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A Clinical Approach for the Removal of a Large Antral Pseudocyst with Simultaneous Maxillary Sinus Augmentation: A Case Series.

For a large benign lesion within the maxillary sinus, such as an antral pseudocyst, maxillary sinus floor augmentation is more commonly performed using a two-stage approach. This involves first removing the lesion, and then, re-entry following several months of healing. In this case series, we described the "one-bony-window" approach, which is a technical surgical modification of the previous one-stage approach, for simultaneous cyst removal and maxillary sinus floor augmentation.

Antifibrotic Effects of Sakuraso-Saponin in Primary Cultured Pterygium Fibroblasts in Comparison With Mitomycin C.

Purpose: To investigate the antifibrotic effects of sakuraso-saponin on a primary culture of human pterygium fibroblasts (HPFs) and normal human Tenon fibroblasts (HTFs) as compared to the effects of mitomycin C (MMC).

Methods: Samples of HPFs and HTFs were acquired during primary pterygium surgery. Cell toxicity, cell migration, and expression of α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) and transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) were evaluated in HPFs and HTFs after treatment with sakuraso-saponin and MMC.

Comparative effectiveness of budesonide inhalation suspension and montelukast in children with mild asthma in Korea.

The comparative effectiveness of low-dose budesonide inhalation suspension (BIS) versus oral montelukast (MON) in managing asthma control among children with mild asthma was assessed in Korea. Claims from Korea's national health insurance database for children (2-17 years) with mild asthma (GINA 1 or 2) who initiated BIS or MON during 2015 were retrospectively analyzed. Pre- and post-index windows were 1 year each.

Effect of nerve growth factor on the in vitro induction of apoptosis of human conjunctival epithelial cells by hyperosmolar stress.

Purpose: To evaluate the effects of nerve growth factor (NGF), which is activated during inflammatory episodes of ocular diseases, on the apoptotic response in cultured human primary conjunctival epithelial cells (pHCECs).

Methods: Levels of NGF transcripts and NGF protein in pHCEC grown in medium with normal osmolarity (307 mOsm/L) or hyperosmolar medium (350, 400, and 450 mOsm/L) were determined using RT-PCR or ELISA, respectively. To assess apoptosis, pHCEC were cultured in normal or 400 mOsm/L hyperosmolar medium with neutralizing anti-NGF antibody or recombinant human NGF for 6 hours before analysis by flow cytometry.

A novel glucosamine derivative exerts anti-inflammatory actions via inhibition of nuclear factor-kappaB.

Glucosamine suppresses lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced upregulation of pro-inflammatory mediators both in vivo and in culture systems of mouse microglia or macrophage. In the present study, we show that the novel glucosamine derivative, 2-deoxy-2-[(o-methylbenzylidene)]-β-glucopyranoside (NK-4), significantly reduced LPS-induced production of nitric oxide (NO) in BV2 microglia, RAW264.7 macrophage, and primary cultured peritoneal macrophages cells.

Glucosamine exerts a neuroprotective effect via suppression of inflammation in rat brain ischemia/reperfusion injury.

We investigated the neuroprotective effect of glucosamine (GlcN) in a rat middle cerebral artery occlusion model. At the highest dose used, intraperitoneal GlcN reduced infarct volume to 14.3% ± 7.

Anodic oxidation of 1,4-dioxane on boron-doped diamond electrodes for wastewater treatment.

A study of the anodic oxidation of 1,4-dioxane, a refractory water pollutant, by boron-doped diamond (BDD) electrodes was carried out under a range of major system variables: initial concentration, current density, temperature, pH, and electrolyte concentration. The 1,4-dioxane removal behavior was monitored by chemical oxygen demand (COD), and the results were compared with theoretical models for the electrochemical incineration of organic compounds. The removal efficiency of COD was shown to be greater than 95% in most cases, and no electrode fouling was observed during the reaction.

Syndecan-2 regulates cell migration in colon cancer cells through Tiam1-mediated Rac activation.

Expression of the cell surface adhesion receptor syndecan-2 is known to be involved in the regulation of cancer cell migration. However, the molecular mechanism of syndecan-2-mediated cell migration remains unknown. Here we report that Rac contributes to the regulation of syndecan-2-mediated cancer cell migration.

Induction of glioma apoptosis by microglia-secreted molecules: The role of nitric oxide and cathepsin B.

Microglia contributes significantly to brain tumor mass, particularly in astrocytic gliomas. Here, we examine the cytotoxic effects of soluble components secreted from microglia culture on glioma cells. Microglia conditioned culture medium (MCM) actively stimulated apoptotic death of glioma cells, and the effects of MCM prepared from LPS- or IFN-gamma-activated microglia were more pronounced.