[Vitamin D3 and 20-hydroxyecdysone -- inhibitors of free radical lipid oxidation during D-hypervitaminosis]. / Vitamin D3 i 20-gidroksiékdizon -- ingibitory svobodnoradikal'nogo okisleniia lipidov pri D-gipovitaminoze.

Under D-hypovitaminosis (control) conditions the statistically reliable increase of blood serum lipids free radical oxidation was revealed in comparison with the intact animals. Administration of vitamin D3 to the animals suffering from D-hypovitaminosis leads for statistically reliable decrease of blood serum lipids free radical oxidation, while 20-hydroxyecdysone in quantity of 0.02 mg per 1 kg of the animal body weight displays the antioxidative properties. Its antioxidative effect is characterized by a statistically reliable increase of Tind chemiluminescence kinetical parameter as compared with the control. Under D-hypovitaminosis conditions in the mitochondrial membranes the products of lipids free radical oxidation--dien conjugates are accumulated. In the case of administrating to the animals suffering from D-hypovitaminosis D3 or 20-hydroxyecdysone these oxidation products are absent. 20-Hydroxyecdysone under these conditions have been revealed as inducing accumulation in the mitochondrial and microsomal membranes of the substances with lambda 225 nm.

[Antioxidant effect of 20-hydroxyecdysone in a model system]. / Izuchenie antiokislitel'nogo éffekta 20-gidroksiékdizona v model'noi sisteme.

Changes in the level of lipid free-radical oxidation in mitochondrial fraction at the presence of 20-hydroxyecdysone in 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 microM concentration with the help of a chemiluminescence (ChL) method were investigated in vitro. Statistically authentic reduction of ChL kinetic parameters--I(s) and tg alpha, at 20-hydroxyecdysone presence in concentration of 2 microM was found. 20-hydroxyecdysone administration in concentration 4 microM and more leads to the statistically authentic change of all four ChL parameters. The antioxidizing effect of 20-hydroxyecdysone was compared with action of such antioxidant as a hydroquinone. The higher activity of 20-hydroxyecdysone as an antioxidant in comparison with the hydroquinone was shown. For changes of all four measured kinetic parameters of ChL, concentration of the hydroquinone as much 2-fold than for 20-hydroxyecdysone is necessary. On the basis of our researches in the model system a conclusion was made that 20-hydroxyecdysone has an antioxidizing action on lipid free radical oxidation in mitochondrial fraction in dependents on concentration. 20-Hydroxyecdysone has antioxidizing properties directly, in these conditions in vitro, when its metabolites formation does not occur yet.

[Characteristics of antioxidant properties of 20-hydroxyecdysone in low density lipoproteins by kinetic parameters of chemiluminescence]. / Kharakteristika antiokislitel'nykh svoistv 20-gidroksiékdizona v lipoproteinakh nizkoi plotnosti po kineticheskim parametram khemiliuminestsentsii.

20-Hydroxyecdysone is capable to terminate the lipid free-radical oxidation in low density lipoprotein in vitro as displayed by the kinetic chemiluminescence parameters. In concentrations interval from 2 x 10(-6) mol/l up to 8 x 10(-6) mol/l it statistically reliably reduces maximum of the first flash intensity of the low density lipoprotein Fe(2+)-initiated chemiluminescence. It testifies about Fe(2+)-initiated lipid peroxide process decomposition in low density lipoprotein slowing down by 20-hydroxyecdysone. In concentration of 20-hydroxyecdysone 8 x 10(-6) mol/l the statistically reliable reduction of angle tangent of an ascending branch of the second flash of low density lipoprotein Fe(2+)-initiated chemiluminescence was found. This is a result of free-radical lipid oxidation rate reduction in the low density lipoprotein at the 20-hydroxyeodysone presence. The equations of the kinetic parameters linear dependences Fe(2+)-initiated chemiluminescence in low density lipoprotein on the concentration of 20-hydroxyeodysone and hydroquinone have been received. The correlation factors in the interval from 0.8980 up to 0.6789 have been calculated. Thus, the assumption has been forwarded that 20-hydroxyeodysone has antioxidizing properties. However, its antioxidizing activity in free radical lipid oxidation of is low density lipoprotein is as less as for hydroquinone.

[Placenta--a source of biologically active substances]. / Platsenta--istochnik biologicheski aktivnykh veshchestv.

In the review there are some data displaying the scientific and patent literature presenting placenta as a rich source of some biologically active substances (BAS): proteins, lipids, enzymes, glycolipids and glycolipoproteins, hormones. This information is capable to be used while developing the techniques of BAS producing from placenta in order of creating the organospecific complex preparations with medically-preventive properties.

[Characteristics of H2O2-initiated oxidation of blood serum lipids by kinetic parameters of chemiluminescence]. / Kharakteristika H2O2-initsiirovannogo okisleniia lipidov syvorotki krovi po kineticheskim paramteram khemiliuminestsentsii.

H2O2-initiated free radical oxidation of blood serum lipids was investigated by the chemiluminescence method. The first flash of the chemiluminescence was stimulated by H2O2 decomposition on the reaction, similar to Fenton reaction. The time of the chemiluminescence flash second maximum was correlated with the contents of antioxidants. This dependence had a linear kind and was characterized by the correlation coefficient--0.9898. With increases of concentration of such antioxidant as a hydroquinone, the time of chemiluminescence flash second maximum grew.

[Effect of vitamin D3 on free-radical oxidation of lipids in low density lipoproteins in vitamin D deficiency]. / Vliiane vitamina D3 na svobodnoradikal'noe okislenie lipidov v lipoproteinakh nizkoi plotnosti pri D-gipovitaminoze.

The lipid free radical oxidation in low density lipoproteins was investigated on D-deficiency model in vivo. The processes of lipid free radical oxidative activation in low density lipoproteins at D-deficiency occurred. The chemiluminescence kinetic parameters: the maximum intensity of the first flash and inclination angle tangent of an ascending branch of the second flash grew at D-deficiency in comparison with control group (p < 0.02 and p < 0.05, respectively). At the same time, the vitamin D3 introduction to the experimental animals diet failed result statistically reliable inclination angle tangent of an ascending branch of the second flash was reduced (p < 0.02). Increase of the products reacting with thiobarbituric acid content in low density lipoproteins in D-deficiency conditions (p < 0.001) was found. Vitamin D3 introduction to the diet reduced quantity of products reacting with thiobarbituric acid in low density lipoproteins (p < 0.01). However, their level remained higher than for the control animals (p < 0.01) as established.

[Effect of carbon dioxide on free radical processes as affected by artificial hypobiosis in rats]. / Vliianie uglekisloty na svobodnoradikal'nye protsessy v usloviiakh iskusstvennogo gipobioza u krys.

High CO2 concentrations in the inspired air have been studied for their effect on the free-radical oxidation of lipids in the lipids in the blood, its serum and mitochondria of the rat liver under artificial hypobiosis. Kinetics of free-radical oxidation of lipids was estimated from the changes in chemiluminescence parameters as well as the content of products which react with thiobarbituric acid. It is found that in animals in the state of artificial hypobiosis the intensity of free-radical oxidation of lipids was rather less as compared with animals which did not fall into hypobiosis because of the exclusion of CO2 from the inspired air. The data obtained permit concluding that the increase of CO2 concentration in the inspired air prevents from the development of the oxidative stress. It is evident that the increase of CO2 in the inspired air occurs before the formation of the adaptational mechanisms, directed to the preventing of lesion of membrane lipids under artificial hypobiosis.

[Cu(2+) complexes as inhibitors of free radical oxidation of lipids]. / Kompleksy Cu(2+)kak ingibitory svobodno-radikal'nogo okisleniia lipidov.

Cu(2+) complexes of chelate ligands have been studied for their effect on oxidation of rat blood plasma lipids, sphingomyelin, lecithin by the method of chemoluminescence. The studied Cu(2+) complexes have been shown to possess pro-oxidant and antioxidant properties depending on their concentration. Antioxidant activity of alpha-tocopherol, ionol (2,6-di(tert)-butyl-4-methylphenol) and Cu(2+) complexes by the lipid oxidation has been compared.