-κB.

Background/aim: Sorafenib has been reported to show anti-osteosarcoma (anti-OS) efficacy by inhibiting metastasis; however, a phase II trial suggested that further combination with other agents could be necessary to achieve permanent remission. Herein, we aimed to identify whether amentoflavone, an abundant natural bioflavonoid found in many medicinal plants, can improve the treatment efficacy of sorafenib in OS.

Materials And Methods: Cell viability, metastasis, apoptosis, and nuclear translocation of NF-κB after amentoflavone combined with sorafenib were assayed by MTT, transwell migration/invasion, western blotting, flow cytometry, and immunofluorescence staining, respectively.

Osteoporotic burst fracture with spinal canal compromise treated with percutaneous vertebroplasty.

Objective: There has been minimal literature reporting on results of osteoporotic burst fracture with spinal canal compromise treated with percutaneous vertebroplasty. Vertebroplasty for treatment of osteoporotic burst fracture is controversial. We want to clarify whether the osteoporotic burst fracture with spinal canal compromise is a contraindication to percutaneous vertebroplasty.

(E)-2-(2H-Benzotriazol-2-yl)-4-methyl-6-(phenyl-imino-meth-yl)phenol.

In the title compound, C(20)H(16)N(4)O, the non-H atoms of the benzotriazole ring system and those of the methyl-phenol group are essentially coplanar, with an r.m.s.

Bis{1-[(E)-o-tolyl-diazen-yl]-2-naphtho-l-ato}copper(II).

In the title complex, [Cu(C(17)H(13)N(2)O)(2)], the Cu(II) atom is tetra-coordinated by two N atoms and two O atoms from two bidentate 1-[(E)-o-tolyl-diazen-yl]-2-naphtho-late ligands, forming a slightly distorted square-planar environment. The two N atoms and two O atoms around the Cu(II) atom are trans to each other, with an O-Cu-O bond angle of 177.00 (9)° and an N-Cu-N bond angle of 165.

Periprosthetic femoral supracondylar fracture after total knee arthroplasty with navigation system.

We report 1 patient with a supracondylar periprosthetic fracture 1 month after computer-assisted total knee arthroplasty. The fracture line extended from previous anchoring pinholes into the supracondyle area. Intramedullary nailing of the left femur was performed under close reduction.