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ersensitivity and hyposensitivity.BACKGROUND Chondroblastoma (CB) is a rare locally aggressive bone tumor that commonly occurs in the epiphysis or apophysis of long bones. Although surgical treatment of CB carries potential risk for physeal or articular cartilage damage, risk factors for joint degeneration have not been well described. In addition, we have mainly used synthetic bone substitute (SBS) to fill the bone defect after intralesional curettage as treatment for CB. This study thus aimed to evaluate the incidence of and risk factors for adjacent-joint radiographic degeneration after SBS treatment for CB. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed 48 patients treated for CB at our institutions between 1996 and 2017. Clinical data, radiographic images, treatments, and local recurrence were analyzed. RESULTS We identified 40 patients [29 males and 11 females with a mean age of 19 years (range, 8-35 years)] who received SBS to fill the defect after curettage with a minimum follow-up of 1 year. The mean follow-up period was 71 months (range, 13-239 months). A total of 8 patients (20%) developed local recurrence. Radiographic analysis showed that 5 patients (16.7%) developed radiographic joint degeneration. Joint degeneration was significantly associated with the affected joint (p = 0.004). CONCLUSIONS Curettage and SBS filling had been found to be a reasonable treatment method for CB, which commonly occurs in the epiphysis or apophysis. Radiographic joint degeneration was not uncommon after CB treatment, especially in the talus and proximal humerus.BACKGROUND The licensed doctor misdistribution is one of the major challenges faced by China. However, this subject remains underexplored as spatial distribution characteristics (such as spatial clustering patterns) have not been fully mapped out by existing studies. To fill the void, this study aims to explore the spatio-temporal dynamics and spatial clustering patterns of different subtypes of licensed doctors (i.e., clinicians, traditional Chinese medicine doctors, dentists, public health doctors, general practitioners) in China. METHODS Data on the licensed doctor quantity and population during 2012-2016 was obtained from the National Health (and Family Planning) Yearbook. Functional boxplots were used to visualize and compare the temporal trends of densities of different subtypes of licensed doctors. This study adopted two complementary spatial statistics (space-time scan statistics and Moran's I statistics) to explore the spatio-temporal dynamics and spatial clustering patterns of licensed doctor distris from disadvantaged units.BACKGROUND Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a highly lethal malignancy and its mortality continues to rise globally. Because of its high heterogeneity and complex molecular landscapes, published gene signatures have demonstrated low specificity and robustness. Functional signatures containing a group of genes involved in similar biological functions may display a more robust performance. METHODS The present study was designed to excavate potential functional signatures for PDAC by analyzing maximal number of datasets extracted from available databases with a recently developed method of FAIME (Functional Analysis of Individual Microarray Expression) in a comprehensive and integrated way. RESULTS Eleven PDAC datasets were extracted from GEO, ICGC and TCGA databases. By systemically analyzing these datasets, we identified a robust functional signature of subpathway (path00982_1), which belongs to the drug metabolism-cytochrome P450 pathway. The signature has displayed a more powerful and robust capacity in predicting prognosis, drug response and chemotherapeutic efficacy for PDAC, particularly for the classical subtype, in comparison with published gene signatures and clinically used TNM staging system. This signature was verified by meta-analyses and validated in available cell line and clinical datasets with chemotherapeutic efficacy. CONCLUSION The present study has identified a novel functional PDAC signature, which has the potential to improve the current systems for predicting the prognosis and monitoring drug response, and to serve a linkage to therapeutic options for combating PDAC. However, the involvement of path00982_1 subpathway in the metabolism of anti-PDAC chemotherapeutic drugs, particularly its biological interpretation, requires a further investigation. Video Abstract.BACKGROUND Chondrogenic progenitor cells (CPCs) have high self-renewal capacity and chondrogenic potential. Intra-articular delivery of purified mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) from MRL/MpJ "superhealer" mice increased bone volume during repair and prevents post-traumatic arthritis. Recently, although extracellular vesicles released from MSCs have been used widely for treating OA, the application of extracellular vesicles secreted by CPCs from MRL/MpJ mice in OA therapy has never been reported. In this study, we evaluated the effects of extracellular vesicles secreted by CPCs from control CBA (CBA-EVs) and MRL/MpJ mice (MRL-EVs) on proliferation and migration of murine chondrocytes. We also determined here if weekly intra-articular injections of CBA-EVs and MRL-EVs would repair and regenerate surgically induced model in mice. METHODS CPC surface markers were detected by flow cytometry. CBA-EVs and MRL-EVs were isolated using an ultrafiltration method. Nanoparticle tracking analysis, transmission electron microsor therapeutic effect in comparison with CBA-EVs. The results of bioinformatics analyses revealed that the differentially expressed exosomal miRNAs participated in multiple biological processes. We identified 80 significantly upregulated and 100 downregulated miRNAs. Moreover, we found that the top 20 differentially expressed exosomal miRNAs connected OA repair to processes such as AMPK signaling, regulation of autophagy, and insulin signaling. Notably, miRNA 221-3p were highly enriched in MRL-Exos and treatment with miR 221-3p inhibitor markedly decreased chondrocyte proliferation and migration induced by CBA-EVs or MRL-EVs in vitro. CONCLUSIONS This is the first study to demonstrate MRL-EVs had a greater therapeutic effect on the treatment of OA than CBA-EVs. Afatinib This study will hopefully provide new insight into the pathogenesis, prevention, and treatment of OA.
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