Chymotryptic digestion of a threonine-rich hydroxyproline-rich glycoprotein (THRGP) purified from the cell surface of a Zea mays cell suspension culture gave a peptide map dominated by the hexadecapeptide TC5: Thr-Hyp-Ser-Hyp-Lys-Pro-Hyp-Thr-Pro-Lys-Pro-Thr-Hyp-Hyp-Thr-Tyr, in which the repetitive motif Ser-Hyp-Lys-Pro-Hyp-Thr-Pro-Lys is homologous with the dominant decamer of P1-type dicot ext...

Background Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT), located between the myo-epicardium and the visceral pericardium, is a metabolically active organ and secretes pro-inflammatory, fibrotic and atherogenic adipokines. The absence of a fascial layer between EAT and aortic adventitia may allow the EAT secretome to alter aortic extracellular matrix promoting aortic root dilatation. Aortic root size has bee...

UNLABELLED The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of glycolic propolis (PRO) and ginger (GIN) extracts, calcium hydroxide (CH), chlorhexidine (CLX) gel and their combinations as ICMs (ICMs) against Candida albicans, Enterococcus faecalis, Escherichia coli and endotoxins in root canals. MATERIAL AND METHODS After 28 days of contamination with microorganisms, the canals wer...

Patients with psoriasis have systemic and vascular inflammation and are at increased risk for myocardial infarction, stroke, and cardiovascular death. However, the underlying mechanism(s) mediating the link between psoriasis and vascular disease is incompletely defined. This study sought to determine whether chronic skin-specific inflammation has the capacity to promote vascular inflammation an...

Cadmium (Cd) in soil poses a major threat to plant growth and productivity. In the present experiment, we studied the effect of calcium (Ca(2+)) and/or potassium (K(+)) on the antioxidant system, accumulation of proline (Pro), malondialdehyde (MDA), and content of photosynthetic pigments, cadmium (Cd) and nutrients, i.e., Ca(2+) and K(+) in leaf of Vicia faba L. (cv. TARA) under Cd stress. Plan...

he aim of this study was to evaluate the apical displacement produced by different rotary nickel-titanium instruments, testing the hypothesis that rotary systems with nickel-titanium instruments produce lower mean values of apical displacement than stainless steel hand instruments. A total of 100 maxillary permanent first molars were selected for the study. The mesiobuccal roots were sectioned ...

Introduction: Cervical root resorption is one of the most important complications of intra coronal bleaching. A way of preventing this type of resorption is using a coronal barrier under the bleaching materials. The aim of this study was to compare the sealing ability of glass ionomer cement and Pro Root Mineral Trioxide Aggregate (MTA) as a coronal barrier in intra coronal bleaching. Materi...

ABSTRACT Although the isolated effects of cyanobacteria Anabaena cylindrica and bacteria Azospirillum brasilense are well-known, co-inoculation both can promote other benefits to corn plants’ biological nitrogen fixation growth. The aim was evaluate initial growth chloroplast pigment levels hybrids co-inoculated with A. cylindrica. experiment conducted in greenhouse conditions using completely ...

Background: One of the significant stages during endodontic procedures is determining correct working length (WL). This study aimed to evaluate accuracy four electronic apex locators (EALs) (Root ZX mini, Raypex 6, Propex Pixi, and E-Pex Pro) cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) radiographic measurement in actual WL (A-WL).