Determinación de los cambios en altura y densidad ósea después de un proceso de preservación con un sustituto óseo sintético / Determination of changes in height and bone density after process preservation with synthetic bone substitute

Objetivo: Determinar los niveles de altura y densidad osea alcanzada en alvéolos pos - texodoncia, 15 dias y tres meses despues de ser injertados con un sustituto óseo experimental. Materiales y Métodos: Se distribuyeron aleatoriamente 37 alvéolos postexodoncia en dos grupos, uno experimental (n=21) y otro control (n=16). En el grupo expe- rimental se utilizó un material compuesto por ß-Fosfato tricalcico y quitosano, en el grupo control se empleó un producto co- mercial compuesto por una mezcla bifásica de hidroxiapatita (HA) y fosfato tricalcico (TCP). Se realizaron tomografías a los 15 días y 3 meses postquirúrgicos determi - nando niveles óseos (altura y anchura en la zona injertada); también se determinó la densidad ósea utilizando unidades Houns- field. La información obtenida se procesó con la aplicación STATA versión 13. Se calcularon frecuencias para el sexo, tipo de alvéolo y tipo de injerto utilizado, y para las variables numéricas de edad, densidad ósea, altura ósea, grosor crestal, se establecieron promedios y desviación estándar. El nivel de confianza se estableció en 95% y el nivel de significancia en 5%. Resultados: Al comparar la densidad y altura ósea en los dos grupos no se encon- traron diferencias estadísticamente signifi - cativas, pero si al comparar el ancho en la zona de la cresta ( p <0.05). Conclusiones: El biocompuesto cerámico con quitosano mostró ser útil en preservar niveles óseos en los alvéolos postexodoncia y presentó diferencias estadísticamente significas en el ancho del reborde

Aim: Determine bone density and height reached fifteen (15) days and three (3) months after being grafted an sockets with a synthetic bone substitute and compared with experimental ceramic biocomposite. Materials and Methods: Thirty-seven sockets (37) selected randomly were gra - fted in clinics of the University of Valle, sixteen sockets (16) for control group and twenty (21) for the experimental group. CT scans were performed at 15 days and 3 months post-surgery determining bone levels: vertical height and width in the gra - fted area; bone density is also determined by analyzing Hounsfield units. The infor - mation obtained was processed with the STATA version 13 application frequencies for gender, type of socket and type of graft used, and for numeric variables of age, bone density, bone height, thickness crestal, averages were established and deviation were calculated standard. The confidence level was set at 95% and the significance level of 5%. Results: Bone density and height, no statis - tically significant differences between the intervention group (group 1) and control (group 2). For peak thickness statistically significant differences ( p <0.05). The va - riation or change between start and end of follow within each group found that there is no statistically significant difference. Conclusions: The ceramic biocomposite with chitosan and graft tricalcium phospha - te and hydroxyapatite no statistically significant differences in density and height in the scans at 15 and 90 days. The bone width showed statistically significant differences

Solubilización de fosfatos: una función microbiana importante en el desarrollo vegetal / Solubilization of phosphates: an important microbial function in plant development

La agricultura es la base fundamental para la sostenibilidad de la seguridad alimentaria en el planeta, ya que representa la principal fuente de alimento y hace parte de la economía de los países en desarrollo. Sin embargo en la actualidad la demanda de alimento es mayor y existe la necesidad de agilizar el crecimiento vegetal para suplir las necesidades de la población y disminuir los índices de desnutrición y hambre, pero para ello se utilizan prácticas agrícolas como la aplicación de fertilizantes químicos que afectan significativamente el medio ambiente y los ecosistemas del suelo. En busca de encontrar soluciones, en los últimos años se han desarrollado estrategias alternativas para reemplazar los fertilizantes. Los microorganismos han demostrado cumplir funciones que mantienen el equilibrio del suelo y apoyan el crecimiento vegetal mediante diversos mecanismos, entre ellos la solubilización de fosfatos, por el cual se logra liberar el ion fosfato accesible para la planta. Este elemento se encuentra limitado en el suelo y es un nutriente vital después del nitrógeno para el desarrollo de la planta. El género Bacillus se ha destacado como un potencial solubilizador de fosfato y puede ser utilizado como biofertilizante que va a permitir obtener un producto agrícola de calidad y sin generar consecuencias al ambiente.

Agriculture is the fundamental basis for the sustainability of food security on the planet, since it represents the main source of food and is part of the economy of developing countries. At the present time, however, the demand for food is greater and there is the need to speed up plant growth to meet the needs of the population and to reduce rates of malnutrition and hunger, but this is used for agricultural practices as the application of chemical fertilizers which significantly affect the environment and the ecosystems of the soil. In hopes of finding solutions, alternative strategies to replace fertilizers have been developed in recent years. The microorganisms have demonstrated compliance functions that keep the balance of the soil and support plant growth through a variety of mechanisms, including the solubilization of phosphates, which can succeed in freeing the phosphate ion accessible for the plant. This item is limited in the soil and is a vital nutrient after the nitrogen for the growth of the plant. The genus Bacillus has been highlighted as a potential solubilizer phosphate and can be used as biofertilizer that will enable them to obtain a quality agricultural product, without generating consequences to the environment.

A Case of Molecular Diagnosis of Ornithine Transcarbamylase Deficiency / 영남의대학술지

Ornithine transcarbamylase (OTC) deficiency is the most common inborn error of urea cycle metabolism; it is inherited in an X-linked manner. The OTC catalyzes the third step of the urea cycle, the conversion of ornithine and carbamyl phosphate to citrulline. Deficiency of OTC leads to the accumulation of ammonia, causing neurological deficits. In most affected hemizygote males, OTC deficiency manifests as hyperammonemic coma that often leads to death in the newborn period, and those who recover from the coma may be neurologically impaired due to the sequelae of the hyperammonemic encephalopathy. In some, late-onset manifestations develop. We report a male neonate with early onset OT deficiency that had apnea and was comatous. On mutation analysis using DNA sequencing after polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of the 10 exons, deletions of 10 bases in codon 285, causing a frame shift was detected in exon 8. The mother and a sister were diagnosed as female carriers. Therefore, genetic counseling and the risk assessment could be provided to the family.

Characterization of carbamoyl phosphate synthetase of Streptomyces spp.

Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase (CPS) activity in Streptomyces lividans was repressed (70%) by addition of arginine and uracil in the growth medium. Enzyme activity was also inhibited by UMP and activated by ornithine and IMP. Pattern of inhibition and activation was similar irrespective of whether the cells were grown in medium supplemented with arginine or with uracil. A mutant of S. coelicolor with dual auxotrophy for arginine and uracil possessed only about 20% of CPS activity compared to the wild-type strain. An activity staining protocol has been developed for CPS enzyme. Using this method a single CPS band has been observed in the crude extracts of Escherichia coli as well as in S. lividans. Taken together, our results supported the conclusion that Streptomyces species might possess a single CPS enzyme unlike other gram-positive bacteria, which show the presence of two pathway-specific isozymes (Bacillus) or none (Lactobacillus and Leuconostoc).

A Case of Ornithine Transcarbamylase (OTC) Deficiency

OTC deficiency is an X-linked disorder in which the synthesis of urea is impaired. OTC catalyzes the synthesis of citrulline from carbamyl phosphate and ornithine. Complete or partial deficiencies of this enzyme may lead to Reye syndrome like picture such as encephalopathy, hepatic dysfunction, hyperammonemia, etc. We recently had a case that was presented as recurrent Reye syndrome, and was effectively treated with hemodialysis, arginine, sodium benzoate, etc. This report describes an experience in treating this condition with review of available literature.

Successful treatment of a child with citrullinemia

The amino acids formed by degradation of proteins ingested produce ammonia. The ammonia which is broken down and excreted as urea through a process known as the Klebs-Hensleit cycle or the urea cycle. 1) The urea cycle consists of five enzymes necessary for the synthesis of carbamyl phosphate, citrulline, argininosuccinate, arginine, and urea: carbamyl phosphate synthetase (CPS), ornithine transcarbamylase (OTC), argininosuccinate synthetase (AS), argininosuccinate lyase (AL), and arginase (ARG). 2) Congenital deficiencies of the enzymes involved in the urea cycle are diseases that are almost fatal without treatment, showing symptoms like vomiting, lethargy, dyspnea, and coma due to hyperammonemia coming from the accumulation of ammonia and metabolic precursors resulting from the deficiency of one of these enzymes. 3) Among these, the disease manifested by the congenital deficiency of argininosuccinate synthetase (AS) which is associated with the formation of argininosuccinate in citrulline is called argininosuccinate synthetase deficiency or citrullinemia. There have been two reports on this so far in Korea; one in July 1987 by Kim et al. 4) and the other by Park et al. 5) in 1995. We are to report a case of successful treatment of a child with citrullinemia who was transferred to our hospital due to dyspnea, lethargy, feeding difficulties, convulsions and cyanosis together with some document studies related to this case.