1.Mitochondrial Transfer Promotes Immune Escape in Osteosarcoma Cells: Mechanisms and Research Advances
Qishun QIN ; Xingsheng WANG ; Kai LI ; Pei PENG ; Shihong XU
Medical Journal of Peking Union Medical College Hospital 2025;16(5):1250-1259
Osteosarcoma is a highly aggressive malignant bone tumor whose immuno evasion mechanisms play a pivotal role in tumor progression and therapeutic resistance. Recent studies have identified mitochondrial transfer as a novel mode of intercellular communication that significantly influences metabolic reprogramming and immune evasion in osteosarcoma cells. This mechanism operates through three principal pathways: (1) enhancing energy metabolic efficiency in tumor cells; (2) mitigating intracellular oxidative stress; and (3) modulating immune checkpoint molecule expression. Collectively, these alterations impair host immune surveillance while promoting tumor proliferation, invasion, and distant metastasis through metabolic remodeling, immune tolerance induction, and tumor microenvironment reconstruction. This review systematically elucidates the molecular mechanisms by which mitochondrial transfer regulates immune evasion in osteosarcoma and its dynamic impact on the tumor microenvironment. Furthermore, we discuss the translational potential of targeting this pathway for precision therapy and outline future research directions in this emerging field.
2.Research Progress on the Mechanism of Delayed Bone Healing Caused by Lymphatic Drainage Obstruction After Fracture
Qishun QIN ; Jiang WU ; Kai LI ; Pei PENG ; Shihong XU ; Xingsheng WANG
Medical Journal of Peking Union Medical College Hospital 2025;17(5):1421-1428
Impaired lymphatic drainage following fracture is a critical factor contributing to delayed bone healing. The underlying mechanisms span multiple stages, including local inflammatory activation, immune imbalance, and failure of tissue repair, involving pathological events such as lympho-platelet thrombus formation, retention of damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs), and restricted lymphangiogenesis. These interconnected processes drive macrophage polarization and suppress the function of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells, thereby disrupting the post-fracture regenerative microenvironment and leading to impaired osteogenesis. This review proposes a tripartite "lymphatic-immune-osteogenic" regulatory axis, focusing on how lymphatic drainage dysfunction affects fracture healing through multiple pathways-such as delayed inflammatory clearance, immune deviation, and impaired stem cell migration. It systematically elucidates the pivotal role of lymphatic dysfunction in the resolution of inflammation and initiation of bone regeneration, and further discusses potential intervention strategies, aiming to provide a theoretical foundation and target insights for developing individualized precision treatment regimens.

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