The Effect of the Acid-Base Imbalance on the Shape and Structure of Red Blood Cells.

Red blood cells respond to fluctuations in blood plasma pH by changing the rate of biochemical and physical processes that affect the specific functions of individual cells. This study aimed to analyze the effect of pH changes on red blood cell morphology and structure. The findings revealed that an increase or decrease in pH above or below the physiological level of pH 7.

Atomic Force Microscopy and Scanning Ion-Conductance Microscopy for Investigation of Biomechanical Characteristics of Neutrophils.

Scanning probe microscopy (SPM) is a versatile tool for studying a wide range of materials. It is well suited for investigating living matter, for example, in single-cell neutrophil studies. SPM has been extensively utilized to analyze cell physical properties, providing detailed insights into their structural and functional characteristics at the nanoscale.

[Diagnosis and treatment of urolithiasis in combination with infravesical obstruction in presenile and senile patients].

The analysis of the results of examination and treatment of 510 urolithiasis patients with organic infravesical obstruction (IVO) treated in the urological clinic of M. F. Vladimirsky Moscow Regional Research Clinical Institute and in the urological department of Zhukovsky city hospital from 1995 to 2009 made it possible to arrive at the following conclusions: the above patients have obstruction symptoms in 100% cases, irritative symptoms--in more than 2/3 of the patients; combined use of low invasive, endoscopic and open methods reestablishes urodynamics of the lower urinary tract in more than 90% patients; the decision on the treatment policy and techniques depends on severity of clinical symptoms caused by IVO and urolithiasis as well as disturbance of upper and lower urinary tract urodynamics.

[Current trends in pharmacotherapy of prostatic adenoma: role of a new alpha-adrenoblocker kamiren XL in the treatment of this disease].

The aim of our study was assessment of clinical efficacy and safety of a new alpha-adrenoblocker kamiren XL in patients with prostatic adenoma (PA) with or without acute retention of urine (ARU). Seventy PA patients were divided into two groups. Group 1 (n = 35) patients had no ARU.