Search results for "cART"
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In situ forming hydrogels of new amino hyaluronic acid/benzoyl-cysteine derivatives as potential scaffolds for cartilage regeneration
2012
A new chemical strategy is described to link ethylenediamino (EDA) groups to primary hydroxyl groups of hyaluronic acid (HA) and the obtained derivatives have been characterized by 1H-NMR and 13C-NMR analyses. Such HA–EDA derivatives have been exploited to control the functionalization degree in benzoyl-cysteine (BC) groups, chosen as moieties able to allow both self-assembling in aqueous media and an oxidative crosslinking. In particular, the kinetics of oxidation of thiol groups in HA–EDA–BC derivatives has been studied in Dulbecco's Phosphate Buffer Solution (DPBS) pH 7.4 by colorimetric assays and rheological measurements. Mechanical properties of chemical hydrogels obtained after oxida…
Antioxidant and Antiinflammatory Properties of Heme Oxygenase-1 in Osteoarthritic Articular Cells
2012
Heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) is induced in cells by various stimuli as a defense system against oxidative stress. It is known that reactive oxygen species (ROS) participates in the initiation and progression of osteoarthritis (OA) and several antioxidant systems may protect cartilage components. HO-1 induction or CO release from CORM-2 counteracts oxidative stress and protects against proinflammatory and catabolic effects of interleukin-1β in OA chondrocytes, osteoblasts, and synoviocytes as well as in OA osteochondral explants. Both approaches have been able to downregulate the production of mediators such as reactive oxygen species, nitric oxide, matrix metalloproteinases, prostaglandin E2, cy…
Characterization of oriented protein-ceramic and protein-polymer-composites for cartilage tissue engineering using synchrotron μ-CT
2007
Abstract In this paper we report on the synthesis of three different gelatine based scaffold materials for the reconstruction of articular cartilage defects. The first scaffold design is based on an unmodified, oriented gelatine network, while the second design further comprises an attached inorganic hydroxyapatite layer and the third design includes poly(l-lactide) microspheres as a model material for future drug-release applications. All three scaffold designs were characterized and imaged using synchrotron μ-CT, obtaining a complete volumetric reconstruction of a previously defined sample region. Furthermore, two unmodified scaffolds were cultivated for one week with porcine chondrocytes…
Use of reversed-phase C18 Sep-Pak cartridges for the purification and concentration of sepiapterin and other pteridines
1985
Abstract Several pteridines have been tested for their ability to bind to C 18 Sep-Pak. Riboflavin, sepiapterin, deoxysepiapterin, 6-acetyl-7,8-dihydropterin, 6-acetyldihydrohomopterin and 3′-hydroxysepiapterin were strongly retained and all but 6-acetyldihydrohomopterin quantitatively recovered upon elution with 2 ml of methanol. The effect of the concentration and volume of the sample, pH and salt concentration on the retention of sepiapterin have been studied. The procedure was very useful for the purification, desalting, solvent exchange and concentration of pteridines having high affinity for the cartridge. C 18 Sep-Pak has been applied succesfully to sample clean-up prior to high-perf…
Post-Processing via Cation Exchange Cartridges: Versatile Options
2012
New 68Ge/68Ga radionuclide generators provide the positron emitter 68Ga (T½ = 67.7 min) as an easily available and relatively inexpensive source of a PET nuclide for labeling of interesting targeting vectors. However, currently available “ionic” 68Ge/68Ga radionuclide generators are not necessarily optimized for the routine synthesis of 68Ga-labeled radiopharmaceuticals in a clinical environment. Post-processing of 68Ge/68Ga generators using cation exchange resins provides chemically and radiochemically pure 68Ga with 97±2% within less than 4 min, with 68Ge almost completely removed, and ready for online labeling. This simple, fast, and efficient technology can be extended for new applicati…
Changes in collagen cross-linking of articular cartilage are revealed by spectral reflectance imaging
2012
Excessive cross-linking of collagen during aging may contribute to degeneration of articular cartilage. Traditionally, the amount of cross-links is derived by using destructive high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). However, a sensitive, non-destructive method could help to evaluate tissue integrity, including cross-links. We increased collagen cross-linking in bovine articular cartilage by controlled threose incubation. During the incubation, optical spectral reflectance images of the samples were captured and related to HPLC results using regression analysis. Significant correlations with reflectance and cross-links were observed. When further developed the optical method may enab…
VinKo
2018
L'articolo presenta lo strumento per linguisti VinKo (Varieties in Contact/Varietäten im Kontakt/Varietà in contatto), una piattaforma per la raccolta di dati orali di lingue non standard mediante crowdsourcing.
La Carta de los Derechos Fundamentales de la Unión Europea como instrumento con valor jurídico de Tratado
2011
Estudio sobre la Carta de Derechos Fundamentales de la Unión Europea.
La Carta de los Derechos Fundamentales: un instrumento al servicio de los ciudadanos
2009
Vivimos en un Continente en el que muy pronto se asumió la necesidad de establecer un sistema eficaz de protección de los derechos humanos.1 Precisamente, el Consejo de Europa ha tenido, desde sus inicios hasta la actualidad, un éxito sin parangón. De hecho, tanto el Convenio Europeo de Derechos Humanos como la Jurisprudencia derivada del Tribunal de Estrasburgo son un referente para las cartas magnas y tribunales constitucionales de los países europeos.