Evaluation of the biological effects of amelogenin on human oral keratinocytes.

Objectives: Amelogenins are clinically used in periodontal regeneration as main components of root surface modifying agents, even without specifically preventing the premature colonization of the healing tissue defect by means of a physical barrier membrane. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of human amelogenin on the proliferation, migration, and morphology of Immortalized Human Oral Keratinocytes (iHOKs).

Methods: Immortalized Human Oral Keratinocytes were expanded in Keratinocyte Growth Medium-2 (KGM-2).

Effect of levetiracetam monotherapy on lipid profiles and thyroid hormones in children with epilepsy: A prospective study.

Long-term treatment with some older antiepileptic drugs may lead to dyslipidemia or thyroid disturbances. The effect of levetiracetam (LEV), a newer broad spectrum antiepileptic agent, on cardiovascular risk factors is not yet sufficiently investigated. The purpose of this study was to investigate prospectively the effect of LEV monotherapy on serum lipid profile and thyroid hormones levels in children with epilepsy.

Biological effects of low-level laser irradiation (LLLI) on stem cells from human exfoliated deciduous teeth (SHED).

Objectives: To investigate the effects of low-level laser irradiation (LLLI) on viability/proliferation, migration, osteo/odontogenic differentiation, and in vitro biomineralization of stem cells from human exfoliated deciduous teeth (SHED).

Materials And Methods: SHED cultures were established by enzymatic dissociation from pulps of deciduous teeth. SHED were irradiated with a diode laser (InGaAsP; 940 nm; 0.

Short-Term and Long-Term Effects of Levetiracetam Monotherapy on Homocysteine Metabolism in Children with Epilepsy: A Prospective Study.

Background And Purpose: Long-term treatment with some older antiepileptic drugs may lead to hyperhomocysteinemia. Levetiracetam (LEV) is a newer broad-spectrum antiepileptic agent whose effects on homocysteine concentrations remain unclear. The purpose of this study was to prospectively determine the short-term and long-term effects of LEV monotherapy on homocysteine metabolism in children with epilepsy.