From Placenta to Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: The Role of Adipokines by Chiara Sartori, Pietro Lazzeroni, Silvia Merli, Viviana Dora Patianna, Francesca Viaroli, Francesca Cirillo, Sergio Amarri, Maria Elisabeth Street

“…Adipokines are cytokines produced mainly by adipose tissue, besides many other tissues such as placenta, ovaries, peripheral-blood mononuclear cells, liver, muscle, kidney, heart, and bone marrow. Adipokines play a significant role in the metabolic syndrome and in cardiovascular diseases, have implications in regulating insulin sensitivity and inflammation, and have significant effects on growth and reproductive function. …”
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Atlantoaxial fixation for treatment of syringobulbia and syringomyelia: Case report and literature review by Kaunda Emeka Ibebuike, Oluwamayowa Opara

“…Intraoperative findings confirmed atlantoaxial instability from the direct bone handling during the procedure. There was immediate postoperative improvement in his motor function, which remained sustained, with free and brisk active mobilization at 3 months follow-up. …”
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Central precocious puberty associated with duplicated pituitary: a case report and literature review by Kun Yang, Yanmei Sang, Yanmei Sang, Li Dai, Weizhong Wang

“…She has enlarged breasts for more than 1 year, accelerated height of linear growth, advanced bone age, increased hormone level, and increased volume of uterus and ovary. …”
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Chronic Osteomyelitis of Clavicle in a Neonate: Report of Morbid Complication of Adjoining MRSA Abscess by Shishir Murugharaj Suranigi, Manoj Joshi, Pascal Noel Deniese, Kanagasabai Rangasamy, Syed Najimudeen, James J. Gnanadoss

“…She required multiple drainage procedures and was later successfully managed with bone curettage and debridement. We report this case to highlight that a MRSA abscess may recur due to residual infection from a chronic osteomyelitis sinus. …”
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Predicting cytomegalovirus infection and graft-versus-host disease using QuantiFERON-CMV and Monitor in pediatric transplants: a proof-of-concept study by Lina Souan, Rawad Rihani, Maher A. Sughayer

“…Despite the small sample size, this study is an essential proof of concept due to the unique patient population of pediatric bone marrow stem cell transplant recipients. Further multicenter studies are needed to validate these results.…”
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A Rare Case of Light Chain Amyloidosis of the Gastrointestinal Tract by Kathrin Dvir, Gliceida M. Galarza-Fortuna, Anna Willet, Christopher Febres-Aldana, Nathaly Cortez, Samuel Rapaka, Andre Coombs, Robert Goldberg, Michael Schwartz, Kfir Ben-David

“…Repeated intraoperative biopsies of the gastric mass and of liver parenchyma demonstrated diffuse hyalinized stroma consistent with amyloid deposition, and a bone marrow biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of primary light chain (AL) amyloidosis.…”
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Loop underlay tympanoplasty for anterior, subtotal and total tympanic membrane perforations: a retrospective review by Rana Barake, Tamer El Natout, Marc Bassim, Mohammad Ali El Natout

“…Results At the three-month follow-up visit, the perforation closure rate was found to be 99.3% and Air-Bone Gap closure rate to less than 10 dB was 99.5%. …”
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Biomarker testing in lung cancer: from bench to bedside by Ullas Batra, Shrinidhi Nathany

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Extramedullary Plasmacytoma of the Oral Cavity: A Rare Case in the Buccal Mucosa by Armin Khaleghi, Nafise Shamloo

“…ABSTRACT Extramedullary plasmacytomas (EMP) are uncommon solitary tumors composed of neoplastic plasma cells occurring outside the bone. These lesions are of clinical significance due to their potential progression to multiple myeloma (MM), a more systemic and serious plasma cell malignancy. …”
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T Cell/Histiocyte-Rich Large B Cell Lymphoma of the Thymus: A Diagnostic Pitfall by Jie Xu, Xiaojun Wu, Vishnu Reddy

“…T cell/histiocyte-rich large B cell lymphoma (THRLBCL) is predominantly a nodal disease, with extranodal involvement, such as bone marrow, spleen, and liver. However, primary THRLBCL has never been reported in the thymus in the English literature. …”
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The Effect of Hydroxyapatite Nanocrystals on Osseointegration of Titanium Implants: An In Vivo Rabbit Study by Karin Breding, Ryo Jimbo, Mariko Hayashi, Ying Xue, Kamal Mustafa, Martin Andersson

“…The presence of nanosized calcium phosphates on the implant surface is interesting to investigate since they affect both the nanotopography and surface chemistry, forming a bone mineral resembling surface. In this work, the osseointegration of titanium implants with and without the presence of hydroxyapatite (HA) nanocrystals has been evaluated in vivo. …”
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Autoantibodies as Diagnostic Markers and Mediator of Joint Inflammation in Arthritis by Qinghua Fang, Jiaxin Ou, Kutty Selva Nandakumar

“…Recently, a direct link was proposed between the presence of autoantibodies and bone erosion as well as in the induction of pain. …”
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Transformation of Follicular Lymphoma to Double Hit B-Cell Lymphoma Causing Hypercalcemia in a 69-Year-Old Female: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Sakshi Kapur, Miles B. Levin

“…Histopathology results of the abdominal mass were compatible with a double hit B-cell lymphoma. However, bone marrow biopsy results showed a low grade follicular lymphoma, thus suggesting peripheral transformation of follicular lymphoma to double hit B-cell lymphoma. …”
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A Severe Case of Drug-Induced Liver Injury after Gemcitabine Administration: A Highly Probable Causality Grading as Assessed by the Updated RUCAM Diagnostic Scoring System by Ilenia Mascherona, Caterina Maggioli, Maira Biggiogero, Oreste Mora, Lucia Marelli

“…Common side effects include bone marrow suppression, fatigue, diarrhea, nausea, gastrointestinal upset, rash, alopecia, and stomatitis. …”
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Increased Haematopoietic Supportive Function of USSC from Umbilical Cord Blood Compared to CB MSC and Possible Role of DLK-1 by Simone Maria Kluth, Teja Falk Radke, Gesine Kögler

“…In contrast to stromal cells from the adult bone marrow (BM) or adipose tissue, cord blood (CB) multipotent stromal cells (MSC) are biologically younger. …”
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An Osteolytic Metastasis of Humerus from an Asymptomatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Lung: A Rare Clinical Entity by Anirban Das, Sudipta Pandit, Sibes k. Das, Sumitra Basuthakur, Somnath Das

“…Lumber spine is the most common site for bony metastases in bronchogenic carcinoma. Proximal lone bones, especially humerus, are unusual sites for metastases from lung primaries. …”
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Early Head Specification in Xenopus laevis by Blue B. Lake, Kenneth R. Kao

“…In Xenopus, the progressive determination of the head is an extremely complex process involving the activation and localized antagonism of a number of interdependent intracellular signaling pathways including the Wingless/Int-1 (Wnt), bone morphogenetic protein (BMP), and nodal-related pathways. …”
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Combination of Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Track In-Oxine–Labeled Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Neuroblastoma-Bearing Mice by Lorena Cussó, Isabel Mirones, Santiago Peña-Zalbidea, Verónica García-Vázquez, Javier García-Castro, Manuel Desco

“…Homing is an inherent, complex, multistep process performed by cells such as human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) to travel from a distant location to inflamed or damaged tissue and tumors. …”
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Exercise as an Adjuvant Therapy for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Mobilization by Russell Emmons, Grace M. Niemiro, Michael De Lisio

“…Exercise, a safe and feasible intervention in patients undergoing HSCT, has been previously shown to robustly stimulate HSPC mobilization from the bone marrow. Exercise-induced HSPC mobilization is transient limiting its current clinical potential. …”
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Potential of Black Phosphorus in Immune-Based Therapeutic Strategies by Wenjuan Dong, Hu Wang, Hailin Liu, Chunqiao Zhou, Xuelin Zhang, Song Wang, Lin He

“…Black phosphorus (BP) consists of phosphorus atoms, an essential element of bone and nucleic acid, which covalently bonds to three adjacent phosphorus atoms to form a puckered bilayer structure. …”
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