introduction: one of the major contributing factors, which may cause failure of endodontic treatment, is the presence of residual microorganisms in the root canal system. for years, most dentists have been using calcium hydroxide (ch) as the intracanal medicament between treatment sessions to eliminate remnant microorganisms. reducing the size of ch particles into nanoparticles enhances the pen...

the cytotoxic activity of natural killer cells is usually tested by radioactive assay csi cr release assay), which detects the release of cytoplasmic contents after plasma membrane disintegration of dying cells. in contrast to this indirect evaluation of cytotoxicity, the assessment of cell damage by flow cytometry aims to provide a more exact characterization of the death pathway via detection...

This in vitro study evaluated the detrimental effect of acute gamma (γ)-irradiation on rat immature hippocampal neurons. Rat immature hippocampal neurons (0.5 day in vitro) were irradiated with 0~4 Gy γ-rays. Cytotoxicity was analyzed using a lactate dehydrogenase release assay at 24 h after γ-irradiation. Radiation-induced cytotoxicity in immature hippocampal neurons increased in a dose-depend...

background: endodontic sealers usually come in contact with adjacent tissues and their biocompatibility is key in a successful treatment. the purpose of this study was to assess the cytotoxicity of three resin-based sealers, namely ah plus, endorez, and epiphany in set and fresh states on an l929 cell line. materials and methods: in this in vitro experimental study, the materials were mixed acc...

objective: immunotoxins (its) have been developed for the treatment of cancer, and comprise of antibodies linked to toxins. also vascular endothelial growth factor (vegf) plays a key role in tumor angiogenesis, and the blockade of vegf receptor-2 (vegfr2) inhibits angiogenesis and tumor growth. the aim of this study was to produce anti-vegfr2/rpe (pseudomonas exotoxin) 38 it to test its cytotox...