Copper-catalyzed olefinic C-H difluoroacetylation of enamides.

Copper-catalyzed olefinic difluoroacetylation of enamides via direct C-H bond functionalization using BrCF2CO2Et is reported for the first time. It constitutes an efficient radical-free method for the regioselective synthesis of β-difluoroester substituted enamides which exhibits broad substrate scope, and thus demonstrates its potent application in a late stage fluorination strategy.

Thermal risks from LED- and high-intensity QTH-curing units during polymerization of dental resins.

The aim of this study was to test the ability of an infrared (IR) camera to assess temperature changes and distributions in teeth below restorations when quartz-tungsten-halogen (QTH) and light-emitting diode (LED) curing lights were used to photopolymerize the restorative material. Our hypothesis was that the higher power density and broader spectral distribution of the QTH source would cause greater increases in tooth temperature than the LED source, and that these differences would be best demonstrated with the IR camera. Cavities were prepared on human third molars and restored with a resin composite restorative material.

Two-site direct immunoassay specific for active renin.

A sensitive immunoradiometric assay, without an enzymatic step and specific for active human renin, was developed with use of two monoclonal antibodies (MAbs). In this assay system, the first MAb was coupled to magnetic beads (Magnogel); the second one, directed against the active form of the enzyme, was radiolabeled with 125I. The specificity of this assay was demonstrated in experiments measuring the active plasma renin concentration in the presence or absence of inactive renin.

Expression of fibronectin and type I collagen by human dental pulp cells and gingiva fibroblasts grown on fibronectin substrate.

Specific antibodies and indirect immunoperoxidase labelling were used to study the intracellular production of collagen and fibronectin by cells grown on fibronectin-coated glass; the same cell populations seeded on uncoated glass were used as controls. Strong intracellular staining for type I collagen was seen in all cases, but immunostaining for fibronectin was very faint or negative in both gingival and pulp cells grown on the fibronectin substrate, in contrast to control cells. Thus, fibronectin substrate inhibited fibronectin synthesis by the cultured cells, but did not seem to influence type I collagen synthesis.

Immunolocalization of cathepsin D in dental tissues.

Cathepsin D antigenicity was localized at the light and electron microscopic levels within dental cells, but not in extracellular matrix. Different intracellular sites for cathepsin D were found depending on the cell type: the enzyme was detected in secretory vesicles of the odontoblasts and in the lysosome-like structures of the ameloblasts. Otherwise, these results suggest that the secretory vesicles of the odontoblasts may contain both cathepsin D and type I collagen.