[DIRECTIONALITY OF THE BIOLOGICAL EFFECT OF DRINKING WATER].

There have been performed the studies of the dimensional parameters of peroxide associates in drinking water, per- forming regulatory functions in cellular metabolism, that determine the character of the biological response of the human body to drinking water The direction of action of peroxide associates type Σ [(HO2-(*) ...

[KEEPING THE ELECTRON-DONOR PROPERTIES OF DRINKING WATER].

In a study there was performed the experimental evaluation of long-term structural--physical changes of the phase of associated water in drinking water treated in hypomagnetic conditions according to the the technology providing the retention of of ortho/para isomers of water in the presence of a catalyst--triplet oxygen. According to the results of measurements ofparameters of nano-associates formed in the water there was found a series ofconsistencies, allowing to determine the mechanisms of the impact of hypomagnetic treatment on the catalytic properties ofwater and long-term stability of its activated state, that provides the long-term maintenance of high biological activity of drinking water. In particular, under hypomagnetic conditions of the treatment there is formed denser packing of amorphous ice--VI in the composition of associates peroxide, serving as a kind of "reservoir" of atmospheric gases.

[Lifetime of hydrobionts Daphnia magna in a noncontact-activated water].

The article is devoted to the study of the influence of non-contact activated water on the lifetime and replicative function of aquatic organisms Daphnia magna, belonging to a highly organized animal organisms. There was established the proportional relationship between the concentration of hydrogen peroxide (in the anion-radical form) and the duration of aquatic lifetime of hydrobionts. In a non contact activated water media with values of redox -potential (Eh)~130mV (against Eh = 213mV--in the control) the lifetime of hydrobionts Daphnia magna is shown to increase in average up to 9 days and reaches 34 days (as 25 days in the control).

[Biophysical aspects of biological activity structure--strain calcium carbonat in micellar form].

Results of the study of electrochemical and structural state of phase of associated water in the solutions of structurally stressed calcium carbonate in the micellar form are reported. On the base on the comparison of structural--physical changes of activated water with the data on the activity of bioluminiscentic "Ecolyum" microorganisms in their noncontact activation the electronic mechanism of the effect of activated water on cellular metabolism is substantiated The use of "Micellate of calcium" possessing non-contact electron-donor action on cellular structures was shown to permit to compensate the deficit of electrons and thereby to restore the activities of reductases and iron-containing peptides required for the production of regulatory ROS and alteration in redox state of the intracellular environment.

[Parasites of the Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) in northwestern Russia].

New data on Ospey parasites in Karelian Republic are given. One specimen was investigated. Two parasite species--Nematostrigea serpens and Diplostomum pseudospathaceum were found.

[Features of changes in the electrochemical properties of water activated with structurally stressed calcium carbonate in micellar form].

The results of studies of electrochemical indices of waters activated with structurally stressed calcium carbonate tension in micellar form during storage are presented and these indicators of water were shown to change over time. In this case, waters, having initially superior activity over time reduce it, giving place to the waters that have at this moment an activity greater than the activity of the sample leading at the beginning. Established that the cause of this oscillatory over time change in activity is a non-local interaction between macroscopic quantum systems of activated waters located at a distance from each other.

[Trematodes fauna of waterfowl birds in Karelia].

Trematode fauna of waterfowl birds of Karelia comprises 23 species; 8 of them are described from the region for the first time. Descriptions and figures of Urogonimus macrostomus, Neoeucotyle zakharovi, Hypoderaeum conoideum, Echinostoma robustum, Orchipedum tracheicola, Prostogonimus cuneatus P. ovatus, and P.

[Changes in the electrochemical parameters and structural state of water exposed to ultra-high frequency radiation].

This investigation of the impact of microwave radiation on the state of water has indicated that concurrently with thermal exposure, there are cooperative processes that affect the structural and energetic state of its metastable phase.

[Methodological problems in the study of the electronic state of the environment-man system].

The paper considers the problems associated with the need for hygienic regulation of the electronic state of the environment, which affects metabolic changes from impaired electronic balance in the primary nonspecific electronic regulation system.

[Temperature dependence of the structurized state of water].

The paper provides the results of studies of the impact of temperature on the structural and energetic state of drinking water and shows that the altered temperature conditions of water causes a change in its supramolecular structure and biological value.

Genomic alterations in primary breast cancers compared with their sentinel and more distal lymph node metastases: an aCGH study.

Metastatic potential of breast cancer may be associated with specific genomic alterations and the earliest metastases are likely to be found in the sentinel lymph nodes (SLN). Using array comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH), we compared the genomes of primary breast invasive duct carcinomas (IDCs), their sentinel and more distal lymph node metastases, and IDCs without nodal metastasis. Thirty-three samples from 22 patients with IDC were subjected to aCGH: 8 IDC samples from patients without lymph node metastasis, 11 IDCs associated with SLN metastases out of which 7 had paired samples of metastases, and 14 samples of lymph node metastases out of which 8 were sentinel-distal pairs from 4 patients.

[Impact of quantum states in nanostructures on biological systems].

The authors consider the quantum states of nanoparticles and the processes of electron transport in the associated phases of aquatic and biological environments that are of macroscopic nature.

[Pleiotropic effects of chitinase gene from Serratia plymuthica in transgenic potato].

We estimate the influence of transgenic bacterial chitinase from soilborne Serratia plymuthica onto agronomical important traits of potato, such as productivity and non-specific resistance. Transgene has been delivered into potato variety Delfin via Agrobacterial transformation with pGreen0229 and pBI121-based vectors. Growth inhibition of chitin-containing pathogenic fungi was shown.

Genomic differences between pure ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast and that associated with invasive disease: a calibrated aCGH study.

Purpose: In the quest for new targets, genomes of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) and infiltrating duct carcinoma (IDC) have been compared previously; however, genomic alterations associated with cancer progression were difficult to identify. We hypothesized that significant events can be detected by comparing lesions with a broader range of behavior: from pure DCIS to IDC associated with lymph node metastasis.

Experimental Design: Array comparative genomic hybridization, calibrated by self-self hybridization tests, was used to study 6 cases of pure DCIS and 17 cases of DCIS paired with IDC where 8 tumors had spread to the local lymph nodes.

[Cryophysical method for estimating the content of structured-phase water].

The paper provides evidence for the principle of calculating the content of water bound states from the quantity of gases evolved during a cryophysical process. A cryophysical procedure has been developed to estimate the degree of water structuredness, by calculating the index from the mean values and spatial variance characteristics.

[Assessing the toxic effect of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene on cells of escherichia coli K12 by flow cytofluorometry].

The magnitude of transmembrane potential delta psi in cells of Escherichia coli K12 was determined by the method of flow cytofluorometry for different phases of growth. It was large in the log phase, whereas in the lag and stationary phases, the population was shown to consist of two subpopulations with low and large values of delta psi in cells. In the presence of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT), this bimodal distribution of delta psi over the population was observed during the entire growth period until TNT was almost completely eliminated from the cultivation medium (to a concentration of 18-20 mg/l).

[Features of the toxic action of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene on Escherichia coli K12].

2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene present in a culture of Escherichia coli K12, at a concentration of 200 mg/l, caused a decrease in the total cell population and the population of colony-forming units, increased permeability of the external lipoprotein envelope, and increased the refractive index of cells. The shape of some cells changed from rod-like to coccoid, and cell size decreased. The specific rate of glucose consumption and the content of NADH (NADPH) in cells decreased.

[A pH-probe for endoscopic parietal topographical pH-metry].

A pH-probe for endoscopic parietal topographical pH-metry was developed. The probe has a circular measuring electrode and a cutaneous silver chloride reference electrode. Clinical testing of the developed probe was performed to compare it with a conventional end electrode.

[Detection of sapoviruses in children with acute gastroenteritis in Moscow in 2002-2003].

Sapoviruses were found, for the first time, to be circulating in children with acute gastroenteritis in the city of Moscow. On the basis of a genetic analysis, they were classified as belonging to genotypes 1 and 2. Two groups of sapoviruses that are essentially different from the strains presented now at the GenBank NCBI were described within the case study.

[Sensitivity of various escherichia coli strains to 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene].

The sensitivity of Escherichia coli strains K-12 and 055 to 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) was found to correlate with the structural and functional properties of the outer lipoprotein membrane. The protective ability of the membrane of strain 055 is much lower than that of K-12. This is the cause of the greater sensitivity of 055 to the toxic action of TNT.

[Specific toxic effects of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene on Bacillus subtilis SK1].

Using Bacillus subtilis SK1 as an example, it was demonstrated for the first time that 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) transformation pathways change with TNT concentration. The growth of cultured B. subtilis SK1, delayed at 20 mg/l TNT (minimum toxic concentration), was resumed following TNT transformation.