Preparation and functional evaluation of RGD-modified streptavidin targeting to integrin-expressing melanoma cells.

The vertical growth stage is the most dangerous stage of melanoma and is often associated with a poor prognosis. The increased invasiveness and metastasis that is typical for vertically growing melanoma are mediated by the molecules of cell adhesion (particularly, integrins). Integrin αvβ3, which is abundantly expressed on melanoma cells with high metastatic potentials and is characterized by low expression levels in normal melanocytes, is potentially an attractive target for melanoma diagnostics and therapy.

A case of HHV-8-associated HIV-negative primary effusion lymphoma in Moscow.

Primary effusion lymphoma is a rare tumor of B-cell derivation which is associated with human herpes virus type 8 (HHV-8) in 100% and with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in most of cases. The paper describes the first case in Russia of HIV(-) HHV-8(+) Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)(+) primary effusion lymphoma in a male patient aged 56 years. The tumor was located in the pleural cavity.

[RT-PCR-based evaluation of the activity of human papilloma virus infection in relapsing papillomatosis of the larynx].

RT-PCR-based examination of papilloma samples obtained from patients with relapsing papillomatosis of the larynx showed an incidence rate of human papilloma virus (HPV) amounting to 89%. The viral load level of the studied samples, when measured by concurrent RT-PCR HPV, differed by more than 130 times. It made, in the untreated patient, 1.

[Methylation of the putative tumor suppressor gene, RASSF1A, in primary cervical tumors].

The methylation level of 13 CpG-dinucleotides in the promoter region of the putative tumor suppressor gene RASSF1A (3p21.31) was analyzed in HPV-positive squamous cell carcinomas of cervix using methyl-sensitive restriction endonuclease analysis followed by PCR. The methylation from 3 to 13 CpG-dinucleotides was observed in 64% (25/39) tumors, 22% (2/9) morphologically normal tissues adjacent to tumors (P = 0.

[Search for HHV-8 associated diseases reservoir and spread paths of HHV-8 in Russia].

Summarized in the paper are study results of human herpesvirus type 8 (HHV-8) and of its association with Kaposi's sarcoma (KS). The data obtained denotes that the share of individuals producing the antibodies to HHV-8 in a majority of studied patients was low and ranged form 0 to 5.5%, which is indicative of a low degree of the virus spread in population.

RBSP3 (HYA22) is a tumor suppressor gene implicated in major epithelial malignancies.

Chromosome 3p21.3 region is frequently (>90%) deleted in lung and other major human carcinomas. We subdivided 3p21.

Molecular epidemiology of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus/human herpesvirus 8 strains from Russian patients with classic, posttransplant, and AIDS-associated Kaposi's sarcoma.

We report the molecular characterization of 38 new Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) strains from Russian patients with either classic (25 cases), epidemic/AIDS-associated (7 cases), or posttransplant/immunosuppressed patients (6 cases), or Kaposi's sarcoma (KS). While a complete sequence of the K1 gene (870 bp) was obtained from 30 strains, only partial sequences of the hypervariable regions VR1 (372 bp) and/or VR2 (381 bp) of the K1 gene were obtained from eight strains of KS paraffin blocks. Sequence comparison and phylogenetic studies indicate that the novel KSHV strains belong to either the A subtype (28 cases) or the C subtype (10 cases).

[Antibodies to herpesvirus type 8 in Kaposi's sarcoma patients and controls in Russia].

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the HH-8 seroprevalence among patients with Kaposi's sarcoma (KS), melanoma and gastric carcinoma (GC) as well as among renal recipients and blood donors. The obtained data revealed a high percentage of seropositive KS patients, which ranged from 83.6% in the classical disease type to 68.

[PCR diagnosis of sequences of a novel human herpes virus type 8 in patients with Kaposi sarcoma in Russia].

Associations of a new human herpesvirus type 8 (HHV-8) with different forms of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) in Russia have been studied. Search for this virus genetic information has been carried out in biopsy specimens of benign and malignant tumors other than KS, and probable sites of HHV-8 latency in human body have been checked. HHV-8 sequences were detected by polymerase chain reaction (PCR).

Molecular characterization of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus/human herpesvirus-8 strains from Russia.

We report the molecular characterization, with subtyping of both K1 and K14.1/K15 genomic regions, of seven new human herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8) strains from Russian patients with classical Kaposi's sarcoma. Phylogenetic studies, based on the complete K1 gene/protein analysis, indicate that six of these strains belong to the A subtype, with one belonging to the A4 group and exhibiting a unique deletion of 19 amino acids in the VR2 region at position 186-204.

[An evaluation of the effect of certain factors on the hemodynamics during anesthesia induction in stomach cancer patients].

Hemodynamic response to induction to anesthesia and tracheal intubation was assessed in 132 patients with gastric cancer divided into groups depending on the method of induction. Group I was administered thiopental sodium at a dose of 4-5 mg/kg, group II--thiopental sodium at the same dose and fentanyl (1.5 micrograms/kg), group III--thiopental sodium at the same dose with local laryngeal anesthesia using a 10% lidocaine solution, group IV--propanidid (4-5 micrograms/kg), and fentanyl (1.

[Effect of ascorbic acid on the frequency of the occurrence of colchicine- and methotrexate-resistant colonies].

The influence of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) on the frequency of occurrence of colchicine- and methotrexate-resistant colonies of Djungarian hamster DM-15 cells was studied the number of resistant cells was found to increase 2.9-19.8-fold.

[Induction of gene amplification in Djungarian hamster cells by various chemical carcinogens].

The influence of 9 different carcinogens on gene amplification was studied in DM-15 Djungarian hamster cells. The effect was assessed by resistance to colchicine or methotrexate. It was found that tumour promotors (12-0-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA), mezerein, tween-80) and some carcinogens possessing both initiating and promoting activity (20-methylcholanthrene, 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)antracene, aflatoxin B1) dramatically increased the number of colchicine and methotrexate-resistant cells.