Based on the essential oil composition, the J. virginiana accessions were divided into the following groups (chemotypes): (1) safrole-limonene-linalool; (2) safrole-beta-pinene-limonene-linalool;
(3) beta-pinene-limonene; (4) limonene; (5) limonene-linalool; (6) limonene-safrole; (7) limonene-safrole-beta-pinene; (8) beta-pinene-limonene-bornyl acetate; (9) INCB018424 cell line beta-pinene-limonene-linalool-bornyl acetate; and (10) myrcene-limonene chemotype. The essential oil of two of the J. virginiana chemotypes showed differential antioxidant activity. J. virginiana leaves, a by-product from the timber industry could be used as a sustainable source for both podophyllotoxin and essential oil. The availability of various chemotypes offers an opportunity for the development of cultivars for commercial production of podophyllotoxin and SNS-032 in vivo essential oil with specific compositional profile to meet the market requirements. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.”
“Introduction: Thorascopic sympathectomy is a widely used procedure for the treatment of intractable palmar hyperhidrosis.
Report:. A 24-year-old woman
who underwent thorascopic sympathectomy for hyperhidrosis in 2005 presented on more than 30 occasions with recurrent right distal upper limb ischaemia secondary to repetitive episodes of vasospasm. The patient did not have preoperative symptoms consistent with Raynaud’s syndrome. We observed a reduction in the symptomatic relief offered by Iloprost treatment over a period of five years.
Discussion: This is the first report of distal upper limb ischaemia following thorascopic sympathectomy. We highlight the development of resistance to repeated Iloprost infusions that we observed in this case. (C) 2010 European Society for Vascular Surgery. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.”
“Low-level PLX4032 cell line laser therapy is a tool employed in the management of post-operative inflammation process and in the enhancement of reparative
process. The aim of the study was to perform histological evaluation of dental and periodontal ligament of rats central upper-left incisor teeth re-implanted and irradiated with low-level laser (InGaAl, 685 nm, 50 J/cm(2)) 15, 30, and 60 days after re-implantation. Seventy-two male rats had the central upper left incisor removed and kept for 15 min on dry gauze before replantation. Laser was irradiated over the root surface and empty alveolus prior replantation and over surrounding mucosa after the re-implantation. After histological procedures, all slices were analyzed regarding external resorption area and histological aspects. We observed an increase of root resorption (p < 0.05) in the control group compared to the laser group at 15, 30, and 60 days. These results showed that the laser groups developed less root resorption areas than the control group in all experimental periods.