Experimental and in silico investigations of organic phosphates and phosphonates sorption on polymer-ceramic monolithic materials and hydroxyapatite.

A method based on experimental and in silico evaluations for investigating interactions of organic phosphates and phosphonates with hydroxyapatite was developed. This quick and easy method is used for determination of differences among organophosphorus compounds of various structures in their mineral binding affinities. Empirical sorption evaluation was carried out using liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry or UV-VIS spectroscopy.

Polymer-ceramic Monolithic In-Needle Extraction (MINE) device: Preparation and examination of drug affinity.

Polymer-ceramic materials were placed in the in-needle device. Polymer-ceramic Monolithic In-Needle Extraction (MINE) device is an extraction device used in sample preparation step but, on the other hand, it can be a tool for examination of interactions between potential antiresorptive drugs and bones. MINE device was used as tool for determination of bisphosphonate affinity to hydroxyapatite.

Evaluation of Bensal HP for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers.

Background: The extract of oak bark (QRB7) has been used for years as a topical medication with success. QRB7 is the proprietary oak bark extract in Bensal HP. It is indicated as an external treatment for the inflammation and irritation associated with many common forms of dermatitis, including certain eczematoid conditions.

Long-term MRI and clinical follow-up of symptomatic and presymptomatic carriers of dysferlin gene mutations.

We report the results of a longitudinal study involving MRI and clinical follow-up in nine siblings from four families with Miyoshi myopathy (MM). All individuals carried pathogenic dysferlin gene (DYSF) mutations with six of them suffering from symptomatic disease and three being presymptomatic. In presymptomatic subjects, MRI was sensitive to detect alterations in muscle tissue years before disease onset.