Staining potential differences between an infiltrative resin and an esthetic, flowable composite.

Objective: To compare color change magnitude of an infiltrative resin and a flowable composite resin after immersion in commonly consumed beverages.

Materials And Methods: Disks (1 × 9 mm) of a flowable composite (Filtek Supreme Ultra Flowable) and a resin-infiltrative product (Icon) were made. Specimens were dark-stored in tap water (24 hours).

Measuring the space required for symmetrical prosthetic restorations in the esthetic zone for an orthodontic patient: A dental technique.

This article describes a technique for measuring the length of the edentulous space to be restored and transferring the same size of the dentate space on the contralateral side to plan for symmetrical definitive restorations for the restorative dentist and orthodontist. The technique involves incorporating 2 archwire locks with hooks on a stainless steel wire that can be easily moved and adjusted to assess the curved space being measured.

Direct comparison of mice null for liver or intestinal fatty acid-binding proteins reveals highly divergent phenotypic responses to high fat feeding.

The enterocyte expresses two fatty acid-binding proteins (FABP), intestinal FABP (IFABP; FABP2) and liver FABP (LFABP; FABP1). LFABP is also expressed in liver. Despite ligand transport and binding differences, it has remained uncertain whether these intestinally coexpressed proteins, which both bind long chain fatty acids (FA), are functionally distinct.

Nitric oxide and carbon monoxide production and metabolism in preeclampsia.

Objective: To elucidate the regulation of the nitric oxide (NO) and carbon monoxide (CO) pathways in preeclampsia and to evaluate the ratio of asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) to symmetric dimethylarginine (SDMA) as a marker for preeclampsia.

Methods: Maternal plasma and placental samples were obtained from 20 participants with preeclampsia and 23 controls. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used to measure plasma NO, ADMA, and SDMA as well as placental NO and hemeoxygnase 1 (HO-1).

Histone deacetylase inhibitors, valproic acid and trichostatin-A induce apoptosis and affect acetylation status of p53 in ERG-positive prostate cancer cells.

An ETS family member, ETS Related Gene (ERG) is involved in the Ewing family of tumors as well as leukemias. Rearrangement of the ERG gene with the TMPRSS2 gene has been identified in the majority of prostate cancer patients. Additionally, overexpression of ERG is associated with unfavorable prognosis in prostate cancer patients similar to leukemia patients.