[Clinical guidelines for male infertility: controversial issues and the need to reach interdisciplinary consensus].

A review of controversial issues about the terminology on male infertility and reproductive function, which is currently used, as well as proposals for updating clinical guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of male infertility and men in infertile couples are presented in the article. An algorithm is described, the elements of which ensure referral of patients based on the possibility and timing of restoration of reproductive function, taking into account the reproductive health of a woman, as well as increasing the likelihood of successful treatment aimed at the birth of a healthy child.

Inflammatory parameters and pulmonary biomarkers in smokers with and without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Background: We organized this study in order to investigate differences in serum inflammatory profiles and circulating serum pneumoproteins between smokers with and without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Methods: Patients aged 35-70 years with COPD and a smoking history ≥10 pack-years (cases, n=38) and 38 participants with the same smoking history without COPD (controls) were included in a comparative study conducted as part of a population-based cross-sectional study with 2,388 individuals in northwestern Russia. Cases and controls were matched for age and smoking history.

[The efficiency of ART methods for treatment of male infertility in men of age 40 years and older with obstructive azoospermia].

Aim: to evaluate the efficacy of ART methods to treat infertility in men with obstructive azoospermia.

Materials And Methods: The results of treatment of infertile couples using ART methods during the period from 2009 to 2017 were analyzed. A total of 18 married couples with obstructive azoospermia in men were included in the main group.

The first deaf-blind patient in Russia with Argus II retinal prosthesis system: what he sees and why.

Objective: In this study, we propose a new method for evaluating the functional results based on the sizes of phosphenes that the patient drew which were then digitalized. We also describe the methodology of psychological testing and support for a deaf-blind patient.

Approach: A 59-year-old man with retinitis pigmentosa and hearing loss (clinical Usher syndrome) underwent surgery to implant the Argus II retinal prosthesis system in his right eye.

Spirometry is not enough to diagnose COPD in epidemiological studies: a follow-up study.

A hallmark of the diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the measurement of post-bronchodilator (post-BD) airflow obstruction (AO) by spirometry, but spirometry is not enough for the provision of a clinical diagnosis. In the majority of previous epidemiological studies, COPD diagnosis has been based on spirometry and a few clinical characteristics. The aim of our study was to identify outcomes in patients newly diagnosed with airflow obstruction (AO) based on a diagnostic work-up conducted as part of a population-based cross-sectional study in North-Western Russia.

The Prevalence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by the Global Lung Initiative Equations in North-Western Russia.

Background: The prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) varies in different countries, while the cut-off for airflow obstruction (AO) is still contested. No COPD prevalence data based on the Global Lung Initiative (GLI) 2012 equations are available in Russia.

Objectives: This study aims to assess AO prevalence by the GLI lower limit of normal (GLI-LLN) and the fixed cut-off, to identify AO risk factors and to assess the diagnostic value of respiratory symptoms in north-western Russia.

EVALUATION OF VASCULOGENIC POTENTIAL OF MODIFIED FIBRIN HYDROGEL.

In recent years, engineering of blood vessels, which can provide the effective transport of nutrients and various metabolites, is one of the major challenges in tissue reconstruction. Many researches are carried out to develop cell-seeded bioconstructs based on natural polymers, particularly on PEGylated fibrin. Therefore, the aim of this study was to reveal the optimal component ratio for modified fibrin hydrogels in order to provide favorable conditions for vascular development of endothelial and mesenchymal stem cell co-culture.

The RESPECT study: RESearch on the PrEvalence and the diagnosis of COPD and its Tobacco-related etiology: a study protocol.

Background: Smoking remains a leading health risk factor among Europeans. Tobacco, together with other factors, will lead to an expansive epidemic of chronic diseases, including COPD, among the working population in Russia. The general aim of the RESearch on the PrEvalence and the diagnosis of COPD and its Tobacco-related etiology (RESPECT) study is to gain a better understanding of the prevalence, pathogenesis and symptoms of COPD.

[THE INFLUENCE OF CYTOFLAVIN AND CARDIOXIPIN ON THE PARAMETERS OF 24-HOUR ARTERIAL PRESSURE MONITORING IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC CEREBRAL CIRCULATION INSUFFICIENCY, ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION AND HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA].

This comparative study of the influence of cytoflavin and cardioxipin on the parameters of 24-hour arterial pressure monitoring in 56 patients with chronic cerebral circulation insufficiency, arterial hypertension and hypercholesterolemia included 32 women and 24 men aged 42-72 years divided into 3 groups matchedfor the stage of diseases, age, sex, severity of AH, total cholesterol level, and antihypertensive therapy. Patients of group 1 were treated without cytoflavin and cardioxipin. Those in group 2 received daily i/v droplet infusion of 10 mg/kg cardioxipin (20-30 droplets/min).

[New algorithm of aqueous humor dynamics assessment in glaucoma].

The purpose of the study was to develop a new algorithm of aqueous humor dynamics assessment in glaucomatous eyes, which would take into account the shape of the tonographic curve and individual elastic properties of the corneoscleral capsule. Basic ophthalmic examination supplemented with tonography and differentiated tonometry was performed on 33 patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), 8 POAG suspects, and 9 healthy controls. Obtained data were processed in accordance with the developed algorithm.

[The assessment of the effects of cytoflavin and cardioxipin on the emotional status of rats with dyslipidemia].

Objective: To compare the effects of cytoflavin and cardioxipin on the emotional status of rats with experimental disturbance of lipid metabolism using the uplifted cruciform labyrinth method.

Material And Methods: The disturbance of lipid metabolism was induced by the introduction of exogenic cholesterol-in -oil emulsion in dosage 40 mg /kg of body mass during 20 days. Pharmacological treatment was performed in the 11th day.

[The influence of cytoflavin and cardioxipin on the indices of lipid peroxidation and antioxidant protection in the blood of rat with dyslipidemia].

Comparative tests on nonlinear rats of both sex with model violation of lipid metabolism have been performed in order to study the effects of cytoflavin (1.75 ml/kg or 175 mg/kg with respect to succinic acid) and cardioxipin (52.5 mg/kg) on lipid peroxidation and antioxidant protection indices in the blood.

[A comparative study of the myeloprotective effect of dicarbamine and leucostim in experimental post-radiation bone marrow syndrome].

We studied the effect of dicarbamine and leucostim on myelopoiesis in experimental post-radiation bone marrow syndrome. Dicarbamine in different modes of administration and doses provided a high level of protection of proliferating hematopoietic precursors in the early period after radiation, which was reflected in a statistically significant decrease in the depth and duration of post-radiation deficit of cells, such as of granulocytes, lymphocytes, megakaryocytes and erythroid cells. The greatest effect of the drug appeared at a dose of 4 mg/kg (prophylactic administration) and a dose of 15 mg/kg (curative double dose).

[Comparative study of the hemato-protective effect of Dicarbamine and Leykostime in experimental radiation damage to the blood system].

There was studied the influence Dicarbamine and Leykostime on peripheral blood leukocyte composition of rabbits in experimental radiogenic damage to the blood system. Dicarbamine significantly insured the safety of circulating red blood cells, prevented the development of severe postradiation thrombocytopenia, reduced postradiation leukocytopenia, and accelerated the recovery of peripheral blood leukocytes to the initial level by segmented neutrophils and lymphocytes. Leukostime ensured the safety of peripheral blood leukocytes however was less effective than Dicarbamine to prevent postradiation deficit of circulating red blood cells and thrombocytes.

[Modification of hematosupressive action of ionizing radiation by dicarbamine].

There was studied the effect of different doses of Dicarbamine by means of oral medical-prophylactic and medical administration on the peripheral blood of rabbits in conditions of experimental radiation damage to the blood system. The drug provided the safety of circulating red blood cells at rather high level, prevented the development of severe post-radiation thrombocytopenia, reduced post-radiation leukocytopenia, accelerated processes of recovery of peripheral blood leukocytes to the initial level by segmented neutrophils and lymphocytes.

[Studies in chicken genetics: commemorating the 120th anniversary of the outstanding Soviet geneticist A. S. Serebrovsky (1892-1948)].

The paper highlights the research of A. S. Serebrovsky in chicken genetics, including gene mapping and inheritance of morphological traits.

[Hematoprotective effectiveness of dicarbamin in experimental post-radiation bone marrow syndrome].

The effect of dicarbamin on cellular composition of rabbits' venous blood in experimental post-radiation bone marrow syndrome was studied. The dicarbamin use has allowed to reduce depth and to shorten the duration of post-radiation leukocytopenia.

[Antiulcerous efficacy of reamberin at the background of the stress ulcerogenic factor action].

The effect of reamberin on morphofunctional changes in the small intestine mucous membrane due to stress ulcerogenesis was studied. Normalization of the lipid modifications in the tissue structure, evident of the drug antiulcerous properties, was observed.

[Effect of dicarbamine on medullary hemopoiesis in experimental post-irradiation bone-marrow syndrome].

The effect of dicarbamine on hemopoiesis in experimental post-irradiation bone-marrow syndrome was studied. The myeloprotective activity of the drug was established. It manifested in the protection of hematopoietic progenitor cells and stimulation of cell proliferation and differentiation in the bone marrow.

[Comparison of stress protector activity of drugs with antioxidant activity (vitamin E, dimephosphon, reamberin) in rats].

The condition of the mucous membrane and lipid spectrum of tissue structures under the action of gastric ulcerogenic stress factors was studied on the background of administration of vitamin E, dimephosphon, and reamberin. The use of antioxidants, especially reamberin, led to the restoration of lipid metabolism and normalization of lipid peroxidation processes.

[Evaluation of antiepileptic effects of cortexin in a model of convulsions].

We studied antiepileptic effects of cortexin administered in doses 0,015, 0,15 and 1,0 mg/kg intraperitoneally in solution or intranasally in the complex with nanoparticles in a model of acute and chronic convulsions in rats induced by pentylenetetrazole. In the model of epileptic status, the long-term preliminary administration of cortexin had no effect on convulsions while in the model of chronic convulsions (temporal epilepsy), cortexin had a marked dose-dependent antiepileptic effect. The influence of cortexin on neuroplasticity and its clinical potential are discussed.

[Effect of dicarbamin on postradiation leukocyte composition dynamics in peripheral blood of mice].

Effects of dicarbamin on the post-irradiation dynamics of leukocyte composition in the peripheral blood of mice have been studied upon oral administration of the drug in a single dose of 0.5, 5.0, 15.

[Effects of amyloid beta peptide (25-35) on the behavior of rats in a radial maze].

Impairment of cognitive functions, particularly long-term (episodic) and working memory, is one of the earliest prognostic symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, both cognitive impairment and neurodegeneration being mediated by amyloid-beta neurotoxicity. Effects of intracerebroventricular administration of amyloid-beta peptide (25-35) [A beta(25-35)] to rats on the retention of previously learned task in an 8-armed radial maze was studied. A beta(25-35) was injected bilaterally, at doses of 15 or 30 nmol/rat, 7 days after the preliminary learning.

[Efficacy of nondrug correction of hypertension in general medical practice].

Effectiveness of nondrug correction of elevated blood pressure was assessed in a group of hypertensives selected from participants of a study of prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors conducted in one of Saint Petersburg districts. Patients were divided into 3 subgroups in which the following interventions were used: diet with decreased sodium content, aerobic physical exercise, or combination of these methods. Blood pressure lowering achieved with these methods (-11 mm Hg systolic and -6.