Stimulation of healing within a rabbit calvarial defect by a PCL/PLGA scaffold blended with TCP using solid freeform fabrication technology.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the healing capacity within an 8-mm rabbit calvarial defect using a polycaprolactone (PCL)/poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) scaffold blended with tri-calcium phosphate (TCP) that was constructed using solid freeform fabrication (SFF) technology. The PCL/PLGA/TCP scaffold showed a 37 % higher compressive strength and rougher surface than the PCL/PLGA scaffold. In animal experiments, new bone formation was analyzed using microcomputed tomography (micro-CT) and histological and histometric analyses.

Quantitative structural-activity relationship (QSAR) study for fungicidal activities of thiazoline derivatives against rice blast.

For the development of new fungicides against rice blast, the quantitative structural-activity relationship (QSAR) analyses for fungicidal activities of thiazoline derivatives were carried out using multiple linear regression (MLR) and neural network (NN). We have studied the substituent effects at para site of R(1) and at three sites (ortho, meta, or para) of R(2) aromatic rings in compounds. The results of MLR and NN analyses in the training set of Set-3 showed good correlations (r(2) values of 0.

Identification and functional characterization of novel CYP2J2 variants: G312R variant causes loss of enzyme catalytic activity.

CYP2J2 plays important roles in the metabolism of therapeutic drugs, such as astemizole and ebastine, as well as endogenous fatty acids. This study aimed to identify CYP2J2 genetic variants in Koreans and to characterize their functional consequences. From direct sequencing of the CYP2J2 gene, 12 genetic variations, including the two novel nonsynonymous mutations G312R and P351L, were identified from 93 Korean subjects.

Two novel mutations of Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome: the molecular prediction of interaction between the mutated WASP L101P with WASP-interacting protein by molecular modeling.

Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome (WAS) is an X-linked disorder characterized by eczema, thrombocytopenia and increased susceptibility of infections, with mutations of the WAS gene being responsible for WAS and X-linked thrombocytopenia. Herein, two novel mutations of WAS at T336C on exon 3, and at 1326-1329, a G deletion on exon 10, resulting in L101P missense mutation and frameshift mutation 444 stop, respectively, are reported. The affected patients with either mutation showed severe suppression of WAS protein (WASP) levels, T cell proliferation, and CFSE-labeled T cells division.

Quantitative structure-polarization relationships (QSPR) study of BTEX tracers for the formation of antibody-BTEX-EDF complex.

The multiple linear regression (MLR) analysis and back propagation neural networks (NN) were performed to examine the quantitative structure-polarization relationships (QSPR) for the formation of antibody-BTEX-EDF complex. Five descriptors out of 18 ones were selected for both MLR and NN, respectively, and the selected descriptors in MLR were the same as those in NN. These descriptors were the number of atoms, which can form hydrogen bonds (HA), connolly surface area (Area), the highest occupied molecular orbital energy (HOMO), partial charge of C3 carbon atom (C3), and HOMO pi coefficient of C2 carbon atom (P2).

QSAR analysis of SH2-binding phosphopeptides: using interaction energies and cross-correlation coefficients.

Quantitative structure-activity relationships (QSAR) analyses were carried out on the SH2-phosphopeptide complexes using multiple linear regressions. The residue-residue interaction energies and cross-correlation coefficients were used as descriptors. Since the number of descriptors was very large (602 for interaction energies and 951 for cross-correlation coefficients), the stepwise addition method was applied for the multiple linear regressions.