Synergetic Effects of Aloe Vera Extract with Trimethylglycine for Targeted Aquaporin 3 Regulation and Long-Term Skin Hydration.

Aquaporin 3 (AQP3) channels are tetrameric membrane-bound channels that facilitate the transport of water and other small solutes across cell membranes in the skin. Decreased AQP3 expression is associated with skin dryness, skin aging, psoriasis, and delayed wound healing. Thus, our study focused on a novel combination based on leaf extract and trimethylglycine for targeted AQP3 regulation in skin keratinocytes and deep skin moisturization.

Development and Validation of a Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Method for the Analysis of the Novel Plant-Based Substance with Antimicrobial Activity.

The research into new pharmaceutical substances based on essential oils, individual biologically active phytochemicals, and plant extracts is a priority in field of pharmaceutical sciences. A novel multicomponent substance based on () leaf oil (TTO), 1,8-cineole (eucalyptol), and (-)-α-bisabolol with potent synergetic antimicrobial activity was investigated and suggested for the treatment of seborrheic dermatitis (SD) and dandruff. The objective of this research was to establish and validate a specific, accurate, and precise gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) method for further quantitative and qualitative analysis in order to ensure quality control.

Ion detector of time-of-flight mass spectrometer with registration of leading and trailing edges.

The accuracy of the ion flight time measurement in the time-of-flight mass spectrometer is critical to achieving high resolution. The pulse amplitude variation of the detector pulses leads to the registration time spread at a given pulse detection threshold. This time spread can be eliminated by determining the position of the pulse apex.

Production and Characterization of Photorin, a Novel Proteinaceous Protease Inhibitor from the Entomopathogenic Bacteria Photorhabdus laumondii.

Entomopathogenic bacteria of the genus Photorhabdus secrete protease S (PrtS), which is considered a virulence factor. We found that in the Photorhabdus genomes, immediately after the prtS genes, there are genes that encode small hypothetical proteins homologous to emfourin, a recently discovered protein inhibitor of metalloproteases. The gene of emfourin-like inhibitor from Photorhabdus laumondii subsp.

Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Potential of a Plant-Based Substance for the Treatment of Seborrheic Dermatitis.

Seborrheic dermatitis (SD) is the most prevalent dermatological disease, occurring in up to 50% of newborns, children, and adults around the world. The antibacterial and antifungal resistance contributed to the search for new natural substances and the development of a novel substance based on () leaf oil (TTO), 1,8-cineole (eucalyptol), and α-(-)-bisabolol. Thus, this work aimed to determine the chemical composition of the novel plant-based substance and to evaluate its antimicrobial activity against standard microorganisms involved in the pathogenesis of SD.

[EVALUATION OF THE MEDICAL AND ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY OF NON-INVASIVE PRENATAL TESTING IN MOSCOW].

to evaluate the medical and economic efficiency of prenatal diagnostics of fetal chromosomal abnormalities (CA) in pregnant women in Moscow using a non-invasive prenatal test (NIPT) as a second-line model. A comparative analysis of the medical and economic efficiency of standard prenatal screening and prenatal screening with NIPT in groups of pregnant women, registered in Moscow, with high and medium fetal CA risk was carried out. Analysis was based on the number of children born with CA and the costs of medical care (direct costs) and social payments (indirect costs), calculated for both scenarios.

Dispirooxindole-β-Lactams: Synthesis via Staudinger Ketene-Imine Cycloaddition and Biological Evaluation.

In this work, we present the first synthesis of dispirooxindole-β-lactams employing optimized methodology of Staudinger ketene-imine cycloaddition with N-aryl-2-oxo-pyrrolidine-3-carboxylic acids as the ketene source. Spiroconjugation of indoline-2-one with β-lactams ring is considered to be able to provide stabilization and wide scope of functionalization to resulting scaffolds. The dispipooxindoles obtained demonstrated medium cytotoxicity in the MTT test on A549, MCF7, HEK293, and VA13 cell lines, and one of the compounds demonstrated antibacterial activity against strain LPTD.

Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of S-, O- and Se-Containing Dispirooxindoles.

A series of novel S-, O- and Se-containing dispirooxindole derivatives has been synthesized using 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction of azomethine ylide generated from isatines and sarcosine at the double C=C bond of 5-indolidene-2-chalcogen-imidazolones (chalcogen was oxygen, sulfur or selenium). The cytotoxicity of these dispiro derivatives was evaluated in vitro using different tumor cell lines. Several molecules have demonstrated a considerable cytotoxicity against the panel and showed good selectivity towards colorectal carcinoma HCT116 p53 over HCT116 p53 cells.

-Diastereoselective Synthesis of Spirooxindolo-β-Lactams by Staudinger Cycloaddition with TsCl as Activating Co-reagent.

A convenient and versatile one-pot method for synthesis of 1,3-bis-aryl spirooxindolo-β-lactams from isatin Schiff bases and substituted phenylacetic acids using ketene-imine cycloaddition reaction with TsCl for a ketene generation has been developed. The reaction procedure does not require absolute solvents and unstable starting reagents. The studied reactions lead to -diastereoselective β-lactam formation for all tested phenylacetic acids except 4-MeOCHCHCOOH.

NMR assignments and secondary structure distribution of emfourin, a novel proteinaceous protease inhibitor.

Emfourin (M4in) from Serratia proteamaculans is a new proteinaceous inhibitor of protealysin-like proteases (PLPs), a subgroup of the well-known and widely represented metallopeptidase M4 family. Although the biological role of PLPs is debatable, data published indicate their involvement in pathogenesis, including bacterial invasion into eukaryotic cells, suppression of immune defense of some animals, and destruction of plant cell walls. Gene colocalization into a bicistronic operon observed for some PLPs and their inhibitors (as in the case of M4in) implies a mutually consistent functioning of both entities.

[Features of the morphological manifestations of COVID-19-associated with acute hemorrhagic necrotizing encephalopathy in adults].

A case of COVID-19-associated acute hemorrhagic necrotizing encephalopathy in adults in combination with comorbid pathology was analyzed. The key data of the medical history, the results of laboratory and instrumental studies are presented. The results of postmortem forensic medical diagnostics with demonstration and description of macro- and microscopic changes in the examined organs are presented.

Synthesis and characterization of heteroleptic rare earth double-decker complexes involving tetradiazepinoporphyrazine and phthalocyanine macrocycles.

Reaction of (2,3,9,10,16,17,23,24-octabutylphthalocyaninato)lanthanide(iii) acetylacetonates (BuPcLn(acac), 1a-c, Ln = Lu (a), Eu (b), La (c)) with a tetrakis(5,7-bis(4-tert-butylphenyl)-6H-1,4-diazepino)[2,3-b,g,l,q]porphyrazine ligand (tBuPhDzPzH2, 2) produced sandwich compounds (tBuPhDzPz)Ln(BuPc) (3a-c), which represent the first heteroleptic double-deckers incorporating both Pc and DzPz decks. A combination of high-resolution mass spectrometry, UV-Vis/NIR, MCD, and 1H NMR spectroscopy, and square-wave voltammetry provided unambiguous characterization of target complexes 3 indicating that their spectral and electrochemical properties are generally intermediate with respect to their homoleptic relatives. Based on the data of solution-state 1H-1H NMR (COSY, NOESY) correlation spectroscopy supported by DFT calculations, a dimerization tendency of compounds 3 proportional to the Ln(iii) ion size was found.

Ionization of organic molecules with metal ions formed in the laser plasma.

A laser plasma ion source was used to ionize volatile organic compounds in a gas sample. The plasma was generated on a metal target in the intermediate vacuum region of ~0.3 Torr using a pulsed Nd:YAG laser with a wavelength of 1 μm.

[Clinical and anatomical features of SARS-COV-2 with acute hemorrhagic necrotizing encephalopathy].

Autopsy material and medical history were studied and analyzed in a 20-year-old male patient who had died from COVID-19 infection with the development of acute SARS-CoV-2-associated hemorrhagic necrotizing encephalopathy in adults with obvious endothelial dysfunction confirmed by virological examination of the autopsy material. In this case, the brain structures displayed the main found histopathologic signs: widespread vasculitis (endotheliitis) with varying degrees of segmental and total endothelial destruction; thrombosis mainly of the vessels of the microcirculatory bed; parenchymal hemorrhagic necrosis and inflammation (encephalitis); severe necrobiotic damage to neurons. Cerebrovascular immune damages and hypercoagulable states, which were observed in some acute viral neuroinfections, are the basis for the neurological complications of COVID-19.

[The improvement of medical care of patients with oncologic diseases within the framework of the Priority National Project "Health"].

The article presents analysis of development of oncologic medical care with purpose to improve survival of oncologic patients and to decrease population mortality of malignant neoplasms within the framework of implementation of measures of the Priority National Project "Health" and the State Program "Health Care Development". The analysis is presented concerning crude and age-standardized incidence and mortality rates and provision of oncologic medical services with hi-tech medical equipment. The comparative analysis of project and process management methods demonstrated that project management is an efficient instrument for increasing accessibility and quality od medical care at a given period of time and to form points of increase for future development.

Synthesis of 1,3-diaryl-spiro[azetidine-2,3'-indoline]-2',4-diones the Staudinger reaction: - or -diastereoselectivity with different addition modes.

A new synthetic approach for realizing biologically relevant bis-aryl spiro[azetidine-2,3'-indoline]-2',4-diones was developed based on Staudinger ketene-imine cycloaddition through the one-pot reaction of substituted acetic acids and Schiff bases in the presence of oxalyl chloride and an organic base. A series of [azetidine-2,3'-indoline]-2',4-diones were synthesized using this method. For comparison, the same compounds were obtained using a known technique, where ketene is generated from pre-synthesized acyl chloride.

Optimized dual assay for the transgenes selection and screening in CHO cell line development for recombinant protein production.

Objective: To develop a simple robust methodology of screening multiple CHO cell clones secreting recombinant proteins to assess their specific productivity.

Results: We developed a dual assay based on immunoassay measurements of a recombinant protein expression combined with staining of viable cells with resazurin. Following this approach, colonies can be simultaneously assessed for cell growth rate and for production of a recombinant protein.

Full-Size and Partially Truncated Cardiac Troponin Complexes in the Blood of Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction.

Background: The measurement of cardiac isoforms of troponin I (cTnI) and troponin T (cTnT) is widely used for the diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). However, there are conflicting data regarding what forms of cTnI and cTnT are present in the blood of AMI patients. We investigated cTnI and cTnT as components of troponin complexes in the blood of AMI patients.

Note: Isolated high-voltage thermo-compensated DC power supply for mass spectrometry.

The design of a highly stable isolated high voltage power supply is proposed and developed. The power supply is characterized by good temperature stability (<15 ppm/°C) and very low ripple level (<7 ppm) which were reduced by using a sinusoidal voltage in the transformer conversion. We anticipate that the power supplies of this type can find their utility in modern high-resolution mass spectrometers, particularly in time-of-flight and Orbitrap-type instruments providing a high resolution of ∼100 000 FWHM and high accuracy of m/z determination.

Full-Size Cardiac Troponin I and Its Proteolytic Fragments in Blood of Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction: Antibody Selection for Assay Development.

Background: In the blood of patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), cardiac troponin I (cTnI) presents as an intact molecule with a repertoire of proteolytic fragments. The degradation of cTnI might negatively influence its precise immunodetection. In this study we identified cTnI fragments and calculated their ratio in the blood of patients at different times after AMI to discriminate the most stable part(s) of cTnI.

Glycosylated and non-glycosylated NT-IGFBP-4 in circulation of acute coronary syndrome patients.

Background: N-terminal and C-terminal proteolytic fragments of IGF binding protein 4 (NT-IGFBP-4 and CT-IGFBP-4) were recently shown to predict adverse cardiac events in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients. NT-IGFBP-4 and CT-IGFBP-4 are products of the pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A)-mediated cleavage of IGFBP-4. It has been demonstrated that circulating IGFBP-4 is partially glycosylated in its N-terminal region, although the influence of this glycosylation on PAPP-A-mediated proteolysis and the ratio of glycosylated/non-glycosylated IGFBP-4 fragments in human blood remain unrevealed.

[Provision of personalized acoustic protection of aviation specialists (practical aspects)].

In the article observed the issues of individual protection of aviation technical personnel from the noise generated by military aircrafts. It is shown that modern innovative materials and technologies allow carrying out scientifically based selection of perspective acoustic protection means for aviation personnel. Conducted analysis has shown that specially designed aviation PPE are comparable by acoustic effectiveness with foreign analogs.

[Photomatrix LED therapy in patients with post-stroke arthropathy of the shoulder joint].

Aim: To assess the impact of quasi-monochromatic partially coherent infra-red radiation on the dynamics of recovery of the affected joint and the hemostatic system in patients with post-stroke arthropathy of the shoulder joint.

Material And Methods: Fifty-five patients in the early, late and residual period of ischemic stroke were studied. Group I consisted of 27 patients who underwent 10 sessions of photomatrix therapy (wavelength 600 nm) on the affected joint, lasting for 10 minutes.

Professional reliability of military pilots: medical and social-psychological aspects.

Presented based on previously performed by the authors the following analysis of the medical, social and psychological aspects of the pilot professional reliability. The scheme of interaction of its structural and functional components is developed, set their coefficients of importance. It is shown that to conform with the requirements of the profession of flight cooperation, social and psychological components of professional reliability of pilots need a set of measures on formation of their professionally important qualities.

[CLINICAL ASPECTS OF SEPTIC ENCEPHALOPATHY].

Septic encephalopathy is a form of general cerebral dysfunction caused by a systemic inflammatory reaction. Its investigation encounters enormous difficulties for the lack of reliable biological markers of neuronal lesions and methods for the evaluation of consciousness in severely ill patients. Hence, the importance of correct clinical interpretation of the character and magnitude of CNS activity.