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A Teleoperated Robotic System-Assisted Percutaneous Transiliac-Transsacral Screw Fixation Technique

Transiliac-transsacral screw fixation is challenging in clinical practice as the screws need to break through six layers of cortical bone. ...

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

This study aims to investigate DNA methylation signatures in fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) from patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and to explore the relationship with transcription factors (TFs) that help to distinguish RA from osteoarthritis (OA). Microarray dataset of GSE46346, including six FLS samples from patients with RA and five FLS samples from patients with OA, was downloaded from the Gene Expression Omnibus database. RA and OA samples were screened for differentially methylated loci (DMLs). The corresponding differentially methylated genes (DMGs) were identified, followed by Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway and Gene Ontology (GO) enrichment analysis. A transcriptional regulatory network was built with TFs and their corresponding DMGs. Overall, 280 hypomethylated loci and 561 hypermethylated loci were screened. Genes containing hypermethylated loci were enriched in pathways in cancer, ECM-receptor interaction, focal adhesion and neurotrophin signaling pathways. Genes containing hypomethylated loci were enriched in the neurotrophin signaling pathway. Moreover, we found that CCCTC-binding factor (CTCF), Yin Yang 1 (YY1), v-myc avian myelocytomatosis viral oncogene homolog (c-MYC), and early growth response 1 (EGR1) were important TFs in the transcriptional regulatory network. Therefore, DMGs might participate in the neurotrophin signaling pathway, pathways in cancer, ECM-receptor interaction and focal adhesion pathways in RA. Furthermore, CTCF, c-MYC, YY1, and EGR1 may play important roles in RA through regulating DMGs.

Aberrant methylation patterns affect the molecular pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis.

In the present study, we investigated the role of nucleotide oligomerization domain-like receptor family pyrin domain containing 6 (NLRP6) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and explored the underlying mechanism. We found that both mRNA and protein levels of NLRP6 are attenuated in synovial tissues and fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) of RA patients compared to patients with osteoarthritis. We also observed that pro-inflammatory cytokine production is decreased and nuclear factor-kappa B activation is inhibited in NLRP6-overexpressing RA-FLS. Furthermore, we found that NLRP6 overexpression promotes transforming growth factor-b-activated kinase 1-binding protein 2/3 lysosome-dependent degradation, and we provide evidence showing that NLRP6 plays the role of providing the docking site to facilitate the interaction between transforming growth factor-b-activated kinase 1-binding protein 2/3 and tripartite motif 38 in RA-FLS.

NLRP6 facilitates the interaction between TAB2/3 and TRIM38 in rheumatoid arthritis fibroblast-like synoviocytes.

Transcriptional Regulatory Network Analysis to Reveal the Key Genes Involved in Skeletal Muscle Injury.

Identification of Candidate Genes for Skeletal Muscle Injury Prevention in Two Different Types.

The transiliac-transsacral screw placement is a clinical challenge for surgeons. This study explored a point-to-point coaxial guide apparatus assisting the transiliac-transsacral screw insertion and aimed to investigate the feasibility and accuracy of the guide apparatus in the treatment of posterior ring unstable pelvic fracture compared with a free-hand technique.

A useful intraoperative technique for transiliac-transsacral screws: a point-to-point coaxial guide apparatus.

N6-methyladenosine (m6A) is the most common and abundant mRNA modification and it plays crucial roles in many biological processes. However, as a key RNA demethylase, alkylation repair homolog protein 5 (ALKBH5) has not been well studied in human osteosarcoma. The present study sought to explore ALKBH5-mediated m6A modification and the underlying mechanisms in human osteosarcoma.

Zhengqiang Luo

Department of Orthopedics,
Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College,
Department of Orthopedics, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

A Teleoperated Robotic System-Assisted Percutaneous Transiliac-Transsacral Screw Fixation Technique

Zhengqiang Luo

Department of Orthopedics,Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College,Department of Orthopedics, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

A Teleoperated Robotic System-Assisted Percutaneous Transiliac-Transsacral Screw Fixation Technique

Department of Orthopedics,
Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College,
Department of Orthopedics, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College