Characteristic of Ultrastructure of Mice B16 Melanoma Cells under the Influence of Different Lighting Regimes.

Circadian rhythms of physiological processes, constantly being in a state of dynamic equilibrium and plastically associated with changes in environmental conditions, are the basis of homeostasis of an organism of human and other mammals. Violation of circadian rhythms due to significant disturbances in parameters of main environmental effectors (desynchronosis) leads to the development of pathological conditions and a more severe course of preexisting pathologies. We conducted the study of the ultrastructure of cells of mice transplantable malignant melanoma B16 under the condition of normal (fixed) lighting regime and under the influence of constant lighting. Results of the study show that melanoma B16 under fixed light regime represents a characteristic picture of this tumor-predominantly intact tissue with safe junctions of large, functionally active cells with highly irregular nuclei, developed organelles and a relatively low content of melanin. The picture of the B16 melanoma tissue structure and the ultrastructure of its cells under the action of constant lighting stand in marked contrast to the group with fixed light: under these conditions the tumor exhibits accelerated growth, a significant number of cells in the state of apoptosis and necrosis, ultrastructural signs of degradation of the structure and functions, and signs of embryonization of cells with the background of adaptation to oxygen deficiency.

Crystal structure and Hirshfeld surface analysis of 1-(2-fluoro-phen-yl)-1H-tetra-zole-5(4H)-thione.

In the crystal of the title compound, C7H5FN4S, the mol-ecules are non-planar, with dihedral angle formed by least-squares planes of tetra-zole and benzene rings of 59.94 (8) °. The crystal packing is formed by N-H⋯S hydrogen bonds, which link the mol-ecules into centrosymmetric dimers with an R 2 2(8) ring motif, and by the offset face-to-face π-π stacking inter-actions between the benzene rings, which join the dimers into layers parallel to (100). The Hirshfeld surface analysis shows that the most important contributions to the surface contacts are from N⋯H/H⋯N (21.9%), S⋯H/H⋯S (21.1%), H⋯H (14.6%), F⋯H/H⋯F (11.8%) and C⋯H/H⋯C (9.5%) inter-actions.

[Ten-year results of abdominal aortic and great vessels aneurysms management]. / Desiatiletnie rezul'taty lecheniia bol'nykh s anevrizmami briushnoi aorty i magistral'nykh arterii.

AIM: To present own 10-year experience of abdominal aortic and great vessels aneurysms management. MATERIAL AND METHODS: There were 369 patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) for the period 1995-2016 at the Yaroslavl Regional Clinical Hospital. 25% of patients suffered from abdominal aortic and great vessels aneurysms. Mean age was 70.3±7.5. There were 79 (86%) men and 13 (14%) women. 93 patients had 212 aneurysms of other sites besides AAA (from 1 to 6 aneurysms in each case). 63 (68%) patients have been treated and followed-up for the period from 1 to 10 years (mean 105±11.8 months). RESULTS: 1-, 5-, 8- and 10-year survival after AAA repair was 98%, 81%, 54% and 38% respectively. CONCLUSION: The common complications of great vessels aneurysms are distal thrombosis and embolism (40%). Ruptures of aneurysms are less common (13%). These complications require active surgical tactics that allows to preserve the limbs in 85% of patients. Progressive nature of disease in overwhelming numbers of patients (95%) with aneurysms enlargement and their occurrence in other sites requires regular lifelong clinical examination with mandatory ultrasound 2 times per year.

Inhibition of the Expression of Inducible NO Synthase by Neuroactive Amino Acid Derivatives Phenibut and Glufimet In Vitro and Ex Vivo.

The effects of glufimet and phenibut (glutamic acid and GABA derivatives, respectively) on concentration of inducible NO synthase and cGMP in LPS-activated mouse peritoneal macrophages and on NO end products in their culture medium were examined in vitro and ex vivo. Addition of LPS into culture medium elevated concentration of NO metabolites in this medium and increased concentration of inducible NO synthase and cGMP in the lysates of peritoneal macrophages, whereas incubation of the cells with examined agents applied at concentration of 10-5 M diminished these indices. Similar results were obtained with intraperitoneal injection of LPS, glufimet, and phenibut. In culture medium containing peritoneal macrophages from the mice injected with LPS (100 µg/kg), the concentrations of inducible NO synthase and cGMP as well as the total concentration of nitrite and nitrate ions increased, whereas in culture medium with the cells from LPS-exposed mice treated with glufimet (28.7 mg/kg) and phenibut (50 mg/kg) these indices significantly decreased.

[Protective effects of a new glutamic acid derivative against stress after nNOS blockade]. / Stressprotektornoe deistvie novogo proizvodnogo glutaminovoi kisloty pri blokade neironal'noi NO-sintazy.

We studied the effects of a new glutamic acid derivative, glufimet, on oxidative stress, activity of antioxidant enzymes, mitochondrial respiration, endothelial vasodilation and anti-platelet activity in female rats after exposure to 24-hour immobilization pain stress and 7-nitroindazole, a neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) inhibitor. A single dose administration of glufimet (29 mg/kg intraperitoneally) 10 minutes before stress exposure caused a decrease of NO metabolites in serum (by 27.2%) and heart homogenate (33.5% (p£0.05), respectively, compared with the control group. Administration of 7-nitroindazole with glufimet also decreased the studied parameters by 14.3% in the heart homogenate and by 30,3% in the brain (p£0.05) compared with stress exposed rats receiving only the nNOS inhibitor. Glufimet decreased the levels of primary and secondary products of lipid peroxidation (LPO), conjugated dienes by 20% (p£0.05) and 17.3% (p£0.05), ketodienes by 16% and 13.7%, malondialdehyde by 15% (p£0.05) and 26.6% (p£0.05) in the heart and brain mitochondria of stress exposed rats, respectively, compared with the control group. Glufimet administration also increased SOD activity (by 14.4% and 13.1%, respectively), catalase (by 19% and 26.8%, respectively) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) activity (by 45.5% (p£0.05) and 7.3%, respectively). The antioxidant effect of glufimet may be also attributed to increased coupling between the processes of mitochondria respiration and oxidative phosphorylation. This was evidenced by an increase in the respiratory control ratio (RCR) (by 46.0% (p£0.05) for malate/glutamate and by 49,7% (p£0.05) for succinate) in the heart mitochondria. A statistically significant increase in RCR (by 37.3% (p£0.05)) was observed in stress exposed female rat brain mitochondria for succinate. RCRs differed significantly for succinate in the heart and brain of rats receiving glufimet after nNOS blockade. RCR increased by 62.3% (p£0.05) in the heart mitochondria and by 72.2% (p£0.05) in the brain mitochondria compared with the RCRs in stress exposed rats receiving 7-nitroindazole.

[CHANGES OF THE OXIDATIVE STATUS, MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTION, BLOOD PRESSURE AND INDICATORS OF HEMOSTASIS IN STRESSED ANIMALS AND IN THE CONDITIONS OF NO-SYNTHASE BLOCKADE].

Changes in the metabolism of female rats hanging by cervical dorsal skin fold within 24 hours were examined. It was found that stress exposure results in an increase of the concentration of the final nitric oxide metabolites in the blood serum and homogenates of the heart and brain of animals, intensification of processes peroxidation lipids and mitochondrial dysfunction in these organs. Thus increase of mean arterial blood pressure by 18.9 % from baseline and violation of platelet and plasma components of hemostasis. Inhibitor of neuronal NO-synthase 7-nitroindazole in the dose of 50 mg/kg aggravates of the studied parameters changes. Administration of an animal selective inhibitor of inducible NOS aminoguanidine (50 mg / kg) contributes to limiting the damaging effects of stress reaction.

[REMOTE 3-YEAR RESULTS OF APPLICATION OF <> WAYS OF REVASCULARIZATION IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC ISCHEMIA OF LOWER EXTREMITIES].

There are several ways of <> revascularization such as revascularizated osteotrepanation of shinbone and lumbar sympathectomy (LS) for treatment of patients with chronic ischemia of lower extremities. They appeared to be sufficiently effective for the patients with II stage of the disease. Patients with critical ischemia (III stage) had persistent positive results after lumbar sympathectomy during 3-year period only in 33% of cases and using revacularized osteotrepnation - 46%. The difference in efficacy of treatment using LS and standard conservative therapy is statistically low significant, so that isn't allowed.recommending the sympathectomy for treatment of III stage ischemia. The method of revascularizated osteotrepanation of shinbone showed a reliably better result, therefore this way is reasonable to apply in surgery in case of III stage ischemia.

Genetic diversity of Mycoplasma gallisepticum field isolates using partial sequencing of the pvpA gene fragment in Russia.

The genetic diversity of the pvpA gene of Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) samples originating from commercial chickens was investigated. In the present study, we evaluated the genetic variability of 26 field samples of MG detected in commercial chickens and turkeys from 18 regions of Russia and compared them to the reference strains of MG available in GenBank. Genetic variability was evaluated by partial nucleotide sequencing of the pvpA gene, which encodes a putative cytadhesin protein. Comparisons with MG strains and isolates from the United States, Australia, China, and Iran using sequence analysis of PCR products showed that Russian MG field samples clustered more closely to each other than to the international reference MG strains. The MG pvpA sequences were found to be highly variable with a discrimination index of 0.975 for Russian field samples. No apparent cluster was found using the criteria of year or location of detection. DNA sequence polymorphism and size variation in the pvpA gene were shown among the Russian MG field samples and could be used for MG typing. These findings might help better understand the relationship among MG isolates from Russia and other countries.

Development of a duplex real-time TaqMan PCR assay with an internal control for the detection of Mycoplasma gallisepticum and Mycoplasma synoviae in clinical samples from commercial and backyard poultry.

In this study, we report the development and validation of a duplex real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay with an internal control using TaqMan-labelled probes for the detection of Mycoplasma gallisepticum and Mycoplasma synoviae (duplex MGMS PCR). The MGMS PCR was highly specific with a sensitivity of 7 and 1 colony-forming units/ml for M. gallisepticum and M. synoviae, respectively, using dilution of pure culture that corresponds to 34 and 29 DNA copies per reaction. Validation of the assay was completed with 260 and 27 pooled samples (tracheal swabs) from commercial chickens and turkeys, respectively, with potential M. gallisepticum and M. synoviae involvement and 42 samples (palatine cleft swabs) from backyard geese and ducks. Using isolation as the gold standard, the MGMS PCR was more sensitive than isolation and the analytical sensitivity was 0.944 and 0.958 for M. gallisepticum and M. synoviae, respectively. In comparison with a gapA-based assay (gapA PCR) and a 16S rRNA-based assay (16S PCR) for M. gallisepticum and M. synoviae, respectively, the results agreed for 94.5% and 96.6%, respectively. The use of the internal control allowed monitoring of proper extraction and inhibition of amplification that was detected in 12 samples. The duplex MGMS PCR was shown to be superior to the presently reported real-time PCR assays in terms of combination of sensitivity, specificity and capacity of detection of more than one target in a single tube. In conclusion, the duplex MGMS PCR was highly specific, sensitive, and reproducible and could be used on clinical samples from commercial chickens, turkeys and backyard poultry including ducks and geese.

Determination of efficacy of rabies vaccine in the Saratov region.

The most complicated situation concerning rabies is seen in the Saratov region. The basic reservoir of rabies in this region is wild carnivores. A study was conduted in three districts of the Saratov region to define the efficiency of measures taken with the "Sinrab" rabies vaccine containing "RV-97" used for oral immunisation of wild animals. As a result of the experiment it was established that specific prevention of rabies in wildlife in enzootic territories resulted in a decrease of rabies cases.

Detection of antibodies to avian infectious bronchitis virus by a recombinant nucleocapsid protein-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.

The recombinant antigen obtained by cloning and expressing two IBV nucleocapsid protein fragments (143-414 aa, 281-414 aa) in Escherichia coli was used for the detection of avian infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) specific antibodies in chicken sera by the indirect ELISA (rNpIBV-ELISA). As a result of testing 1524 serum samples the diagnostic sensitivity and specificity of rNpIBV-ELISA when comparing those of the routine whole IBV ELISA have been shown to be 93.81% and 87.36%, respectively. The agreement value was 91.5%.

[Biological properties of the chick infectious bronchitis virus isolated in Russia].

A field chick infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) was isolated from the pathological material on chick embryos. The nucleotide sequence of the S1 gene was determined and comparatively analyzed with some sequences of this gene of foreign and Russian vaccine strains and isolates. A cross-neutralization test using sera to various IBV seroptypes was performed. The isolate was shown to antigenically differ from the reference strains. Bioassay was carried out, by using one-day chicks and the immunogenic properties of the virus were investigated.

[Prediction of cerebral stroke using an expert system].

An expert system of cerebral stroke prediction (ESCSP) has been developed. The ESCSP is a Windows supported software based on Bayes formula applied for determination of probability of stroke as well as for estimation of a risk for different types of blood circulation disturbances (ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke). The prediction is possible according to three sets of risk factors: 15, 25 and 52. The study of patients with different types of cerebral stroke has demonstrated high accuracy of the developed ESCSP software.

[Functional anatomy of lymphangion].

This paper reviews the results of the studies performed mainly by the Russian anatomists on the functional anatomy of lymphangion as a structural and functional unit of lymphatic vessel. One of the peculiar features of functional anatomy of lymphangion is the heterogeneity of its structures (myocytes, endothelium, blood supply and innervation). The functional heterogeneity of different lymphangions, which depends on the local differences in the combination of lymph flow factors, was demonstrated. The role of lymphatic vessels is discussed on the basis of significance of lymphangion in active lymph transport. This is demonstrated by the multiple correlations between lymphangion structure, rate and type of its contractions, length of thoracic duct lymphangions and contraction type (peristaltic, rhythmic), number of lymphangions of thoracic duct and its type (presence of collaterals), form of individual variability of thoracic duct and its myoarchitecture, body mass and lymphangion volume in various animals and at different stages of ontogenesis.

[Influence of smoking on the cerebral hemodynamics and biochemical blood indices in chronic insufficiency of brain circulation]. / Vliianie kureniia na tserebral'nuiu gemodinamiku i biokhimicheskie pokazateli krovi pri khronicheskoi nedostatochnosti mozgovogo krovoobrashcheniia.

The influence of smoking on cerebral hemodynamics and biochemical blood indices has been studied in 50 male patients with chronic insufficiency of brain circulation (CIBC), aged 40-50 years, divided into 2 groups: smoking (n=26) and nonsmoking (n=24). Smoking was shown to play a substantial role in the development of discirculatory encephalopathy with atrophic brain changes, causing metabolic disturbances (a shift of acid-basic balance towards acidosis) and microcirculation disorders due to altered cerebrovascular reactivity. These alterations develop previously to hemodynamically significant atherosclerotic arteries lesion and emerge irrespective of the presence of atherosclerotic vascular changes, atherogenic shifts of lipid metabolism, disturbances of free-radical processes and platelet aggregation.

[Use of venofer for iron deficiency correction in patients undergoing programmed hemodialysis]. / Primenenie preparata "Venofer" dlia korrektsii defitsita zheleza u patsientov, nakhodiashchikhsia na programmnom gemodialize.

AIM: To study iron metabolism in patients on programmed hemodialysis (PH) in oral and intravenous administration of iron drugs; to compare clinical and financial results of using such drugs. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A two-stage trial studied iron metabolism in 158 PH patients on replacement therapy with erythropoetin. They received correction of iron deficiency with oral drugs (stage I) and venofer (stage II). RESULTS: The study of iron metabolism has found its deficiency in 2/3 patients receiving oral iron: absolute (48%) and relative (20%). Administration of venofer led to a 2-fold increase in the number of patients with normal iron metabolism. The target Hb and Ht were achieved in 2.5 times more patients than before venofer treatment. The dose of erythpoetin in such cases was reduced by 40%. Side effects were not observed. The week cost of venofer treatment per patient was lower by 22.5$ than the cost of treatment with oral iron drugs. CONCLUSION: Venofer correction of iron deficiency in PH patients is more effective both clinically and financially than use of oral iron preparations.

[The theory of lymphangion and current approaches to the pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema of the lower extremities]. / Teoriia limfangiona i sovremennye podkhody k patogenezu, diagnostike i lecheniiu limfedemy nizhnikh konechnostei.

The paper describes the results of examination carried out by the Sankt-Peterburg school of lymphologists, pertaining to the structure, physiological properties and function of lymphangions responsible for active lymph transport. The problems of the pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of lymphedema of the lower extremities used in clinical practice are reviewed from the standpoint of the new theory. The data obtained as a result of the clinico-morphofunctional studies allowed to delineate the stages of lymphedema as dependent on the degree of lymphocytic structure and function integrity. Based on the aforesaid the new approaches to the diagnosis and selection of the treatment methods for lymphedema of the lower extremities have been formulated.

[Choice of renal replacement therapy in patients with complicated uremia]. / Vybor metodov zamestitel'noi pochechnoi terapii u bol'nykh s oslozhnennoi uremiei.

Fourteen patients with complicated uremia and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome were treated by renal replacement therapy (RRT), by hemodialysis and hemodiafiltration. Control group consisted of 14 age-matched convalescents without clinical and laboratory signs of uremia and systemic inflammatory response syndrome. The potentialities of Integral Diagnostic Expert Analytical System (IDEAS) based on the spectrophotokinetic (SPK) technique (ECOTEST, Russia; Thermo Labsystems, Finland) were evaluated on the basis of objective evaluation of clinical condition of end-stage renal disease patients. SPK technology proved to be a highly informative method of automated diagnosis, which allows monitoring the dialysis efficiency, detecting combined diseases and poor system's biocompatibility, which, in turn, permits correction of the treatment and realization of a differentiated approach to the choice of RRT method.