Background: Parkinson's disease is one of the most common neurological diseases. Pathogenesis of the disease is associated with destruction and death of neurons that produce the neurotransmitter dopamine. The precursor to dopamine, which crosses the protective blood-brain barrier, is the amino acid 3, 4-dihydroxy-L-phenylalanine - levodopa, L-DOPA.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Objective: To determine the value of intestinal failure and translocation of bacteria Y. pseudotuberculosis, and normal intestinal microbiota in the initiation and generalization of infection in experimental pseudotuberculosis in conventional white mice, as well as pathological manifestation of it as a response to the adhesion and colonization of the mucosus membrane by pathogenic bacteria Y. pseudotuberculosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFProbiotics for decades were leading in the arsenal of tools for correction of intestinal microbiocenosis. However, the response of representatives of intestinal microbiota to enteral intake of probiotics is variable, and in some individuals may be missing. Despite the fact that scientists still disagree on the necessity of forced settlement of normal microbiota at intestinal dysbiosis, large number of medicinal products, functional foods, dietary supplements, which efficiency is not always straightforward, is available for sale.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFConditions favoring differentiation and stabilization of the life cycle of the yeast Pachysolen tannophilus have been studied. When concentrations of the carbon source in the medium were lower than 100 g/l, it was found to be favorable to the mating of vegetative cells, both haploid and diploid. The addition of nitrogen and sulfur sources to the medium influenced the life phases of haploid cells and partially stabilized the vegetative growth of diploid cells.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn a placebo-controlled study an antihypertensive activity of low-intensive laser radiation (LILR) was evaluated in 52 males with essential hypertension stage I. The placebo group consisted of 14 matched patients. LILR was used as monotherapy of 10 daily procedures.
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