NET Formation Was Reduced via Exposure to Extremely Low-Frequency Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields.

Fracture-healing is a highly complex and timely orchestrated process. Non-healing fractures are still a major clinical problem and treatment remains difficult. A 16 Hz extremely low-frequency pulsed electromagnetic field (ELF-PEMF) was identified as non-invasive adjunct therapy supporting bone-healing by inducing reactive oxygen species (ROS) and Ca-influx.

Insulin Can Delay Neutrophil Extracellular Trap Formation In Vitro-Implication for Diabetic Wound Care?

Diabetes is a worldwide evolving disease with many associated complications, one of which is delayed or impaired wound healing. Appropriate wound healing strongly relies on the inflammatory reaction directly after injury, which is often altered in diabetic wound healing. After an injury, neutrophils are the first cells to enter the wound site.

Spark plasma sintered Al₂O₃-YSZ-TiO₂ composites: processing, characterization and in vivo evaluation.

Al2O3 and Al2O3-YSZ composites containing 3 and 5 wt.% TiO2 were prepared by spark plasma sintering at temperatures of 1350-1400°C for 300s under a pressure of 40 MPa. The grain growth of alumina was suppressed by the addition of YSZ.

Increased osteoblast adhesion on nanoparticulate calcium phosphates with higher Ca/P ratios.

The biological properties of calcium phosphate-derived materials are strongly influenced by changes in Ca/P stoichiometry and grain size, which have not yet been fully elucidated to date. For this reason, the objective of this in vitro study was to understand osteoblast (bone forming cells) adhesion on nanoparticulate calcium phosphates of various Ca/P ratios. A group of calcium phosphates with Ca/P ratios between 0.

The Mosque Campaign: a cardiovascular prevention program for female Turkish immigrants.

Background: The Women's Health Office of the State of Tyrol, Austria, provides cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention programs for women. However, local Turkish women have not participated in our programs. The aim of the so-called Mosque Campaign was to conduct a Turkish-language, culture-sensitive CVD prevention program tailored to the needs of Turkish women to improve their knowledge of CVD risk factors and to minimize ethnic differences in participation rates for preventive programs.