1.A Case of Multidisciplinary Treatment for a Patient with Gorham-Stout Disease
Jing HU ; Ying JIN ; Yan ZHANG ; Ji LI ; Wenhui WANG ; Yue CHI ; Chunxu LI ; Zhenjie ZHANG ; Yaping LIU ; Xiaotian CHU ; Jin XU ; Min SHEN
JOURNAL OF RARE DISEASES 2026;5(1):52-59
Gorham-Stout disease(GSD) is a rare osteolytic disorder characterized by spontaneous and progressive osteolysis, along with abnormal angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis, with no new bone formation. We present a case of a 15-year-old female admitted due to " recurrent right leg pain for 5 years, 11 months after undergoing right femoral fracture surgery". Through comprehensive integration of the patient's clinical phenotype, laboratory tests, imaging findings, pathological examinations, and molecular biological test results, GSD was considered highly likely. A multidisciplinary treatment approach was conducted, including a combination of zoledronic acid and sirolimus to inhibit osteolysis, along with rehabilitation training and orthopedic intervention, providing a personalized and comprehensive treatment strategy.
2.WWP2 ubiquitin ligase promotes colorectal cancer progression by targeting p53 for degradation:an experimental study
Seung-Jun LEE ; Han-Gil KIM ; Young-Tae JU ; Young-Sool HAH ; Jeongyun HWANG ; Jihun CHOI ; Jin-Kyu CHO ; Chi-Young JEONG ; Young-Joon LEE ; Ji-Ho PARK ; Ju-Yeon KIM ; Jae-Myung KIM ; Seung-Jin KWAG
Annals of Surgical Treatment and Research 2026;110(5):331-346
Purpose:
Colorectal cancer (CRC) remains a leading cause of cancer-related mortality, necessitating the identification of novel therapeutic targets. The E3 ubiquitin ligase WW domain-containing E3 ubiquitin protein ligase 2 (WWP2) has been implicated in various cancers, yet its specific role and underlying molecular mechanisms in CRC are poorly understood. This study aimed to investigate the functional role of WWP2 in CRC progression and to elucidate its regulatory mechanisms.
Methods:
WWP2 expression was evaluated in CRC patient tissues and cell lines using immunohistochemistry, quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction, and western blotting. The biological functions of WWP2 were assessed using in vitro assays for cell proliferation, migration, and invasion following adenovirus-mediated overexpression. The molecular mechanism was investigated by analyzing the protein expression levels of p53 and its downstream target, p21, via western blot. An in vivo xenograft mouse model was used to confirm the oncogenic role of WWP2.
Results:
WWP2 expression was significantly upregulated in CRC tissues. Overexpression of WWP2 promoted CRC cell proliferation, migration, and invasion. Mechanistically, increased WWP2 expression led to a marked reduction in the protein levels of the tumor suppressor p53. Consequently, the expression of the p53 downstream target, the cell cycle inhibitor p21, was also suppressed. In the xenograft model, WWP2 overexpression significantly enhanced tumor growth.
Conclusion
Our findings demonstrate that WWP2 functions as an oncogene in CRC. It promotes cancer progression by destabilizing the tumor suppressor p53 and downregulating p21. This study highlights the WWP2-p53-p21 axis as a potential novel therapeutic target for CRC.
3.Anticancer Treatment Influences TREM2 in Tumor-Associated Macrophages in Lung Cancer
Yoon Jin CHA ; Eun Hye LEE ; Chi Young KIM ; Yong Jun CHOI ; Min Kyung PARK ; Sang Hoon LEE ; Eun Young KIM ; Yoon Soo CHANG
Cancer Research and Treatment 2026;58(2):465-480
Purpose:
The triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) creates an immunosuppressive environment, but the effects of anticancer treatment on TREM2 and the tumor microenvironment (TME) are not well established. This study investigates the impact of chemotherapy on TREM2-expressing macrophages within the lung adenocarcinoma TME.
Materials and Methods:
Using single-cell RNA sequencing datasets of paired normal-appearing lung tissue (NL) and tumor (Tu), human and mouse lung cancer tissue, and THP-1 cells, we observed the effects of anticancer drugs on them.
Results:
Myeloid cells (MY) were the second-most abundant non-epithelial component in the Tu, though less prevalent than in NL. Specific MY subclusters abundant in Tu showed overexpression of TREM2. In lung cancer-induced Kras-G12D mice, M2 proportion increased in Tu compared to NL; cisplatin increased TREM2+ M2 proportion in Tu. TREM2+ cells in Tu showed interactions with cell clusters showing characteristics of interstitial macrophage such as mo-lineage, mono-Mc, and CD163/LGMN cells via FN:CD44 and MIF:CD74+CXCR4, suggesting that they influence the recruitment of those cells to Tu and TME reshape. In M0-state THP-1 cells, cisplatin and osimertinib treatments induced polarization towards M1 and M2 states and increased TREM2 expression. Cisplatin promoted uptake of phosphatidylserine-coated latex beads by M0 cells, whereas osimertinib reduced uptake by polarized macrophages. These findings suggest anticancer treatments impact the lung immune microenvironment by altering the TREM2+ cells.
Conclusion
Given TREM2’s central inhibitory role in the tumor immune environment, effects of chemotherapeutic agents should be considered in developing TREM2-targeting therapies.
4.Crawling-type Gastric Adenocarcinoma: Clinicopathology, Diagnosis, and Endoscopic Treatment Implications
Cong Bang HUYNH ; Jin Won CHANG
Journal of Digestive Cancer Research 2026;14(1):1-11
Crawling-type adenocarcinoma (CTAC) is being increasingly recognized as a distinct histological subtype of early gastric cancer (EGC), characterized by irregularly fused glands with superficially bland cytologic atypia and a propensity for extensive lateral intramucosal spread.Although CTAC often mimics nonneoplastic lesions such as intestinal metaplasia, its biological behavior differs substantially from other differentiated-type adenocarcinomas. Notably, when CTAC invades the submucosa, the invasive component often exhibits a poorly differentiated or poorly cohesive carcinoma morphology. Thus, CTAC poses substantial challenges in accurate preoperative diagnosis, margin delineation, and complete removal during endoscopic submucosal dissection. This review synthesizes available evidence regarding the morphological, molecular, and clinical features of CTAC, emphasizing diagnostic challenges and the clinical implications of its “crawling” lateral growth pattern. It also highlights future directions, including the need for standardized diagnostic criteria and the development of CTAC-specific risk prediction tools for optimizing endoscopic resection.
5.Research and Analysis of the Present Situation of Intelligent Construction of Beijing District-level Public Hospitals
Mingyue LI ; Hao CHI ; Shicheng ZHANG ; Chengyu MA ; Haopeng LIU ; Feng JIN ; Jiehong ZHOU ; Xinqing ZHANG
Chinese Hospital Management 2025;45(7):88-91
Objective To investigate and analyze the current situation of the construction of Smart Hospital in the dis-trict-level hospital of Beijing,and to provide reference for thedistrict-level hospitals to promote the construction of Smart Hospitals.Methods A questionnaire survey was conducted in Beijing district-level hospitals,and the construc-tion of Smart Hospital was analyzed by descriptive statistical analysis.Results The overall construction rate of Beijing district-level hospitals smart service business function was 50.98%,and the overall average construction rate of hos-pital smart management business function was 46.72%.93.75%hospitals thought that the investment in Smart Hos-pital construction was insufficient.The functions of smart service and management in different grades and categories of hospitals were different.Conclusion In order to promote the construction of Smart Hospital in Beijingdistrict-level hospitals,we should improve the top-level system such as strategic planning for the construction of smart hospi-tals,increase the investment in hospital informatization and talent teams,strengthen the standardization of intercon-nection between different hospitals,enhance the sharing and utilization of medical data and information,and strengthen the application of new hospital technologies and hospital information security.
6.Research and Analysis of the Present Situation of Intelligent Construction of Beijing District-level Public Hospitals
Mingyue LI ; Hao CHI ; Shicheng ZHANG ; Chengyu MA ; Haopeng LIU ; Feng JIN ; Jiehong ZHOU ; Xinqing ZHANG
Chinese Hospital Management 2025;45(7):88-91
Objective To investigate and analyze the current situation of the construction of Smart Hospital in the dis-trict-level hospital of Beijing,and to provide reference for thedistrict-level hospitals to promote the construction of Smart Hospitals.Methods A questionnaire survey was conducted in Beijing district-level hospitals,and the construc-tion of Smart Hospital was analyzed by descriptive statistical analysis.Results The overall construction rate of Beijing district-level hospitals smart service business function was 50.98%,and the overall average construction rate of hos-pital smart management business function was 46.72%.93.75%hospitals thought that the investment in Smart Hos-pital construction was insufficient.The functions of smart service and management in different grades and categories of hospitals were different.Conclusion In order to promote the construction of Smart Hospital in Beijingdistrict-level hospitals,we should improve the top-level system such as strategic planning for the construction of smart hospi-tals,increase the investment in hospital informatization and talent teams,strengthen the standardization of intercon-nection between different hospitals,enhance the sharing and utilization of medical data and information,and strengthen the application of new hospital technologies and hospital information security.
7.Effects of omazumab on immune response,inflammatory transmitters and airway remodeling in asthmatic children
Chunzhi ZHANG ; Miao GUO ; Biao YANG ; Chi JIN ; Chaocui LIU
Chinese Journal of Immunology 2025;41(1):176-181
Objective:To study the clinical effect of omalizumab for asthmatic children,and to analyze its effect on immune re-sponse,inflammatory transmitters and airway remodeling.Methods:Eighty-two children with bronchial asthma in Nanyang Second People's Hospital from May 2018 to May 2022 were selected,and classified into Control group(n=36)and experimental group(n=46)according to the admission time.Control group received budesonide and formoterol fumarate powder for inhalation,based on this,experimental group received subcutaneous injections of omalizumab therapy.Palmaer method was applied to assess the clinical out-come of children.Forced vital capacity(FVC),forced expiratory volume in the first second(FEV1)and FEV1/FVC were measured using a spirometer.The percentage of Th1,Th2 and Treg cells were detected by flow cytometry.Levels of IL-4,IL-5,IFN-γ,TGF-β1,IL-10 and IL-35 were detected by ELISA.The lumen area(LA),wall area(WA)and percentage(WA%),and wall thickness(WT)of RB1(apical segment of the right upper lobe),RB10(posterobasal segment of the right lower lobe),LB1+2(apicoposterior seg-ment of the left upper lobe)and LB10(posterobasal segment of the left lower lobe)were obtained via CT scan,meantime,the quanti-tative assessment of the percentage of voxels below-950 hounsfield unit(HU)in inspiratory(IN-950),the volume at the end of deep inspiration(Vin)and the mean lung density(MLD)were also performed.Then comparison was conducted between two groups.Results:The clinical efficacy rate was 93.48%in experimental group,which was higher than 75.00%in control group,with statistical difference(P<0.05).No statistical difference was found in the lung function,immune response,inflammatory transmitters and airway remodeling between two groups before intervention(all P>0.05).After treatment,an increase in the lung function parameters FVC and FEV1,the immune response parameters Th1 cell ratio and Th1/Th2 levels,the expression level of the inflammatory transmitter IFN-γ,IL-10,IL-35,and the airway remodeling parameters LA normalized to body surface area(LA/BSA),WA/BSA and WT/√BSA,along with a decrease in Th2 and Treg cell percentage,IL-4,IL-5 and TGF-β1 expression and IN-950 were observed in experi-mental group compared with control group,with statistical difference(all P<0.05),while FEV1/FVC,WA%,Vin and MLDin no statis-tical difference between two groups(P>0.05).Conclusion:Omalizumab improves the clinical outcome of children with asthma by up-regulating the level of immune response,attenuating body inflammatory response and reducing airway remodeling caused by inflamma-tory stimuli,thus promoting the recovery of bronchial lumen of the children.
8.Analysis of epidemiological,radiological and clinical features associated with transmigrated mandibular canines
Chi ZHANG ; Pengfei DIAO ; Yaping WU ; Jin LI ; Xue LIU ; Dongmiao WANG
STOMATOLOGY 2025;45(2):95-99
Objective To characterize the epidemiological,radiographic and clinical features of transmigrated mandibular canines by cone-beam CT(CBCT),in order to provide assistance for treatment planning.Methods Patients treated at our institution diagnosed with mandibular canines transmigration were retrospectively screened using CBCT images from June 2012 to December 2018.Clinical and radiographic parameters including location,classification,neighbouring structures,and associated anomalies were evaluated.Re-sults Eighty-two patients with 85 transmigrated mandibular canines were enrolled,establishing a prevalence of 0.11%(82/75 021).Among these cases,79 patients had unilateral transmigration of mandibular canines;the other 3 had bilateral transmigrations.Thirty-nine cases were male and 43 were female,with age ranging from 10 to 58.According to the Mupparapu classification,type Ⅰ(42,49.41%)was the most prevalent followed by type Ⅱ(19,22.35%)and type Ⅲ(15,17.65%).Fifty-three(62.35%)crowns were located labially,and often associated with odontoma,cyst and supernumerary tooth.Seventy transmigrated canines were surgically re-moved while 2 cases were tried to orthodontically aligned,failed and finally extracted.Ten cases received routine monitoring.Conclu-sion The transmigration of mandibular canines is rarely occurring abnormality with certain clinical imaging features which can assist in clinical diagnosis and treatment planning.
9.Establishment and application of RT-RAA-CRISPR/Cas13a diagnostic method for porcine Senecavirus
Chenyu LI ; Zhou SHA ; Hui ZHENG ; Jin CUI ; Tianying CHI ; Feng CHEN ; Zhenshan CAO ; Hui ZHANG ; Shengqiang GE ; Rong WEI ; Fulong NAN ; Shaopeng GU ; Bo NI
Chinese Journal of Veterinary Science 2025;45(2):195-203
The objective of this study was to develop a rapid and precise detection technique for por-cine Senecavirus A(SVA)employing reverse transcription recombinase polymerase amplification(RT-RAA)in conjunction with CRISPR Cas13a technology.Additionally,the study aimed to opti-mize the assay's reaction conditions to enhance amplification efficiency.Eight RT-RAA primer sets were designed based on the conserved gene sequence of porcine SVA,and a series of reaction condi-tions were evaluated to refine the RT-RAA reaction system.Subsequently,CRISPR-derived RNA(crRNA)sequences were developed and selected to construct the RT-RAA-CRISPR reaction sys-tem.The method's specificity was determined by examining six prevalent porcine pathogenic nucleic acids,while its sensitivity was assessed using SVA cRNA standards quantified by digital PCR.The method's stability and the consistency of clinical sample analysis were also evaluated.The findings revealed that the optimized RT-RAA and CRISPR reaction systems exhibited the highest amplifi-cation efficiency at a reaction temperature of 37 ℃.Among the eight crRNAs,five were identified as exhibiting the strongest detection signals.The formulated RT-RAA-CRISPR Cas13a method demonstrated exceptional specificity,showing no cross-reactivity with other common porcine disea-ses,including ASFV,PRRSV,PEDV,PCV2,CSFV,and PRV.The method achieved high sensitivi-ty,detecting as low as 0.86 copies/μL of SVA,and exhibited stable fluorescence output,robust re-producibility,and the ability to complete clinical sample analysis within 50 minutes.Consistency e-valuation with six positive and 58 negative samples indicated 100%agreement in outcomes.These results substantiate that the study successfully established a rapid and specific RT-RAA-CRISPR Cas13a detection method for the on-site identification of porcine Senecavirus A,demonstrating high specificity and sensitivity,and holds promise for application in SVA monitoring and control initia-tives.
10.Research on the Relationship between SPON2 and MACC1 Protein Expression in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Tissues and Clinicopathological Features and Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization Efficacy
Jin-ming YANG ; Rui AN ; Wei-chao ZHAO ; Guo-qing CHI
Progress in Modern Biomedicine 2025;25(15):2494-2503
Objective:To explore the relationship between spondin 2(SPON2)and metastasis associated in colon cancer-1(MACC1)proteins expression in hepatocellular carcinoma cancer(HCC)tissues and clinicopathological features and transcatheter arterial chemoembolization(TACE)efficacy.Methods:140 patients who were diagnosed with HCC and underwent TACE from March 2022 to September 2024 in our hospital were collected as research subjects,and the SPON2,MACC1 protein expression in the cancer tissue and paracancer tissue of HCC patients were detected and compared.The correlation between SPON2 and MACC1 protein expression in HCC tissues was analyzed.SPON2 and MACC1 proteins expression in cancer tissues of different clinicopathological features were compared.After 3 months of follow-up,HCC patients were divided into ineffective group and effective group according to the TACE efficacy.Multivariate logistic regression was used to analyze the influencing factors of TACE efficacy,and receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve was used to analyze the predictive value of SPON2 and MACC1 protein expression of TACE efficacy.Results:SPON2 and MACC1 proteins positive expression rates in HCC cancer tissues were significantly higher than those in paracancer tissues(P<0.05).There was a positive correlation between SPON2 and MACC1 protein expression in HCC cancer tissues(P<0.05).SPON2 and MACC1 proteins positive expression rates in HCC cancer tissues were significantly correlated with Child-Pugh grade,tumor diameter,differentiation degree,Chinese liver cancer(CNLC)staging,microvascular invasion,lymph node metastasis,portal vein cancer thrombolus and alpha-fetoprotein(AFP)level(P<0.05).Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that Child-Pugh grade B,low differentiation degree,microvascular invasion,lymph node metastasis,AFP level>400 μg/L,SPON2 and MACC1 protein positive expression were risk factors for poor TACE efficacy in HCC patients(P<0.05).ROC curve analysis showed that,the area under curve(AUC)of SPON2 and MACC1 protein expression combined to predict TACE efficacy in HCC patients was 0.882,which was significantly higher than that of 0.807 and 0.786 by single detection(P<0.05).Conclusion:SPON2 and MACC1 positive protein expression in HCC tissues are closely related to clinicopathological features of patients,and they are risk factors for poor TACE efficacy,which can be used as predictors for TACE efficacy in patient with HCC.

Result Analysis
Print
Save
E-mail