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Interestingly, erythrocyte dysfunction in diabetes by decreasing ATP release in response to physiological stimuli may serve as an important trigger to induce vascular dysfunction. Nucleot(s)ide-mediated purinergic activation also exerts long-term actions including inflammatory and atherogenic effects in hyperglycemic and diabetic conditions. This review highlights the current knowledge regarding the altered nucleot(s)ide-mediated purinergic signaling as an important disease mechanism for the diabetes-associated vascular complications. Better understanding the role of key receptor-mediated signaling in diabetes will provide more insights into their potential as targets for the treatment. Cryopreservation of human spermatozoa with low concentration while maintaining adequate post-thawing motility remains a major challenge for male fertility preservation. A convenient and efficient ultra-rapid freezing method for small amounts of human spermatozoa in a closed Hemi-Straw carrier system (CHS) was developed. Spermatozoa from 60 healthy men were involved in a parameter refining test and another 15 extreme oligozoospermic specimens were assigned to a verification test. A commercialized sperm freezing medium, Quinn's Advantage® Sperm Freeze medium (glycerol and sucrose as the cryoprotective agent) was used in the study. The results showed that the highest recovery rates would be obtained via the method of 2 μl single droplet sequential interval loading, by placing the straw at 1 cm above the liquid nitrogen (LN2) surface for 60 s during freezing and 2 cm above the LN2 for 2 min during thawing. This method was applied in cryopreservation for the normozoospermic specimens and compared with a conventional slow freezing method. The results were better than those in the control group in the total motility recovery rate (77.8 ± 11.2% vs 56.6 ± 11.9%, P  less then  0.01), progressive motility recovery rate (77.6 ± 13.2% vs 47.7 ± 14.6%, P  less then  0.01), 24 h survival index (60.9 ± 13.4% vs 42.1 ± 14.1%, P  less then  0.01) and the sperm DNA fragment index (4.2 ± 3.7% vs 5.8 ± 3.7%, P = 0.126). This method was applied to the oligozoospermic specimens. Motile spermatozoa could be found in 12 of 15 cases in the ultra-rapid freezing group, while only in 7 cases in control group. The results indicated that this freezing method was simple, convenient and bio-safe for cryopreservation of severe oligozoospermic specimens. OBJECTIVE The present study aimed to compare the force of aesthetic wires and their non-aesthetic equivalents from two commercial brands at different displacement points, during the unloading phase at 36°C. MATERIALS AND METHODS Forty samples (n=10) were assessed, which were presented in two groups of aesthetic wires and two groups of non-aesthetic wires from the brands GAC® (Dentsply GAC® International, NY, USA) and Aditek®(Cravinhos, SP, Brazil), with 0.016-inch gauge. The orthodontic wires were maintained at a temperature of 36°C throughout the experiment and they were subjected to the three-point bending test at a speed of 1mm/min. The unloading values were recorded as 0.5, 1.5, and 2.5mm of displacement. The data were subjected to Student's t-test and unequal variance t test, at 5% significance level. RESULTS During the unloading phase, the mean force was significantly higher for aesthetic wires than non-aesthetic ones, in the deflection of 2.5mm, presenting values means of 2.25N (P=.0213). In deflections of 0.5mm and 1.5mm, the orthodontic archwires did not show significant differences in force between the thermally activated wires with aesthetic coating and their non-aesthetic equivalents (P≥0.05). CONCLUSION It is concluded that during the unloading phase at a temperature of 36°C, the orthodontic archwires analyzed did not show significant difference in force between thermally activated wires with aesthetic coating and their non-aesthetic equivalents at most displacement points analysed, except for the deflection of 2.5mm, which showed higher values. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS.OBJECTIVE The main aim of this randomized clinical trial was to determine 3 dimensional skeletal and dental changes six months after the use of bone-anchored versus tooth-anchored rapid maxillary expanders in adolescents. GS-9973 molecular weight The secondary aim was to determine the symmetrical or asymmetrical expansion pattern between both appliances. MATERIALS AND METHODS Fifty adolescents with skeletally constricted maxilla (mean age 13-14 years) were randomly assigned into Dresden B-RME, Hyrax T-RME, or untreated control groups. CBCT scans were taken at initial and expander removal (6 months). Three-dimensional references and treatment landmarks were identified. Orthogonal distances were calculated from those landmarks. The main outcome was to compare skeletal and dental changes in each group and the secondary outcome was to verify if these changes were symmetric or not. Data was analysed using descriptive statistics and repeated measure MANCOVA and MANOVA. RESULTS Both treatment groups showed significant skeletal and dental exponent of dental expansion. Due to the Dresden B-RME configuration, asymmetrical expansion was noted. Investigation of the microbial community in the female reproductive tract with the use of sequencing techniques has revealed that endometrial samples obtained through a transvaginal catheter are dominated by Lactobacillus species. Dysbiotic changes in the endometrial microbiota may be associated with implantation failure or early spontaneous abortion in patients who undergo assisted reproductive technology treatment. Whether or not there is an endometrial microbiota in early pregnancy is unknown. Herein we describe, the human endometrial microbiota in a patient who subsequently had an 8th week spontaneous clinical miscarriage with euploid embryos in the next cycle and, for the first time, during a successful pregnancy in which the endometrial fluid was sampled at 4 weeks of gestation. The microbial profile found on the endometrial sample before the spontaneous abortion had higher bacterial diversity and lower Lactobacillus abundance than the endometrial fluid from the healthy pregnancy. Functional metagenomics detected different Lactobacillus species between the 2 samples.
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