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BMSCs-exos resisted the cytotoxicity and apoptosis induced by LPS in HT22 cells. BMSCs-exosomal long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) H19 enhanced the anti-inflammatory ability of BMSCs-exos in BV-2 microglia following LPS stimulation, and strengthened the neuroprotective effect of BMSCs-exos on HT22 cells in the presence of LPS. Moreover, H19 functioned as a sponge for miR-29b-3p. miR-29b-3p mimics abolished the effects of BMSCs-exosomal H19 on M1/M2 polarization and inflammation in LPS-stimulated BV-2 cells. The neuroprotective function of BMSCs-exosomal H19 was attenuated by miR-29b-3p mimics in LPS-stimulated HT22 cells. BMSCs-exosomal H19 modulates LPS-stimulated microglial M1/M2 polarization and alleviates inflammation-mediated neurotoxicity by sponging miR-29b-3p.First-generation immunological checkpoint inhibitors, such as CTLA-4, PD-L1 and PD-1 exhibit significant advantages over conventional cytotoxic drugs, such as oxaliplatin and 5-FU, for the treatment of colorectal cancer. Tefinostat in vitro However, these inhibitors are not ideal due to their low objective response rate and the vulnerability of these treatment methods when faced with emerging drug resistant cancers. This study summarizes the immunological characteristics of colorectal cancer treatment, and analyzes the ways in which OX40 may improve the efficacy of these treatments. Activation of the OX40 signaling pathway can enhance the activity of CD4+/CD8+ T cells and inhibit the function of Treg. Simultaneously, OX40 can directly inhibit the expression of Foxp3, affect the inhibitory function of Treg, and inhibit the immunosuppressive factors in the tumor microenvironment so as to reverse immune escape and reverse drug resistance. Therefore, OX40 is an important target for treating colorectal cancer in "cold tumors" with less immunogenicity.This study aimed to provide diagnostic clues for patients with elevated serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) in the absence of liver tumors and rectify some previously confused concepts about hepatoid carcinoma of the lung through a systematic review on hepatoid adenocarcinoma of the lung (HAL). A thorough search for original articles on HAL published prior to November 2020 was performed using the PubMed, EBSCOhost, Embase, WanFang Data, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) databases. Ninety-four patients from 88 studies met the eligibility criteria. HAL was rare and mainly occurred among male Asian smokers in their 60 s, presenting with cough, hemoptysis, chest pain, dyspnea and/or weight loss, as well as elevated serum AFP with a mass usually in the right upper lung lobe but no liver masses. Hepatoid differentiation regions, acinar or papillary structures in tumor tissues, and positive immunohistochemical expression of AFP, HepPar-1, and CK8/18 were crucial indicators for the diagnosis of HAL. Surgery-based strategies were recommended for stage I-III patients, while stage IV patients were mainly treated with chemotherapy-based strategy. The 1-, 3-, and 5-year overall survival rates were 40%, 35%, and 19%, respectively. The 1-year relapse-free survival rate was 58%. The postoperative monitoring of AFP contributed to the early detection of tumor recurrence, with a positive rate of 71.43%. In conclusion, patients with elevated serum AFP levels without any detectable hepatic lesions should be evaluated for the possibility of HAL.Osteosarcoma (OS) is a rare soft-tissue malignant tumor with high lung metastasis and mortality rates. Preoperative chemotherapy, surgical resection of the lesion and postoperative chemotherapy are still the main treatments for osteosarcoma. The prognosis, however, is poor for patients with nonresectable, primary metastatic or relapsed disease. Recent studies have shown that targeted therapy for OS based on the characteristics of exosomes is very attractive. Exosomes are nanosized extracellular vesicles (EVs) that participate in cell-to-cell communication by transporting biologically active cargo molecules, causing changes in OS cell function and playing important roles in OS disease progression. With the characteristics of secretory cells, exosomes transport cargo (e.g., microRNAs) that can be used to detect the progress of a disease and can serve as markers and/or therapeutic targets for clinical diagnosis of OS. In this review, the roles of exosomes in OS pathogenesis, invasion, metastasis, drug resistance, diagnosis and treatment are summarized. In addition, this article elaborates a series of challenges to overcome before exosomes are applied in clinical practice and provides suggestions based on current evidence for the direction of future research.Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 is a novel coronavirus and the seventh that can infect human beings and result in severe and acute respiratory syndrome and deaths. Currently, the world is undergoing a global health emergency due to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. As of May 18, SARS-CoV-2 has spread to over two hundred countries and infected more than 4.8 million people, resulting in over 300,000 deaths since the first case of a novel pneumonia (COVID-19) patient was discovered in Wuhan, China at the end of December 2019. Currently, there are no effective and/or approved targeting drugs for it though various supportive therapy drugs such as small molecule drugs, vaccines, antibodies and even Chinese herb medicines have been used in the treatment of the first-line patients. However, certain drugs such as remdesivir and S416 are under clinical investigation and may become therapeutic drugs. In this article, we review and discuss SARS-CoV-2, its person-to-person transmission, genomics and proteomics, and the potential for drug development.Small-molecule drugs are organic compounds affecting molecular pathways by targeting important proteins, which have a low molecular weight, making them penetrate cells easily. Small-molecule drugs can be developed from leads derived from rational drug design or isolated from natural resources. As commonly used medications, small-molecule drugs can be taken orally, which enter cells to act on intracellular targets. These characteristics make small-molecule drugs promising candidates for drug development, and they are increasingly favored in the pharmaceutical market. Despite the advancements in molecular genetics and effective new processes in drug development, the drugs currently used in clinical practice are inadequate due to their poor efficacy or severe side effects. Therefore, developing new safe and efficient drugs is a top priority for disease control and curing.