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Osteosarcoma is the most common and highly aggressive bone neoplasm often occurs among adolescents and young people. In despite of the major advances in the treatment, the overall survival of osteosarcoma patients remains poor. Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been identified as key regulators involved in tumorigenesis and progression of osteosarcoma. However, the exact roles and mechanisms of lncRNAs in osteosarcoma remain unclear. In this study, the functions and underlying molecular mechanisms of a novel lncRNA, ITGB2 antisense RNA1 (ITGB2-AS1) were investigated in osteosarcoma. The expression levels of ITGB2-AS1 were up-regulated in osteosarcoma tissue samples and cell lines determined by qRT-PCR assay. Osteosarcoma patients with high ITGB2-AS1 expression had a significantly poor prognosis. In addition, knockdown of ITGB2-AS1 inhibited the proliferation and induced apoptosis of osteosarcoma cells using MTT assay and flow cytometry detection. Furthermore, wound healing and transwell invasion assay revealed that depletion of ITGB2-AS1 suppressed the migration and invasion abilities of osteosarcoma cells. Molecular mechanism study indicated that ITGB2-AS1 inhibition impaired Wnt/β-catenin signalling pathway in osteosarcoma cells. Taken together, our study suggested that ITGB2-AS1 played critical roles in the development and progression of osteosarcoma via Wnt/β-catenin signalling, indicating that ITGB2-AS1 might be a valuable diagnostic biomarker and potential anticancer therapeutic target for osteosarcoma.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21691401.2018.1511576 | DOI Listing |
J Pathol
September 2025
The North of England Bone and Soft Tissue Tumour Service, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Indocyanine green (ICG) is a well-established near-infrared dye which has been used clinically for several decades. Recently, it has been utilised for fluorescence-guided surgery in a range of solid cancer types, including sarcoma, with the aim of reducing the positive margin rate. The increased uptake and retention of ICG within tumours, compared with normal tissue, gives surgeons a visual reference to aid resection when viewed through a near-infrared camera.
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August 2025
Department of Medical Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Metastatic renal osteosarcoma is a rare entity. We report a case of a 52-year-old male postright nephrectomy status presented to us with metastatic renal osteosarcoma. 18-fluorine- fluorodeoxyglucose (F-FDG) avid lesions were seen in the right renal bed with extension to adjacent hepatic parenchyma.
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August 2025
Histology and Embryology, David Tvildiani Medical University, Tbilisi, GEO.
This case report is focused on a patient (a 32-year-old previously healthy man) with a femoral bone tissue tumor. The case underscores the diagnostic complexity of Telangiectatic Osteosarcoma (TOS) with Aneurysmal Bone Cystic (ABC) lesion and the importance of maintaining special immunohistochemical markers for differential diagnosis between low-grade osteosarcoma, primary ABC, and suspected TOS, which is a true mimicker of ABC. On the other hand, this presentation describes some molecular rearrangements seen in ABC.
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June 2025
Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University, Prof. Ngoerah General Hospital, Bali, Indonesia.
Objective: The present study explores the association between these inflammatory markers and metastasis in osteosarcoma patients.
Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of osteosarcoma patients at our center between January 2022 and August 2024. We collected the clinical and laboratory data of the patients, including white blood cell differential count, C-reactive protein (CRP) levels, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) levels.
Rev Bras Ortop (Sao Paulo)
June 2025
Departamento de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Udayana University, Prof. Ngoerah General Hospital, Bali, Indonésia.
Objective: The present study explores the association between these inflammatory markers and metastasis in osteosarcoma patients.
Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of osteosarcoma patients at our center between January 2022 and August 2024. We collected the clinical and laboratory data of the patients, including white blood cell differential count, C-reactive protein (CRP) levels, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) levels.