Gingivitis- and periodontitis-associated microbiota in bovine deciduous incisor teeth - A preliminary study.

As ruminants are frequently affected by periodontal diseases, understanding their microbial communities is crucial. In this pilot study, we analyzed subgingival biofilm samples of young cattle across different states: clinically healthy (n = 5), gingivitis (n = 5), and periodontitis (n = 5) using 16S rRNA gene sequencing and co-occurrence network analysis. The findings revealed that Proteobacteria was the predominant phylum across all conditions, with Fusobacteriota constituting 27.

Gingivitis in cattle and supplemental protein diet: Insights from proteomic analysis.

Salivary proteins are essencial in the maintenance of oral homeostasis and can reflect systemic and localized processes, like gingivitis. However, little is known about the relationship between diet and the occurrence of gingivitis in cattle. The present study aimed to characterize the salivary proteomic profile of cattle (n = 12) fed hay (112.

Catalytic Enantioselective Addition of Alkylzirconium Reagents to Aliphatic Aldehydes.

A catalytic methodology for the enantioselective addition of alkylzirconium reagents to aliphatic aldehydes is reported here. The versatile and readily accessible chiral Ph-BINMOL ligand, in the presence of Ti(OPr) and a zinc salt, facilitates the reaction, which proceeds under mild conditions and is compatible with functionalized nucleophiles. The alkylzirconium reagents are conveniently generated in situ by hydrozirconation of alkenes with the Schwartz reagent.

Dilated iris vasculature in the setting of the neonatal hypoxic encephelopathy.

The differential diagnosis of dilated iris vasculature in a neonate includes retinopathy of prematurity with anterior segment plus disease, persistent fetal vasculature, intrauterine cocaine exposure, maternal diabetes, and other pathologies associated with iris neovascularization and ischemia seen in adult populations, such as central retinal vein occlusions, ocular ischemic syndrome, and chronic retinal detachment. We present neonatal hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy as a new etiology of dilated iris vasculature in a male baby who suffered a large in-utero brain vasculature insult three weeks prior to delivery but with normal fundi, no risk factors for retinopathy of prematurity (normal birth weight, and gestational age), and no other explanatory etiologies. The mechanism of the dilated iris vasculature is likely also ischemic and therefore its presence likely portends a poor prognosis.