Bcl1 polymorphism of glucocorticoid receptor gene in patients with bronchial asthma with obesity.

The objective of this investigation was to analyze possible association between BclI polymorphism of glucocorticoid receptor gene and obesity in patients with bronchial asthma (BA). The study involved 188 patients with bronchial asthma and 95 apparently healthy adult individuals. Generally accepted assessments and examinations for BA diagnosis, and anthropometric, molecular-genetic and statistic methods of investigation were used in the research. It was found out that the patients with BA demonstrated higher body mass index (BMI) and higher ratio of fat centralization much more often, than the control group. Genotypes distribution for BclI polymorphism in patients with BA showed a statistically significant difference between patients with different BMI unlike the control group. Comparison of genotype frequency for BclI polymorphism in glucocorticoid receptor gene in individuals with different ratio of fat centralization in the control group and in the patients with BA separately showed statistically significant differences in the distribution of gene allelic variations only among the patients with BA. It was demonstrated that G/G genotype in the patients with visceral obesity was associated with BA.

Haemostatic chitosan coated gauze: in vitro interaction with human blood and in-vivo effectiveness.

BACKGROUND: Chitosan and its derivates are widely used for biomedical application due to antioxidative, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and tissue repair induced properties. Chitosan-based materials also used as a haemostatic agent but influence of different molecular weight and concentration of chitosan on biological response of blood cells is still not clear. The aim of this research was to evaluate interaction between human blood cells and various forms of chitosan-based materials with different molecular weight and chitosan concentration and prove their effectiveness on in-vivo model. METHODS: We used chitosan with molecular weight 200, 500 and 700 kDa and deacetylation rate 80-82 %. For chitosan impregnation of gauze chitosan solutions in 1 % acetic acid with different concentrations (1, 2, 3, 5 %) were used. We used scanning electron microscopy to obtain information about chitosan distribution on cotton surface; Erythrocyte agglutination test and Complete blood count test - for evaluation of interaction between blood cells and chitosan-based materials with different compound. In-vivo studies was performed in 20 Wistar rats to evaluate effectiveness of new dressing. RESULTS: Our data shown that chitosan can bind erythrocytes in concentration-depend manner that does not depend on its molecular weight. In addition, chitosan-based materials affect selectively human blood cells. Composition of chitosan with cotton materials does not change erythrocyte shape and does not cause agglutination. CONCLUSIONS: Сotton-chitosan materials have higher adhesive properties to platelets that depend on molecular weight and concentration of chitosan. These materials also change platelets' shape that probable is one of the most important mechanisms of haemostatic effect. In-vivo studies have shown high effectiveness of 2 % 200 kDa chitosan for stop bleeding from arteries of large diameter.

[DISTRIBUTION OF GENOTYPES OF C825T POLYMORPHISM ß3-SUBUNIT G-PROTEIN GENE IN PATIENTS WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION ACCORDING THE DEGREE OF OBESITY].

Arterial hypertension (AH) and obesity - risk factors for cardiovascular diseases and their complications, leading to high morbidity and mortality. These nosologies notedly linked, because have common etiological factors, pathophysiological mechanisms and genetic determination. The aim this research was to analyze the distribution of genotypes of the C825T polymorphism of ß3-subunit G-protein gene (GNB3) according the degree of obesity and to assess the risk of obesity in patients with AH. Patients were divided into three groups according the degree of obesity. We used clinical, anthropometric, instrumental, molecular-genetic and statistical methods. The significance of differences of alleles and genotypes frequency was determined by test χ². For comparing the groups used nonparametric Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis tests. A value of p<0.05 was considered significant. Our research showed high frequency of T allele carriers and C/T genotype among patients with hypertension and obesity (χ² = 27,976, p <0.001). In our study we observed the absence of statistically significantly difference (p = 0.677) of distribution of genotypes and alleles in patients with AH according the degree of obesity. The risk of obesity in T allele carriers was in 2.2 times higher than in C allele carriers in patients with AH. In summary, our study showed association of C825T polymorphism of the GNB3 with obesity, but did not prove the association this with the degree of obesity i patients with AH.

[BCL1 POLYMORPHISM OF GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR GENE AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES].

The article analyses the results of investigating the connection between BCL1-polymorphism of glucocorticoid receptor gene and respiratory diseases. Its role in increasing sensitivity to glucocorticoids is proved here. The authors investigated the association of Bcl1 polymorphism with predisposition to bronchial asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, with the nicotine addiction degree and with progressing disorders of pulmonary function in cystic fibrosis.

[Association of allelic polymorphisms of genes matrix Gla-protein system with ischemic atherothrombotic stroke].

There are results of the determination of 10 polymorphisms of matrix Gla-protein system (gene MGP-T(-138)-->C (rs1800802), G(-7)-->A (rs1800801), Thr83-->Ala (rs4236), gene VDR-FokI (rs2228570), BsmI (rs1544410), ApaI (rs7975232), TaqI (rs731236), gene GGCX-Arg325-->Gln (rs699664), gene VKORS1-T(2255)-->C (rs2359612), gene BMP-2-Ser37-->Ala (rs2273073)) into 170 patients with ischemic atherothrombotic stroke (IATS) and 124 healthy individual is (control group). It is established that there is a connection between the IATS and polymorphic variants of genes MGP (G(-7)-->A) and VKORC1 (T(2255)-->C). The risk of IATS in carriers of minor allele A/A (G(-7)-->A polymorphism) in 2.6 times higher than in carriers of the major allele (G/A + G/G), and C/C genotype (T(2255)-->C polymorphism) in 2.2 times higher than the homozygotes of major allele. The coincidence of patients T/C and G/G, C/C and G/A genotypes, and A/A genotype (G(-7)-->A polymorphism) with any genotype T(2255)-->C polymorphism are increases the risk of IATS.

[Role of single-nucleotide polymorphism C-1562т of the matrix metaloproteіnaza-9 gene in the development of leiomyoma in women with cervical pathology].

108 women diagnosed with leiomyoma and 84 women without this disease (control group) were examined during the research. Was conducted a comparative analysis of the genotypes distribution between women with cervical pathology of different complexity. The results of the research showed, that there is no connection between the С-1562Т polymorphism of the MMP-9 gene and the progression of leiomyoma the course of which is accompanied by false erosion of the cervix (ectopias epithelium) (p>0,521). There is also was not found any connection between the SNP in women with leiomyoma, who undergo conical electrocauterizing excision treatment because of the dysplastic epithelial changes that are considered to be precancerous (p>0,280).

[The clinical significance of pvuii polymorphism estradiol receptor alpha gene to improve diagnosis of proliferative forms of benign breast dysplasia].

The aim - to determine the role of single nucleotide polymorphism PvuII of the gene EsRα as an indicator of proliferative activity in benign breast dysplasia (BBD) and its effect on receptor status of breast tissue for expression EsRα. Defined genotype PvuII polymorphism EsRα, the expression level in remote EsRα among patients with BBD. For these patients, and morphological parameters samples are divided into groups and compared. It is shown that there is a connection between the PvuII-gene polymorphism EsRα with the degree of proliferation (χ2=43,142; p<0,0001) and the expression level EsRα (χ2=51,041; p<0,0001) in breast tissue at BBD in patients with homozygous (C/C) polymorphism PvuІІ of the gene EsRα. Addition to the standard morphological study justified immunohistochemical study with the definition of the expression level of EsRα due to the fact that the increase in the level of expression associated with an increase in cell proliferation in tumors with BBD (χ2=7,370; p=0,007). An algorithm for the diagnosis of proliferative forms BBD.

[Genetic dependency of blood pressure and heart rate in patients with arterial hypertension and obesity].

BACKGROUND: The aim of the study was to determine the effect of gene polymorphisms Arg389Gly ADRß1 gene and T393C gene GNAS1 on the level of heart rate (HR), systolic and diastolic blood pressure (SBP and DBP) in hypertensive patients according to body mass index (BMI). PATIENTS AND METHODS: The study involved 166 patients with hypertension and 90 healthy individuals. Patients of the main group was divided according to BMI into three subgroups: I subgroup--with normal body weight, II subgroup--overweight, II subgroup--obesity. Gene polymorphism is determined using polymerase chain reaction and subsequent analysis of restriction fragments. RESULTS: Patients from subgroups II and III, who had presence of genotypes Arg389Arg, Arg389Gly, had higher HR, SBP than in patients with genotype Gly389Gly (p = 0.010 and p = 0.001; p = 0.010 and p = 0.001, respectively). In the analysis of DBP, the dependence of its level of polymorphism Arg389Gly of ADRß1 gene was found only in I subgroup (p < 0.001). During the analysis of polymorphism T393C of GNAS1 gene only in patients from III subgroup was found a higher heart rate in patients with T393T genotype relatively to C393C genotype, but this difference was not statistically significant (p = 0.191). CONCLUSION: There is a direct correlation between HR and SBP in hypertensive patients with overweight and obesity from polymorphism Arg389Gly of ADRß1 gene, in hypertensive patients with normal body weight from this polymorphism depends DBP. Clinical manifestations of hypertension do not depend on polymorphism T393C of GNAS1 gene.

[Catalase activity in the myocardium during stress in adult and aged rats]. / Katalaznaia aktivnost' v miokarde pri stresse u vzroslykh i starykh krys.

The study of catalase myocardium activity at stress in adult and old rats has been performed. It has been revealed that the formation of immobilization stress is accompanied by the enzyme activity stimulation. The expression of this effects is more significant in adult animals. Experimental data concerning the possible role of peroxidation lipids in myocardium catalase stress activation and its age modulation are given.

[The age-related characteristics of the effect of dimethylsulfoxide on myocardial catalase activity in immobilization stress]. / Vozrastnye osobennosti vliianiia dimetilsul'foksida na katalaznuiu aktivnost' miokarda pri immobilizatsionnom stresse.

The effect of intraperitoneal injection of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) in a dose of 175 mg/kg on the catalase activity of the myocardium of adult and old-aged rats subjected to immobilization stress was studied. DMSO injection promoted catalase activation in the heart of old-aged rats subjected to immobilization and practically had no effect on the analogous parameter in adult animals. Together with activation of the enzyme, changes occur in it which raise the effectiveness of the catalase response under conditions of stimulated production of active forms of oxygen in oxidation stress (increased affinity for the substrate, more expressed changes in activity in response to a change in pH of the medium, limited effect of the inhibitors on the enzyme).