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BACKGROUND The adipocyte-derived hormone leptin has been associated with altered blood coagulation in in vitro studies. However, it is unclear whether this association is relevant in vivo and to what extent this association is influenced by total body fat. Therefore, we aimed to examine the association between serum leptin and blood coagulation while taking total body fat into account in a population-based cohort study. METHODS We performed a cross-sectional analysis with baseline measurements of 5797 participants of the Netherlands Epidemiology of Obesity (NEO) study, a population-based cohort of middle-aged men and women. We examined associations between serum leptin concentration and coagulation factor concentrations and parameters of platelet activation in linear regression analyses. All analyses were adjusted for multiple covariates, including total body fat. RESULTS In multivariable adjusted analyses a 1 μg/L higher serum leptin concentration was associated with a 0.22 IU/dL (95% CI 0.11, 0.32) higher FVIII concentration and a 0.20 IU/dL (95% CI 0.14, 0.27) higher FIX concentration (3.5 IU/dL FVIII and 3.2 IU/dL FIX per SD leptin). Serum leptin concentration was not associated with FXI, fibrinogen, platelet count, mean platelet volume and platelet distribution width in multivariable adjusted analyses. DISCUSSION This study showed that serum leptin concentration was associated with higher concentrations of FVIII and FIX in an observational study, which could be clinically relevant. AIM The aim of this study was designed to assess the peri-implant oral hygiene parameters, clinical, radiographic, host-derived immune biomarkers and microbiological levels after photochemotherapy (PCT) and local antibiotic therapy (LAT) in peri-implantitis lesions among cigarette smokers. MATERIALS AND METHODS Fifty current cigarette smokers with peri-implantitis were divided into two groups PCT and LAT. Test implants received PCT that consisted of toluidine blue photosensitizer and application of 660 nm diode laser with a total of 100 mW power and 124.3 W/cm2 energy using continuous mode of irrigation for 60 s. Control implants received one-unit subgingival application of metronidazole gel in viscous consistency. Clinical measurements included the assessment of plaque scores (PS), bleeding on probing (BOP), probing depth (PD) and clinical attachment level (CAL). Intraoral standardized digital peri-apical radiographs were taken at baseline and at 12 months. Interleukin (IL)-1β and matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-1 in the PICF were determined using the manufacturers guide from one-step enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for Parvimonas micra, Porphyromonas gingivalis and Tannerella forsythia was performed and counts evaluated at baseline, 3, 6 and 12-months. RESULTS Plaque scores reduced in both groups (p  0.05). CONCLUSION Both PCT and LAT showed equal efficacies in improving clinical, host-derived immune biomarkers and microbiological parameters in peri-implant infection in cigarette smokers. V.Gliosarcoma is a highly aggressive malignant neoplasm and a histopathological variant of wild-type glioblastoma multiforme isocitrate dehydrogenase (HDI). The current standard treatment consists of chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgical resection, however, despite advances in these techniques, the patient's prognosis remains unfavorable. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a noninvasive technique that has been highlighted as an alternative form of cancer treatment because it does not present the side effects associated with systemic treatments. AdipoRon in vivo The objective of this study was to evaluate the cell viability and the intracellular localization of photosensitizer (PS) chlorin e6 Fotoenticine in 9L/lacZ cells. Therefore, tests of cytotoxicity, morphology, and location of PS were performed. The viability test showed no cytotoxicity in the dark at all concentrations and 100% cell death at the highest concentrations after PDT. The mitochondrial activity test showed a reduction in all groups after PDT. The production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) was higher in the PDT groups and dependent on the PS concentration. Morphological analysis after PDT showed apparent cytoplasmic destruction in all the tested concentrations, with the presence of rounded cells due to the loss of their extensions and absence of nuclear alterations. The PS accumulation in the mitochondria and cytoskeleton was observed by the confocal microscopy; however, there is no evidence of its internalization in the lysosomes. It was concluded that PDT with Fotoenticine is a promising alternative therapy showing decreased cell viability, increased ROS production and adequate localization to trigger cell death. V.The present article discusses the exploration of the potential of moringa gum (MOG) polysaccharides for developing a hydrogel dressing as a slow drug carrier to the enhanced wound healing. The polymer films were formed by grafting of carbomer onto MOG by radiation induced crosslinking technique. The polymers were characterized by cryo-SEM, AFM, FTIR, 13C NMR spectroscopy, and swelling studies. Drug delivery and biomedical properties of the dressings were also determined. Polymer dressing absorbed 4.20 ± 0.09 g/g simulated wound fluid. The release of levofloxacin was observed without burst effect and followed non-Fickian diffusion mechanism and best fitted in Higuchi kinetic model. The hydrogel films were permeable to O2 and H2O vapour and impermeable to microbes and showed antioxidant activity. Various (semi)-synthetic non-digestible glucans (NDG) (resistant (malto)dextrin, isomaltooligosaccharide, soluble corn fiber, polydextrose) were analyzed by methylation analysis, 1H NMR spectroscopy, ESI-MSn, TLC, and capillary electrophoresis (CE/UV). Partly complementary and partly corroborative results were obtained by these methods yielding a comprehensive overview about the various degrees of complexity and special structural features. Methylation analysis enabled the most detailed quantitative evaluation of glycosidic linkage positions and branching pattern, and detection of furanosyl residues. 1H NMR spectroscopy provided additional information on anomeric configuration. By ESI-IT-MS up to DP 13, for doubly charged up to DP 22 was detected. Glucitol residues in polydextrose as well as anhydrosugar formation in thermally treated glucans could also be recognized from the mass spectra. Furthermore, MS2 of the disaccharide portion gave insights into the linkage positions present in the glucan mixture. Electrophoresis of ANTS-labeled oligosaccharides showed the DP-resolved differences of complexity and was the most powerful method to identify the type of glucan by its CE-fingerprint.