Participation of preovulatory follicles in the activation of primordial follicles in mouse ovaries.

The mechanisms behind the selection and initial recruitment of primordial follicles (PmFs) from the non-growing PmF pool during each estrous cycle in females remain largely unknown. This study demonstrates that PmFs closest to the ovulatory follicle are preferentially activated in mouse ovaries under physiological conditions. PmFs located within 40 µm of the ovulatory follicles were more likely to be activated compared to those situated further away during the peri-ovulation period. Repeated superovulation treatments accelerated the depletion of the PmF reserve, whereas continuous suppression of ovulation delayed PmF reserve consumption. Spatial transcriptome sequencing of peri-ovulatory follicles revealed that ovulation primarily induces the degradation and remodeling of the extracellular matrix (ECM). This ECM degradation reduces mechanical stress around PmFs, thereby triggering their activation. Specifically, Cathepsin L (CTSL), a cysteine proteinase and lysosomal enzyme involved in ECM degradation, initiates the activation of PmFs adjacent to ovulatory follicles in a distance-dependent manner. These findings highlight the link between ovulation and selective PmF activation, and underscore the role of CTSL in this process under physiological conditions.

Advances in medical polyesters for vascular tissue engineering.

Blood vessels are highly dynamic and complex structures with a variety of physiological functions, including the transport of oxygen, nutrients, and metabolic wastes. Their normal functioning involves the close and coordinated cooperation of a variety of cells. However, adverse internal and external environmental factors can lead to vascular damage and the induction of various vascular diseases, including atherosclerosis and thrombosis. This can have serious consequences for patients, and there is an urgent need for innovative techniques to repair damaged blood vessels. Polyesters have been extensively researched and used in the treatment of vascular disease and repair of blood vessels due to their excellent mechanical properties, adjustable biodegradation time, and excellent biocompatibility. Given the high complexity of vascular tissues, it is still challenging to optimize the utilization of polyesters for repairing damaged blood vessels. Nevertheless, they have considerable potential for vascular tissue engineering in a range of applications. This summary reviews the physicochemical properties of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA), polycaprolactone (PCL), poly-lactic acid (PLA), and poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA), focusing on their unique applications in vascular tissue engineering. Polyesters can be prepared not only as 3D scaffolds to repair damage as an alternative to vascular grafts, but also in various forms such as microspheres, fibrous membranes, and nanoparticles to deliver drugs or bioactive ingredients to damaged vessels. Finally, it is anticipated that further developments in polyesters will occur in the near future, with the potential to facilitate the wider application of these materials in vascular tissue engineering.

Retinitis pigmentosa and stem cell therapy.

Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a group of genetic disorders characterized by progressive degeneration of photoreceptors and retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cells. Its main clinical manifestations include night blindness and progressive loss of peripheral vision, making it a prevalent debilitating eye disease that significantly impacts patients' quality of life. RP exhibits significant phenotypic and genetic heterogeneity. For instance, numerous abnormal genes are implicated in RP, resulting in varying clinical presentations, disease progression rates, and pathological characteristics among different patients. Consequently, gene therapy for RP poses challenges due to these complexities. However, stem cells have garnered considerable attention in the field of RPE therapy since both RPE cells and photoreceptors can be derived from stem cells. In recent years, a large number of animal experiments and clinical trials based on stem cell transplantation attempts, especially cord blood mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) transplantation and bone marrow-derived MSC transplantation, have confirmed that stem cell therapy can effectively and safely improve the outer retinal function of the RP-affected eye. However, stem cell therapy also has certain limitations, such as the fact that RP patients may involve multiple types of retinal cytopathia, which brings great challenges to stem cell transplantation therapy, and further research is needed to solve various problems faced by this approach in the clinic. Through comprehensive analysis of the etiology and histopathological changes associated with RP, this study substantiates the efficacy and safety of stem cell therapy based on rigorous animal experimentation and clinical trials, while also highlighting the existing limitations that warrant further investigation.

Synthesis and antibacterial activities of phosphonate derivatives containing aminothiazoloxime fragment / 药学学报

Based on the principle of molecular hybridization, fifteen compounds were designed and synthesized through the combination of aminothiazoloxime and phosphonate fragment. The results showed that these compounds had better inhibitory effects on the tested bacteria. In particular, the activities of compounds Ⅲf and Ⅲi against S. aureus, E. coli, methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) and fluoroquinolone-resistant E. coli (FREC) were the most significant, the minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) of Ⅲf was 1, 8, 4, 16 μg·mL-1 respectively, and the MIC of Ⅲi was 4, 4, 16, 8 μg·mL-1 respectively, which were slightly lower than that of the control drug oxacillin, and their anti-E. coli, MRSA and FREC activities were superior to that of the control drug oxacillin. Their activities to S. aureus were close to that of oxacillin, and to E. coli, MRSA and FREC were superior to that of oxacillin, which is worthy of further study.

Improved air-stability and conductivity in the 75Li2S·25P2S5 solid-state electrolyte system: the role of Li7P3S11.

Doping modification is regarded as a simple and effective method for increasing the ionic conductivity and air stability of solid state electrolytes. In this work, a series of (100-x)(0.75Li2S·0.25P2S5)·xP2O5 (mol%) (x = 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4) glass-ceramic electrolytes were synthesized by a two-step ball milling technique. Various characterization techniques (including powder X-ray diffraction, Raman and solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance) have proved that the addition of P2O5 can stimulate 75Li2S·25P2S5 system to generate the high ionic conductivity phase Li7P3S11. Through the doping optimization strategy, 98(0.75Li2S·0.25P2S5)·2P2O5 glass-ceramic (2PO) not only had a 3.6 times higher ionic conductivity than the undoped sample but also had higher air stability. Its ionic conductivity remained in the same order of magnitude after 10 minutes in the air. We further investigated the reasons why 2PO has a relatively high air stability using powder X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy in terms of crystal structure degradation and morphology changes. In comparison to the undoped sample, the high ionic conductivity phases (ß-Li3PS4 and Li7P3S11) of 2PO were better preserved, and less impurity and unknown peaks were generated over a short period of exposure time. In addition, the morphology of 2PO only changed slightly after 10 minutes of exposure. Despite the fact that the particles aggregated significantly after several days of exposure, 2PO tended to form a protective layer composed of S8, which might allow some particles to be shielded from attack by moisture, slowing down the decay of material properties.

Polyhydroxyalkanoates: the natural biopolyester for future medical innovations.

Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are a family of natural microbial biopolyesters with the same basic chemical structure and diverse side chain groups. Based on their excellent biodegradability, biocompatibility, thermoplastic properties and diversity, PHAs are highly promising medical biomaterials and elements of medical devices for applications in tissue engineering and drug delivery. However, due to the high cost of biotechnological production, most PHAs have yet to be applied in the clinic and have only been studied at laboratory scale. This review focuses on the biosynthesis, diversity, physical properties, biodegradability and biosafety of PHAs. We also discuss optimization strategies for improved microbial production of commercial PHAs via novel synthetic biology tools. Moreover, we also systematically summarize various medical devices based on PHAs and related design approaches for medical applications, including tissue repair and drug delivery. The main degradation product of PHAs, 3-hydroxybutyrate (3HB), is recognized as a new functional molecule for cancer therapy and immune regulation. Although PHAs still account for only a small percentage of medical polymers, up-and-coming novel medical PHA devices will enter the clinical translation stage in the next few years.

HIF1α/CCL7/KIAA1199 axis mediates hypoxia-induced gastric cancer aggravation and glycolysis alteration.

Gastric cancer is a common digestion tumor with high malignant severity and prevalence. Emerging studies reported C-C motif chemokine ligand 7 (CCL7) as a regulator of various tumor diseases. Our research explored the function and underlying mechanism of CCL7 during gastric cancer development. RT-qPCR, Western blot and other datasets were employed to evaluate CCL7 expression in tissues and cells. Kaplan-Meier and Cox regression analyses were recruited to evaluate the correlations between CCL7 expression and patients' survival or clinical features. A loss-of-function assay was performed to evaluate the function of CCL7 in gastric cancer. 1% O2 was utilized to mimic hypoxic condition. KIAA1199 and HIF1α were included in the regulatory mechanism. The results showed that CCL7 was up-regulated and its high expression was correlated with poor survival of gastric cancer patients. Depressing CCL7 attenuated proliferation, migration, invasion, and induced apoptosis of gastric cancer cells. Meanwhile, CCL7 inhibition weakened hypoxia-induced gastric cancer aggravation. Besides, KIAA1199 and HIF1α were involved in the mechanism of CCL7-mediated gastric cancer aggravation under hypoxia. Our research identified CCL7 as a novel tumor-activator in gastric cancer pathogenesis and hypoxia-induced tumor aggravation was regulated by HIF1α/CCL7/KIAA1199 axis. The evidence may provide a novel target for gastric cancer treatment.

Liver Injury in Patients with COVID-19: A Retrospective Study.

Objectives: The objective of this study is to explore the incidence, characteristics, risk factors, and prognosis of liver injury in patients with COVID-19. Methods: We collected clinical data of 384 cases of COVID-19 and retrospectively analyzed the incidence, characteristics, and risk factors of liver injury of the patients. In addition, we followed the patient two months after discharge. Results: A total of 23.7% of the patients with COVID-19 had liver injury, with higher serum AST (P < 0.001), ALT (P < 0.001), ALP (P = 0.004), GGT (P < 0.001), total bilirubin (P = 0.002), indirect bilirubin (P = 0.025) and direct bilirubin (P < 0.001) than the control group. The median serum AST and ALT of COVID-19 patients with liver injury were mildly elevated. Risk factors of liver injury in COVID-19 patients were age (P = 0.001), history of liver diseases (P = 0.002), alcoholic abuse (P = 0.036), body mass index (P = 0.037), severity of COVID-19 (P < 0.001), C-reactive protein (P < 0.001), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (P < 0.001), Qing-Fei-Pai-Du-Tang treatment (P = 0.032), mechanical ventilation (P < 0.001), and ICU admission (P < 0.001). Most of the patients (92.3%) with liver injury were treated with hepatoprotective drugs. 95.6% of the patients returned to normal liver function tests at 2 months after discharge. Conclusions: Liver injury was commen in COVID-19 patients with risk factors, most of them have mild elevations in transaminases, and conservative treatment has a good short-term prognosis.

Recent advances of medical polyhydroxyalkanoates in musculoskeletal system.

Infection and rejection in musculoskeletal trauma often pose challenges for natural healing, prompting the exploration of biomimetic organ and tissue transplantation as a common alternative solution. Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are a large family of biopolyesters synthesised in microorganism, demonstrating excellent biocompatibility and controllable biodegradability for tissue remodelling and drug delivery. With different monomer-combination and polymer-types, multi-mechanical properties of PHAs making them have great application prospects in medical devices with stretching, compression, twist in long time, especially in musculoskeletal tissue engineering. This review systematically summarises the applications of PHAs in multiple tissues repair and drug release, encompassing areas such as bone, cartilage, joint, skin, tendons, ligament, cardiovascular tissue, and nervous tissue. It also discusses challenges encountered in their application, including high production costs, potential cytotoxicity, and uncontrollable particle size distribution. In conclusion, PHAs offer a compelling avenue for musculoskeletal system applications, striking a balance between biocompatibility and mechanical performance. However, addressing challenges in their production and application requires further research to unleash their full potential in tackling the complexities of musculoskeletal regeneration.

Research advances in brain lactate level and hepatic encephalopathy / 临床肝胆病杂志

Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a common complication and an independent risk factor for death in patients with liver cirrhosis. Brain lactate level is associated with the progression and severity of HE, and research on brain lactate level may help to further explain the pathogenesis of HE. This article summarizes the metabolic process of brain lactate, the association between brain lactate level and HE, and the potential therapeutic targets for HE and provides a reference for clinicians to further systematically evaluate the progression, treatment outcome, and prognosis of patients with HE, in order to reduce the medical burden of patients and improve the prognosis of patients with HE.

The genetic polymorphisms in the SP4 gene and the risk of gastric cancer.

Aim: Gastric cancer (GC) is the leading cause of cancer death, and is associated with host genetic factors. This study aimed to determine the impact of SP4 polymorphisms on GC. Materials & methods: Four hundred and eighty-nine GC patients and 481 healthy subjects were recruited. The association between single nucleotide polymorphisms and GC risk was investigated by logistic regression analysis. Results: It was observed that rs39302 and rs7811417 were related to a decreased GC risk. Stratified analyses showed that rs39302 decreased GC susceptibility at ages ≤60 years, in men, GC patients who had previously smoked and drank. rs7811417 had a risk-decreasing impact on the patients aged ≤60 years, in men, GC patients who were nonsmoking and nondrinking. rs35929923 decreased the GC risk of patients in grade III-IV and the lymph node metastasis subgroup. Conclusion: SP4 gene polymorphisms are associated with GC risk.

Inhibition of MDFI attenuates proliferation and glycolysis of Helicobacter pylori-infected gastric cancer cells by inhibiting Wnt/ß-catenin pathway.

MyoD family inhibitor (MDFI) is a myogenic transcription factor regulatory protein. MDFI has been proven to be upregulated and to promote cell proliferation in colorectal cancer. However, the role of MDFI in gastric cancer (GC) is unclear. In this study, MDFI expression in GC tissues and cell lines was examined by quantitative real-time PCR and western blot. Cell Counting Kit-8 assay, clone formation assay, and 5-ethynyl-2'-deoxyuridine assay were used to evaluate GC cell proliferation. Glycolysis was assessed by measuring glucose consumption and lactate and ATP production using commercial assay kits. Western blot was used to detect the expression levels of glycolytic key proteins and Wnt/ß-catenin pathway proteins. To activate Wnt/ß-catenin signaling, GC cells were treated with CHIR-99021. We found that MDFI expression was increased in GC tumor tissues and cells with a positive correlation with poor survival. Knockdown of MDFI inhibited the increase in GC cell proliferation and glycolysis induced by Helicobacter pylori. Helicobacter pylori infection promoted MDFI expression and activated Wnt/ß-catenin signaling. What is more, activation of the Wnt/ß-catenin pathway remarkably reversed the effect of knocking down MDFI on GC cells. Further studies found that MDFI participated in GC cell proliferation and glycolysis by regulating the Wnt/ß-catenin pathway, thereby affecting the development of GC. In conclusion, we demonstrated for the first time that knockdown of MDFI inhibited the increase in GC cell proliferation and glycolysis by regulating the Wnt/ß-catenin pathway. MDFI may be a new target for the clinical treatment of GC.

miR-4677-3p participates proliferation and metastases of gastric cancer cell via CEMIP-PI3K/AKT signaling pathway.

Gastric cancer is one of the top three leading causes of cancer-related death in the world. Evidence indicated that miR-4677-3p was dysregulated and involved in modulating invasion and migration in multiple types of cancer cells. The aim of this research is to explore the function and mechanism of miR-4677-3p in the development of gastric cancer. In this study, we discovered that miR-4677-3p was down-regulated in gastric cancer tissues and cells. Over-expression of miR-4677-3p suppressed the proliferation, migration and invasion of gastric cancer cells. Furthermore, miR-4677-3p directly bond to CEMIP 3'UTR region and inhibited CEMIP expression. CEMIP promoted cell proliferation, migration and invasion of gastric cancer cells via accelerating PI3K/AKT signaling pathway. siCEMIP or PI3K/AKT signaling inhibitor (Akti-1/2 and LY294002) partly reversed the effects of miR-4677-3p on the cellular growth and metastasis of gastric cancer. In general, miR-4677-3p regulated the development of gastric cancer through CEMIP-PI3K/AKT signaling pathway axis. This study verified the function and molecular mechanism of miR-4677-3p in gastric cancer cells, and may provide a potential diagnosis/prognosis target for patients with gastric cancer.

Clinical research on the perioperative hemodynamic changes recorded by MostCare/PRAM system in the off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting surgery / 中国胸心血管外科临床杂志

@#Objective    To investigate the perioperative hemodynamic changes of off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCABG) patients monitored by pulse recorded analysis method (MostCare/PRAM devices) and its relationship with the prognosis. Methods    A total of 89 patients who underwent OPCABG from October 2016 to January 2017 in Beiijng Anzhen Hospital were included, including 53 males and 36 females aged 60.50±8.40 years. The hemodynamic changes were recorded. The patients were divided into two groups (a major adverse cardiovascular events group and a stable group) according to whether major adverse cardiovascular events occurred or not. The difference of hemodynamic changes between the two groups was analysed. Results    The mean percentage increases of stroke volume (SV) in the passive leg raising (PLR) test before opening chest and after chest closure were 23.00%±3.20% and 29.40%±3.70%, respectively. Hemodynamic data were analysed seven times, namely, anaesthesia, opening chest, heparin administration, coronary artery bypass grafting, protamine administration, thoracic closure and after operation. SV was significantly decreased during above periods, while systemic vascular resistance index (SVRI) was significantly increased. Cardiac circle efficiency (CCE) and maximum pressure gradient (dP/dT) were decreased after anaesthesia, and decreased to the lowest value during the procedure of bypass grafting, and then they began to increase gradually after the manipulation of bypass grafting was finished. Stroke volume variation (SVV) and pulse pressure variation (PPV) were slightly decreased during anaesthesia, then increased significantly through the whole surgery. Major adverse cardiovascular events occurred in 9 patients and 4 of them died. The basic mean values of SVRI, SVV and PPV of patients in the major adverse cardiovascular events group before opening chest were significantly higher than those of patients in the stable group. There was no significant difference in the mean values of CCE, dP/dT or SV between the two groups. There was no significant correlation between the prognosis and the mean values of SVRI, SVV, PPV, CCE, dP/dT or SV. Conclusion    The hemodynamic indexes are not stable, thus, it is necessary to monitor the perioperative hemodynamic changes of OPCABG patients timely by MostCare/PRAM device and adjust treatment measures accordingly.

Dynamic structural insights into the molecular mechanism of DNA unwinding by the bacteriophage T7 helicase.

The hexametric T7 helicase (gp4) adopts a spiral lock-washer form and encircles a coil-like DNA (tracking) strand with two nucleotides bound to each subunit. However, the chemo-mechanical coupling mechanism in unwinding has yet to be elucidated. Here, we utilized nanotensioner-enhanced Förster resonance energy transfer with one nucleotide precision to investigate gp4-induced unwinding of DNA that contains an abasic lesion. We observed that the DNA unwinding activity of gp4 is hindered but not completely blocked by abasic lesions. Gp4 moves back and forth repeatedly when it encounters an abasic lesion, whereas it steps back only occasionally when it unwinds normal DNA. We further observed that gp4 translocates on the tracking strand in step sizes of one to four nucleotides. We propose that a hypothetical intermediate conformation of the gp4-DNA complex during DNA unwinding can help explain how gp4 molecules pass lesions, providing insights into the unwinding dynamics of gp4.

Comparison and reflections on the training of rehabilitation physicians in Taiwan and Mainland China / 中华医学教育探索杂志

Rehabilitation physician training is an important part of the development of rehabilitation medicine.Rehabilitation physician education in Taiwan has a complete and standardized training system,and rehabilitation physician training in mainland China is mainly achieved through standardized residency training.This article compares the differences in training processes for rehabilitation physicians in education in medical colleges and universities,residency training,and specialist training between Taiwan and mainland China.The results show that rehabilitation physician training in Taiwan is rigorous and orderly,with reasonable contents,clear objectives,strong specialty,and standardized assessment,while in mainland China,rehabilitation physicians in mainland China have insufficient training time,and there is a lack of detailed training plan and unified assessment standards.Rehabilitation physician training in mainland China needs to learn from advanced experience,further reform the training process,improve the operability of the overall education program,and perfect the training system of rehabilitation physicians.

Face holistic processing is modulated by high-motivation intensity:an event-related potential study / 中华行为医学与脑科学杂志

Objective To investigate the influence of high-motivated affect background on the holistic face processing and its neural mechanism.Methods Totally 26 subjects were instructed to perform composite-face process under the priming condition of three emotional pictures (food,neutral and fear).Results (1)Behavioral studies showed a significant interaction between emotion type and face combination(F(2,50) =5.37,P=0.008).Composite-face effect was observed in neutral emotional condition due to the fact that the recognition accuracy of the misaligned face ((90.21 ± 11.20)％) was significantly higher than that of the aligned face((84.83 ± 11.20) ％,t (25) =3.95,P=0.001).However,the composite-face effect disappeared under the condition of high-motivated emotion.That is,there was no significant difference in the recognition accuracy of the misaligned faces ((87.88± 10.28)％) and aligned faces ((85.12± 8.81)％,t(25)=1.93,P=0.065) under the condition of high-motivated negative emotion.Under the condition of high-motivated positive emotion,there was also no significant difference in the recognition accuracy between the misaligned faces ((87.92±11.00)％) and aligned faces((88.33±8.89)％,t(z5)=0.263,P=0.795).(2) According to the results of ERP,P3 components showed significant interaction between emotion type and face combination form(F(2,50) =3.23,P=0.048).Under the neutral emotional condition,the P3 amplitude of aligned faces ((3.46 ± 1.26) μV) was significantly higher than that of misaligned faces ((2.82 ± 1.43)μV,F (1,25)=5.28,P=0.03).In the case of high-motivated negative condition,there was no significant difference in P3amplitude between aligned faces ((3.21 ± 1.16) μV) and misaligned faces ((3.07 ± 1.22) μV,F (1,25) =0.53,P=0.476).The P3 amplitude of aligned faces((3.33±1.20) μV) and misaligned faces((3.42±1.40) μV) were also not significantly different under the condition of high-motivated positive affect (F(1,25)=0.23,P=0.638).Conclusion The study shows a high correlation between face processing and emotional processing.Additionally,the emotional motivation has a stronger influence on face processing.Regardless of the emotional valence,high-motivated intensity affect can cause local attention bias and reduce the holistic processing level of the face,which is mainly manifested in the later cognitive processing stage.

The effects of electrically stimulating the right median nerve / 中华物理医学与康复杂志

Objective To explore the effect of right median nerve stimulation ( RMNS) on brain function in healthy subjects . Methods Twenty-eight healthy volunteers were selected as the study′s subjects. RMNS was admin-istered as a task stimulation in a wake-up therapy mode. The subjects were given 30 seconds of stimulation followed by 30 seconds of rest, repeated for 6 times as the block experiment designed, and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) was performed simultaneously with the task stimulation . The brain activation was analyzed using SPM 12 soft-ware. Results The fMRI showed that RMNS activated primarily the left M1, the premotor cortex (PMC), the bilater-al primary and secondary somatosensory cortexes (S1 and S2), and the left insular lobe. Compared with the resting state, the intensity of BOLD signal in the above activated brain areas changed significantly in RMNS wake-up stimula-tion mode. Conclusion Stimulation of the right median nerve can stimulate the local cerebral cortex and produce a certain wake-up effect by activating the right brain areas related to the motor and sensory functioning of the hand.

Effects of ultrashortwave irradiation on the adhesion, proliferation and osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells / 中华物理医学与康复杂志

Objective To observe the effect of ultrashortwave irradiation on the adhesion,proliferation and osteogenic differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (rMSCs) in rats.Methods The rMSCs were put under ultrashortwave radiation for 15 minutes every day.Early cell adhesion was detected after 1 day of the treatment.The cell morphology was observed under an inverted fluorescence microscope on the 3rd day,the cell proliferation was measured on the 1st,3rd and 7th day,while the expression of the osteogenic gene osteopontin was detected on the 8th day.Results Early cell adhesion increased 80％ (a significant increase) and more pseudo-feet with a larger range of spread were observed.After 7 days of irradiation the proliferation and the expression of osteogenic gene osteopontin had both increased significantly.Conclusion Ultrashortwave irradiation can affect the early adhesion and morphology of rMSCs and promote their proliferation and osteogenic differentiation.

Long non-coding RNA SNHG5 promotes human hepatocellular carcinoma progression by regulating miR-26a-5p/GSK3ß signal pathway.

Accumulating evidence have suggested that long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) had malfunctioning roles in the development of human cancers. The present study aimed to investigate the role of lncRNA small nucleolar RNA host gene 5 (SNHG5) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) progression using human tissues and cell lines. The quantitative real-time PCR results showed that SNHG5 was up-regulated in both HCC tissues and hepatoma cell lines and was closely associated with tumor size, hepatitis B virus infection, histologic grade, TNM stage, and portal vein tumor thrombus (PVTT) in HCC patients. Knockdown of SNHG5 induced apoptosis and repressed cell cycle progression, cell growth, and metastasis in hepatoma cell lines, whereas overexpression of SNHG5 had the opposite effects. In vivo functional assay, xenograft tumors grown from SNHG5-knockdown cells had smaller mean volumes than the tumors grown from negative control cells. Further investigations showed that SNHG5 may act as a competing endogenous RNA by competitively binding miR-26a-5p and thereby modulating the derepression of downstream target GSK3ß, which were further confirmed by luciferase reporter assay. Functionally, SNHG5 promotes tumor growth and metastasis by activating Wnt/ß-catenin pathway and inducing epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT). Taken together, SNHG5 promotes HCC progression by competitively binding miR-26a-5p and regulating GSK3ß and Wnt/ß-catenin signal pathway.