A Complex Evaluation of the In-Vivo Biocompatibility and Degradation of an Extruded ZnMgSr Absorbable Alloy Implanted into Rabbit Bones for 360 Days.

The increasing incidence of trauma in medicine brings with it new demands on the materials used for the surgical treatment of bone fractures. Titanium, its alloys, and steel are used worldwide in the treatment of skeletal injuries. These metallic materials, although inert, are often removed after the injured bone has healed.

Zn-0.8Mg-0.2Sr (wt.%) Absorbable Screws-An In-Vivo Biocompatibility and Degradation Pilot Study on a Rabbit Model.

In this pilot study, we investigated the biocompatibility and degradation rate of an extruded Zn-0.8Mg-0.2Sr (wt.

The cytokine production of peripheral blood mononuclear cells reflects the autoantibody profile of patients suffering from type 1 diabetes.

Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune disorder characterised by the immune-mediated destruction of insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells. The inflammatory process appears to be primarily mediated by pro-inflammatory Th1 lymphocytes, while the role Th17 cells in T1D is currently being investigated. T1D is characterised by the presence of autoantigen-specific autoantibodies.

Maternal BMI and HDL as predictors of pregnancy outcome in women with type 1 diabetes.

Objective: Diabetes in pregnancy is associated with increased risks of maternal as well as foetal complications.

Methods: Retrospective data on 96 women and their 96 newborns were anonymously statistically analysed to assess pregnancies of type 1 diabetes (T1D) women managed in our hospital in past nine years. The outcomes of the neonates were divided into three categories according to the clinical status, presence of congenital abnormalities and infant's treatment.

Experience with real time continuous glucose monitoring in stabilising fluctuating glycaemia during intensive care of the preterm infant of a diabetic mother.

Objective: The newborns of diabetic mothers suffer from perinatal complications more frequently than the newborns of healthy women.

Methods: We used for 7 days a real time continuous glucose monitoring system (RT-CGMS) to monitor glucose homeostasis and manage glucose administration in a premature newborn of a diabetic mother.

Results: The boy was born at 35 + 5 gestational weeks with typical signs of diabetic fetopathy.

The effect of diabetes-associated autoantigens on cell processes in human PBMCs and their relevance to autoimmune diabetes development.

Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) is considered to be a T-helper- (Th-) 1 autoimmune disease; however, T1D pathogenesis likely involves many factors, and sufficient tools for autoreactive T cell detection for the study of this disease are currently lacking. In this study, using gene expression microarrays, we analysed the effect of diabetes-associated autoantigens on peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) with the purpose of identifying (pre)diabetes-associated cell processes. Twelve patients with recent onset T1D, 18 first-degree relatives of the TD1 patients (DRL; 9/18 autoantibody positive), and 13 healthy controls (DV) were tested.

Is there any relationship between cytokine spectrum of breast milk and occurence of eosinophilic colitis?

Aim: The aim of our study was to analyse cytokine composition of human milk and its relationship to the development of eosinophilic colitis (EC).

Methods: Cytokines were measured by ELISA method in breast milk of 20 mothers of infants who developed EC and 20 controls.

Results: We found significantly higher concentrations of interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) (Th1 cytokine) in breast milk received by EC infants compared to controls (p = 0.