Comparative histological and electron-microscopic studies of tissues at the site of implantation of Vypro and Ultrapro polypropylene mesh endoprostheses and the meshes coated by fibroblasts were carried out. Tissue reaction to implantation of meshes coated by fibroblasts was more pronounced, particularly during the early period, and the process of connective-tissue capsule formation and implant growth was more rapid. The meshes integrated with the adjacent tissues at the site of implantation, which recommends them for clinical use.
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Cureus
December 2024
Department of Clinical Research, University of San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, MEX.
Background: In large-scale molecular studies, a protocol that generates high yields and quality DNA for future polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays is needed. The collection of buccal cells by cytobrush may represent an efficient, noninvasive, and inexpensive method for obtaining genetic material from school populations. The aim of this study was to develop a method to obtain genomic DNA from buccal cells of schoolchildren, and the DNA was extracted immediately after collecting the buccal cell samples and after storing the samples for 8 months at -20 °C to establish the feasibility of the method for epidemiological studies.
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Front Pharmacol
January 2025
Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Faculty of General Medicine, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Targu Mures, Târgu Mureș, Romania.
Knowledge of drug pharmacokinetics and tissue distribution is precious for ensuring patient safety and optimizing treatments. The varied use of local anesthetics, as well as the fact that anesthetics can sometimes have low therapeutic indices and numerous adverse drug reactions, makes any novel pharmacokinetics information valuable. The present manuscript describes a pharmacokinetic study of ropivacaine carried out after plane block anesthesia on an animal model, using high sensitivity, accurate, and precise LC-MS/MS bioanalysis.
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June 2025
Laboratory of Cell and Tissue Biology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.
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Department of Plastic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, No. 16766, Jingshi Road, Lixia District, Jinan, Shandong 250014, P. R. China.
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