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Mujika JI, Ugalde JM, Lopez X. Aluminum Interaction with Glutamate and α-Ketoglutarate: A Computational Study. J Phys Chem B 2014; 118:6680-6. [DOI: 10.1021/jp502724w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- J. I. Mujika
- Kimika Fakultatea, Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea
(UPV/EHU) and Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), P.K. 1072, 20080 Donostia, Euskadi, Spain
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- Kimika Fakultatea, Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea
(UPV/EHU) and Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), P.K. 1072, 20080 Donostia, Euskadi, Spain
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- Kimika Fakultatea, Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea
(UPV/EHU) and Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), P.K. 1072, 20080 Donostia, Euskadi, Spain
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Niu LN, Jiao K, Wang TD, Zhang W, Camilleri J, Bergeron BE, Feng HL, Mao J, Chen JH, Pashley DH, Tay FR. A review of the bioactivity of hydraulic calcium silicate cements. J Dent 2014; 42:517-33. [PMID: 24440449 PMCID: PMC3995854 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdent.2013.12.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2013] [Accepted: 12/30/2013] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES In tissue regeneration research, the term "bioactivity" was initially used to describe the resistance to removal of a biomaterial from host tissues after intraosseous implantation. Hydraulic calcium silicate cements (HCSCs) are putatively accepted as bioactive materials, as exemplified by the increasing number of publications reporting that these cements produce an apatite-rich surface layer after they contact simulated body fluids. METHODS In this review, the same definitions employed for establishing in vitro and in vivo bioactivity in glass-ceramics, and the proposed mechanisms involved in these phenomena are used as blueprints for investigating whether HCSCs are bioactive. RESULTS The literature abounds with evidence that HCSCs exhibit in vitro bioactivity; however, there is a general lack of stringent methodologies for characterizing the calcium phosphate phases precipitated on HCSCs. Although in vivo bioactivity has been demonstrated for some HCSCs, a fibrous connective tissue layer is frequently identified along the bone-cement interface that is reminiscent of the responses observed in bioinert materials, without accompanying clarifications to account for such observations. CONCLUSIONS As bone-bonding is not predictably achieved, there is insufficient scientific evidence to substantiate that HCSCs are indeed bioactive. Objective appraisal criteria should be developed for more accurately defining the bioactivity profiles of HCSCs designed for clinical use.
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- Li-Na Niu
- Department of Prosthodontics, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Oral Anatomy and Physiology and TMD, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Prosthodontics, School of Stomatology, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Stomatology, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Restorative Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Surgery, University of Malta, Malta
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- Department of Endodontics, College of Dental Medicine, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, GA, USA
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- Department of Prosthodontics, School of Stomatology, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Stomatology, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Prosthodontics, School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
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- College of Graduate Studies, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, GA, USA
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- Department of Endodontics, College of Dental Medicine, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, GA, USA; College of Graduate Studies, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, GA, USA.
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Batista-Duharte A, Portuondo D, Pérez O, Carlos IZ. Systemic immunotoxicity reactions induced by adjuvanted vaccines. Int Immunopharmacol 2014; 20:170-80. [DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2014.02.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2013] [Revised: 02/04/2014] [Accepted: 02/21/2014] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Bhattacharjee S, Zhao Y, Hill JM, Percy ME, Lukiw WJ. Aluminum and its potential contribution to Alzheimer's disease (AD). Front Aging Neurosci 2014; 6:62. [PMID: 24782759 PMCID: PMC3986683 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2014.00062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2014] [Accepted: 03/21/2014] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Surjyadipta Bhattacharjee
- LSU Neuroscience Center, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Louisiana State University New Orleans, LA, USA
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- LSU Neuroscience Center, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Louisiana State University New Orleans, LA, USA ; Department of Ophthalmology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Louisiana State University New Orleans, LA, USA
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- LSU Neuroscience Center, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Louisiana State University New Orleans, LA, USA ; Department of Ophthalmology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Louisiana State University New Orleans, LA, USA ; Department of Microbiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Louisiana State University New Orleans, LA, USA
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- Departments of Physiology and Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Toronto Toronto, ON, Canada ; Neurogenetics Laboratory, Surrey Place Centre Toronto, ON, Canada
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- LSU Neuroscience Center, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Louisiana State University New Orleans, LA, USA ; Department of Ophthalmology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Louisiana State University New Orleans, LA, USA ; Department of Neurology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans, LA, USA
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Lindner S, Michler C, Leidner S, Rensch C, Wängler C, Schirrmacher R, Bartenstein P, Wängler B. Synthesis and in vitro and in vivo evaluation of SiFA-tagged bombesin and RGD peptides as tumor imaging probes for positron emission tomography. Bioconjug Chem 2014; 25:738-49. [PMID: 24666287 DOI: 10.1021/bc400588e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Gastrin-releasing-peptide (GRP)-receptors and αvβ3-integrins are widely discussed as potential target structures for oncological imaging with positron emission tomography (PET). Favored by the overexpression of receptors on the surface of tumor cells good imaging characteristics can be achieved with highly specific radiolabeled receptor ligands. PEGylated bombesin (PESIN) derivatives as specific GRP receptor ligands and RGD (one-letter codes for arginine-glycine-aspartic acid) peptides as specific αvβ3 binders were synthesized and tagged with a silicon-fluorine-acceptor (SiFA) moiety. The SiFA synthon allows for a fast and highly efficient isotopic exchange reaction at room temperature giving the [(18)F]fluoride labeled peptides in up to 62% radiochemical yields (d.c.) and ≥99% radiochemical purity in a total synthesis time of less than 20 min. Using nanomolar quantities of precursor high specific activities of up to 60 GBq μmol(-1) were obtained. To compensate the high lipophilicity of the SiFA moiety various hydrophilic structure modifications were introduced leading to significantly reduced logD values. Competitive displacement experiments with the PESIN derivatives showed a 32 to 6 nM affinity to the GRP receptor on PC3 cells, and with the RGD peptides a 7 to 3 μM affinity to the αvβ3 integrins on U87MG cells. All derivatives proved to be stable in human plasma over at least 120 min. Small animal PET measurements and biodistribution studies revealed an enhanced and specific accumulation of the RGD peptide (18)F-SiFA-LysMe3-γ-carboxy-d-Glu-RGD (17) in the tumor tissue of U87MG tumor-bearing mice of 5.3% ID/g whereas the PESIN derivatives showed a high liver uptake and only a low accumulation in the tumor tissue of PC3 xenografts. Stability studies with compound 17 provided further information on its metabolism in vivo. These results altogether demonstrate that the reduction of the overall lipophilicity of SiFA tagged RGD peptides is a promising approach for the generation of novel potent (18)F-labeled imaging agents.
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- Simon Lindner
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Munich, Ludwig-Maximilians-University , 81377 Munich, Germany
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Kumar V, Gill KD. Oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction in aluminium neurotoxicity and its amelioration: a review. Neurotoxicology 2014; 41:154-66. [PMID: 24560992 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2014.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2013] [Revised: 02/12/2014] [Accepted: 02/12/2014] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Aluminium is light weight and toxic metal present ubiquitously on earth which has gained considerable attention due to its neurotoxic effects. The widespread use of products made from or containing aluminium is ensuring its presence in our body. There is prolonged retention of a fraction of aluminium that enters the brain, suggesting its potential for accumulation with repeated exposures. There is no known biological role for aluminium within the body but adverse physiological effects of this metal have been observed in mammals. The generation of oxidative stress may be attributed to its toxic consequences in animals and humans. The oxidative stress has been implicated in pathogenesis of various neurodegenerative conditions including Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease. Though it remains unclear whether oxidative stress is a major cause or merely a consequence of cellular dysfunction associated with neurodegenerative diseases, an accumulating body of evidence implicates that impaired mitochondrial energy production and increased mitochondrial oxidative damage is associated with the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative disorders. Being involved in the production of reactive oxygen species, aluminium may impair mitochondrial bioenergetics and may lead to the generation of oxidative stress. In this review, we have discussed the oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunctions occurring in Al neurotoxicity. In addition, the ameliorative measures undertaken in aluminium induced oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunctions have also been highlighted.
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- Vijay Kumar
- Department of Biochemistry, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, India; Department of Biochemistry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
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Shaw CA, Marler TE. Aluminum and the human diet revisited. Commun Integr Biol 2013; 6:e26369. [PMID: 24505503 PMCID: PMC3914913 DOI: 10.4161/cib.26369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2013] [Accepted: 09/03/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Concerns about aluminum (Al) exposure in the human diet have persisted for one century. We suggest that continued research would benefit from better reporting of environmental factors that are known to influence Al accumulation in plant organs that are consumed, focusing on subsets of the general public that exhibit the highest risk for neuropathological responses, increased evaluation of commercial processing procedures that may concentrate Al or other toxic substances, and designing studies with low dose, chronic exposure rather than further study of acute, brief exposure.
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- Christopher A Shaw
- University of British Columbia, Departments of Ophthalmology and Medical Science, Experimental Medicine, and Graduate Program in Neuroscience; Vancouver, BC Canada
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- Western Pacific Tropical Research Center; University of Guam; UOG Station; Mangilao, Guam USA
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Szurgot I, Szolajska E, Laurin D, Lambrecht B, Chaperot L, Schoehn G, Chroboczek J. Self-adjuvanting influenza candidate vaccine presenting epitopes for cell-mediated immunity on a proteinaceous multivalent nanoplatform. Vaccine 2013; 31:4338-46. [PMID: 23880363 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2013.07.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2013] [Revised: 07/03/2013] [Accepted: 07/10/2013] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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We exploit the features of a virus-like particle, adenoviral dodecahedron (Ad Dd), for engineering a multivalent vaccination platform carrying influenza epitopes for cell-mediated immunity. The delivery platform, Ad Dd, is a proteinaceous, polyvalent, and biodegradable nanoparticle endowed with remarkable endocytosis activity that can be engineered to carry 60 copies of a peptide. Influenza M1 is the most abundant influenza internal protein with the conserved primary structure. Two different M1 immunodominant epitopes were separately inserted in Dd external positions without destroying the particles' dodecahedric structure. Both kinds of DdFluM1 obtained through expression in baculovirus system were properly presented by human dendritic cells triggering efficient activation of antigen-specific T cells responses. Importantly, the candidate vaccine was able to induce cellular immunity in vivo in chickens. These results warrant further investigation of Dd as a platform for candidate vaccine, able to stimulate cellular immune responses.
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- Inga Szurgot
- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, 02106 Warsaw, Poland.
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Unraveling the soul of autoimmune diseases: pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment adding dowels to the puzzle. Immunol Res 2013; 56:200-5. [DOI: 10.1007/s12026-013-8429-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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