Accessing the biocompatibility of layered double hydroxide by intramuscular implantation: histological and microcirculation evaluation.

Biocompatibility of layered double hydroxides (LDHs), also known as hydrotalcite-like materials or double metal hydroxides, was investigated by in vivo assays via intramuscular tablets implantation in rat abdominal wall. The tablets were composed by chloride ions intercalated into LDH of magnesium/aluminum (Mg2Al-Cl) and zinc/aluminum (Zn2Al-Cl). The antigenicity and tissue integration capacity of LDHs were assessed histologically after 7 and 28 days post-implantation. No fibrous capsule nearby the LDH was noticed for both materials as well any sign of inflammatory reactions. Sidestream Dark Field imaging, used to monitor in real time the microcirculation in tissues, revealed overall integrity of the microcirculatory network neighboring the tablets, with no blood flow obstruction, bleeding and/or increasing of leukocyte endothelial adhesion. After 28 days Mg2Al-Cl promoted multiple collagen invaginations (mostly collagen type-I) among its fragments while Zn2Al-Cl induced predominantly collagen type-III. This work supports previous results in the literature about LDHs compatibility with living matter, endorsing them as functional materials for biomedical applications.

Influência dos veículos aquoso e oleoso na difusão do hidróxido de bário através da dentina: estudo in vitro / Influence of aqueous and oily vehicles in diffusion of barium hydroxide through dentin: in vitro study

Dez dentes humanos unirradiculares foram limpos e modelados com a técnica telescópica e irrigados com solução de NaOCl a 5,25 por cento. A Smear Layer foi removida com irrigação de ácido cítrico a 10 por cento. Em seguida os dentes foram divididos em dois grupos (grupo A e grupo B), cada um com 5 espécimes. No grupo A os condutos foram preenchidos com hidróxido de bário e óleo de oliva (L & C). No grupo B os condutos foram preenchidos com uma pasta de hidróxido de bário e soro fisiológico. Os dentes foram armazenados em água destilada e deionizada, em estufa a 37ºC durante os 28 dias. Depois foram analisados pela sonda EDX (Espectometria por Dispersão de Partículas) acoplada ao MEV (Microscópio Eletrônico de Varredura) e quantificado o percentual de difusão do hidróxido de bário através da dentina. O grupo B apresentou maior difusão de hidróxido de bário que o grupo A (P = 0,02)

Bioavailability, biodistribution, and toxicity of BioZn-AAS(1): a new zinc source. comparative studies in rats.

Food fortification with a proper zinc compound is an economic and effective strategy to prevent zinc deficiency. BioZn-AAS, a zinc gluconate stabilized with glycine, was compared with zinc sulfate (reference standard), zinc hydroxide, and zinc gluconate, all of them labeled with (65)Zn. This preclinical study was performed on Sprague-Dawley rats of both sexes, and the administered dose was 85 microg/kg of zinc. Bioavailability studies showed that absorption of BioZn-AAS was not statistically different than absorption from other sources in female rats (25.65% +/- 2.20% for BioZn-AAS, 28.24% +/- 4. 60% for ZnSO(4), 24.91% +/- 4.02% for Zn[OH](2), and 25.51% +/- 2. 70% for Zn-gluconate). In the case of the male rats, absorption of BioZn-AAS (27.97% +/- 4.20%) was higher (P<0.05) than that from the other compounds (23.15% +/- 2.90% for ZnSO(4), 22.62% +/- 3.90% for Zn[OH](2), and 22.30% +/- 3.90% for Zn-gluconate). Biodistribution studies demonstrated that the zinc from BioZn-AAS followed the same metabolic pathway as zinc from the other sources. Toxicity studies were performed with 50 female and 50 male rats. The value of oral lethal dose 50 (LD(50)) was 2000 mg/kg for female rats and 1900 mg/kg for male rats. Therefore, we conclude that BioZn-AAS has adequate properties to be considered a proper zinc compound for food fortification or dietary supplementation.

Dispersöes de carboximetilcelulose e hidroxietilcelulose como veículos estruturados esterilizados: comportamento reológico versus esterilizaçäo pelo calor úmido (AU) / Dispersions of carboxymethylcellulose and hidroxyethylcellulose as structured and sterilized vehicles: rheological behaviour versus moist heat Sterilization method (AU)

Investigou-se comparativamente o comportamento reológico de dispersöes de carboximetilcelulose sódica A.V. e Hidroxietilcelulose (cellosize-QP 15MH) a 0,5, 1,0, e 2,0 por cento, considerando o efeito produzido pelo aquecimento em processos de esterilizaçäo que aplicam calor úmido (vapor sob pressäo e vapor fluente). Procurou-se quantificar o comportamento reológico, antes e após processos de esterilizaçäo, objetivando qualificar os referidos produtos no que tange à sua aplicaçäo na forma de veículos estruturados esterilizados. Os resultados evidenciaram que: a) as dispersöes consideradas apresentaram uma similar perda de consistência independentemente do método de esterilizaçäo aplicado; b) apesar de diminuiçäo de consistência, as características reológicas, concernentes à pseudoplasticidade e tixotropia, foram relativamente bem mantidas; c) as dispersöes apresentaram diferentes graus de reversibilidade de consistência com nítidas vantagens para as dispersöes de hidroxietilcelulose