Stratified distribution of nutrients and extremophile biota within freshwater ice covering the surface of Lake Baikal.

Biological entities and gradients of selected chemicals within the seemingly barren ice layers covering Lake Baikal were investigated. Ice cores 40-68 cm long were obtained from in shore and offshore sites of Southern Lake Baikal during the cold period of a year (March-April) in 2007 and 2008. In microscopic observations of the melted ice, both algae and bacteria were found in considerable numbers (>10(3) cells/L and >10(4) cells/ml, respectively).

Ni(II), Co(II), Cu(II), Zn(II) and Na(I) complexes of a hybrid ligand 4'-(4'''-benzo-15-crown-5)-methyloxy-2,2':6',2''-terpyridine.

Eleven complexes of a hybrid ligand 4'-(4'''-benzo-15-crown-5)-methyloxy-2,2':6',2''-terpyridine (L) were synthesized and characterised by elemental analysis, IR-spectroscopy and X-ray analysis. The crystal structures of seven complexes were determined either from single-crystal data ([NaNCS.L] (6)and [CuL2.

4'-(2,5,8,11,14-Penta-oxabicyclo-[13.4.0]nona-deca-15,17,19-trien-17-yl-oxy)-2,2':6',2''-terpyridine: a powder study.

The central pyridine ring of the 2,2':6',2''-terpyridine fragment of the title compound, C(29)H(29)N(3)O(6), forms dihedral angles of 5.2 (5), 10.1 (5) and 86.

[Cryosurgical treatment in metastatic liver cancer].

All patients endured cryosurgical operations well. Right-sided pleurisy developed in one patient that was eliminated by single puncture of pleural cavity. Short thrombocytopenia was observed in two patients.

[Functional activity and expression of P-glycoprotein in chronic myeloid leukemia].

Aim: To evaluate the prognostic significance of P-glycoprotein (Pgp) in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML).

Materials And Methods: Functional activity (rhodamine 123 test) and expression of Pgp (binding of UIC2 monoclonal antibodies by cells) were evaluated by flow cytofluorometry. A total of 141 samples of peripheral blood from 121 patients with various stages of CML were examined.

[Characteristics of drug resistance of tumor plasmocytes in vitro in patients with multiple myeloma differently responsive to chemotherapy].

Aim: To determine sensitivity of tumor plasmocytes in vitro to cytostatic drugs (prednisolone, alkeran belustin, vincristine, rubomycin, doxorubicin, cytarabin, methotrexate, cysplatin, etoposide).

Material And Methods: The sensitivity was measured with DISC method in 12 patients with multiple myeloma (MM) in two groups: resistant and responsive to induction polychemotherapy (PCT).

Results: The groups appeared significantly different by lowering of pathological paraprotein concentration (PIg): by 7.

[On the vertical distribution of microorganisms in lake Baikal during spring deep-water renewal].

The vertical distribution of microorganisms during spring deep-water renewal in Lake Baikal was studied. The downward advection of trophogenic waters was found to create conditions for the extensive growth of microorganisms capable of decomposing and mineralizing organic carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus in deep water layers. These processes occur annually at spring thermal bars near the underwater slope of Lake Baikal, whereas in its pelagic zone, the deep intrusions of waters rich in organic material are observed only in the years when enhanced deep-water renewal is accompanied by a high spring yield of phytoplankton.

[Adaptation of reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction for clinical diagnosis of expression of MDR1 gene].

Chemotherapy of malignant tumors is ineffective usually because of tumor cell resistance to it. Two types of resistance are known: cell resistance to a certain drug and multiple drug resistance (MDR). MDR covers a wide spectrum of drugs with different chemical structure and mechanisms of action.

Studies of some mechanisms of drug resistance in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML).

CML is the myeloproliferative disorder connected with the specific chromosome translocation (9;22) and occurrence of the fusion gene/protein BCR-ABL. BCR-ABL protein is believed to inhibit apoptosis and to cause drug resistance. We investigated the correlation of two different forms of BCR-ABL mRNA in 94 pts with their overall survival.

Distinct effects of various p53 mutants on differentiation and viability of human K562 leukemia cells.

Mutations of the p53 tumor suppressor are often observed in various human tumors, including blast crisis of chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML). The pattern of p53 mutations in CML shows some peculiarities compared with majority of other malignancies. In particular, the substitutions at codon 273, one of the most common p53 alterations in various tumors, are not characteristic of CML.

[The effect of the tumor suppressor p53 and its mutant forms on the differentiation and viability of K562 leukemic cells].

Mutations of the p53 tumor suppressor are often observed in various human malignancies including blast crisis of chronic myelogenous leukaemia (CML). The pattern of p53 mutation in CML shows some peculiarities as compared with the majority of other neoplasias. In particular, the substitutions at codon 273, one of the most common p53 alteration in various tumors, are not characteristic of CML.