Is there a relationship between the extent of tonsillar ectopia and the severity of the clinical Chiari syndrome?

Background: Chiari 1 malformation is diagnosed if the cerebellar tonsils extend at least 5 mm below the opisthion-basion line.

Objective: To examine the correlation of the extent of tonsillar ectopia with the prevalence and severity of the symptoms associated with the Chiari malformation.

Methods: Patients (N = 428) were grouped according to the extent of tonsillar ectopia on the mid-sagittal MRI image (group 1, 0-< 3 mm; group 2, 3-5 mm; group 3, > 5 mm).

Thermodynamics of the Interactions of Aminobisphosphonates and Their Calcium Complexes with Bovine Serum Albumin.

Binding of bisphosphonates (BPs) to plasma proteins was investigated in the 1990s as a pharmacokinetic issue in order to fully understand bio-distribution of BP drugs which are successfully used for the treatment of several bone-related diseases. It has been hypothesized that binding to these proteins occurs with low to moderate affinity despite of unfavorable hydrophilicity of BPs, and Ca was identified as a strong catalyst of this binding. However, these studies mainly consisted in the separation and quantification of bound and unbound drug or protein fractions using chromatographic techniques without an outcome on the molecular level.

Interactions between Clinically Used Bisphosphonates and Bone Mineral: from Coordination Chemistry to Biomedical Applications and Beyond.

Bisphosphonates (BPs) are well-established, widely used first-choice drugs for bone-related diseases and are one of the few classes of molecules for selective bone targeting. Their binding to calcium cations within hydroxyapatite (HA) is a key physicochemical event that takes place on the bone surface. It is the starting point for a cascade of biochemical reactions and cellular effects that lead to the pharmacological activity of BPs.

Physicochemical study of biomolecular interactions between lysosomotropic surfactants and bovine serum albumin.

The interactions between two cationic lysosomotropic surfactants (2-dodecanoyloxyethyl)trimethylammonium bromide (DMM-11) and (2-dodecanoyloxypropyl)trimethylammonium bromide (DMPM-11) with bovine serum albumin (BSA) in Hepes buffer (pH=7.4) were systematically studied by surface tension, fluorescence and circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy and isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC). Furthermore, the size of the micellar aggregates and the polydispersity indexes of both cationic surfactants were studied by dynamic light scattering technique (DLS).

Reaction of 3-Amino-1,2,4-Triazole with Diethyl Phosphite and Triethyl Orthoformate: Acid-Base Properties and Antiosteoporotic Activities of the Products.

The reaction of diethyl phosphite with triethyl orthoformate and a primary amine followed by hydrolysis is presented, and the reaction was suitable for the preparation of (aminomethylene)bisphosphonates. 3-Amino-1,2,4-triazole was chosen as an interesting substrate for this reaction because it possesses multiple groups that can serve as the amino component in the reaction-namely, the side-chain and triazole amines. This substrate readily forms 1,2,4-triazolyl-3-yl-aminomethylenebisphosphonic acid (compound ) as a major product, along with -ethylated bisphosphonates as side products.

Cobalt catalyst with a proton-responsive ligand for water oxidation.

Herein, we report the synthesis, the thermochemical data, and the catalytic reactivity of a new mononuclear cobalt complex, which has four NH protons in the ligand sphere. The combination of the redox-active metal ion and NH units enabled the coupling of proton and electron-transfer steps, which we exploited in the electrocatalytic water oxidation.

Binding of β-lactam antibiotics to a bioinspired dizinc complex reminiscent of the active site of metallo-β-lactamases.

Metallo-β-lactamases (mβls) cause bacterial resistance toward a broad spectrum of β-lactam antibiotics by catalyzing the hydrolytic cleavage of the four-membered β-lactam ring, thus inactivating the drug. Minutiae of the mechanism of these enzymes are still not well understood, and reports about binding studies of the substrates to the enzymes as well as to synthetic model systems are rare. Here we report a new pyrazolate-based bioinspired dizinc complex (1) reminiscent of the active site of binuclear mβls.

Towards a new attenuating compound: a potentiometric, spectrophotometric and NMR equilibrium study on Fe(III), Al(III) and a new tetradentate mixed bisphosphonate-hydroxypyridinonate ligand.

Coordination properties toward Fe(III) and Al(III) of a mixed bisphosphonate-hydroxypyridinonate ligand are presented. Potentiometric, spectrophotometric and NMR results allowed to conclude that Fe(III) and Al(III) coordination takes place on the pyridinone moiety. The high steric hindrance prevents the possibility of simultaneous coordination of both groups to the same metal ion.

Complexes of N-thiophosphorylthioureas (HL) with copper(I). Crystal structures of [Cu3L3] and [Cu(PPh3)2L] chelates.

Reaction of the potassium salts of N-thiophosphorylated thioureas of common formula RC(S)NHP(S)(OiPr)(2) [R = morpholin-N-yl (HL(a)), piperidin-N-yl (HL(b)), NH(2) (HL(c)), PhCH(2)NH (HL(d))] with Cu(PPh(3))(3)I in aqueous EtOH/CH(2)Cl(2) leads to mononuclear [Cu(PPh(3))(2)L-S,S'] complexes. Using copper(i) iodide instead of Cu(PPh(3))(3)I, polynuclear complexes [Cu(n)(L-S,S')(n)] were obtained. The structures of these compounds were investigated by ES-MS, elemental analyses, 1H and 31P NMR in solution, IR and 31P solid-state MAS NMR spectroscopy.

Coordination ability of trans-cyclohexane-1,2-diamine-N,N,N',N'-tetrakis(methylenephosphonic acid) towards lanthanide(III) ions.

The proton and metal complex equilibria of trans-cyclohexane-1,2-diamine-N,N,N',N'-tetrakis(methylenephosphonic acid) (CDTP) with lanthanide(iii) ions, where Ln(III) = La(III), Nd(III), Sm(III), Eu(III), Gd(III), Tb(III), Ho(III) and Lu(III) were studied. The stoichiometry, protonation and complex formation constants were determined by potentiometric titration at 25.0 degrees C and ionic strength of 0.