Publications by authors named "Nikola Plackic"
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- - The study compared new calcium phosphate-based cements, specifically a modified version with acetylsalicylic acid (CPCA), with a known cement, mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA), focusing on their biological properties and effectiveness.
- - Cements were synthesized using strontium, copper, and zinc-doped hydroxyapatite, and were tested for compressive strength, setting time, bioactivity, and biocompatibility using human dental pulp stem cells and zebrafish models.
- - Results indicated that CPCA was more biocompatible and had an improved safety profile compared to MTA and regular calcium phosphate cement, without showing toxicity, while also exhibiting effective antibiofilm properties.
We describe the preparation, dynamic, assembly characteristics of vase-shaped basket 1 along with its ability to form an inclusion complex with anticancer drug mitoxantrone in abiotic and biotic systems. This novel cavitand has a deep nonpolar pocket consisting of three naphthalimide sides fused to a bicyclic platform at the bottom while carrying polar glycines at the top. The results of H Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), H NMR Chemical Exchange Saturation Transfer (CEST), Calorimetry, Hybrid Replica Exchange Molecular Dynamics (REMD), and Microcrystal Electron Diffraction (MicroED) measurements are in line with 1 forming dimer [1 ] , to be in equilibrium with monomers 1 (relaxed) and 1 (squeezed).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBrown adipose tissue (BAT) converts chemical energy into heat to maintain body temperature. Although fatty acids (FAs) represent a primary substrate for uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1)-dependent thermogenesis, BAT also utilizes glucose for the same purpose. Considering that estrous cycle effects on BAT are not greatly explored, we examined those of 6-h fasting on interscapular BAT (iBAT) thermogenic markers in proestrus and diestrus.
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