INTERACTION BETWEEN NANOFILLED COMPOSITES AND POLYWAVE MULTILED CURING LAMPS: AN IN VITRO STUDY

8nonenoneBattaglia V; Bergantin E; Paolino D; Coero Borga FA; Cadenaro M; Breschi L; Berutti E; Scotti N.Battaglia, V; Bergantin, E; Paolino, D; Coero Borga, Fa; Cadenaro, Milena; Breschi, Lorenzo; Berutti, E; Scotti, Nicol

Synthesis of feedback control law for stabilization of chaotic system oscillations by means of analytic programming - Preliminary study

This research deals with a synthesis of control law for selected discrete chaotic system - logistic equation by means of analytic programming. The novelty of the approach is that a tool for symbolic regression - analytic programming - is used for the purpose of stabilization of higher periodic orbits - oscillations between several values of chaotic system. The paper consists of the descriptions of analytic programming as well as used chaotic system and detailed proposal of cost function used in optimization process. For experimentation, Self-Organizing Migrating Algorithm (SOMA) with analytic programming and Differential evolution (DE) as second algorithm for meta-evolution were used

Sulforaphane induces apoptosis in rhabdomyosarcoma and restores TRAIL-sensitivity in the aggressive alveolar subtype leading to tumor elimination in mice.

Rhadbomyosarcoma (RMS) is the most common soft-tissue sarcoma in children and is subdivided in the embryonal (ERMS) and alveolar (ARMS) subtypes, the latter being associated with the worst prognosis. We report that sulforaphane (SFN), a broccoli-derived anticancer isothiocyanate, causes dose- and time-dependent growth inhibition and apoptosis in both ERMS and ARMS cells. In ARMS, SFN induced the modulation of expression of crucial genes and proteins: mRNA and protein levels of PAX3-FKHR, MYCN, and MET decreased, while those of p21 and TRAIL-receptor DR5 (but not DR4) increased. Since DR5 expression increased specifically in ARMS, we treated ARMS cells with TRAIL, SFN, or their combination. While ARMS cells (RH30 and RH4) proved to be TRAIL-resistant, SFN restored their sensitivity to TRAIL-induced cell-growth inhibition, leading to a stronger effect in combination with TRAIL. ARMS cells transfected with siDR5 showed that SFN-induced DR5 acts as a key regulator, being directly related to the TRAIL-induced cell-growth inhibition. The in vivo anti-tumor activity of SFN and TRAIL was evaluated in a xenograft murine model of ARMS through microPET. The results showed that the systemic treatment (3 wk) of mice with SFN or TRAIL as single agents only delayed tumor evolution, while the combined treatment of SFN and TRAIL led to tumor elimination. These findings indicate that SFN triggers the apoptotic pathway in both alveolar and embryonal rhabdomyosarcomas and that combined treatment with SFN and TRAIL might be a promising therapy for the aggressive alveolar subtype

NEUROPROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF CORD BLOOD SERUM (CB-S) IN RAT MULLER CELLS UNDER OXIDATIVE STRESS

Cord blood (CB) is rich of trophic factors, including neurotrophins such as BDNF (Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor), NGF (Nerve Growth Factor), GDNF (Glial Derived Neurotrophic Factor), TGF (Transforming Growth Factor)-\u3b1, and EGF (Epidermal Growth factor). The aim of this work was to evaluate the protective effect of CB Serum (CB-S), against the hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)-induced damage on rat retinal Muller cells

Increased migration of a human glioma cell line after in vitro CyberKnife irradiation

A human glioblastoma multiforme cell line (U87) and its derived-spheroids were irradiated either using a conventional irradiation (CIR) or a CK-like irradiation (IIR) in which the 8 Gy was delivered intermittently over a period of 40 min. The ability of glioma cells to migrate into a matrigel matrix was evaluated on days 1-8 from irradiation. Irradiation with CK-driven IIR significantly increased the invasion potential of U87 cells in a matrigel-based assay. In contrast to CIR, IIR was associated with increased levels of TGF beta at four days (real-time PCR), beta 1-integrin at 4-5 d (real-time PCR and protein gel blot) and no elevation in phosphorylated AKT at days 4 and 5 (protein gel blot). Our data suggests that glioma cell invasion as well as elevations of TGF beta and beta 1-integrin are associated with IIR and not CIR