Characteristic patterns of UV-induced skin autofluorescence were determined for patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) and associated with dysmetabolic alterations, such as nonenzymatic protein glycation, an increase in extracellular matrix stiffness, impaired metabolism of tissue fluorophores, mitochondrial dysfunction, and accumulation of aberrant proteins. Key differences in skin autofluorescence spectra were for the first time observed in PD, making it possible to discriminate between PD patients and healthy persons or individuals without signs of chronic neurodegeneration. Namely, skin fluorescence related to the reflected signal upon excitation with UV light at 375 nm was lower in PD patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNegative differential transconductance (NDT) devices have emerged as promising candidates for multivalued logic computing, and particularly for ternary logic systems. To enable computation of any ternary operation, it is essential to have a functionally complete set of ternary logic gates, which remains unrealized with current NDT technologies, posing a critical limitation for higher-level circuit design. Additionally, NDT devices typically rely on heterojunctions, complicating fabrication and impacting reliability due to the introduction of additional materials and interfaces.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn light of the morphological and molecular data for cyclocoelids observed from the air sacs of Mareca strepera (Linnaeus) (Anatidae, Anseriformes) caught in the southern region of the Russian Far East, we suggest new insights into the systematics of the family Cyclocoelidae. A comparative morphological and phylogenetic analyzes revealed that new cyclocoelids represented the new genus and species Paracyclocoelum lobatum. Based on the 28S rRNA gene fragment we showed the significant genetic divergence of P.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDictyocaulus xanthopygus sp. nov. (Nematoda: Trichostrongyloidea) was isolated from the lungs of the Manchurian wapiti in Primorsky kray, Russia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: To evaluate the efficiency of long-term use of trospium chloride (Spazmex) for the treatment of patients with neurogenic overactive bladder due to Parkinson's disease (PD) and to determine the influence of therapy on the cognitive status of patients.
Materials And Methods: 60 patients with PD and neurogenic overactive bladder with stages 2.5, 3 and 4 according to Hoehn-Yahr scale were included in the main group.