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Mutation of the MAPK7 gene was related to human scoliosis. regulated the development of limb bones and skulls in mice. However, the role of MAPK7 in vertebral development is still unclear. In this study, we constructed transgenic mouse model to delete in cartilage, which displayed kyphosis and osteopenia. Mechanistically, loss decreased MEF2C expression and thus activated PTEN to oppose PI3K/AKT signaling in vertebral growth plate chondrocytes, which impaired chondrocyte hypertrophy and attenuated vertebral ossification. , systemic pharmacological activation of AKT rescued impaired chondrocyte hypertrophy and alleviated mouse vertebral defects caused by deficiency. Our study firstly clarified the mechanism by which MAPK7 was involved in vertebral development, which might contribute to understanding the pathology of spinal deformity and provide a basis for the treatment of developmental disorders of the spine.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gendis.2023.02.012 | DOI Listing |
Childs Nerv Syst
September 2025
Department of Orthopedics, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Objective: To analyze the filum terminale (FT) of children with tethered cord syndrome (TCS) and aborted fetuses without neurological disorders in order to investigate the expression of significantly differentially expressed proteins in the FT under both pathological and physiological conditions.
Methods: According to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 35 FT samples were selected, and the samples were subjected to immunohistochemistry and H&E staining. The data were analyzed using one-way analysis of variance, and P < 0.
J Magn Reson Imaging
September 2025
Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
Background: Carotid artery stenosis is a major cause of stroke. Non-contrast MR angiography (MRA) using time-spatial labeling inversion pulse (Time-SLIP) may offer potential advantages over 3D time-of-flight (TOF)-MRA for simultaneous visualization of carotid, vertebral, and subclavian arteries, but remains uninvestigated.
Purpose: To determine optimal black blood inversion time (TI) for visualizing the carotid and subclavian arteries using three-dimensional (3D) fast field echo (FFE) Time-SLIP MRA, and to compare its image quality with 3D TOF-MRA.
EMBO Mol Med
September 2025
Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Medical Innovation Center and State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Diseases, Shanghai East Hospital, National Stem Cell Translational Resource Center & Ministry of Education Stem Cell Resource Center, Frontier Science Center for Stem Cell Research, School of Li
Primary microcephaly, a rare congenital condition characterized by reduced brain size, occurs due to impaired neurogenesis during brain development. Through whole-exome sequencing, we identified compound heterozygous loss-of-function mutations in CENTRIN 3 (CETN3) in a 5-year-old patient with primary microcephaly. As CETN3 has not been previously linked to microcephaly, we investigated its potential function in neurodevelopment in human pluripotent stem cell-derived cerebral organoids.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGlobal Spine J
September 2025
Department of Spinal Surgery, Zhucheng People's Hospital, Zhucheng, China.
Study DesignRetrospective cohort study.ObjectivesUnilateral percutaneous kyphoplasty (PKP) is widely used to treat osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCF) in elderly patients. Cement leakage is the most common complication and may cause serious consequences.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Neurooncol
September 2025
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Purpose: Frailty measures are critical for predicting outcomes in metastatic spine disease (MSD) patients. This study aimed to evaluate frailty measures throughout the disease process.
Methods: This retrospective analysis measured frailty in MSD patients at multiple time points using a modified Metastatic Spinal Tumor Frailty Index (MSTFI).