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OBJECTIVE: To find a way and form of presenting impedance metrics data to clarify prescription of death coming in a comprehensive assessment. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The impedance of biological objects was measured depending on prescription of death coming in standardized conditions (air temperature +4 °C, humidity 45%). The main examined postmortem period was 1 months. Measurements were made on 3 diagnostic zones of biological object and for 5 current frequency of the study. A total of 2100 readings were taken. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: The studies performed in standardized conditions have showed that using impedance metrics method to diagnose prescription of death coming is possible. The analysis of only absolute impedance values is not sufficient to clarify prescription of death coming due to its undulating changes. The additional use of relative coefficients, characterizing impedance dispersion, is suggested. The study of possible using the impedance indicators of corpse's tissues to determine prescription of death coming should be performed with consideration to pathomorphology of degradation. Further study of impedance dynamics when corpse is under different conditions is necessary for development of a working algorithm to determine prescription of death coming based on tissue impedance.
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Mudanças Depois da Morte , Humanos , Impedância Elétrica , Cadáver , TemperaturaRESUMO
Dysfunctions of endocrine organs play a priority role in the disruption of the regulation of normal functioning of the aging body. In the study age-related morphological and functional changes in the rat pancreatic insula apparatus have been investigated. With age fibrosis increased in both the pancreatic islets and exocrine pancreas. Non-functional hypertrophy of the islets, mainly due to the proliferation of connective tissue, was observed in rats under conditions of physiological aging. Immunohistochemical and biochemical studies revealed depletion of the islets insulin-producing function, development of hyperglycemia, accumulation of glycated proteins in the blood and change in oxidative stress indicators in 24-month-old rats.
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Ilhotas Pancreáticas , Pâncreas , Ratos , Animais , Pâncreas/metabolismo , Ilhotas Pancreáticas/metabolismo , Ilhotas Pancreáticas/patologia , Insulina/metabolismo , Fibrose , Fatores EtáriosRESUMO
We studied the effects of hypogravity modeled by water immersion on cognitive functions and physiological parameters of monkeys. Cognitive capacities of monkeys were evaluated using computer-controlled joystick task with food reward in case of target hit. Water immersion (3 days for 3 h) affected in cognitive functions, body temperature, and blood parameters. The intensity of changes depended on the type of monkey behavior. In animals with non-aggressive behavior, the number of target hits did not decrease after water immersion, and even slightly increased. On the contrary, aggressive monkeys showed poorer test performance. Body temperature after each cycle of water immersion was decreased slightly in non-aggressive monkeys, while in aggressive animals, the changes were significant. At the same time, changes in the erythrocyte count, hemoglobin concentration, and hematocrit were significant in non-aggressive monkeys. Our results are in line with previous data performed on BION biosatellites and correspond to changes of physiological parameters in astronauts during space flights.
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Agressão/fisiologia , Temperatura Corporal/fisiologia , Cognição/fisiologia , Hipogravidade , Imersão , Modelos Biológicos , Animais , Análise Química do Sangue , Hematócrito , Macaca mulatta , Masculino , Voo Espacial , ÁguaRESUMO
The author names of abstract PS-03-011 were presented incorrectly in the original publication (Last Name initial and First Name presented). The author names have been corrected. In addition, the authors wish to clarify the Funding details related to their abstract.
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The author names of abstract E-PS-23-005 were presented incorrectly in the original publication (Last Name initial and First Name presented). The author names have been corrected. In addition, the authors wish to clarify the Funding details related to their abstract.
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The authors of PS-03-015 wish to clarify the Funding details related to their abstract. The abstract is included in full below - no changes have been made to the abstract beyond listing the Funding information.
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The authors of PS-03-018 wish to clarify the Funding details related to their abstract. The abstract is included in full below - no changes have been made to the abstract beyond listing the Funding information.
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Diabetes is a chronic global disease afflicting a substantial number of people worldwide. Different mechanisms have been highlighted in the progression of this disease such as dysfunction of pancreatic ß-cells, insulin resistance, elevated levels of free fatty acids which result in overproduction of reactive oxygen species, as well as pancreatic ß-cell failure and apoptosis. Isoflavones, are polyphenolic phytochemicals found in most leguminous plants, and have been identified as potentially useful antidiabetic agents. The pleiotropic effects of isoflavones include the targeting of numerous cell signaling pathways involved in the pathogenesis of diabetes. Several observational studies have supported the direct relationship between isoflavones intake and a lowered risk of diabetes. The aim of this review was to summarize relevant findings on the effects of isoflavone intake and risk of type II diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and to highlight some of the possible anti-diabetic molecular mechanisms of these polyphenols. Despite the promising therapeutic effects of isoflavones to moderate risk of T2DM, the underlying mechanisms for their preventive effects are still largely unknown. The acceptable human dosage levels of these polyphenols remain a debatable topic as these have a profound influence on the observed benefits. Considerable numbers of well-controlled, long-term human clinical studies of these phytochemicals are highly recommended. Furthermore, combinations of isoflavones and their derivatives in combination with other naturally isolated compounds, and perhaps even those drugs currently used therapeutically to control diabetes mellitus in clinical practice, may be worth exploring in the future.
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Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2 , Fabaceae/química , Hipoglicemiantes/farmacologia , Isoflavonas/farmacologia , Extratos Vegetais/farmacologia , Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/tratamento farmacológico , Humanos , Hipoglicemiantes/uso terapêutico , Isoflavonas/uso terapêutico , Extratos Vegetais/uso terapêutico , Polifenóis/farmacologia , Polifenóis/uso terapêuticoRESUMO
For biodegradable porous scaffolds to have a potential application in cartilage regeneration, they should enable cell growth and differentiation and should have adequate mechanical properties. In this study, our aim was to prepare biocompatible scaffolds with improved biomechanical properties. To this end, we have developed foam scaffolds from poly-epsilon-caprolactone (PCL) with incorporated chitosan microparticles. The scaffolds were prepared by a salt leaching technique from either 10 or 15 wt% PCL solutions containing 0, 10 and 20 wt% chitosan microparticles, where the same amount and size of NaCl was used as a porogen in all the cases. PCL scaffolds without and with low amounts of chitosan (0 and 10 wt% chitosan) showed higher DNA content than scaffolds with high amounts of chitosan during a 22-day experiment. 10 wt% PCL with 10 and 20 wt% chitosan showed significantly increased viscoelastic properties compared to 15 wt% PCL scaffolds with 0 and 10 wt% chitosan. Thus, 10 wt% PCL scaffolds with 0 wt% and 10 wt% chitosan are potential scaffolds for cartilage regeneration.
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Materiais Biocompatíveis/administração & dosagem , Cartilagem/fisiologia , Regeneração Tecidual Guiada/métodos , Microesferas , Poliésteres/administração & dosagem , Alicerces Teciduais , Materiais Biocompatíveis/química , Cartilagem/citologia , Proliferação de Células/efeitos dos fármacos , Proliferação de Células/fisiologia , Sobrevivência Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Sobrevivência Celular/fisiologia , Células Cultivadas , Humanos , Poliésteres/químicaRESUMO
A significant role of the stress response to many different diseases prompted a search for new specialized and non-specialized anti-stress agents. This study examines the effect of the compound L17 from the group of 5-phenyl substituted-6H-1,3,4-thiadiazine-2-amines, on the manifestations of the stress response. The authors used a standard model of immobilization stress, in which an animal was immobilized on its back for 6h a day. Parameters of the morphological and functional states of the organs studied were measured and biochemical and enzyme-immunoassays were carried out on the first and second days. This study reveals that the main mechanism by which the L17 compound mediates of its anti-stress was by activation of macrophages on the second day of the experiments and the inhibition of apoptosis in the thymus. The results enable us to suggest that the compound L17 does not improve resistance to stress; however, it does lower the reaction to stress.
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Fatores Imunológicos/farmacologia , Estresse Fisiológico/imunologia , Tiadiazinas/farmacologia , Glândulas Suprarrenais/efeitos dos fármacos , Glândulas Suprarrenais/patologia , Alanina Transaminase/sangue , Animais , Aspartato Aminotransferases/sangue , Glicemia/análise , Corticosterona/sangue , Masculino , Pâncreas/efeitos dos fármacos , Pâncreas/patologia , Ratos , Restrição Física , Baço/efeitos dos fármacos , Baço/patologia , Estresse Fisiológico/efeitos dos fármacos , Timo/efeitos dos fármacos , Timo/patologiaRESUMO
The paper presents a brief analysis on the quality of cause-specific mortality statistics at old ages in Russia. Two aspects are in focus: the regional differences in approaches for choosing the underlying cause of death and the comparison of Russian coding practice with the practices of some other European countries. The results obtained indicate that there are certain problems with the quality of cause-of-death coding at old ages in Russia. No unified approach to coding deaths as caused by «Senility¼ is used at a sub-national level. This leads to the distortion of the regional cause-specific mortality structures. Furthermore for many groups of causes Russian death rates are much lower than those in European countries. This peculiarity is caused by the specificity of Russian cause-of-death coding practice, which results in underestimating the mortality from certain causes at old ages.
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Doença Crônica/mortalidade , Infecções/mortalidade , Classificação Internacional de Doenças/estatística & dados numéricos , Neoplasias/mortalidade , Ferimentos e Lesões/mortalidade , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Causas de Morte , Demografia , Feminino , Saúde Global/estatística & dados numéricos , Humanos , Masculino , Mortalidade , Federação Russa/epidemiologiaRESUMO
The purpose of this study was to determine the specific features of the morphological restructuring of the myocardium in the early stage of experimental diabetes mellitus (DM). Experimental type 1 DM rat model was developed by intraperitoneal injection of alloxan solution at a dose of 30 mg per 100 g body mass. After 1 month, 3 mL of blood was drawn by heart puncture and the plasma separated by centrifugation for biochemical analysis. Plasma glucose, insulin, and glycosylated haemoglobin in whole blood were determined. Light microscopy and morphometric studies were conducted of histological slices of the hearts of experimental animals. The investigation of heart morphology showed a statistically significant alteration in chamber wall thickness in the right auricle in rats with alloxan-induced DM. A change in cardiomyocyte diameter in myocardium slices was observed in all chambers of DM rats except for the left ventricle. Average cardiomyocyte diameter in rats with experimental DM increased by 26.6% and 15.5% in the right auricle and right ventricle, respectively, while average cardiomyocyte diameter in the left auricle decreased by 20.8%. Histological investigation of the heart following alloxan injection demonstrated, under the epicardium, distended vessels of the venous collecting microcirculatory system. Aggregation and agglutination of red blood cells and endothelial cell destruction were found in some vessels. In the early stage of DM development, structural alterations in the microcirculatory channels and myocardiocytes can be observed in the heart. These structural alterations were most evident in the right chambers of the heart.
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Diabetes Mellitus Experimental/patologia , Miocárdio/patologia , Miócitos Cardíacos/patologia , Animais , Diabetes Mellitus Experimental/sangue , Masculino , Microcirculação/fisiologia , Miocárdio/metabolismo , Miócitos Cardíacos/metabolismo , RatosRESUMO
We studied the effects of stimulation of mononuclear phagocyte system on the state of CD117(+) hepatocytes of growth zone and CD117(+) hemopoietic stem cells after liver damage. Increased number of CD117(+) hepatocytes and enhanced expression of given antigen was revealed. CD117(+) hemopoietic stem cells respond to the impact by migration to the regenerating organ.
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Fígado/fisiopatologia , Macrófagos/fisiologia , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-kit/metabolismo , Animais , Medula Óssea/patologia , Células-Tronco Hematopoéticas/fisiologia , Hepatectomia , Hepatócitos/metabolismo , Fígado/imunologia , Fígado/patologia , Hepatopatias/imunologia , Hepatopatias/patologia , Hepatopatias/fisiopatologia , Regeneração Hepática , Luminol/análogos & derivados , Luminol/farmacologia , CamundongosRESUMO
It is reputed that the ideal therapeutic approaches to treatment of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and myocardium infarction (MI) should be aimed at the inflammation reaction triggers. This study investigated the effectiveness of the impact of L- 17 compound of the group of 5- phenyl substituted-6H-1,3,4-thiadiazine-2-amines upon the course of experimental MI as compared to the impact of a preparation, officially registered in Russia as an immunomodulator, Tamerit, belonging to phthalhydrazid derivative substance. Acute MI in rats was induced by left coronary artery coagulation. Histological study of the myocardium sections and biochemical analysis has been carried out at the 1st and 7th days of the experimental MI. The conducted investigations have shown that under the action of immunocorrectors the inflammation reaction character changes, exudative/destructive inflammation is replaced by a proliferative-cellular one. Animals' blood biochemical analysis at the background of L-17 and Tamerit introduction has shown a decrease of aminotransferases and lactatedehydrogenases activity in blood as compared to the reference group of animals' indicators, which is evidently caused by epicardial injury of myocardium and lesser amount of the alternative cardiomyocytes. At the same time, no noticeable difference in biochemical characteristics in groups, having been treated to immunomodulators of different chemical composition was identified, which is the sign of the essential similarity of their impact. Thus, immunocorrectors of different chemical groups (Tamerit and compound L17) diminish the volume of initial myocardial infarction and accelerate the granulation processes in course of MI, and represent a new category of treatment agents.
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Infarto do Miocárdio/imunologia , Infarto do Miocárdio/patologia , Cicatrização/imunologia , Animais , Hidrazinas/uso terapêutico , Inflamação/tratamento farmacológico , Inflamação/imunologia , Inflamação/patologia , Masculino , Infarto do Miocárdio/tratamento farmacológico , Ratos , Cicatrização/efeitos dos fármacosRESUMO
The content of CD117(+)cells in the kidneys and CD45(low)CD117(+)cells in the bone marrow and blood of mice were studied after partial nephrectomy and under conditions of macrophage stimulation with 3-aminophthalhydrazide. The counts of tubular CD117(+)epitheliocytes sharply increased and the content of CD45(low)CD117(+)cells in the bone marrow decreased after renal damage. Injection of 3-aminophthalhydrazide stimulated the expression of CD117 by renal epitheliocytes and led to reduction of CD45(low)CD117(+)cell counts in the bone marrow and blood. Macrophages stimulated proliferative processes in the kidney and differentiation of stem cells in the bone marrow due to synergic effects of their cytokines and stem cell factor.
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Rim/efeitos dos fármacos , Rim/metabolismo , Luminol/análogos & derivados , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-kit/metabolismo , Animais , Imuno-Histoquímica , Antígenos Comuns de Leucócito/metabolismo , Luminol/farmacologia , Macrófagos/efeitos dos fármacos , Macrófagos/metabolismo , CamundongosRESUMO
The effects of 3-aminophthalhydrazide and carrageenan on reparative regeneration and expression of CD117 by liver cells after partial hepatectomy were studied in mice. 3-Aminophthalhydrazide stimulated regeneration of the liver and increased the count of CD117(+) hepatocytes. By contrast, carrageenan inhibited liver reparation and CD117 expression.
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Hepatectomia , Regeneração Hepática/fisiologia , Fígado/metabolismo , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-kit/metabolismo , Animais , Carragenina/farmacologia , Contagem de Células , Imuno-Histoquímica , Antígeno Ki-67/metabolismo , Regeneração Hepática/efeitos dos fármacos , Substâncias Luminescentes/farmacologia , Luminol/análogos & derivados , Luminol/farmacologia , Camundongos , Estatísticas não ParamétricasRESUMO
A new method for fixation of biological material is described, and its effectiveness is compared to that one of formalin fixation. As an embalming agent, polyhexamethylenguanidine (PHMG) hydrochloride was used. Using the proposed method of fixation, the anatomical and histological preparations of human organs and of chick embryos at developmental 12 days, were produced. The anatomical preparations obtained show the appearance, similar to that of the recently removed organs. Histological preparations were free from significant distortions of the microscopic characteristics of the specimens, which are typical to the material fixed with formalin. The results of the study suggest the possibility of PHMG application in the morphological studies.
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Fixadores/farmacologia , Guanidinas/farmacologia , Fixação de Tecidos/métodos , Animais , Embrião de Galinha , HumanosRESUMO
Influence of spatially distributed field of electric impulses in a projection to cervical ganglions of the sympathetic nervous system on angiogenesis in ischemic muscular tissue of a rat's shin has been studied. It is revealed that blood supply of animals, influenced by the field, is restored through increase in quantity of capillaries in ischemic tissues, and number of products of endogenous intoxication is reduced.
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The results of a comparative study of a complex of clinical, morphological, prognostic, and immunohistochemical features and parenchymatous-stromal relations in gastric cancer (GC) suggest the rationality of identifying three basic classification histological forms of GC: intestinal, diffuse, and mixed, rather than two forms. The proposed additional identification of the mixed form of GC (MGC) encompasses a significant, early unclassified, tumors of complex structure with the heterodirectional differentiation of the cancerous epithelium, by the type of P. Correa's cascade. When there is tumor growth, this feature completely realizes individual cell kinetic regularities. The decreased tumor parenchymal maturity, which is characteristic of MGC, with complicated and/or distorted parenchymatous-stromal relations at different levels and stages of tumor growth may affect the lower therapy indices. It is obvious that the standard of an inpatient study of GC as a particular cancer nosological entity should take into account the indices of not only the pTNM system, but also the perfected group histological classification of this tumor.
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Neoplasias Gástricas/diagnóstico , Neoplasias Gástricas/patologia , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Prognóstico , Estudos Retrospectivos , Neoplasias Gástricas/terapiaRESUMO
SETTING: Joint World Health Organization (WHO) projects in Vladimir and Orel regions, Russia. OBJECTIVE: To study the prevalence of extensively drug-resistant (XDR) tuberculosis (TB). METHODS: Drug susceptibility testing of second-line drugs (ofloxacin, kanamycin, capreomycin, ethionamide, cycloserine and para-aminosalicylic acid) was performed on isolates from multidrug-resistant TB cases from 1 January to 31 December 2006. RESULTS: In Orel, 16 (21.3%) of 75 tested isolates were XDR-TB; in Vladimir, 9 (4.9%) of 182 isolates were XDR-TB. Bilateral lung involvement was significantly associated with XDR-TB (prevalence ratio = 2.61, 95%CI 1.01-6.72). CONCLUSION: XDR-TB has emerged in Russia. It is crucial to prevent, diagnose and treat TB and MDR-TB more effectively.