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In the present work, boron‐acrylate/Santa Barbara Amorphous (SBA)‐15 polymer composite was synthesized using free radical polymerization method. Firstly, SBA‐15 was functionalized with 3‐(trimethoxysilyl)propyl methacrylate to obtain chemically bonded boron acrylate (BAc) polymer on the SBA‐15 surface. The structural analysis was evaluated via Fourier‐transform infrared spectroscopy and solid‐state nuclear magnetic resonance 13C. Samples were also characterized by using scanning electron microscopy, X‐ray powder diffraction, N2 adsorption/desorption and thermogravimetric analysis. In order to examine the BAc polymers in the mesopores, the silica framework was removed via hydrofluoric acid etching process. The results indicated that the synthesis of boron‐acrylate/SBA‐15 polymer composite was performed successfully. Thermal stabilities of the composites were higher with greater amounts of BAc polymer in mesopores under oxidative conditions.

Hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) is group of a rare neurodegenerative disorder with both genetically and clinically diverse neurologic features. Indeed, disease progression is varying greatly within the different forms and current treatment modalities are exclusively symptomatic for HSP. Tremor in HSP patients is only mentioned with rare case reports, so treatment option is lack in clinical ground. We reported a case of a HSP-15 girl with a previously reported novel mutation of SPG15 complained of a life disturbing tremor and topiramate as a drug therapy for tremor in our HSP patient.

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ObjectivesTo test the effect of locally delivered doxycycline (DOX) administered 2 weeks prior to minimally invasive periodontal regeneration in terms of presurgical inflammatory status and cytokine expression profile in the gingival crevicular fluid (GCF). Secondary aim was to assess the early wound healing index (EHI) at 2 weeks after surgery.BackgroundIt is hypothesized that healing after periodontal regeneration is dependent on preoperative soft tissue condition, and that local antibiotics may improve the site‐specific inflammatory status at short time.MethodsSites associated with periodontal intrabony defects requiring regenerative surgery and showing bleeding on probing (BoP) were included. At T0, experimental sites were randomly treated with subgingival instrumentation with or without topic DOX application. After 2 weeks (T1), defects were approached by means of minimally invasive surgical technique. GCF was sampled at both T0 and T1 for inflammatory biomarker analysis. Two weeks after surgery, the EHI was evaluated (T2).ResultsForty‐four patients were included. At T1, the number of BoP+ sites was statistically significantly less in the test group (27.3% vs. 72.7%; p < .01). The total amount of interleukin (IL)‐1β (p < .001), matrix‐metalloproteinases (MMP)‐8 (p < .001), and MMP‐9 (p = .010) in the GCF significantly decreased in the test group at T1, with relevant differences compared to controls. At T2, the EHI had an average value of 1.45 ± 0.86 in the test group while in the control, it was 2.31 ± 1.43 (p = .027). A statistically significantly positive correlation was observed between the amount of IL‐1β and MMP‐9 and EHI scores.ConclusionsWithin the limitations of this study, sites treated with DOX showed improved clinical and molecular inflammatory parameters before surgery, as well as soft tissue healing 2 weeks after surgery.