简介：Estrogendeficiencyhasbeenproposedasariskfactorforalveolarboneloss,butwhetherornotestrogenwillinflucencethebonerebuiltingprocessduringorthodontictoothmovementandwhatthemechanismsinvolvedremainunclear.Thepaperaimstoprovidenewinformationthatmayelucidatethemodulatoryeffectofestrogenonthebone-resorbingcytokinesRANKLanditsanti-resorptivefactorOPGsecrectedbyHPLFswhicharealreadyforce-stimulated.TheexpressionofOPGmRNAisrisingaftermechanicalloadingeitherwithorwithoutstimulatedbyestrogenbefore.ButHPDLcellsexposuredtoestrogenfor24hbeforeloadedtendtoexpressmoreOPGmRNA.Comparedwiththeno-estrogengroup,theinhibittrendofRANKLmRNAismuchmoreapparentinwith-estrogengroup.Moreover,estrogenandmechanicforcetime-dependentlyincreasedOPGexpressionandattenuatedtheRANKLexpression.

简介：Curcumin,adietaryphytochemical,exhibitsmultifunctionalnaturalproductwithregulatoryeffectsoninflammation.However,thepoorbioavailabilitylimitsitsclinicalapplications.Thus,wedesignedandsynthesizedanovelmonocarbonylanalogueofcurcuminB7andtheirinhibitionagainstmonocytechemotacticprotein-1（MCP-1）andinterleukin-8（IL-8）releasewasevaluatedinH2O2-stimulatedhumanvascularendothelialcells（ECs）inadose-responsivemanner,whileexhibitingnocytotoxicityinECs.Takentogether,theseinsightsonthenovelcompoundB7mayserveaspotentialagentsforthetreatmentofatherosclerosis.