Positive feedback between arginine methylation of YAP and methionine transporter SLC43A2 drives anticancer drug resistance.

Yes-associated protein (YAP) activation confers resistance to chemotherapy and targeted therapy. Methionine participates in cellular processes by converting to methyl donor for the methylation of DNA, RNA and protein. However, it remains unclear whether methionine affects drug resistance by influencing YAP activity.

Tripartite motif 8 promotes the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma via mediating ubiquitination of HNF1α.

Tripartite motif 8 (TRIM8) is an E3 ligase that plays dual roles in various tumor types. The biological effects and underlying mechanism of TRIM8 in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remain unknown. Hepatocyte nuclear factor 1α (HNF1α) is a key transcriptional factor that plays a significant role in regulating hepatocyte differentiation and liver function.

Biomechanical effects of S1 sacroiliac screws versus S2 sacroiliac screws on sacroiliac screws combined with a lumbar iliac fixation in the treatment of vertical sacral fractures: a biomechanical finite element analysis.

Objective: To examine the impact of sacroiliac screw position and length on the biomechanical properties of triangular osteosynthesis in treating unilateral vertical sacral fractures and provide a clinical reference.

Methods: Unilateral Denis type II sacral fractures were modelled using finite elements to represent Tile C pelvic ring injuries. Six sacroiliac screws were used with iliolumbar fixation patterns to fix the sacral fractures, and the sacral stability, maximum pressure, and stress distribution were compared among the internal fixation modalities.

Biomechanical comparison of four triangular osteosynthesis fixations for unilateral vertical sacral fractures.

To compare the stability and biomechanical characteristics of four commonly used triangular osteosynthesis techniques to treat unilateral vertical sacral fractures and provide a clinical application reference. Finite element models of Tile C-type pelvic ring injury (unilateral Denis II sacral fracture) were produced. In four models, sacral fractures were fixed with a combination of unilateral L5, unilateral L4, and L5 iliac lumbar fixation with lengthened or normal sacroiliac screws.

Application of Digital Orthopedic Technology in Orthopedic Trauma.

In order to solve the limitation of auxiliary treatment means in the process of orthopedic trauma surgery, and further improve the effective integration of orthopedic trauma clinical surgery and computer technology, a new orthopedic trauma auxiliary treatment means based on digital orthopedic technology was proposed with the aid of virtual digital technology. The method builds a 3D model of fracture fragments through 3D orthopedic modeling and obtains a high-quality 3D model through processing. Later clinical tests verify the feasibility of this auxiliary treatment method.

Hsa_circ_0045714 induced by eupatilin has a potential to promote fracture healing.

It is thought that maintaining preosteoblast viability is constructive to fracture healing. Here, we explored the effects of eupatilin on preosteoblast and addressed the mechanism associated with hsa_circ_0045714. Blood specimens were collected from 32 patients with hand fracture or calcaneus fracture.

Autogenous fibula graft and cannulated screw fixation to cephalic cut out after DHS fixation: a retrospective study.

Background: This study aimed to explore the effect of the treatment through autologous fibula graft and hollow needle fixation to treat femoral head cutting after dynamic hip screw (DHS) fixation.

Methods: A total of 41 patients were admitted to the department of orthopedic trauma and received DHS fixation. Preoperative and postoperative harris score of hip function, limb shortening length and collodiaphysial angle between operation group (n = 11) and non-operation group (n = 13) were compared.

miR-19 promotes osteosarcoma progression by targeting SOCS6.

microRNAs (miRNAs) play critical roles in cancer development and progression. This study investigated the effects of miR-19 in human osteosarcoma (OS) development. Here, we showed that miR-19 was frequently upregulated in OS tissues and cell lines.

Genetic polymorphisms in ERCC1 and ERCC2 genes are associated with response to chemotherapy in osteosarcoma patients among Chinese population: a meta-analysis.

Background: There existed controversies about the association between the response to chemotherapy for osteosarcoma (OS) patients and the genetic polymorphisms in excision repair cross-complementation group (ERCC1 and ERCC2) genes. We aimed to perform a meta-analysis to comprehensively evaluate the association.

Method: We searched multiple databases for literature retrieval including the PubMED (1966 ∼ 2017), Embase (1980 ∼ 2017), and the Web of science (1945 ∼ 2017).

miR-202 suppresses proliferation and induces apoptosis of osteosarcoma cells by downregulating Gli2.

Accumulating data have shown that microRNAs are involved in the pathogenesis of cancer. miR-202 has been confirmed to be downregulated in several types of human cancer. However, the expression and biological role of miR-202 in osteosarcoma (OS) carcinogenesis and progression remain unclear.

Sirt2 suppresses inflammatory responses in collagen-induced arthritis.

Arthritis is a common autoimmune disease that is associated with progressive disability, systemic complications and early death. However, the underling mechanisms of arthritis are still unclear. Sirtuins are a NAD(+)-dependent class III deacetylase family, and regulate cellular stress, inflammation, genomic stability, carcinogenesis, and energy metabolism.