How do lesions affect limb lengthening in children with Ollier’s disease? by Chunxing Wu, Peng Huang, Yueqiang Mo, Dahui Wang, Bo Ning

“…There were no significant differences between intralesional (14 cases) and extralesional (7 cases) distraction groups in new bone formation speed (OP). Although 19/21 of the FP were inserted intralesionally, all the wires and half-pins were well stabilized throughout the external fixation period. …”
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Development of prognostic models for HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer in females: a retrospective population-based study by Yan Chen, Yu Qiu, Haoyang Shen, Shuixin Yan, Jiadi Li, Weizhu Wu

“…Independent prognostic factors of BCSS and OS included: age; marital status; race; oestrogen receptor status; surgery; chemotherapy; and bone, brain, liver, and lung metastases. The C-indices for the BCSS and OS training groups were 0.707 and 0.702, respectively. …”
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miR-208a-3p discriminates osteoporosis, predicts fracture, and regulates osteoclast activation through targeting STC1 by Hongbing Qian, Fei Jia, Huiling Qin

“…Increasing miR-208a-3p was positively correlated with bone metabolism markers and negatively correlated with BMD of post-menopausal women with OP. …”
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Hubungan Asupan Protein, Kalsium, Phosfor, Dan Magnesium Dengan Kepadatan Tulang Pada Remaja Putri Di SMP Negeri 5 Padang by Noprisanti Noprisanti, Masrul Masrul, Defrin Defrin

“…Pengukuran kepadatan tulang dengan menggunakan alat bone densitometry metode quantitative ultrasound. …”
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Maxillary Sinus Natural Killer/T-Cell Extranodal Lymphoma Mimicking a Dentoalveolar Abscess by Erika Antonia dos Anjos Ramos, Luciana Munhoz, Basílio Almeida Milani, Tomás Zecchini Barrese, Stephanie Kenig Viveiros, Emiko Saito Arita

“…Computed tomography (CT) revealed a soft tissue hypodense area in the left side with bone discontinuity in anterior and lateral maxillary sinuses. …”
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Connexin 43 Communication Channels in Follicular Dendritic Cell Development and in Follicular Lymphomas by Hajnalka Rajnai, Ivett Teleki, Gergo Kiszner, Nora Meggyesházi, Peter Balla, Tamas Vancsik, Gyorgyi Muzes, Judit Csomor, Andras Matolcsy, Tibor Krenacs

“…Furthermore, Cx43 levels were not associated with either lymphoma grade or bone marrow involvement. Our results suggest that Cx43 channels are critical in FDC and “ex vivo” germinal center development and in the persistence of FDC in follicular lymphomas but do not affect tumor progression.…”
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Deep learning algorithms enable MRI-based scapular morphology analysis with values comparable to CT-based assessments by Hanspeter Hess, Alexandra Oswald, J. Tomás Rojas, Alexandre Lädermann, Matthias A. Zumstein, Kate Gerber

“…This study demonstrates how deep learning can overcome reduced resolution, bone border contrast and field of view, to enable 3D scapular morphology analysis on MRI.…”
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The Effect of Pulsatile Flow on bMSC-Derived Endothelial-Like Cells in a Small-Sized Artificial Vessel Made by 3-Dimensional Bioprinting by Kang Woog Lee, Dae-Hyun Kim, Jun Hee Lee, Young-Nam Youn

“…Cells were harvested from rabbit bone marrow and primary cultured with or without growth factors. …”
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Macrophage-derived extracellular vesicles as new players in chronic non-communicable diseases by Fengjuan Lin, Huiyu Luo, Jiexian Wang, Qing Li, Longying Zha

“…This article reviews the biological functions and mechanisms of M-EVs and their contents in chronic non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, metabolic diseases, cancer, inflammatory diseases and bone-related diseases. In addition, the potential application of M-EVs as drug delivery systems for various diseases have been summarized.…”
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Evaluation and Immunolocalization of BMP4 and FGF8 in Odontogenic Cyst and Tumors by Neeti Swarup, Meghanand T. Nayak, Zoya Chowdhary, Monica Mehendiratta, Shikha Khatana, Su Jung Choi, Chandarani Sagolsem

“…Growth factors like bone morphogenetic protein 4 (BMP4) and fibroblast growth factor 8 (FGF8) play a major role in organogenesis and specifically in odontogenesis. …”
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Magnifying Endoscopic Features of Follicular Lymphoma Involving the Stomach: A Report of Two Cases by Masaya Iwamuro, Katsuyoshi Takata, Seiji Kawano, Nobuharu Fujii, Yoshiro Kawahara, Tadashi Yoshino, Hiroyuki Okada

“…A 70-year-old woman presented with follicular lymphoma involving the stomach, duodenum, jejunum, bone, and lymph nodes. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy revealed multiple depressed lesions in the stomach. …”
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The Alteration and Clinical Significance of Th22/Th17/Th1 Cells in Patients with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia by Ping Chen, Min Wang, Daqi Li, Yan Jia, Na He, Wei Li, Daoxin Ma, Chunyan Ji

“…In the present study, we mainly investigated the role of Th22, Th17, and Th1 cell and their related cytokines (IL-22, IL-17, and IFN-r) in the pathophysiology of CML. Bone marrow (BM) and peripheral blood (PB) were extracted from newly diagnosed (ND), chronic phase- (CP-) CML patients, and controls. …”
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Strain Distribution Evaluation of Rat Tibia under Axial Compressive Load by Combining Strain Gauge Measurement and Finite Element Analysis by Jiazi Gao, Bei Liu, Min Zhang, He Gong, Bingzhao Gao

“…The method of strain gauge measurements and FEA used in this study can provide a feasible way to obtain the mechanical environment of the tibiae under axial compressive load on the rats and serve as a reference for further exploring the mechanical response of the bone by axial compressive load.…”
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A clinical audit on the utilization of group O-negative red cells and the lesson learnt by Arzina Aziz Ali, Hira Qadir, Areeba Khalid, Bushra Moiz

“…Neonates, pediatric patients, chronically transfused, and bone marrow transplant recipients received 337 of 807 (42%) units and were marked as “acceptable.” …”
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Pentazocine Misuse among Sickle Cell Disease Patients and The Role of Lack of Enforcement of Opioid Dispensing Regulations by Community Pharmacies: A Descriptive Observational Stud... by Oluomachi Charity Nnachi, Chinedu Obasi Akpa, Favour Ogonna Nwani, Oghenevwogaga Obukohwo Edenya

“…Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a chronic disease characterized by debilitating bone pains which commonly necessitate the use of analgesic drugs including opioids and psychotropic substances such as pentazocine which are controlled medicines in Nigeria. …”
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Immunohistochemical Expression of CXCR4 on Breast Cancer and Its Clinical Significance by Marina Okuyama Kishima, Carlos Eduardo Coral de Oliveira, Bruna Karina Banin-Hirata, Roberta Losi-Guembarovski, Karen Brajão de Oliveira, Marla Karine Amarante, Maria Angelica Ehara Watanabe

“…It has been found that CXCR4 is required for breast cancer cell migration to other sites such as lung, bone, and lymph nodes, which express high levels of CXCL12 chemokine. …”
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Exploratory study on the efficacy of topical pan-JAK inhibitor in ocular and skin GVHD in a sclerodermatous GVHD mouse model by Shinri Sato, Yoko Ogawa, Kazuki Asai, Eisuke Shimizu, Shota Shimizu, Hiroko Taniguchi, Takahiro Okazaki, Shigeto Shimmura, Kazuno Negishi, Masatoshi Hirayama

“…We aimed to investigate potential trends of the efficacy of topical delgocitinib administration in a mouse model. Allogenic bone-marrow transplantation (BMT) was performed from B10.D2. to BALB/c mice, leading to sclerodermatous GVHD. …”
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HIF1α-Induced Glycolysis Metabolism Is Essential to the Activation of Inflammatory Macrophages by Ting Wang, Huiying Liu, Guan Lian, Song-Yang Zhang, Xian Wang, Changtao Jiang

“…To clarify the mechanism of HIF1α-induced polarization of M1 macrophage, myeloid-specific HIF1α overexpression (Lysm HIF1α lsl) mice were employed and the bone marrow-derived and peritoneal macrophages were isolated. …”
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Biochemical Analysis of Pentraxin 3 and Fibrinogen Levels in Experimental Periodontitis Model by Gonca Cayir Keles, Umut Balli, Burcu Ozkan Cetinkaya, Bulent Ayas, Arzu Findik, Zeynep Pinar Keles, Ferda Pamuk

“…Results. Significant alveolar bone resorption and periodontal inflammation were evident in periodontitis groups. …”
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A Case of Nonunion Avulsion Fracture of the Anterior Tibial Eminence by Satoru Atsumi, Yuji Arai, Shuji Nakagawa, Hiroaki Inoue, Kazuya Ikoma, Hiroyoshi Fujiwara, Toshikazu Kubo

“…Avulsion fracture of the anterior tibial eminence is an uncommon injury. If bone union does not occur, knee extension will be limited by impingement of the avulsed fragment and knee instability will be induced by dysfunction of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). …”
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