[Characteristics of a cytokine profile of T-lymphocytes of peripheral blood and synovial fluid in rheumatoid arthritis].

Aim: To assess cytokine-producing activity of T-lymphocytes of peripheral blood and synovial fluid in rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

Material And Methods: The study group consisted of 58 RA female patients aged 28-53 years (mean age 42.1 +/- 2.

[Specifics of cytokine regulation in tick-borne encephalitis and Lyme borreliosis].

The aim of the study was to evaluate the dynamics of T-lymphocyte cytokine profile during the acute period of tick-bore encephalitis (febrile and meningeal forms) and non-erythematous Lyme borreliosis (NELB). ELISA (Vector-Best, Novosybirsk) and IHA (Virion, Tomsk) techniques were used for laboratory diagnostics of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE). Etiological verification of Lyme borreliosis (LB) was performed using immune-enzyme test systems for detection of IgG and IgM antibodies to Borellia burgdorferi (NOVATEC Immunodiagnostica, Germany).