Opioid System and Epithelial–Mesenchymal Transition by Marzena Łazarczyk, Dominik Skiba, Michel-Edwar Mickael, Kinga Jaskuła, Agata Nawrocka, Piotr Religa, Mariusz Sacharczuk

“…They alleviate pain, but also pose a risk of dependency, or trigger constipation, particularly in cancer patients, who require the more potent painkillers in more advanced stages of the disease, closely linked to pain resulting from general inflammation, bone metastases, and primary or secondary tumour outgrowth-related nerve damage. …”
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Taenia crassiceps-Excreted/Secreted Products Induce a Defined MicroRNA Profile that Modulates Inflammatory Properties of Macrophages by Diana Martínez-Saucedo, Juan de Dios Ruíz-Rosado, César Terrazas, Blanca E. Callejas, Abhay R. Satoskar, Santiago Partida-Sánchez, Luis I. Terrazas

“…Here, we found that, while TcES reduced the production of inflammatory cytokines (IL-6, IL-12, and TNFα), they increased the release of IL-10 in LPS-induced bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDM). However, TcES alone or in combination with LPS or IL-4 failed to increase the production of the canonical M1 or M2 markers in BMDM. …”
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IgD Multiple Myeloma Paraproteinemia as a Cause of Myositis by I. Colombo, M. E. Fruguglietti, L. Napoli, M. Sciacco, E. Tagliaferri, A. Della Volpe, V. Crugnola, N. Bresolin, M. Moggio, A. Prelle

“…A 48-years old man was diagnosed an IgD-k multiple myeloma (MM) at age 38 years for which he successfully underwent chemotherapy and bone marrow transplant. He then developed a graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) whose manifestations included, three years later, a polymyositis, diagnosed at muscle biopsy and successfully treated with steroids. …”
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Retroperitoneal Teratoma in an Adult: A Potential Pitfall in the Differential Diagnosis of Adrenal Myelolipoma by Madoka Kataoka, Hiroshi Fukushima, Yasukazu Nakanishi, Minato Yokoyama, Nobuaki Funata, Toru Motoi, Ken-ichi Tobisu, Fumitaka Koga

“…Histopathological examination revealed that the cystic tumor is composed of keratinized epidermis, mature fat, nerve, cartilage, bone, and sebaceous glands compressing the normal adrenal gland, leading to the diagnosis of retroperitoneal mature cystic teratoma. …”
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The Conditioned Medium of Calcined Tooth Powder Promotes the Osteogenic and Odontogenic Differentiation of Human Dental Pulp Stem Cells via MAPK Signaling Pathways by Jintao Wu, Na Li, Yuan Fan, Yanqiu Wang, Yongchun Gu, Zehan Li, Yin Pan, Gobin Romila, Zuomin Zhou, Jinhua Yu

“…The calcined tooth powder (CTP), a type of allogeneic biomimetic mineralized material, has been confirmed that can promote new bone formation when obtained at high temperature. …”
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Focal Adhesion Kinase and ROCK Signaling Are Switch-Like Regulators of Human Adipose Stem Cell Differentiation towards Osteogenic and Adipogenic Lineages by Laura Hyväri, Miina Ojansivu, Miia Juntunen, Kimmo Kartasalo, Susanna Miettinen, Sari Vanhatupa

“…Adipose tissue is an attractive stem cell source for soft and bone tissue engineering applications and stem cell therapies. …”
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Case report: identification of novel variant in SLC26A2 gene and preimplantation genetic testing for monogenic disorders in preventing diastrophic dysplasia by Ziravard N. Tonyan, Yulia A. Nasykhova, Maria M. Danilova, Elena S. Shabanova, Olesya N. Bespalova, Igor Y. Kogan, Andrey S. Glotov

“…Abstract Background Diastrophic dysplasia is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by abnormalities in bone and cartilage development, caused by pathogenic variants in the SLC26A2 gene. …”
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Influences of multi-pass friction stir alloying on characterization of AZ91D alloy-based dual reinforcement bio-ceramic nano-composites by Surendra Kumar Patel, Guoxin Dai, Lu Liu, Zhen Sun, Lei Shi

“…Finally, this research was carried out for treatment of bone defects and fractures as well as improving corrosion resistance of the mg-containing biocompatible implants.…”
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PAC-Mediated AKI Protection Is Critically Mediated but Does Not Exclusively Depend on Cell-Derived Microvesicles by H. Dihazi, K. Schwarze, S. Patschan, G. A. Müller, O. Ritter, M. Zeisberg, D. Patschan

“…Syngeneic murine PACs were stimulated with either melatonin, angiopoietin-1 or -2, or with bone morphogenetic protein-5 (BMP-5) for one hour, respectively. …”
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Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Educated Macrophages Ameliorate LPS-Induced Systemic Response by Yaoqin Hu, Chaojin Qin, Guoping Zheng, Dengming Lai, Huikang Tao, Yan Zhang, Guanguan Qiu, Menghua Ge, Lanfang Huang, Lina Chen, Baoli Cheng, Qiang Shu, Jianguo Xu

“…Both bone marrow and adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ASCs) have immunomodulatory effects. …”
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Pantoprazole Decreases Cell Viability and Function of Human Osteoclasts In Vitro by Markus Prause, Claudine Seeliger, Marina Unger, Elizabeth Rosado Balmayor, Martijn van Griensven, Alexander Tobias Haug

“…Osteoclast-specific gene expression was evaluated after seven days and revealed no significant differences between all samples. Overall, the bone degrading and resorptive function of osteoclasts is inhibited by the administration of proton pump inhibitors. …”
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Elevated Incidence of Fractures in Solid-Organ Transplant Recipients on Glucocorticoid-Sparing Immunosuppressive Regimens by B. J. Edwards, A. Desai, J. Tsai, H. Du, G. R. Edwards, A. D. Bunta, A. Hahr, M. Abecassis, S. Sprague

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A case report: interstitial pneumonia following treatment of gastric cancer with sintilimab in combination with S-1 by Pei Zhu, Qingming Sun, Sheng Xu, Wanhui Dong

“…There have been cases of interstitial pneumonia caused by treatment with sintilimab or S-1 in clinical settings, but no cases of interstitial pneumonia caused by treatment with a combination of sintilimab and S-1 have been reported.Case reportA patient diagnosed with gastric cancer underwent nine courses of treatment using a chemotherapy regimen of combined oxaliplatin S-1., Due to severe bone marrow suppression and gastrointestinal adverse reactions, the treatment was switched to sintilimab in combination with S-1therapy., This change resulted in the development of interstitial pneumonia, as revealed by non-contrast chest Computed Tomography scans. …”
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Case report: A novel 11-bp deletion in exon 11 causing a frameshift in the C-terminal of the ALAS2 gene leading to X-linked sideroblastic anemia—a family study by Salam Al kindi, Salam Al kindi, Altaf Al-Mamari, Shoaib Al-Zadjali, Mohamed Al-Rawahi, Ali Al Madhani, Anil V. Pathare

“…The proband was a 29-year-old man with moderately severe microcytic hypochromic anemia with splenomegaly and increased ring sideroblasts in the bone marrow with considerable iron overload. Sanger sequencing documented a missense mutation leading to a frameshift with an elongated polypeptide of 614 AA instead of the normal 587 AA protein c.1743_1753 del (p.Gln581Hisfs*35). …”
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A Clinical Study on Functional Outcome of Percutaneous Transforaminal Endoscopic Discectomy under Local Anesthesia by Suryansh Nema, Varun Kumar Agarwal

“…Out of 16 cases of L5-S1 disc prolapse, 1 case was operated by making an iliac bone window due to the inaccessibility of disc space because of highly placed iliac crest. …”
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Recurrent Bacterial Meningitis in a Child with Mondini Dysplasia by Eda Kepenekli-Kadayifci, Ayşe Karaaslan, Serkan Atıcı, Adem Binnetoğlu, Murat Sarı, Ahmet Soysal, Gülşen Altınkanat, Mustafa Bakır

“…During the evaluation to determine the etiology of the RBM, cystic malformation in the cochlea and vestibular dilatation consistent with Mondini dysplasia were detected via computerized tomography (CT) of the temporal bone.…”
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Exploration of the diagnostic and prognostic roles of decreased autoantibodies in lung cancer by Ying Ye, Ying Ye, Yi Huang, Yi Huang, Jianbo Pan, Jianbo Pan

“…Moreover, 5 of the decreased autoantibodies can also be applied for supervising bone metastasis in lung adenocarcinoma. A follow-up process for 13 patients diagnosed with early-stage lung cancer revealed that 10 of the 15 decreased autoantibodies would recover to a higher level after the tumor was resected. …”
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Polymorphous Adenocarcinoma: A Rare Case Report with Unique Radiographic Appearance on CBCT by Jagadish Chandra, Junaid Ahmed, K. M. Veena, M. Vijayakumar, Nandita Shenoy, Nanditha Sujir

“…Panoramic radiograph taken previously had revealed evidence of alveolar bone loss in relation to the maxillary teeth and was inconclusive of any other findings. …”
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A Rare Case of Glioblastoma Multiforme with Osseous Metastases by Rubens Barros Costa, Ricardo Costa, Jason Kaplan, Marcelo Rocha Cruz, Hiral Shah, Maria Matsangou, Benedito Carneiro

“…Despite choosing no treatment, he elected to undergo a bone biopsy to understand the new underlying process. …”
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Exercise-Intervened Circulating Extracellular Vesicles Alleviate Oxidative Stress in Cerebral Microvascular Endothelial Cells Under Hypertensive Plus Hypoxic Conditions by Smara Sigdel, Shuzhen Chen, Gideon Udoh, Jinju Wang

“…Our group has recently demonstrated that exercise intervention affects the release and function of bone marrow endothelial progenitor cell-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs) in transgenic hypertensive mice. …”
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