in rodents and shrews in Armenia, Transcaucasia.

infections in small mammals are important because they serve as source of infection for the felids who excrete environmentally resistant oocysts in their feces. Here, the authors sought evidence for infection in shrews and rodents in Armenia for the first time. DNA was detected in tissues of trapped animals using a specific PCR targeting gene with a non-coding fragment length of 529 bp.

Cestode diversity in shrews from islands in the Sea of Japan and the Sea of Okhotsk.

A comparative analysis of taxonomic diversity on shrew cestodes among four islands in the Sea of Japan and the Sea of Okhotsk (Sakhalin, Kunashir, Hokkaido, and Moneron) was performed. Cestode species shared among the islands were identified and their host specificity was investigated. On Sakhalin Island, 33 species of the families Hymenolepididae, Dilepididae and Mesocestoididae were recorded in four shrew species (, , and ).

n. sp. from shrews on Sakhalin Island, Russia, with an amended diagnosis of Neoskrjabinolepis Spassky, 1947 (Cestoda: Cyclophyllidea: Hymenolepididae), a key, and a review on geographical distribution of the species.

A taxonomic review was performed on cestodes of the genus Spassky, 1947 that parasitize different species of shrews in different regions of the northern Palearctic and in the Nearctic (Alaska, USA). Information on Palearctic cestodes published in various articles is summarized. An overview of the geographical distribution of the species is also presented.

New cestode species of the genus Neoskrjabinolepis Spassky, 1947 (Cyclophyllidea: Hymenolepididae) from the Common Shrew (Sorex araneus L.) in Europe.

Neoskrjabinolepis (Neoskrjabinolepis) yanchevi n. sp. is described from common shrews Sorex araneus L.

First Data on the Contact Zone and Hybridization between the Cryptic Species of Shrews Sorex araneus and S. satunini (Eulipotyphla, Mammalia).

For the first time, based on sequence variation of microsatellite loci and the mtDNA cytb gene fragment, population genetic structure of the common shrew and Caucasian shrew in their contact zone was investigated. It was demonstrated that, although there was no complete reproductive isolation between the species under consideration, the gene flow was considerably limited. These data testify to the established reliable reproductive barriers between the common shrew and Caucasian shrew.

Preeclampsia-associated homeostasis changes in pregnant woman after ART.

Objective: To determine the preeclampsia-associated features of homeostasis in pregnant woman after ART to clarify the possible mechanisms and factors of preeclampsia.

Design: A prospective study.

Setting: Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductology, Shupyk National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Revision of the genus Soricinia Spassky & Spasskaja, 1954 (Cestoda: Cyclophyllidea: Hymenolepididae) with redescriptions of three species, an amended generic diagnosis and an identification key to species.

Redescriptions of three species of Soricinia Spassky & Spasskaja, 1954 are provided. The type-species of the genus, Soricinia soricis (Baer, 1925), is redescribed on the basis of the holotype from the Alpine shrew Sorex alpinus Schinz collected in Salève Mountain, France. Since the type-material of Soricinia infirma (Żarnowski, 1955) has apparently been lost, a neotype from the type-host Sorex araneus L.

Fine structure of uterus and non-functioning paruterine organ in Orthoskrjabinia junlanae (Cestoda, Cyclophyllidea).

Some cyclophyllidean cestodes provide protection for their eggs in the external environment by providing them with additional protective layers around the egg membranes. In attempting to examine such adaptations, the microanatomy and fine structure of the uterus of pregravid and gravid proglottids of the cyclophyllidean cestode Orthoskrjabinia junlanae, a parasite of mammals that inhabit a terrestrial but moist environment, were studied. In the initial stages of uterine development, developing embryos locate freely in the lumen of a saccate uterus that later partitions into chambers.

Soricinia genovi n. sp. from Neomys fodiens in Bulgaria, with redescription of Soricinia globosa (Baer, 1931) (Cyclophyllidea: Hymenolepididae).

Examination of specimens collected from water shrews Neomys fodiens in the Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria, revealed a new species of Soricinia. Soricinia genovi n. sp.

Redescription and systematic position of Soricinia tripartita Zarnowski, 1955 (Cestoda: Cyclophyllidea), a cestode species parasitic in shrews of the genus Sorex, including erection of Gulyaevilepis gen. n.

Soricinia tripartita Zarnowski, 1955 is redescribed on the basis of specimens from the type host Sorex araneus Linnaeus from Lithuania, Latvia and Russia (Republic of Karelia and Republic of Komi - a new geographical record) as well as from Sorex satunini Ognev and Sorex volnuchini Ognev from Russia (Nalchik Area in the Caucasus Mountains). The strobilar morphology of S. tripartita is compared with that of other hymenolepidid cestodes of shrews with an unarmed scolex and serial development of proglottides in the strobila, i.

[Interaction of the uterus and developing eggs in cyclophyllidean cestodes with different fecundity].

The interaction of morphological changes of the uterus and fecundity of the strobilus of cestodes has been investigated. It is shown that cestodes with maximal fecundity have different and highly effective ways of supplying eggs with nutrients. It is noted that differences in fecundity of cestodes depend not only on their strategy of reproduction, ecology, and complexity of life cycles but also on the complexity of interactions between the uterus and the developing eggs.

Polymeric complexes of isonicotinic acid hydrazide with antituberculosis effects.

We studied the effects of an analogue of isonicotinic acid hydrazide on the treatment course of experimental tuberculosis. Complex analysis has demonstrated the efficiency of isonicotinic acid hydrazide immobilized on a carrier that consisted of water-soluble cation-active analogue of chitosan (N-chlorohydroxypropyl chitosan) in a complex with cobalt ions in the therapy of experimental tuberculosis. Immunostimulating activity of the polymeric metal complex was revealed.

Relationships between uterus and eggs in cestodes from different taxa, as revealed by scanning electron microscopy.

Uterine organization and interaction with developing eggs in Tetrabothrius erostris (Tetrabothriidea), Nippotaenia mogurndae (Nippotaeniidea), Arostrilepis tenuicirrosa, and Monocercus arionis (Cyclophyllidea), cestodes belonging to three different orders, were investigated by scanning electron microscopy. The interactions were traced from sexually mature to gravid proglottids for all species. Pieces of evidence of interactions among these species include specific tight contacts between microlamellae of the uterine epithelium and the egg capsule, networks of fibrils between eggs and uterus, or numerous branched diverticula of the uterine wall that surround eggs or combinations of these.

Two new cestode species of Neoskrjabinolepis Spasskii, 1947 (Cyclophyllidea: Hymenolepididae) from the tundra shrew Sorex tundrensis Merriam (Mammalia: Soricidae) in Alaska and Chukotka.

Descriptions, illustrations and differential diagnoses for two new species of Neoskrjabinolepis Spassky, 1947, i.e. N.

Fine structure of the uteri in two hymenolepidid tapeworm Skrjabinacanthus diplocoronatus and Urocystis prolifer (Cestoda: Cyclophyllidea) parasitic in shrews that display different fecundity of the strobilae.

Adult specimens of Skrjabinacanthus diplocoronatus and Urocystis prolifer were investigated by light and transmission electron microscopy, and data on the uterine organization in these species are presented. The interrelationships of morphological changes of the uterus and developing eggs on the one hand with fecundities of the strobilae of cyclophyllidean cestodes on the other hand are investigated. The development of the excretory system forming a network of excretory ducts close to the uterus is characteristic of S.

[Improvement of quality of life of patients with internal stents by changing the shape of the stents].

Transurethral stenting of the ureter was made in 130 patients (51 males and 79 females, aged 19-81, mean age 51.3 years) after contact ureterolithotripsy (n=86), endoureterotomy (n=13) and endopyelotomy (n=31). All the patients received internal polyuretanic stents (size N 6 F) made by one company.

[Transurethral holmium enucleation of prostatic adenoma].

Laser (holmium) enucleation of the prostate (LEP) for infravesical obstruction caused by prostatic adenoma up to 60 cm3 in size was made in 42 patients in the Moscow city urological hospital N 47 from January to July 2009. Transurethral resection (TUR) of the prostate was made in 42 matched controls. All the patients from both groups have undergone the same standard clinical and laboratory examination before the treatment, 1, 3 and 6 months after it.

[Soricinia sawadai sp. n. (Cyclophyllidea: Hymenolepididae), a new cestode species from the shrews of Sakhalin Island].

A new species Soricinia sawadai sp. n. parasitizing shrews of Sakhalin Island (Sores unguiculatus and S.

[Morphogenesis of the Staphylocystis furcata cysticercoid (Cyclophyllidea, Hymenolepididae)].

The morphogenesis of the Staphylocystis furcata (Stieda, 1862) cysticercoids has been studied in the experimentally infected beetles Geotrupes stercorosus and their structural and ontogenetic features have been described. At the initial stage of its development metacestode of S. furcata forms lacuna primitiva.

[Comparison of the results of magnetic resonance urography and other examination methods in patients with iatrogenic injuries of the ureter and pelvis-ureteral segment].

MR urography was made in 25 patients (age 24-70, mean age 48.6 years, 20 females, 5 males) with iatrogenic injury of the upper urinary tract (UUT). A comparison group consisted of 15 patients without nephrostomic drainage who had no contraindications for intravenous contrast preparations.

[X-ray endoscopic diagnosis and treatment of iatrogenic injuries of the upper urinary tract].

X-ray endoscopic diagnosis and treatment of iatrogenic pelvoureteral injuries (PUI) were made in 200 patients (age 18-70 years, mean age 41.7 years, 68(34%) males, 132(66%) females). Preoperative examination was standard for obstructive diseases of the upper urinary tract (UUT).

Neoskrjabinolepis merkushevae sp. n. (Cyclophyllidea: Hymenolepididae), a new cestode from shrews from the Palaearctic region.

Neoskrjabinolepis (Neoskrjabinolepidoides) merkushevae sp. n. is described from the shrew Sorex minutus L.

Neoskrjabinolepis nuda n. sp. from shrews on Sakhalin Island, Russia, with a taxonomic review of Neoskrjabinolepis Spasskii, 1947 (Cestoda: Cyclophyllidea: Hymenolepididae).

Neoskrjabinolepis (Neoskrjabinolepidoides) nuda n. sp. is described from the shrews Sorex unguiculatus (type-host), S.