Quiste paraprostático osteocolagenoso : descripción de un caso clínico

Se describe un caso de quiste paraprostático osteocolagenoso en un perro Pastor alemán de 8 años de edad con un historial de distensión abdominal, constipación y disuria de 7 días de duración. Esta es una lesión prostática poco común que consiste en la presencia de un quiste con una pared compuesta de tejido conectivo con áreas de metaplasia ósea. Su diagnóstico clínico se realiza por palpación abdominal y rectal, punción directa y mediante técnicas de diagnóstico por imagen, aunque este tipo de quiste aún no se encuentra bien documentado a nivel ecográfico. A pesar de que su etiología es desconocida el tratamiento quirúrgico presenta buenos resultados.An osteocollagenous paraprostatic cyst is described in a 8 years old German shepherd presented with an hystory of abdominal distension, constipation and dysuria of one wcek's duration. It is arare prostatic lesion consisting of a large cyst with a wall composed of bone and connective tissue. Its clinical diagnosis is carried out by abdominal and rectal palpation, centesis and diagnostic imaging techniques however, the ultrasonographic appearance of this type of cyst is not well documented. Although the etiology is unknown, surgical removal provides good results

Molecular dynamics of carrageenan composites reinforced with Cloisite Na+ montmorillonite nanoclay

[EN] Nanocomposites comprising biodegradable carrageenan and glycerol(KCg) as the host polymer, with different contents of natural montmorillonite (MMT) as filler, were prepared by a solution casting process. Different techniques have been used to determine the interaction/behavior among the different components of the samples such as Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Transmission electron microscope (TEM) and, mainly, Dielectric relaxation spectroscopy (DRS). FTIR indicates hydrogen interaction between carrageenan matrix and silicate that is confirmed by the XRD data indicating some kind of carrageenan intercalation between the MMT layers. A rather homogenous distribution of MMT into KCg matrix were observed using transmission electron microscopy. The MMT effect on the molecular mobility at the glass transition was studied by dielectric relaxation spectroscopy. The MMT addition resulted in a slower relaxation and a wider distribution ofthe relaxation times. The fragility index, m, increased upon MMT incorporation, which may be attributed to a reduction in mobility chains, due to the MMT confinement of the KCg network. In addition, the apparent activation energy associated with the relaxation dynamics of the chains at Tg increased with the MMT content. The modified films developed in this paper could be used to prepare biodegradable and edible packaging films and films for biomedical applications with improved mechanical and good dielectric response.This work was supported by the Direccion General de Ciencia y Tecnologia (DGCYT) [MAT2015-63955-R]; the Vice-Rectorate for Research of the Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru and the National Council of Science, Technology and Technological Innovation of Peru (CONCYTEC/FONDECYT).Sanchis Sánchez, MJ.; Carsí Rosique, M.; Culebras, M.; Gomez- Clari, CM.; Rodríguez, S.; García-Torres. F. (2017). Molecular dynamics of carrageenan composites reinforced with Cloisite Na+ montmorillonite nanoclay. Carbohydrate Polymers. 176:117-126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2017.08.012S11712617