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BACKGROUND Several techniques have been proposed to reconstruct deficient alveolar ridges including bone blocks, ridge splitting and guided bone regeneration (GBR). GBR has been successfully established in restoring horizontal bone deficiency. However, yet still there is a debate regarding the ideal barrier for GBR. PURPOSE To evaluate the quantity and the quality of the bone gained using collagen membrane with 11 mixture of autogenous and anoraganic bovine bone mineral compared to titanium mesh with the same mixture of bone for GBR of horizontally deficient maxillary ridges. MATERIALS AND METHODS Two different grafting techniques were evaluated, 10 patients receiving GBR using native collagen membrane using 11 autogenous and anorganic bovine bone mineral (ABBM) bone mixture, and 10 patients receiving GBR using titanium mesh with same mixture of bone. RESULTS Statistical analysis showed a significant increase in alveolar bone width in both techniques with a mean bone gain of 4.0 mm for Collagen group and 3.7 mm for titanium mesh group. Bone area percent was almost 28% for both groups. LY 3200882 For Ti-mesh group, six sites soft tissue healing was uneventfully with no signs of wound dehiscence. However, four cases showed mesh exposure first 3 patients showed this exposure 3 weeks postoperatively while the fourth patient showed exposure 4 months postoperatively. The mean graft resorption in the Collagen and mesh group 6 months postoperative was considered nonsignificant. CONCLUSIONS GBR with both collagen membrane and titanium mesh using a 11 mixture of autogenous and ABBM is a viable technique for horizontal augmentation of deficient maxillary alveolar ridges. Titanium mesh is a more technique sensitive compared to collagen membrane. Soft tissue dehiscence and difficulty during second stage removal should limit its use in augmentation of horizontally deficient maxillary ridges. © 2020 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.Mixed hematopoietic chimerism induction as a way to foster tolerance to donor organs in recipients that have been sensitized to donor antigens is challenging. Donor specific antibodies (DSA) are a dominant barrier towards successful donor bone marrow engraftment. Although desensitization methods are routinely used in recipients with allo-sensitization for allogeneic bone marrow transplantation, engraftment is frequently unsuccessful. To overcome the barrier of prior sensitization we tested enzymatic desensitization of donor-specific IgG using imlifidase and EndoS, which both partially block the function of DSA in mice, as a novel approach to improve murine bone marrow engraftment in primed hosts. We found that EndoS was capable of inhibiting antibody-mediated killing of donor cells in vivo. Furthermore, the effect of EndoS depended on the titer of DSA and the genetic background of the recipients. In combination with imlifidase, EndoS improved the survival of donor bone marrow cells. Together with cyclophosphamide, bortezomib, T cell depletion and non-lethal irradiation, imlifidase in combination with EndoS allowed allogeneic bone marrow engraftment in sensitized recipients. We conclude that enzymatic inactivation of DSA, using the combination of imlifidase and EndoS can be used for inducing donor hematopoietic chimerism in allo-sensitized recipient mice in combination with other desensitization strategies. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.Nitrates are widely used as fertilizer and oxidizing agents. Commercial nitrate production from nitrogen involves high-temperature-high-pressure multi-step processes. Therefore, an alternative nitrate production method under ambient environment is of importance. Herein, an electrochemical nitrogen oxidation reaction (NOR) approach is developed to produce nitrate catalyzed by ZnFex Co2-x O4 spinel oxides. Theoretical and experimental results show Fe aids the formation of the first N-O bond on the *N site, while high oxidation state Co assists in stabilizing the absorbed OH- for the generation of the second and third N-O bonds. Owing to the concerted catalysis, the ZnFe0.4 Co1.6 O4 oxide demonstrates the highest nitrate production rate of 130±12 μmol h-1  gMO -1 at an applied potential of 1.6 V versus the reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE). © 2020 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.Costimulatory and coinhibitory receptors have a critical role in determining T cell fate, as they regulate the functional outcome of T cell receptor signaling. Costimulatory blockade has been proposed as a strategy to counteract T cell activation and prevent rejection in organ transplant recipients without the toxicities associated with chronic use of calcineurin inhibitors. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.AIM Cervical pregnancy (CP) and cesarean scar pregnancy (CSP), defined as low-lying-implantation ectopic pregnancy (LLIEP), are rare conditions of aberrant implantation around the lowest portion of the uterus. This study aimed to illustrate the serum β-human chorionic gonadotropin (β-hCG) profile of LLIEP and to explore its implications with the clinical characteristics. METHODS Women with LLIEP during the first trimester were retrospectively evaluated at a tertiary referral center from August 1999 to July 2016. Demographic and clinical data were recorded, including maternal age, gestational age (GA), serum β-hCG level, maximal diameter of the gestational mass/sac (MDM/MDS) by ultrasonography and CSP implantation types. The serum β-hCG level was measured on the day of ultrasound imaging. The significance of pretreatment the serum β-hCG level and its correlations with the clinical characteristics were analyzed. RESULTS A total of 88 LLIEP with 64 CSP and 24 CP was included. The mean GA at the time of diagnosis was 7 weeks (range, 5-12 weeks). The β-hCG concentrations rapidly increased from GA 5 to 9 weeks and fluctuated thereafter. The β-hCG levels correlated positively with GA and ultrasound MDM/MDS. In the CSP group, there was no difference in the β-hCG level between superficial and deep implantation types. β-hCG levels demonstrated no significant differences among simple and complicated LLIEP. CONCLUSION This study established the serum β-hCG profile in LLIEP in the first trimester. The exponential increase of β-hCG levels was similar to that of normal intrauterine pregnancies. The β-hCG levels were not associated with placentation complexity of CSP. Higher β-hCG levels did not implicate less success in conservative surgical management. © 2020 Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
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