Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: the edge-to-edge secures the correction of the systolic anterior motion.

Objectives: Although septal myectomy is the technique of choice for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, the surgical management of concomitant mitral valve lesions is controversial. Various complex surgeries have been proposed to address mitral valve lesions. We propose a simple option using an edge-to-edge mitral valve repair through the aortic valve in addition to the septal myectomy.

THE EFFECTS OF RIBOFLAVIN AND METHYLENE BLUE ON NOCICEPTION AND VISCERAL PAIN.

Background: Methylene Blue (MB) can prevent electron leaking, increase mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation, and reduce ROS overproduction under pathological conditions, currently being trace evidence that it can alter pain perception in humans by local administration during certain surgical procedures. Riboflavin or vitamin B2 (B2) constitutes a part of the vitamin B group, which in recent studies shows a growing implication in the treatment of some pathology that imply pain management.

Aim: To investigate the effect of one dose of Riboflavin and Methylene Blue on nociception and visceral pain in mice.

Preconditioning with cobalt chloride modifies pain perception in mice.

Cobalt chloride (CoCl) modifies mitochondrial permeability and has a hypoxic-mimetic effect; thus, the compound induces tolerance to ischemia and increases resistance to a number of injury types. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of CoCl hypoxic preconditioning for three weeks on thermonociception, somatic and visceral inflammatory pain, locomotor activity and coordination in mice. A significant pronociceptive effect was observed in the hot plate and tail flick tests after one and two weeks of CoCl administration, respectively (P<0.

Silica nanoparticles: preparation, characterization and in vitro/in vivo biodistribution studies.

Background: The current progress in pharmaceutical nanotechnology field has been exploited in the design of functionalized radiolabelled nanoparticles that are able to deliver radionuclides in a selective manner to improve the outcome of diagnosis and treatment. Silica nanoparticles (SNPs) have been widely developed for biomedical applications due to their high versatility, excellent functional properties and low cost production, with the possibility to control different topological parameters relevant for multidisciplinary applications.

Purpose: The aim of the present study was to characterize and evaluate both in vitro, by microscopy techniques, and in vivo, by scintigraphic imaging, the biodistribution of silica nanostructures derivatives (Cy5.