Effect of the function of polymorphonuclear leukocytes and interleukin-1 beta on wound healing in patients with diabetic foot infections

Objectives: This study was carried out prospectively to determine the effect on prognosis of phagocytic activity index (PAI) and intracellular killing activity (IKA) of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNL), and the levels of interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta) on prognosis in patients with diabetic foot infection (DFI)

The synthesis of some beta-lactams and investigation of their metal-chelating activity, carbonic anhydrase and acetylcholinesterase inhibition profiles

beta-Lactam antibiotics are a broad class of antibiotics, consisting of all antibiotic agents that contain a beta-lactam ring in their molecular structures. Synthesis of beta-lactam analogs, which are containing dichloride atoms and N-methyl, N-aromatic rings, was achieved by Schiff bases and dichloroketene compounds. All the synthesized imines and beta-lactam analogs were tested against two physiologically relevant carbonic anhydrase isozymes (hCA I and II) and acetylcholinesterase (AChE). They demponstrated effective inhibitory profiles with K-i values in ranging of 3.22-11.18 nM against hCA I, 3.74-10.41 nM against hCA II, and 0.50-1.57 nM against AChE. On the other hand, acetazolamide and dorzolamide clinically used as CA inhibitors, showed K-i value of 170.34 and 129.26nM against hCA I, and 115.43 and 135.67 nM against hCA II, respectively. Also, tacrine used as standard AChE inhibitor showed Ki value of 5.70 nM against AChE

Synthesis of 4,5-disubstituted-2-thioxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidines and investigation of their acetylcholinesterase, butyrylcholinesterase, carbonic anhydrase I/II inhibitory and antioxidant activities

A series of tetrahydropyrimidinethiones were synthesized from thiourea, -diketones and aromatic aldehydes, such as p-tolualdehyde, p-anisaldehyde, o-tolualdehyde, salicylaldehyde and benzaldehyde. These cyclic thioureas showed good inhibitory action against acetylcholine esterase (AChE), butyrylcholine esterase (BChE), and human (h) carbonic anhydrase (CA) isoforms I and II. AChE and BChE inhibitions were in the range of 6.11-16.13 and 6.76-15.68nM, respectively. hCA I and II were effectively inhibited by these compounds, with K-i values in the range of 47.40-76.06nM for hCA I, and of 30.63-76.06nM for hCA II, respectively. The antioxidant activity of the cyclic thioureas was investigated by using different in vitro antioxidant assays, including 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging, Cu(2+)and Fe(3+)reducing, and Fe(2+)chelating activities