Atypical dento-alveolar fracture fixed with screws: a technical note

Dento-alveolar process fracture is an important and common event in the dental office practice usually managed under the well-established protocols, but sometimes this kind of lesion is evaluated in the hospital emergency rooms without attention to the dental injuries. In this type of trauma, the time between the injury and the definitive resolution is essential for the treatment success, usually 1 h in cases of dento-alveolar fractures (tooth and alveolar bone). This paper describes the management of a patient with unusual dento-alveolar fracture caused by gunshot and treated using screw fixation.

Inside-out vein graft and inside-out artery graft in rat sciatic nerve repair

Although veins and arteries present similar wall structures, there are differences which may be relevant in peripheral nerve reconstruction. Inside-out vein grafts (IOVG) have been satisfactorily used to repair both motor and sensitive nerves. However, the inside-out artery graft (IOAG) is a new technique and not fully investigated. Our study presents comparative morphological data on nerve regeneration achieved with IOVG and IOAG in the repair of Wistar rat sciatic nerves. Jugular veins and aorta arteries were harvested from donor animals and used inside-out to bridge a 10-mm gap. Animals were sacrificed at 10 weeks to evaluate nerve regeneration. Both techniques presented great variability in nervous tissue, though some animals showed satisfactory results. Different intensities of scarring processes might have interfered with nerve regeneration. Although IOVG and IOAG techniques showed similar morphometric results, in general, IOVG presented a closer-to-normal nerve organization than IOAG.

cDNA sequence and molecular modeling of a nerve growth factor from Bothrops jararacussu venomous gland

The complete nucleotide sequence of a nerve growth factor precursor from Bothrops jararacussu snake (Bj-NGF) was determined by DNA sequencing of a clone from cDNA library prepared from the poly(A) + RNA of the venom gland of B.jararacussu. cDNA encoding Bj-NGF precursor contained 723 bp in length, which encoded a prepro-NGF molecule with 241 amino acid residues. The mature Bj-NGF molecule was composed of I 18 amino acid residues with theoretical pI and molecular weight of 8.31 and 13,537, respectively. Its amino acid sequence showed 97%, 96%, 93%, 86%, 78%, 74%, 76%, 76% and 55% sequential similarities with NGFs from Crotalus durissus terrificus, Agkistrodon halys pallas, Daboia (Vipera) russelli russelli, Bungarus multicinctus, Naja sp., mouse, human, bovine and cat, respectively. Phylogenetic analyses based on the amino acid sequences of 15 NGFs separate the Elapidae family (Naja and Bungarus) from those Crotalidae snakes (Bothrops, Crotalus and Agkistrodon). The three-dimensional structure of mature Bj-NGF was modeled based on the crystal structure of the human NGF. The model reveals that the core of NGF, formed by a pair of P-sheets, is highly conserved and the major mutations are both at the three beta-hairpin loops and at the reverse turn. (C) 2002 Societe francaise de biochimie et biologic moleculaire/Editions scientifiques et medicales Elsevier SAS. All rights reserved.

Increased susceptibility to development of anhedonia in rats with chronic peripheral nerve injury: Involvement of sleep deprivation?

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Microscopic Evidences That Bone Marrow Mononuclear Cell Treatment Improves Sciatic Nerve Regeneration After Neurorrhaphy

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

The role of the vagus nerve in the generation of cardiorespiratory interactions in a neotropical fish, the pacu, Piaractus mesopotamicus

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Influence of chronic alcoholism and oestrogen deficiency on the variation of stoichiometry of hydroxyapatite within alveolar bone crest of rats

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Influence of different durations of estrogen deficiency on alveolar bone loss in rats

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Response of human alveolar bone-derived cells to a novel poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene)/barium titanate membrane

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Utilização experimental de hidroxiapatita sintética em alvéolos dentários de gatos domésticos (Felis catus): estudo clínico, radiográfico e histomorfométrico

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Metabolismo glicídico em ratos submetidos a desnervação do músculo esquelético e ao exercício de natação

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Response activity of alveolar macrophages in pulmonary dysfunction caused by Leptospira infection

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Effects of nitrous oxide on minimum alveolar concentration of desflurane in dogs

Estudaram-se os efeitos do óxido nitroso (N2O) sobre a concentração alveolar mínima (CAM) do desfluorano. Trinta cães foram distribuídos em dois grupos: desfluorano (GD) e N2O e desfluorano (GDN). Os do GD receberam propofol (8,9±1,65mg/kg) para intubação orotraqueal e após, 11,5V% de desfluorano em 100% de O2. Após 30 minutos, os animais receberam estímulo elétrico e não havendo reação do animal, reduziu-se a concentração em 1,5V%. Repetiu-se o protocolo a cada 15 minutos, cessando-se os estímulos quando observada reação voluntária. Os GDN foram submetidos ao mesmo protocolo, substituindo-se o fluxo diluente por 30% O2 e 70% N2O. Mensuraram-se freqüências cardíaca (FC) e respiratória (FR), pressões arteriais sistólica, diastólica e média (PAS, PAD e PAM), concentração de dióxido de carbono ao final da expiração (ETCO2), saturação de oxihemoglobina (SpO2), temperatura corpórea (TC) e a CAM do desfluorano. Observou-se aumento da FC, ETCO2 e SpO2, e redução da FR e da TC concomitantemente à administração da maior dose de desfluorano, além de redução da CAM do desfluorano. As pressões arteriais diminuíram em M30 aumentando posteriormente. Concluiu-se que o N2O associado ao desfluorano reduz em 16% a CAM do anestésico volátil. Além disso, essa associação promoveu aumento da FC e depressão respiratória.