https://www.selleckchem.com/Androgen-Receptor.html Cell proliferation of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is precisely regulated with a cascade of genes and pathways. Previous studies have identified NR4A1 as an oncogene and plays a crucial role in colorectal cancer development and progression. This study was performed to investigate the potential interaction between lncRNA NR4A1AS and miR-221 and how their interaction is modulated in periodontitis. Research subjects of this study included 62 OSCC patients. Cell transfection and RT-qPCR were applied to detect the expression levels of NR4A1AS and miR-221. Methylation-specific PCR (MSP) was carried out to determine the demethylation of miR-221 by NR4A1AS. CCK-8 assay was used to detect the proliferation of OSCC cells with the overexpression of NR4A1AS or/and overexpression of miR-221. In this study, we observed that NR4A1AS was upregulated in tumor tissue samples of OSCC, and its high expression levels were significantly correlated with poor survival in patients with OSCC. In addition, miR-221 was sign OSCC cells, which suggests that anti-NR4A1AS might be a perspective approach for the therapy of OSCC. Accumulating evidence suggests an association between patient expectations and treatment success across various types of pain treatments. Expectations among treatment caregivers, however, are often neglected. Despite international treatment guidelines, only a small minority of chronic pain patients undergo psychological interventions. Therefore, our aim was to explore expectations among treatment receivers and caregivers especially concerning their attitudes towards psychological pain treatments. Two hundred ten (potential) treatment receivers (n=85 individuals suffering from chronic low back pain (CLBP); n=125 healthy controls) and 237 caregivers (n=75 physicians; n=64 psychotherapists; n=98 physiotherapists) provided ratings of expected treatment success for standardized vignettes describing patients suffering from