Immunodominant extracellular loops of Treponema pallidum FadL outer membrane proteins elicit antibodies with opsonic and growth-inhibitory activities. by Kristina N Delgado, Melissa J Caimano, Isabel C Orbe, Crystal F Vicente, Carson J La Vake, André A Grassmann, M Anthony Moody, Justin D Radolf, Kelly L Hawley

“…Rabbits and mice immunized with these five PfTrx constructs produced loop-specific antibodies that promoted opsonophagocytosis of TPA by rabbit peritoneal and murine bone marrow-derived macrophages at levels comparable to IRS and mouse syphilitic serum. …”
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Cord Blood-Derived Hematopoietic Stem/Progenitor Cells: Current Challenges in Engraftment, Infection, and Ex Vivo Expansion by Katsuhiro Kita, Jong O. Lee, Celeste C. Finnerty, David N. Herndon

“…Umbilical cord blood has served as an alternative to bone marrow for hematopoietic transplantation since the late 1980s. …”
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A Rare Presentation of Stage IV Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Cervix with Metastasis to the Cranium by Neema Hooker, Sveta Mohanan, R. Tucker Burks

“…Radiological findings ruled out cerebrovascular accident but revealed multiple bone marrow lesions involving the left and the right clivus, right Meckel's cave, and posterior margin of the right cavernous sinus. …”
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Targeting NLRP3 Inflammasome Alleviates Synovitis by Reducing Pyroptosis in Rats with Experimental Temporomandibular Joint Osteoarthritis by Yinzi Xin, Wei Wang, Enyu Mao, Hefeng Yang, Song Li

“…The mechanism of temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis (TMJOA), which leads to the final erosion of cartilage and subchondral bone, has been widely demonstrated, but still not clearly elucidated. …”
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Extraoral Osseous Choristoma in the Head and Neck Region: Case Report and Literature Review by Philipp Arens, Andrea Ullrich, Heidi Olze, Florian Cornelius Uecker

“…An osseous choristoma is a benign tumor consisting of regular bone tissue in an irregular localization. Choristomas in the head and neck region are rare. …”
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Exploration and construction of competency training model for non-orthopedics residents in orthopedics base by GU Honglin, CHEN Rong, YE Yongyu, DAI Guolin, LIANG Changxiang, CHANG Yunbing, LI Huiyan

“…The observation group performed better than the control group in both the theoretical knowledge exam and practical skill assessments, including debridement and suturing, plaster fixation, and bone traction. Additionally, the observation group scored higher in evaluations of teaching content and methods, teaching effectiveness, overall impression, and total scores across all evaluation items. …”
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Ipsilateral Hip Dysplasia in Patients with Sacral Hemiagenesis: A Report of Two Cases by Tadatsugu Morimoto, Motoki Sonohata, Masaaki Mawatari

“…MRI revealed a tethering cord with a fatty filum terminale, and periacetabular osteotomy combined with allogeneic bone grafting was performed. After the surgery, the patients experienced no further pain, with no leg length discrepancy and were able to walk without a limp, being neurologically normal with a normal left hip range of motion. …”
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Ligand-Activated Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor β/δ Facilitates Cell Proliferation in Human Cholesteatoma Keratinocytes by Chen Zhang, Yang-Wenyi Liu, Zhangcai Chi, Bing Chen

“…Cholesteatoma is characterized by both the overgrowth of hyperkeratinized squamous epithelium and bone erosion. However, the exact mechanism underlying the hyperproliferative ability of cholesteatoma remains unknown. …”
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Skeletal Muscle Haemangioma: A Cause for Chronic Pain about the Knee: A Case Report by Kopuri Ravi Kiran, T. V. Suresh Babu, S. Suresh Babu, K. Deepti

“…They present as chronic pain and swelling in a muscle with or without a history of trauma. Plain X-rays, bone scans, computerized tomography (CT) studies, and angiography studies may not always be specific for this tumor. …”
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A Case Report of Malignant Melanoma of the Sphenoid Sinus by Kiyoaki Tsukahara, Kazuhiro Nakamura, Ray Motohashi, Minoru Endo, Hiroki Sato

“…Malignant melanoma was diagnosed from biopsy. Multiple bone metastases were identified, but the patient declined active treatment. …”
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COMMON CAUSES OF LIMITED MOUTH OPENING ANDITS MANAGEMENT APPROACH AMONG DENTISTS IN KARACHI by Humayun Kaleem Siddiqui et al

“…The dentists have chosen different management approaches according to their field of specialization and case dependence such as physiological mouth opening exercises (50.7%), prescribing medications specially muscle relaxants (24.3%), incision on contracted oral mucosa (12.7%), correction of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) or bone deformity (7.7%), and intralesional corticosteroid therapy (4.7%). …”
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Nanotube Combined with Roller Skater Rehabilitation Therapy in the Treatment of Knee Arthritis by Peng Sun

“…Knee arthritis, as a degenerative bone disease, often occurs in the elderly. According to statistics, the incidence of knee arthritis in China is between 3 and 15 percent, among which the incidence of the elderly over 65 years old is as high as 68 percent. …”
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Pathogens strongly associated with periodontitis. An analysis of their virulence by Lázaro Sarduy Bermúdez, Felisa Veitia Cabarrocas, Marysol Rodríguez Felipe

“…Pathogens considered to be strongly associated with periodontitis (Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, Porphyromona gingivalis, Tannerella forsythia) possess virulence factors such as: adherence; evasion, neutralization and reduction of the host's defensive mechanisms; direct damage to tissues; induction of bone resorption and indirect tissue damage. These justify their role in the establishment, progression and destruction caused by periodontitis. …”
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Development of Multiple Myeloma of the IgA Type in a Patient with Cold Agglutinin Disease: Transformation or Coincidence? by Øystein Sefland, Ulla Randen, Sigbjørn Berentsen

“…Cold agglutinin disease (CAD) is an autoimmune hemolytic anemia and a distinct, clonal bone marrow lymphoproliferative disorder, characterized in most cases by a monoclonal IgMκ serum protein. …”
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The aging hematopoietic stem cell niche: a mini review by Xin Gao, Jing Zhang, Jing Zhang, Owen J. Tamplin

“…The impact of the aged bone marrow microenvironment, or niche, on HSCs is less well understood. …”
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ATM in immunobiology: From lymphocyte development to cancer immunotherapy by Ji-Hoon Lee

“…The article explores ATM's significance in maintaining hematopoietic stem cell function and its implications for bone marrow transplantation and gene therapy. Additionally, it addresses ATM's involvement in inflammation and immune senescence, linking DNA damage response to age-related immune decline. …”
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Clinical and radiographic evaluation of minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis (mipo) in long-extremity fractures of dogs by Cansu İstim, Mustafa Arıcan

“…Small incision are made during the operation, the approach to bone and the soft tissue closure process takes a short time. …”
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Massive Periacetabular Osteolysis Treated With Acetabular Cup Retention and Cemented Screw Fixation by Isabella T. Wu, MD, MPH, Cary S. Politzer, MD, Frank Chiarappa, MD, Scott T. Ball, MD

“…When the acetabular shell is well-fixed, the surgeon may prefer to retain the cup to minimize further bone loss. However, filling the surrounding defect can be difficult if the area of involvement is massive. …”
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Primary sclerosing cholangitis by Marina G Silveira, Keith D Lindor

“…The multiple complications of PSC include pruritus, fatigue, vitamin deficiencies, metabolic bone disease, peristomal varices, bacterial cholangitis, dominant biliary strictures, gallbladder stones and polyps, and malignancy, particularly cholangiocarcinoma, which is the most lethal complication of PSC.…”
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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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