Oral Microbiome Dysbiosis as a Risk Factor for Stroke: A Comprehensive Review.

Stroke represents a significant global health burden, with a substantial impact on mortality, morbidity, and long-term disability. The examination of stroke biomarkers, particularly the oral microbiome, offers a promising avenue for advancing our understanding of the factors that contribute to stroke risk and for developing strategies to mitigate that risk. This review highlights the significant correlations between oral diseases, such as periodontitis and caries, and the onset of stroke.

Diet and the Gut Microbiome as Determinants Modulating Metabolic Outcomes in Young Obese Adults.

Obesity, along with metabolic disorders such as dyslipidemia and insulin resistance, increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, various cancers, and other non-communicable diseases, thereby contributing to higher mortality rates. The intestinal microbiome plays a crucial role in maintaining homeostasis and influencing human metabolism. This study enrolled 82 young obese individuals, who were stratified into groups with or without metabolic disturbances.

Cartilage-Specific Gene Expression and Extracellular Matrix Deposition in the Course of Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Chondrogenic Differentiation in 3D Spheroid Culture.

Articular cartilage damage still remains a major problem in orthopedical surgery. The development of tissue engineering techniques such as autologous chondrocyte implantation is a promising way to improve clinical outcomes. On the other hand, the clinical application of autologous chondrocytes has considerable limitations.

An Isotonic Drink Containing Pacific Cod () Processing Waste Collagen Hydrolysate for Bone and Cartilage Health.

Malnutrition is one of the major factors of bone and cartilage disorders. Pacific cod () processing waste is a cheap and highly promising source of bioactive substances, including collagen-derived peptides and amino acids, for bone and cartilage structure stabilization. The addition of these substances to a functional drink is one of the ways to achieve their fast intestinal absorption.

Selective Accumulation of Poly(Lactic-Co-Glycolic Acid) Nanoparticles in Endotheliocytes and Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Cultured as Mixed-Cell Spheroids.

The use of drug-loaded nanoparticles is an actively developed approach in targeted cancer therapy. Prevascularized spheroids generated from mesenchymal stem cells and endotheliocytes are considered as a model to evaluate the tropism of therapeutic nanoparticles to a specific tissue. Nanoparticles based on co-polymer of lactic and glycolic acids (poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid; PLGA) labeled with cyanine dye (Cy5) were incubated with prevascularized spheroids, and the rate of their penetration and their distribution in the spheroid-forming cells were evaluated.