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Background Galectin-3 (LGALS3) is an important glycoprotein involved in the malignant transformation of thyrocytes acting in the extracellular matrix, cytoplasm, and nucleus where it regulates TTF-1 and TCF4 transcription factors. Within LGALS3 gene, a common single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) (c.191C>A, p.Pro64His; rs4644) encoding for the variant Proline to Histidine at codon 64 has been extensively studied. However, data on rs4644 in the context of thyroid cancer are lacking. Thus, the aim of the present work was to evaluate the role of the rs4644 SNP as risk factor for differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) and to determine the effect on the transcriptome in thyrocytes. Methods A case/control association study in 1223 controls and 1142 unrelated consecutive DTC patients was carried out to evaluate the association between rs4644-P64H and the risk of DTC. We used the nonmalignant cell line Nthy-Ori (rs4644-C/A) and the CRISPR/Cas9 technique to generate isogenic cells carrying either the rs4644-A/A or rs4644-genotype dependent. Conclusions Our data show that in thyroid, rs4644 is a trans-expression quantitative trait locus that can modify the transcriptional expression of downstream genes, through the modulation of TTF-1. A meta-analysis was performed for a comparison of outcomes between video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and thoracotomy for congenital lung malformations (CLM). Electronic databases, including PubMed?, Scopus, Embase, and the Cochrane Library were searched systematically for literature aimed mainly at reporting the therapeutic effects for CLM administrated by VATS and thoracotomy. A total of 40 studies meeting the inclusion criteria were included, involving 2896 subjects. VATS was associated with fewer complications [odds ratio (OR) 0.54; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.42-0.69], less use of epidural anesthesia (OR, 0.08; 95% CI, 0.03-0.23), shorter length of hospital stay [standard mean difference (SMD) -0.98; 95% CI, -1.4 to -0.55] and chest drainage (SMD, -0.43; 95% CI, -0.7 to -0.17), as compared with thoracotomy. However, thoracotomy showed superiority in reduced operative time (SMD, 0.44; 95% CI, 0.04-0.84). Pearson analysis (Pearson  = 0.85, 95% CI, 0.28 to 0.98,  = 0.01) and linear regression ( square 0.73) confirmed a positive correlation between percentage of symptomatic cases and conversion in patients using VATS. VATS is associated with fewer complications, less use of epidural anesthesia, shorter length of stay and length of chest drainage, but longer operative time, as compared with thoracotomy. Symptomatic patients with CLM using VATS may be prone to conversion to thoracotomy. VATS is associated with fewer complications, less use of epidural anesthesia, shorter length of stay and length of chest drainage, but longer operative time, as compared with thoracotomy. Symptomatic patients with CLM using VATS may be prone to conversion to thoracotomy.The reviews of this paper are available via the supplemental material section. Because chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) is often associated with multilevel arterial disease, it usually requires revascularization at different sites of the limb vasculature. We aim to assess the outcome of the hybrid interventions including open surgical revascularization together with outflow segment percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) in patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia. This study included all hybrid outflow-PTA interventions (n = 80) on patients suffering from CLTI performed in Helsinki University Hospital between 2003 and 2015. Follow-up ended on 31 December 2019. Patient data were prospectively collected into our vascular registry and scrutinized retrospectively. Thirty-one patients (39%) suffered from rest pain (Rutherford category IV) and 49 patients (61%) had ischemic ulcers (Rutherford category V-VI). The most common open surgical procedure was femoral endarterectomy (n = 63, 79%) and the most common endovascular procedure was superficial femoral artery percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (n = 65, 81%). Mean follow-up time was 56 months (range 4 days-183 months). Limb salvage was at 30 days-92%, at 1 year-91%, and at 5 and 10 years-86%. Survival and amputation-free survival were at 30 days-93% and 86%, at 1 year-80% and 76%, at 5 years-51% and 48%, and at 10 years-21% and 21%. Wound healing at 3, 6, and 12 months was 48%, 71%, and 87%. Freedom from target lesion revascularization was at 30 days-97%, at 1 year-88%, at 5 years-72%, and at 10 years-66%. Hybrid outflow revascularization is an important tool in the vascular surgeon's armamentarium for treatment of patients with multilevel arterial disease causing chronic limb-threatening ischemia.Hybrid outflow revascularization is an important tool in the vascular surgeon's armamentarium for treatment of patients with multilevel arterial disease causing chronic limb-threatening ischemia. 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) is a widely used drug for cancer treatment, but its effect and underlying mechanisms on osteosarcoma (OS) cells remain unclear. U2OS and MG63 cells were treated with 0, 50, 100, and 500 μM 5-FU. MTS and flow cytometry were used to examine the effect of 5-FU on cell viability and apoptosis, respectively. Circular RNA (circRNA) expression was detected using RNA sequencing and quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR). Differentially expressed circRNAs were further subjected to the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) and gene ontology (GO) analysis to predict their functions. A circRNA-miRNA-mRNA interaction network was generated to analyze the regulatory networks of 5-FU-induced differentially expressed circRNAs. Western blotting (WB) was used to verify the protein in the downstream of circRNAs. 5-FU inhibited the cell viability of the MG63 cells in a concentration-dependent manner. The most significant effect was observed in the cells treated with 500 μM 5-FU. Apoptosis was also increased in the MG63 cells after 500 μM 5-FU treatment for 3 days. https://www.selleckchem.com/products/gsk650394.html RNA sequencing results showed that 183 differentially expressed circRNAs (172 upregulated and 11 downregulated) in 5-FU-treated cells. KEGG and GO analysis showed that the differentially expressed circRNAs were primarily enriched in proliferation-, apoptosis-, and metabolism-related functions. qPCR was used to verify the most upregulated and downregulated circRNAs. The circRNA-miRNA-mRNA interaction network showed that these 8 circRNAs had a sizable regulatory network that links a series of genes involved in tumor suppression. 5-FU treatment resulted in the differentially expressed circRNAs that were proliferation- and apoptosis-associated and were involved in the 5-FU-induced inhibition of tumor proliferation in OS cells.5-FU treatment resulted in the differentially expressed circRNAs that were proliferation- and apoptosis-associated and were involved in the 5-FU-induced inhibition of tumor proliferation in OS cells.