[The capacity of Escherichia coli to form biofilms in presence of nano-particles of aluminum oxide.]

The effect of various concentrations of suspensions of nanoparticles of aluminum oxide of size of 30 and 70 nm on capacity of Escherichia сoli to form biofilm in vitro was examined. The study used highly virulent strain of Escherichia сoli isolated from a patient with chronic pyelonephritis. The strain was characterized by high capacity of forming biofilm. It is established that nanoparticles of aluminum oxide with size of 30 nm inhibited capacity of forming biofilm. At that, a reliable decreasing of analyzed indication in two times occurred and analyzed clones of Escherichia сoli passed to category of microorganisms with average capacity of forming biofilm. It is established that intensity of factor suppression depended both on size and concentration of nanoparticles in medium. The most effective in suppression of capacity of forming biofilm was concentration of nanoparticles of aluminum oxide 0,015 mkg/ml that decreased intensity of factor in two times.

[The comparative characteristic of immune status of males with bacterial inflammatory urogenital pathology of different etiology in the city of Orenburg].

The article discusses presence of typical characteristics of parameters of system immunity under gonococcal and nonspecific uretroprostatitis and diagnostic value of these indicators. The reliable differences of immunologic indicators in patients with gonorrhea are established as compared to patients with nonspecific bacterial uretroprostatitis. The study established in peripheral blood the reliable decrease of level of leukocytes, relative amount of monocytes, phagocyte index, functional reserve of leukocytes at the expense of spontaneous and stimulated NBT test, IgA, sIgA. On the contrary, the study detected increasing of level of IgM and lactoferrin in patients with gonorrhea as compared to corresponding indicators in patients nonspecific infections. Under gonorrhea, the largest deviation of indicators from standard values was established for lactoferrin. The detected differences of immunologic parameters can be used as differentiating markers of nonspecific and gonococcal uretroprostatitis and criteria of effectiveness of immune correction.