The present health scenario in India.
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Biomedical subjects
A Ali
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Resin-Bonded bridges: 1. Development and casting design.
This series of two articles will consider the developments and clinical techniques of resin-bonded bridges with the emphasis on methods for increasing success from a functional and aesthetic view point.
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Influence of dietary solvents on strength of nanofill and ormocer composites.
The objective of this study was to determine the influence of dietary solvents on the shear punch strength of nanofill (Filtek Supreme [FS], 3M-ESPE) and ormocer (Admira [AM], Voco) composites. The strength of these materials was also compared to a minifill composite (Z250 [ZT], 3M-ESPE), a compomer (F2000 [FT], 3M-ESPE) and a highly viscous glass ionomer cement (Ketac Molar Quick [KM], 3M-ESPE). Thirty-two specimens (8.7 mm diameter and 1-mm thick) of each material were made, randomly divided into four groups of eight and conditioned for one week as follows-Group 1 (control): distilled water at 37 degrees C; Group 2: 0.02M citric acid at 37 degrees C; Group 3: 50% ethanol-water solution at 37 degrees C and Group 4: heptane at 37 degrees C. After conditioning, the specimens were restrained with a torque of 2.5 Nm and subjected to shear punch strength testing using a 2-mm diameter punch at a crosshead speed of 0.5 mm/minute. The shear punch strength of the specimens was computed and data subjected to ANOVA/Scheffe's tests at significance level 0.05. With the exception of AM, the strength of all materials was not significantly influenced by dietary solvents. For AM, conditioning in heptane resulted in significantly higher shear strength values. The strength of the nanofill and ormocer composites was lower than the minifill composite but higher than the compomer and highly viscous glass ionomer cement investigated.
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Anticonvulsant effect of amiloride in pentetrazole-induced status epilepticus in mice.
Inhibition of sodium hydrogen exchangers (NHE) has been shown to diminish seizure activity in various in vitro and in vivo models of epilepsy. In the present study, we examined the effect of amiloride, a sodium hydrogen exchanger inhibitor, against pentetrazole (PTZ)-induced status epilepticus (SE). The study was conducted in mice and status epilepticus was induced by administering ip 50 mg/kg of phenytoin followed 2 hour later by PTZ, 100 mg/kg sc. Amiloride produced dose-dependent protection against PTZ-induced SE.
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Oral carcinoma in the Indian and Pakistani community in Scotland.
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The detection of IgA-reticulin antibodies and their incidence in patients with recurrent aphthae.
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Vibrio vulnificus sepsis in solid organ transplantation: a medical nemesis.
We report two cases of Vibrio vulnificus wound infection leading to fulminant sepsis syndrome in immunocompromised solid organ transplant recipients. Features of clinical presentation in each of these cases suggest that host immune factors are of great importance in the virulence of this organism and that immunocompromised recipients of solid organ transplants are particularly vulnerable to life-threatening consequences from infection with Vibrio vulnificus. Prompt institution of antibiotic therapy and early consideration for surgical wound debridement are the mainstay of successful management. Heart and other organ transplant recipients should be educated and warned about the hazards associated with raw oysters and shellfish consumption and asked to exercise caution when exposed to a salt water environment.
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Oral rehabilitation and quality of life following the treatment of oral cancer.
This is the first of two articles concerning the surgical and prosthodontic rehabilitation of patients who have undergone surgery for cancer of the mouth. This article discusses the morbidity associated with treatment and its effect on quality of life. The second article will consider aspects of the prosthodontic rehabilitation particularly with regard to obturator construction following maxillectomy.
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Primary cell culture of turkey intestinal epithelial cells.
Primary cell culture has been widely used in various types of studies and proven useful for the isolation and identification of avian pathogens. Difficulties in growing intestinal epithelial cells in vitro have limited their use for such studies. In the present study, a co-culture system was developed for the primary culture of intestinal epithelial cells. A monolayer obtained from 14-to- 16-day-old turkey embryo intestinal fibroblasts was used as a feeder layer. Feeder layers from turkey embryo fibroblasts and from a continuous cell line (mouse 3T3 fibroblasts) were also employed but were not as successful. The intestinal epithelial cells were isolated by dissociation from the intestinal tracts of 1-day-old turkey poults and grown on the feeder layers. Growth and maintenance media were supplemented with various components, including fetal calf serum, chicken serum, hormones, and other growth factors. The epithelial cells grown on feeder layers from the intestinal fibroblasts allowed the intestinal epithelial cells to be maintained in vitro for periods of 7 to 10 days. This technique may prove useful for various applications, including isolation of enteropathogens, and for basic studies of the intestinal tract concerning such subjects as physiology, immunology, and toxicology.
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Implant rehabilitation of irradiated jaws: a preliminary report.
Ten patients (3 maxilla, 7 mandible), who had been treated for a head and neck malignancy by undergoing radiotherapy, had 42 implants (10 maxillary, 32 mandibular) placed into the irradiated sites and either an overdenture or a fixed prosthesis fabricated. Of the 10 implants placed in the maxilla, 6 were lost; however, there was a 100% survival rate of the implants placed in the mandible (mean duration = 33 months). The use of longer implants and pre- or postimplant hyperbaric oxygen may be necessary in maxillary situations.
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Stunting syndrome in turkey poults: isolation and identification of the etiologic agent.
Stunting syndrome (SS) is an enteric disease of turkey poults that causes high morbidity including reduced growth, impaired feed efficiency, and diarrhea. The etiologic agent of this disease has not been previously reported. The objectives of the present study were to identify, isolate, and purify the etiologic agent of SS. Day-old poults were orally inoculated with a SS-inducing inoculum. The intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) were isolated on the fourth day postinoculation. The IECs were lysed and filtered through 0.2-, 0.1-, and 0.02-micron filters. The cell lysate filtrate (0.1 micron) was subjected to density gradient ultracentrifugation. Intact IECs, filtrates from IECs (0.2, 0.1, and 0.02 micron ), and IEC lysate fractions from gradients (FRG) were used as inocula to infect day-old turkey poults. The weight gain, jejunal maltase activity, and gross intestinal lesions were used as the parameters of evaluation. Weight gain and maltase activity were reduced (P = 0.001) by the isolated IECs, 0.2 and 0.1 micron filtrates, and FRG when compared with corresponding controls. IEC lysate filtrate (0.1 micron) and FRG were examined under transmission electron microscope (EM). Enveloped, pleomorphic particles varying in size from 60 to 95 nm were observed and termed stunting syndrome agent (SSA). Primary cultures of turkey IECs were used to further isolate and propagate the SSA. Following the fifth passage in the turkey IECs, the cell lysate induced SS in day-old poults. SSA particles were observed under EM after the fifth passage. The results of this study provide evidence that a viral agent has been isolated and identified from IECs of SS-infected poults and is the etiologic agent of SS.
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The in vitro propagation of stunting syndrome agent.
Stunting syndrome (SS) is a viral enteric disease of turkey poults. The etiologic agent (stunting syndrome agent [SSA]) of this disease has been reported recently. The objective of this study was to develop a method for in vitro propagation of SSA. Primary cells, various continuous cell lines, and embryonated eggs were evaluated. Turkey embryos that were inoculated via the amniotic cavity at 24-25 days of incubation were susceptible to SSA infection. The jejunal maltase activity of SSA-inoculated turkey embryos was significantly (P < or = 0.001) lower than that of control embryos. D-xylose absorption was also altered in SSA-infected turkey embryos. The extent of reduction of D-xylose absorption and maltase activity in the infected embryos was nearly identical to that observed when day-old poults were infected with SSA. The intestines from the infected turkey embryos were pale, thin walled, and distended with fluid. Electron microscopic examination of the intestinal fluid and epithelial cell lysate of infected embryos revealed pleomorphic membraned SSA viral particles. SSA that had been serially passaged in turkey embryos retained its ability to induce SS in day-old poults. All the primary and continuous cells that were evaluated did not support the replication of SSA on the basis of cytopathic effects, electron microscopy, and turkey embryo inoculation. Inoculation of chicken embryos by various routes failed to support SSA. All routes of inoculation, other than the amniotic route at 24-25 days, failed to support SSA in turkey embryos. The results of the this study indicate that the SSA was successfully propagated in turkey embryos that exhibited alterations in embryo intestinal absorption and digestive enzyme activity similar to poults with SS. Successful propagation of SSA in turkey embryos should prove beneficial for future studies including characterization of SSA, prevention and control strategies, and enteric disease modeling.
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