Development of calcium alginate gel sphere-based SERS substrates for minimally invasive sampling and identification of indigo on the surface of simulated murals and aged imitation cultural relic samples.

Pigments in painted cultural relics serve as critical historical evidence, offering significant research value for understanding historical contexts and cultural development processes. However, the pigments, especially organic pigments (or dyes), have progressively degraded over time, resulting in severe fading that challenges their sensitive identification. To address this issue, we developed an innovative sampling methodology combined with surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) analysis for identifying indigo pigment in painted cultural relics.

Functionalized GelMA/CMCS Composite Hydrogel Incorporating Magnesium Phosphate Cement for Bone Regeneration.

Bone regeneration remains a challenging issue in tissue engineering. The use of hydrogels as scaffolds for bone tissue repair has gained attention due to their biocompatibility and ability to mimic the extracellular matrix. This study aims to develop a functionalized GelMA/CMCS composite hydrogel incorporating magnesium phosphate cement (MPC) for enhanced bone regeneration.

ZNF692 promotes osteosarcoma cell proliferation, migration, and invasion through TNK2-mediated activation of the MEK/ERK pathway.

Background: Osteosarcoma is a diverse and aggressive bone tumor. Driver genes regulating osteosarcoma initiation and progression remains incompletely defined. Zinc finger protein 692 (ZNF692), a kind of Krüppel C2H2 zinc finger transcription factor, exhibited abnormal expression in different types of malignancies and showed a correlation with the clinical prognosis of patients as well as the aggressive characteristics of cancer cells.

Surface functionalization of calcium magnesium phosphate cements with alginate sodium for enhanced bone regeneration via TRPM7/PI3K/Akt signaling pathway.

Although calcium‑magnesium phosphate cements (CMPCs) have been widely applied to treating critical-size bone defects, their repair efficiency is unsatisfactory owing to their weak surface bioactivity and uncontrolled ion release. In this study, we lyophilized alginate sodium (AS) as a coating onto HAp/K-struvite (H@KSv) to develop AS/HAp/K-struvite (AH@KSv), which promotes bone regeneration. The compressive strength and hydrophilicity of AH@KSv significantly improved, leading to enhanced cell adhesion in vitro.

A Bioactive Gelatin-Methacrylate Incorporating Magnesium Phosphate Cement for Bone Regeneration.

Maintaining proper mechanical strength and tissue volume is important for bone growth at the site of a bone defect. In this study, potassium magnesium phosphate hexahydrate (KMgPO·6HO, MPC) was applied to gelma-methacrylate hydrogel (GelMA) to prepare GelMA/MPC composites (GMPCs). Among these, 5 GMPC showed the best performance in vivo and in vitro.

Functionalized Magnesium Phosphate Cement Induces In Situ Vascularized Bone Regeneration via Surface Lyophilization of Chondroitin Sulfate.

Bone defect repair poses significant challenges in orthopedics, thereby increasing the demand for bone substitutes. Magnesium phosphate cements (MPCs) are widely used for bone defect repair because of their excellent mechanical properties and biodegradability. However, high crystallinity and uncontrolled magnesium ion (Mg) release limit the surface bioactivity of MPCs in bone regeneration.

RILP inhibits tumor progression in osteosarcoma via Grb10-mediated inhibition of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway.

Background: Rab-interacting lysosomal protein (RILP) contains an alpha-helical coil with an unexplored biological function in osteosarcoma. This study investigated the expression of RILP in osteosarcoma cells and tissues to determine the effect of RILP on the biological behaviors of osteosarcoma cells and the underlying mechanism.

Methods: Tumor Immune Estimation Resource (TIMER) database, The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database and Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database were used for bioinformatic analysis.

A Novel Six Metastasis-Related Prognostic Gene Signature for Patients With Osteosarcoma.

Osteosarcoma is the most common malignant bone tumor, and although there has been significant progress in its management, metastases often herald incurable disease. Here we defined genes differentially expressed between primary and metastatic osteosarcoma as metastasis-related genes (MRGs) and used them to construct a novel six-MRG prognostic signature for overall survival of patients with osteosarcoma. Validation in internal and external datasets confirmed satisfactory accuracy and generalizability of the prognostic model, and a nomogram based on the signature and clinical variables was constructed to aid clinical decision-making.

A bioactive magnesium phosphate cement incorporating chondroitin sulfate for bone regeneration.

Magnesium phosphate cement (MPC) has been evaluated as an inorganic bone filler due to its favorable biocompatibility, biodegradability, rapid setting, high initial strength, and osteogenic potential. However, the setting time of MPC is so rapid that it makes it difficult to use in practice, and the clinical properties of MPC could be further be improved by adding bioactive materials. Here we developed novel bioactive chondroitin sulfate (CS)-MPC composites (CS-MPCs) by incorporating different amounts of CS into MPC.

Enhancing the mechanical properties and cytocompatibility of magnesium potassium phosphate cement by incorporating oxygen-carboxymethyl chitosan.

Incorporating bioactive substances into synthetic bioceramic scaffolds is challenging. In this work, oxygen-carboxymethyl chitosan (O-CMC), a natural biopolymer that is nontoxic, biodegradable and biocompatible, was introduced into magnesium potassium phosphate cement (K-struvite) to enhance its mechanical properties and cytocompatibility. This study aimed to develop O-CMC/magnesium potassium phosphate composite bone cement (OMPC), thereby combining the optimum bioactivity of O-CMC with the extraordinary self-setting properties and mechanical intensity of the K-struvite.

An injectable bioactive magnesium phosphate cement incorporating carboxymethyl chitosan for bone regeneration.

Magnesium phosphate cement (MPC) can be injected to form an in situ scaffold to repair bone defects. Here we synthesized novel injectable bioactive cements (CMPCs) by incorporating different ratios of carboxymethyl chitosan (CMC, 0-10%) into MPC. The physiochemical properties, compositions, and microstructures of CMPCs were evaluated.