[THE HISTORY OF DEPARTMENT OF FACULTY THERAPY, AT THE VORONEZH HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION (ON THE OCCASION OF THE CENTENARY ANNIVERSARY OF N.N. BURDENKO VORONEZH STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY)].

The article is devoted to the history of the Department of Faculty Therapy, N.N. Burdenko Voronezh State Medical University. The history of its creation is inextricably linked to the Derpth (Yurievsky) University that was transferred to Voronezh in 1918. While the Department of Faculty Therapy remained in Voronezh, it several times changed location making use of various city hospitals as its branches. It simultaneously expanded its activities by organizing courses of physical therapy, endocrinology, and other medical disciplines. The article focuses on the events pertaining to the formation and development of the Department of Faculty Therapy, main directions and achievements of its scientific work.

[Clinical manifestations of asthma during combination therapy using ceruloplasmin].

AIM: To estimate the time course of clinical changes in patients with asthma during combination therapy using ceruloplasmin (CP). MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 92 asthmatic patients were examined. Their medical history data were collected; external lung function testing and clinical, laboratory, and instrumental examinations, involving the determination of the indicators of lipid peroxidation (LPO) (malonic dialdehyde (MDA), methemoglobin, carboxyhemoglobin) and the antioxidant system (superoxide dismutase (COD), sulfhydryl groups), were performed in all the patients over time. According to the therapy used, the patients were divided into 2 groups matched for gender, age, and clinical manifestations of the disease. A study group consisted of 45 patients who took CP in addition to conventional therapy. A comparison group included 47 patients receiving standard therapy. RESULTS: During the combination therapy using CP, the asthmatic patients showed a reduction in the elevated concentrations of MDA, methemoglobin, and carboxyhemoglobin and increases in the activity of COD and in the levels of sulfhydryl groups, which was followed by a considerable clinical improvement. During the conventional therapy, the indicators of LPO remained high and those of the antioxidant system did low, suggesting permanent oxidative stress. CONCLUSION: CP incorporation into the combination therapy of asthmatic patients contributes to elimination of prooxidant-antioxidant imbalance, which is followed by a marked positive clinical effect.

[ANTIOXIDANT THERAPY OF BRONCHIAL ASTHMA].

This paper summarizes results of the investigations into the influence of antioxidants on the clinical picture of bronchial asthma. This disease is known to be accompanied by hyperactivation of lipid peroxidation. The use of antioxidants permits to correct free-radical oxidation (peroxidation) and enhances effectiveness of control over clinical symptoms. Moreover they more effectively improve external [Russian word: see text] than conventional therapy.