Exploring Coumarin-Based Boron Emissive Complexes as Temperature Thermometers in Polymer-Supported Materials.

Three coumarin-based boron complexes (L1, L2 and L3) were designed and successfully incorporated into polymeric matrixes for evaluation as temperature probes. The photophysical properties of the complexes were carried out in different solvents and in the solid state. In solution, compound L1 exhibited the highest fluorescence quantum yield, 33%, with a positive solvatochromism also being observed on the absorption and emission when the polarity of the solvent increased.

[Comparative Genotyping of Staphylococcus aureus Strains Isolated from Skin Lesions, Nasal Cavities, and Feces of Children with Atopic Dermatitis].

Background: The lesion of skin of the majority atopic dermatitis patients is chronically colonized by bacteria belonging to the species Staphylococcus aureus. Topical antibacterial and anti-inflammatory therapy treatment are often ineffective due to fast recolonization by S. aureus and exacerbation of allergic process.

[Species Diversity of Bifidobacteria in the Intestinal Microbiota Studied Using MALDI-TOF Mass-Spectrometry].

Background: The members of genus Bifidobacterium represent a significant part of intestinal microbiota in adults and predominate in infants. Species repertoire of the intestinal bifidobacteria is known to be subjected to major changes with age; however, many details of this process are still to be elucidated.

Objective: Our aim was to study the diversity of intestinal bifidobacteria and changes of their qualitative and quantitative composition characteristics during the process of growing up using MALDI-TOF mass-spectrometric analysis ofpure bacterial cultures.

[Impact of herpesvirus infections on the level of proinflammatory cytokines in premature neonatal infants].

The aim of this study was to estimate the frequency of HSV and/or CMV among the pathogens causing intrauterine infections (IUI) and to investigate their impact on the level of proinflammatory cytokines in premature neonatal infants. Examinations were performed in 3 neonatal groups: 1) premature neonates with clinical manifestations of IUI; 2) those without IUI; 3) full-term newborns. In group 1, viral (HSV and/or CMV) and bacterial infections were detectable with the same frequency.

[Clinical-encephalographic evaluation of preterm children treated with cytoflavin during the first year of life].

An aim of the study was the clinical and neurophysiological evaluation of the effect of cytoflavin and reanimation measures on the rate of nervous and mental development of preterm newborns with cerebral ischemia, II--III stage, during the first year of life. One hundred and twenty children with gestational age 28--36 weeks and body mass 1060-3150 g were studied. In the main group (n=61), the complex treatment included cytoflavin in dosage 2 ml/kg/day, intravenously during 5 days.