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BACKGROUND Bronchobiliary fistula is a rare, but life-threatening complication after ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma. Few cases of bronchobiliary fistula have been reported and the treatment is controversial. METHODS From 2006 to 2019, a total of 11 patients were diagnosed with bronchobiliary fistula after ablation and received nonsurgical treatment. RESULTS All 11 patients presented with cough and bilioptysis. There were only two patients in which MRI revealed an obvious fistulous tract connecting the pleural effusion and biliary lesions. Pleural effusion, liver abscess and hepatic biloma were found in other patients. Three patients died of uncontrolled bronchobiliary fistula. CONCLUSIONS Bronchobiliary fistula is a rare post-ablation complication but should be taken into consideration in clinical decisions. Minimally invasive interventional treatment is a relatively effective means of dealing with bronchobiliary fistula, but as for the more severe cases, greater clinical experience is required. © 2020 The Authors. Thoracic Cancer published by China Lung Oncology Group and John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd.Ryanodine receptor 1 (RyR1) mediates excitation-contraction coupling by releasing Ca2+ from sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) to the cytoplasm of skeletal muscle cells. RyR1 activation is regulated by several proteins from both the cytoplasm and lumen of the SR. Here, we report the structure of RyR1 from native SR membranes in closed and open states. Compared to the previously reported structures of purified RyR1, our structure reveals helix-like densities traversing the bilayer approximately 5 nm from the RyR1 transmembrane domain and sarcoplasmic extensions linking RyR1 to a putative calsequestrin network. We document the primary conformation of RyR1 in situ and its structural variations. The activation of RyR1 is associated with changes in membrane curvature and movement in the sarcoplasmic extensions. Our results provide structural insight into the mechanism of RyR1 in its native environment. © 2020 The Authors. Published under the terms of the CC BY 4.0 license.OBJECTIVE Endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS) is present in chondrocytes of osteoarthritis, and the intensity of ERS is related to the degree of cartilage degeneration. In vitro intervention strategies can change the status of ERS and induce the inhibition of ERS-related pathway. Selleck VU661013 Therefore, this study is designed to explore the role and molecular mechanism of cartilage stem cells (ACSCs) of ERS in chondrocytes after hip replacement. METHODS Human cartilage cell lines C28/I2 were cultured as the control group. The ERS inducer was added into C28/I2 as ERS group. The third ERS + stem cells group was formed by adding cartilage stem cells into ERS group, and further transfection of si-PERK was defined as si-PERK + ERS + stem cells group. Cell cycle and apoptosis in the four groups were determined by flow cytometry. The protein expression of GRP78, PERK, ATF4, TMEM119, CDK4, Cyclin D, and BMP6 in chondrocytes in the four groups were investigated by western blot, and the distribution of PERK, TMEM119, and BMP6 in choe protein level of CDK4 and Cyclin D presented an absolutely opposite trend and the difference was still significant (P  less then 0.05). The group of si-PERK + ERS + stem cell was lower than those in the group of ERS + stem cell but higher than those in the group of ERS (P  less then 0.05). The level of Caspase 3 in the latter three groups was significantly higher than those in the control group, and the group of ERS was the highest (P  less then 0.01). Besides, the relative level of Bcl-2/Bax in control group was 1, but the group of ERS was about 0.5, and there was significant difference (P  less then  0.01). The ratio of Bcl-2/Bax in the group of ERS + stem cells was more than 2 and significantly higher than those of other groups. CONCLUSION ACSCs could reduce ERS-induced chondrocyte apoptosis by PERK and Bax/Bcl-2 signaling pathway. © 2020 The Authors. Orthopaedic Surgery published by Chinese Orthopaedic Association and John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd.A facile hybrid assembly between Ti3 C2 Tx MXene nanosheets and (3-aminopropyl) triethoxylsilane-modified Si nanoparticles (NH2 -Si NPs) was developed to construct multilayer stacking of Ti3 C2 Tx nanosheets with NH2 -Si NPs assembling together (NH2 -Si/Ti3 C2 Tx ). NH2 -Si/Ti3 C2 Tx exhibits a significantly enhanced lithium storage performance compared to pristine Si, which is attributed to the robust crosslinking architecture and considerably improved electrical conductivity as well as shorter Li+ diffusion pathways. The optimized NH2 -Si/Ti3 C2 Tx anode with Ti3 C2 Tx NH2 -Si mass ratio of 4  1 displays an enhanced capacity (864 mAh g-1 at 0.1 C) with robust capacity retention, which is significantly higher than those of NH2 -Si NPs and Ti3 C2 Tx anodes. Furthermore, this work demonstrates the important effect of the MXene-based electrode architecture on the electrochemical performance and can guide future work on designing high-performance Si/MXene hybrids for energy storage applications. © 2020 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.Calcium (Ca2+ ) is a known accelerator for gastric wound repair. We have demonstrated in vivo and in vitro that intracellular Ca2+ increases in the gastric epithelial cells directly adjacent to a damaged cell, and that this Ca2+ rise is essential for the cellular migration that rapidly repairs the epithelium (restitution). While intracellular Ca2+ has been shown to be an important signaling factor during epithelial restitution, the source from which this intracellular Ca2+ originates remains unclear. Using gastric organoids derived from mice transgenic for a genetically encoded Ca2+ indicator, we sought to investigate the potential sources of intracellular Ca2+ mobilization. During confocal imaging, photodamage (PD) was induced to 1-2 gastric organoid epithelial cells and epithelial restitution measured simultaneously with changes in intracellular Ca2+ (measured as FRET/CFP ratio in migrating cells adjacent to the damaged area). Inhibition of voltage-gated Ca2+ channels (verapamil, 10 µM) or store-operated calcium entry (YM58483, 20 µM) resulted in delayed repair and dampened intracellular Ca2+ response.