It is needed to explore novel biological markers for early diagnosis and treatment of human osteosarcoma. Sphingosine kinase 2 (SphK2) expression and potential functions in osteosarcoma were studied. We demonstrate that SphK2 is over-expressed in multiple human osteosarcoma tissues and established human osteosarcoma cell lines. Silence of SphK2 by targeted-shRNAs inhibited osteosarcoma cell gro...

Osteosarcoma typically arises in tissues of mesenchymal origin, and is the most malignant bone tumor characterized by high local aggressiveness, with poor therapeutic outcome. Busulfan has been widely used to treat CML. So far, there are no reports on the therapeutic effect of busulfan on osteosarcoma. Here, we showed that busulfan dose-dependently reduced the cell viability and proliferation, ...

Increasing evidence has confirmed that dysregulation of microRNAs (miRNAs) can contribute to the progression and metastasis of human tumors. Previous studies have shown that dysregulation of microRNAs (miRNAs) can contribute to the progression and metastasis of human tumors. However, the precise mechanisms of miR‑132 in osteosarcoma have not been well clarified. Real-time PCR was performed to d...

The nephroblastoma overexpressed (NOV) gene, a member of the CCN gene family that encodes secreted proteins involved in a variety of processes including tumorigenesis, is often altered in a variety of tumors, including osteosarcoma. Recent studies indicated that NOV promotes osteosarcoma metastasis, but its biological functions and molecular mechanisms on osteosarcoma proliferation have yet to ...

BACKGROUND MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of endogenously expressed, small noncoding RNAs, which suppress its target mRNAs at the post-transcriptional level. Studies have demonstrated that miR-34a, which is a direct target of the p53 tumor suppressor gene, functions as a tumor suppressor and is associated with the tumor growth and metastasis of various human malignances. However, the role of mi...

Osteosarcoma, the most prevalent primary malignancy of bone, is often presented with high-grade subclinical metastatic disease that metastasizes at very early stages. Exosomes, as molecular information carriers, may play a potent role in occurrence and development tumors through oncogenic reprogramming tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs). In this study, we will investigate effect osteosarcoma-d...

Osteosarcoma is a malignant mesenchymal neoplasm that accounts for the majority of primary bone tumors in dogs and shares biological and clinical similarities with osteosarcoma in humans. Despite dose intensification with conventional cytotoxic therapies, survival times for dogs and humans diagnosed with high-grade osteosarcoma have not changed in the past 20 years, with the principal cause of ...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of the present study was to determine whether type III IFN can modulate the autophagic response in human osteosarcoma cell. METHODS Human osteosarcoma cell were treated with Interferon-λ1. We investigated that Interferon-λ1 could inhibit the invasive ability of osteosarcoma cells by Matrigel invasion assay. Autophagy were assessed by acridine orange staining, MDC stainin...

Osteosarcoma is the most common primary malignancy of bone, and is a high-grade malignant mesenchymal tumor with high recurrence and metastatic rates. Increased expression of secreted protein, acidic and rich in cysteine (SPARC) indicates poor prognosis in a number of malignances. However, the expression level of SPARC in human osteosarcoma and its associated mechanism remains unclear. To analy...

Osteosarcoma is a rare type of cancer associated with a poor clinical outcome. Even though the pathologic characteristics of OS are well established, much remains to be understood, particularly at the molecular signaling level. The molecular mechanisms of osteosarcoma progression and metastases have not yet been fully elucidated and several evolutionary signaling pathways have been found to be ...