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Bone is a natural composite possessing outstanding mechanical properties combined with a lightweight design. The key feature contributing to this unusual combination of properties is the bone hierarchical organization ranging from the nano- to the macro-scale. Bone anisotropic mechanical properties from two orthogonal planes (along and perpendicular to the main bone axis) have already been widely studied. In this work, we demonstrate the dependence of the microscale compressive mechanical properties on the angle between loading direction and the mineralized collagen fibril orientation in the range between 0° and 82°. For this, we calibrated polarized Raman spectroscopy for quantitative collagen fibril orientation determination and validated the method using widely used techniques (small angle X-ray scattering, micro-computed tomography). We then performed compression tests on bovine cortical bone micropillars with known mineralized collagen fibril angles. A strong dependence of the compressive micromechanical properties of bone on the fibril orientation was found with a high degree of anisotropy for both the elastic modulus (Ea/Et=3.80) and the yield stress (σay/σty=2.54). Moreover, the post-yield behavior was found to depend on the MCF orientation with a transition between softening to hardening behavior at approximately 50°. The combination of methods described in this work allows to reliably determine structure-property relationships of bone at the microscale, which may be used as a measure of bone quality.Phototherapy, including photodynamic and photothermal therapies, is a non-invasive photo-triggered tumor treatment. Combination therapy and new synergistic therapeutic reagents may hold promise for improving these treatments. Herein, we report an amphiphilic iridium-based photosensitizer (C14-IP2000) loaded with a hydrophobic photo-thermal drug (ZnPc) to form nano-micelles (ZNPs) for dual-light triggered tumor phototherapy. The C14-IP2000 was contained within ZNPs consisting of an iridium complex core decorated with hydrophilic polyethylene glycol chains to extend the time in blood circulation, and two hydrophobic carbon chains to enhance the loading capacity and the hydrophobic interaction with the loaded reagent. The designed ZNPs showed effective blood circulation, passive tumor targeting ability, remarkable photodynamic conversion ability, and good photothermal conversion capability, and therefore may be used for combined tumor ablation. Our results demonstrated that the amphipathic bionic structure of ZNPs not only enables self-assembled reagent fabrication with prolonged circulation time and favorable metabolic characteristics for tumor combination therapy, but also provides a nanostructure strategy for the modification of functionalized reagents.Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), also known as "brittle bone disease", is a rare genetic disorder of the skeleton, whose most benign form I corresponds to autosomal dominant mutations in the genes encoding type I collagen (COLA1, COLA2). Several associated skeletal manifestations are often observed but, surprisingly, while dentin defects often reflect genetic bone disorders, about half of OI patients have no obvious oral manifestations. Here, we investigated the collagen, mineral and mechanical properties of dentin from deciduous teeth collected from patients with mild form of OI and displaying no obvious clinical signs of dentinogenesis imperfecta. Lanraplenib cell line For the first time, an increase in the hardness of OI dentin associated with an increase in mineral content compared to healthy patients was reported. In addition, OI altered the tissue characteristics of the dentin-enamel junction but the interfacial gradient was preserved. The impact of changes in molecular structure due to mutations in OI was assessed by Raman microspectroscopy. Our results highlighted a change in the hydroxyproline-proline ratio in direct association with collagen mineralization. Our findings suggest that the evaluation of teeth could be an important aid for mild types of OI that are often difficult to diagnose clinically and provide experimental evidence that hydroxyproline content should be considered in future studies on collagen-based biomaterials.
The immunohistochemical expression of isoform B of the progesterone receptor (PRB) has shown promising results in predicting the response of atypical endometrial hyperplasia (AEH) and early endometrial cancer (EEC) to conservative treatment. We aimed to calculate the accuracy of PRB as a predictive marker of conservative treatment outcome in AEH or EEC.

Retrospective cohort study.

University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.

Thirty-six consecutive premenopausal women <45 years of age with AEH (n = 29) or EEC (n = 7) conservatively treated from January 2007 to June 2018 were retrospectively assessed.

All patients had been treated with hysteroscopic resection plus levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device insertion and followed for at least 1 year. The immunohistochemical expression of PRB was separately assessed in the glands and stroma of the lesion and dichotomized as "weak" or "normal."

The treatment outcomes considered were (1) treatment failure (i.e., a combined outcome including no regression or recurrence); (2) no regression; and (3) recurrence. The predictive accuracy of PRB immunohistochemistry was assessed by calculating sensitivity (SE), specificity (SP), and area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC). A weak glandular PRB expression showed SE = 70%, SP = 77%, and AUC = 0.74 for treatment failure; SE = 66.7%, SP = 70%, and AUC = 0.68 for no regression; and SE = 75%, SP = 68.8%, and AUC = 0.72 for recurrence. A weak stromal PRB expression showed SE = 100%, SP = 53.8%, and AUC = 0.77 for treatment failure; SE = 100%, SP = 46.7%, and AUC = 0.73 for no regression; and SE = 100%, SP = 43.8%, and AUC = 0.72 for recurrence.

A weak stromal PRB expression is a highly sensitive predictive marker of both no response and recurrence of AEH and EEC conservatively treated.
A weak stromal PRB expression is a highly sensitive predictive marker of both no response and recurrence of AEH and EEC conservatively treated.
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