Periodontitis is accompanied by inflammation that causes dysregulation of the Wnt/β-catenin and TGF-β signaling pathways. This leads to a violation of the homeostasis of periodontal tissues. Components of the extracellular matrix (ECM) are an important part of biomaterials used for the repair of periodontal tissue. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the components of the effect of ECM (hyaluronic acid (HA), fibronectin (Fn), and laminin (Lam)) on the osteogenic and odontogenic differentiation of periodontal ligament stem cells (PDLSCs) in the collagen I hydrogel under conditions of disruption of the Wnt/β-catenin and TGF-β signaling pathways. The study showed that the addition of components of the ECM restored the expression of odontogenic markers in PDLSCs, which was absent during inhibition of the canonical Wnt signaling pathway, and their multidirectional effect on the secretion of transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) and bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP-2). Fn and Lam suppressed the expression of odontogenic markers in PDLSCs against the background of inhibition of the TGF-β signaling pathway. The addition of HA under the conditions of the TGF-β signaling pathway improved BMP-2 secretion, preserving odontogenic differentiation. Thus, our results demonstrated that disruption of the Wnt/β-catenin and TGF-β signaling pathways causes disorders in the differentiation of PDLSCs, preventing the regeneration of periodontal tissues. This should be taken into account when developing multicomponent scaffolds that recapitulate the ECM microenvironment at endogenic regeneration of the periodontium. Inclusion of hyaluronic acid as one of these components may enhance the therapeutic effect of such biomaterials.

In recent years, the arrival of the immunotherapy industry has introduced the possibility of providing transformative, durable, and potentially curative outcomes for various forms of malignancies. However, further research has shown that there are a number of issues that significantly reduce the effectiveness of immunotherapy, especially in solid tumors. First of all, these problems are related to the protective mechanisms of the tumor and its microenvironment. Currently, major efforts are focused on overcoming protective mechanisms by using different adoptive cell therapy variants and modifications of genetically engineered constructs. In addition, a complex workforce is required to develop and implement these treatments. To overcome these significant challenges, innovative strategies and approaches are necessary to engineer more powerful variations of immunotherapy with improved antitumor activity and decreased toxicity. In this review, we discuss recent innovations in immunotherapy aimed at improving clinical efficacy in solid tumors, as well as strategies to overcome the limitations of various immunotherapies.

We designed 0D, 1D, and 2D supramolecular assemblies made of diaryliodonium salts (functioning as double σ-hole donors) and carboxylates (as σ-hole acceptors). The association was based on two charge-supported halogen bonds (XB), which occurred between IIII sites of the iodonium cations and the carboxylate anions. The sequential introduction of the carboxylic groups in the aryl ring of the benzoic acid added a dimension to the 0D supramolecular organization of the benzoate, which furnished 1D-chained and 2D-layered structures when terephthalate and trimesate anions, correspondingly, were applied as XB acceptors. The structure-directing XB were studied using DFT calculations under periodic boundary conditions and were followed by the one-electron-potential analysis and the Bader atoms-in-molecules topological analysis of electron density. These theoretical methods confirmed the existence of the XB and verified the philicities of the interaction partners in the designed solid-state structures.

Halogen bonding (HaB) is a weak interaction that assists in the recognition of nucleophilic molecules. However, HaB elements are currently under-investigated as a part of functional materials in separation science. Herein, we develop a novel approach for introducing HaB elements into UiO-66 to fine-tune the adsorption properties toward chlorobenzenes (CBs). A series of UiO-66 containing various contents of 2-iodoterephtalic acid (I-TA) (0%, 33%, 50%, 67%, and 100%) was prepared, characterized, and applied for the selective removal of CB contaminants from nonchlorinated aromatic analogues that cannot be separated by common distillation. Investigation of the structure-property relationship revealed that the highest adsorption capacity was achieved in the case of UiO-66 loaded with 50% I-TA (UiO-66-Iopt), and this was attributed to the balance between the number of HaB elements and the surface area of the UiO-66 structure. According to density functional theory calculations, the formation of a conjugate between dichlorobenzene and UiO-66-Iopt was more energetically favorable (up to 1.7 kcal/mol) than that of the corresponding conjugate with UiO-66. The formation of HaBs was experimentally verified by UV-vis, Raman, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopies. To obtain functional materials for separation applications, waste polyethylene terephthalate (PET) was used as a support and feedstock for the surface-assisted growth of UiO-66-Iopt. The as-prepared PET@UiO-66-Iopt exhibited a close-to-perfect selectivity and reusability for the separation of a wide range of CBs from nonchlorinated aromatic analogues.

Regeneration of periodontal tissues requires an integrated approach to the restoration of the periodontal ligament, cementum, and alveolar bone surrounding the teeth. Current strategies in endogenous regenerative dentistry widely use biomaterials, in particular the decellularized extracellular matrix (dECM), to facilitate the recruitment of populations of resident cells into damaged tissues and stimulate their proliferation and differentiation. The purpose of our study was to evaluate the effect of the exogenous components of the extracellular matrix (hyaluronic acid, laminin, fibronectin) on the differentiation of periodontal ligament stem cells (PDLSCs) cultured with dECM (combinations of decellularized tooth matrices and periodontal ligament) in a 3D collagen I hydrogel. The immunohistochemical expression of various markers in PDLSCs was assessed quantitatively and semi-quantitatively on paraffin sections. The results showed that PDLSCs cultured under these conditions for 14 days exhibited phenotypic characteristics consistent with osteoblast-like and odontoblast-like cells. This potential has been demonstrated by the expression of osteogenic differentiation markers (OC, OPN, ALP) and odontogenic markers (DSPP). This phenomenon corresponds to the in vivo state of the periodontal ligament, in which cells at the interface between bone and cementum tend to differentiate into osteoblasts or cementoblasts. The addition of fibronectin to the dECM most effectively induces the differentiation of PDLSCs into osteoblast-like and odontoblast-like cells under 3D culture conditions. Therefore, this bioengineered construct has a high potential for future use in periodontal tissue regeneration.

The regeneration of periodontal tissues is a decisive factor in the treatment of periodontitis. Currently, to achieve complete periodontal regeneration, many studies have evaluated the effectiveness of decellularized tissue-engineered constructs on periodontal regeneration. We studied the possibilities of osteogenic and odontogenic differentiation of periodontal progenitor and stem cells (SCs) of the periosteum and periodontal ligament, in decellularized tooth matrix (dTM) and periodontal ligament (dPDL), in 2D and 3D culture. The cell culture of periodontal cells without decellularized matrices was used as control. On the 14th day of cultivation of PDLSCs, PSCs, and PDLSCs + PSCs on dTM and/or dPDL scaffolds in 2D conditions, in all scaffold variants, a dense monolayer of spindle-shaped cells was intensely stained for markers of osteogenic differentiation, such as osteopontin and osteocalcin. Periodontal cells in the collagen I hydrogel (3D-dimensional culture) were more diverse in shape and, in combination of dTM and dPDL, in addition to osteogenic expression, expressed dentin sialophosphoprotein, an odontogenic differentiation marker. Thus, collagen I hydrogel contributed to the formation of conditions similar to those in vivo, and the combination of dTM with dPDL apparently formed a microenvironment that promoted osteogenic and odontogenic differentiation of periodontal cells.

Magnetically responsive composite polymer scaffolds have good potential for a variety of biomedical applications. In this work, electrospun composite scaffolds made of polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) and magnetite (Fe3O4) particles (MPs) were studied before and after degradation in either PBS or a lipase solution. MPs of different sizes with high saturation magnetization were synthesized by the coprecipitation method followed by coating with citric acid (CA). Nanosized MPs were prone to magnetite-maghemite phase transformation during scaffold fabrication, as revealed by Raman spectroscopy; however, for CA-functionalized nanoparticles, the main phase was found to be magnetite, with some traces of maghemite. Submicron MPs were resistant to the magnetite-maghemite phase transformation. MPs did not significantly affect the morphology and diameter of PHB fibers. The scaffolds containing CA-coated MPs lost 0.3 or 0.2% of mass in the lipase solution and PBS, respectively, whereas scaffolds doped with unmodified MPs showed no mass changes after 1 month of incubation in either medium. In all electrospun scaffolds, no alterations of the fiber morphology were observed. Possible mechanisms of the crystalline-lamellar-structure changes in hybrid PHB/Fe3O4 scaffolds during hydrolytic and enzymatic degradation are proposed. It was revealed that particle size and particle surface functionalization affect the mechanical properties of the hybrid scaffolds. The addition of unmodified MPs increased scaffolds' ultimate strength but reduced elongation at break after the biodegradation, whereas simultaneous increases in both parameters were observed for composite scaffolds doped with CA-coated MPs. The highest saturation magnetization─higher than that published in the literature─was registered for composite PHB scaffolds doped with submicron MPs. All PHB scaffolds proved to be biocompatible, and the ones doped with nanosized MPs yielded faster proliferation of rat mesenchymal stem cells. In addition, all electrospun scaffolds were able to support angiogenesis in vivo at 30 days after implantation in Wistar rats.

An approach called cell-free therapy has rapidly developed in regenerative medicine over the past decade. Understanding the molecular mechanisms and signaling pathways involved in the internal potential of tissue repair inspires the development of new strategies aimed at controlling and enhancing these processes during regeneration. The use of stem cell mobilization, or homing for regeneration based on endogenous healing mechanisms, prompted a new concept in regenerative medicine: endogenous regenerative medicine. The application of cell-free therapeutic agents leading to the recruitment/homing of endogenous stem cells has advantages in overcoming the limitations and risks associated with cell therapy. In this review, we discuss the potential of cell-free products such as the decellularized extracellular matrix, growth factors, extracellular vesicles and miRNAs in endogenous bone and dental regeneration.

We carried out a comparative study of the features of osteogenesis from the progenitor osteogenic periosteal cells in rabbit and human. At the initial stages, high osteogenic potential of both human and rabbit periosteal cells was observed. However, at the later stages, the cell response favors resorption of the new bone tissue formed from periosteal cells in rabbits, but does not affect the bone tissue formed from human progenitor osteogenic periosteal cells. These functional characteristics of rabbit periosteal cells should be considered when planning the experiment.

Therapeutic antibodies are implicated into the very promising and fast growing area of pharmaceutics. Human hybridoma technology, allowing generation of natural human antibodies in a native form, seems to be the most direct way that require no additional modifications for production of therapeutic antibodies. However, technical difficulties in human hybridoma creation discovered in the 80s of the last century have switched the mainstream therapeutic antibody development into new directions like display and transgenic mice techniques. These approaches have provided remarkable achievements in antibody engineering within last 15 years, but also revealed other limitations. Thus, it is time to turn back to forgotten human hybridoma technology. In this review, we describe new advances in all components of human hybridoma technology and discuss challenges in generating novel therapeutic mABs based on hybridoma technologies.

The urgency of the problem under investigation is reasoned by insufficient study of problems of offenses prevention, the causes of crime in different historical epochs. In this regard, this paper aims to identify the features of the genesis and evolution of the largest areas of criminological concepts: from moral and religious, social and biological beliefs to the level of political positions. The leading methods to the study of this problem is the historical method, which allowed to reveal the historical stages of development of criminological sciences, as well as the modeling method which allowed to consider the problem solving of crime prevention as a purposeful and organized process for improving the professional and general cultural and development of special competencies of criminologists experts needed them to deal effectively with the major causes of crime in modern society. The main results of the paper are: the rationale for considering criminology itself as extremely complex science, engaged in a comprehensive study of the nature of crime, as well as all other phenomena and processes that can facilitate or hinder their fulfillment; justification of criminology as an independent subsystem of the criminal law policy of the modern state. On the basis of research the authors conclude that there is no possibility of domination in the modern society of any one of the main directions in the study of the causes of crime and the need to consider the most criminology as extremely complex science dealing with comprehensive study of the nature of the crime and as well as all other phenomena and processes that can facilitate or hinder their fulfillment. Considering criminology as an important component of the fight against crime, the government has always faced with the problem of self-identification of criminology as a science or as a form of human activity, either as a State policy. This is evidenced a historical analysis of the main stages in the development of criminological views conducted by the authors. Paper Submissions may be useful for further study of issues of crime prevention, the causes of crime, as well as for scientific study of problem of self-identification of criminology as a science or as a form of human activity, either as a State policy.

Aim: to examine the therapeutic efficiency of melanin administered to mice after irradiation at lethal and sublethal doses. Material and methods: Survival and hematological states were studied on CD-1 mice receiving on acute or fractionated whole-body doses on X-rays or gamma-irradiation. Melanin soluble was given with water ad libitum from the first to the 30th-day after irradiation. Results. It was shown that melanin produced a significant therapeutic and protective-therapeutic action against acute radiation injury in the dose range 6,5-7,5 Gy (LD80-LD under our conditions). Cumulative survival melanin treated mice was increased to 14,4%, in control group — 1,9%. After fractionated injury (1 Gy daily, total dose 10 Gy) all mice which consumed melanin remained alive, versus 43,7% in control. Melanin decreased radiation-induced damage and stimulated the hematopoiesis recovery after sublethal exposure (5Gy). Conclusion. The results permit to regard melanin as a therapeutic agent for treatment of radiation injuries.

The performed investigation showed that Escherichia -based infection along with radiogenic stress is characterized with infection process aggravation accompanied by summing pathogen affecting factors (additive affect) having hemotoxic, oxidation effect, apoptotic destruction of immunocompetent and hemogoethic cells, lack of antioxidant security system thus causing higher death rate by exposure to two pathogen kinds. Parenteral and oral application of the “Pabisort” composite preparation based on polyclonal antibodies (poliglobulins), beekeeping products, probiotic microorganism metabolites and mineral sorbent resulted in modification of radiation and biological exposure with increased survival rate of animals both infected with escherichiosis and radiation sickness by inhibiting pathogen hematotoxic, oxidating, apoptotic and immunotoxic effect.

Aim: to examine the therapeutic efficiency of melanin administered to mice after irradiation at lethal and sublethal doses. Material and methods: Survival and hematological states were studied on CD-1 mice receiving on acute or fractionated whole-body doses on X-rays or gamma-irradiation. Melanin soluble was given with water ad libitum from the first to the 30th-day after irradiation. Results. It was shown that melanin produced a significant therapeutic and protective-therapeutic action against acute radiation injury in the dose range 6,5-7,5 Gy (LD80-LD under our conditions). Cumulative survival melanin treated mice was increased to 14,4%, in control group — 1,9%. After fractionated injury (1 Gy daily, total dose 10 Gy) all mice which consumed melanin remained alive, versus 43,7% in control. Melanin decreased radiation-induced damage and stimulated the hematopoiesis recovery after sublethal exposure (5Gy). Conclusion. The results permit to regard melanin as a therapeutic agent for treatment of radiation injuries.

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For investigation of urine microflora in mice we offered to use paper disks. This new method was tested in finding of infection on the mice (CBAxC57BI) F1 after total body v-irradiation at 6,5 Gr (LD80/30). The paper disks were impreg- nated with one drop of urine, placed on surface Endo media, incubate in thermostat (37°C) in during 1-2 days and numbers of positive crops (Esch. coli, Proteus, Enterococcus, were indicated. It was shown that after irradiation the numbers of positive probes increased. The test displayed that the method is easy, economic and demonstrative.

For investigation of urine microflora in mice we offered to use paper disks. This new method was tested in finding of infection on the mice (CBAxC57BI) F1 after total body v-irradiation at 6,5 Gr (LD80/30). The paper disks were impregnated with one drop of urine, placed on surface Endo media, incubate in thermostat (37°C) in during 1-2 days and numbers of positive crops (Esch. coli, Proteus, Enterococcus, were indicated. It was shown that after irradiation the numbers of positive probes increased. The test displayed that the method is easy, economic and demonstrative.