OBJECTIVES To compare the therapeutic potential of tissue-engineered constructs (TECs) combining mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and coral granules from either Acropora or Porites to repair large bone defects. MATERIALS AND METHODS Bone marrow-derived, autologous MSCs were seeded on Acropora or Porites coral granules in a perfusion bioreactor. Acropora-TECs (n = 7), Porites-TECs (n = 6) and bon...

Needle biopsies, performed on 208 consecutive patients and interpreted at the London Bone Tumour Service over a two-year period, were reviewed. A correct diagnosis was reached in 97% (133 out of 137) using this technique alone. Needle biopsy is safe and accurate when undertaken in consultation within a bone tumour service; it offers considerable advantages to both patient and surgeon over conve...

avoid from catch by the reticuloendothelial system (RES). It has been clarified that the prolongation of liposome circulation in the blood and passive targeting to the tumor was achieved by PEG modification of the liposomal surface. In terms of their physicochemical properties by PEG modification, many studies have examined the interaction between the prolonged circulation time of liposomes and...

Dichloroacetate selectively improves cardiac function and metabolism in female and male rainbow 1 trout 2 3 Pavan K. Battiprolu* and Kenneth J. Rodnick 4 5 6 Department of Biological Sciences, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID 83209-8007 7 8 *Current address: Department of Metabolic disorders, Amgen, Inc. South San Francisco, CA 94568. 9 10 Corresponding author. e-mail: [email protected]; ph...

In this paper, the author presents an advanced version of image encryption technique, which is itself an upgraded version of SD-EI image encryption method. In this new method, SD-EI Ver-2, there are more bit wise manipulations compared to original SD-EI method. The proposed method consist of three stages: 1) First, a number is generated from the password and each pixel of the image is converted...

206 The food industry is in the process of revolutionary change with new processing technologies that allow foods to keep possession of superior quality without refrigeration (Sastry, 2008). It is fact that not only the shelf life but also the quality of food is important to consumers led to the concept of preserving foods using preservation methods. Therefore, alternative or novel food process...

Peptide 204-212 of lipocortin (LC) 5 inhibited porcine pancreatic phospholipase A(2) (PLA(2)) induced rat stomach strip contractions and ADP induced rabbit platelet aggregation in a concentration dependent manner (IC(30) of 10 muM and 400 muM, respectively). The first two amino acids are not necessary since the eptapeptide 206-212 was equipotent in both assays (IC(30) of 12.5 muM and 420 muM). ...