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KGaA, Weinheim.OBJECTIVES This study aimed to evaluate histologic and histomorphometric bone characteristics with a focus on vitality after lateral alveolar ridge augmentation using an autogenous bone graft as a block covered by either a platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) membrane (test group) or a standard procedure involving coverage of the bone block with a deproteinized bovine bone mineral and a resorbable collagen membrane (control group). MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 27 (test = 14, control = 13) partially edentulous patients with indication for bone block augmentation before implant installation were included. For analyses, a biopsy of augmented bone was retrieved six months after bone grafting. RESULTS Histologic evaluation of augmented bone revealed a predominance of non-vital bone towards the periosteum and few localized areas of vital bone in the center of the graft in both groups. In contrast, augmented bone towards the native bone demonstrated extensive bone remodeling in both groups. Histomorphometric analyses demonstrated a mean of 14% vital bone, 80% non-vital bone, 5% soft tissue, and 1% blood vessels in the test group. In the control group, the corresponding shares were 14% vital bone, 63% non-vital bone, 22% soft tissue, and 1% blood vessels. We observed no significant differences between the groups (p>0.05). CONCLUSION In conclusion, a comparable low bone vitality of augmented bone was observed in the PRF and in the control group. Consequently, the present study could not verify the potential beneficial effect of a PRF membrane on bone vitality of an autogenous bone graft used as a block. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.On June 28, 2018, the Committee for Advanced Therapies and the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use adopted a positive opinion, recommending the granting of a marketing authorization for the medicinal product Yescarta for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma, after two or more lines of systemic therapy. Yescarta, which was designated as an orphan medicinal product and included in the European Medicines Agency's Priority Medicines scheme, was granted an accelerated review timetable. The active substance of Yescarta is axicabtagene ciloleucel, an engineered autologous T-cell immunotherapy product whereby a patient's own T cells are harvested and genetically modified ex vivo by retroviral transduction using a retroviral vector to express a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) comprising an anti-CD19 single chain variable fragment linked to CD28 costimulatory domain and CD3-zeta signaling domain. The transducedn overall response rate of 66% and a complete response rate of 47% with a significant duration and a manageable toxicity that compared very favorably with historical controls. Here the analysis of benefits and risks is presented, and specific challenges with this important novel product are highlighted, providing further insights and reflections for future medical research. BMS-1166 concentration © AlphaMed Press 2020.Reductions in management intensity are often proposed to support a broader range of beneficial ecosystem responses than traditional management approaches. However, few studies evaluate ecosystem responses across approaches. Also, managers lack information about how species traits mediate responses across management approaches, a potentially substantial source of spatial and temporal variation in population and community responses that if ignored may hinder effectiveness of management programs. We used data collected over eight years from a manipulative experiment to test how four forest management strategies influenced avian community composition and wood production. After harvesting, we evaluated responses to three levels of plant cover suppression (Light, Moderate, and Intensive herbicide applications) in relation to a control without herbicide. We predicted the Moderate and Intensive treatments would exert strong negative effects on leaf-gleaning insectivores, including species of conservation concern due gains in wood biomass. Current practices provided more balance between two ecosystem responses, avian diversity and wood production, compared to less intensive alternatives. When short-term negative effects occur, the spatial distribution of harvesting and regeneration regionally indicates that habitat is often available locally to support leaf-gleaning and non-leaf-gleaning bird populations while releasing other portions of the region for high priority conservation objectives including late-successional forest reserves. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.OBJECTIVE To determine whether foot structure varies according to the presence and radiographic severity of first metatarsophalangeal joint osteoarthritis (first MTPJ OA). METHODS Weight-bearing dorso-plantar and lateral radiographs were obtained for the symptomatic foot of 185 participants (105 females, aged 22 to 85 years) with clinically diagnosed first MTPJ OA. A validated atlas was used to classify participants as having radiographic first MTPJ OA and to stratified into three categories of severity (none/mild, moderate, severe). Bone length, width and angular measures of the forefoot and medial arch were performed on radiographs, and differences between categories were compared using univariate general linear models, adjusting for confounders. RESULTS One hundred and fifty participants were categorised as having radiographic first MTPJ OA, and participants were further stratified into none/mild (n = 35), moderate (n = 69) or severe (n = 81) OA categories. Participants with radiographically defined first MTPJ OA displayed a greater hallux abductus interphalangeal angle. Increasing radiographic severity of first MTPJ OA was associated with a larger hallux abductus interphalangeal angle, wider first metatarsal and proximal phalanx and smaller intermetatarsal angle. No differences in medial arch measurements were observed between the categories. CONCLUSION First ray alignment and morphology differ according to the presence and severity of first MTPJ OA. Prospective studies are required to determine whether the observed differences are a cause or consequence of OA. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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