Differential Spectroscopy in the Assessment of the Organism Antioxidant Potential (Review).

Methods for determining the oxidant/antioxidant activity of free radicals, antioxidant compounds, and free-radical oxidation products in biological fluids are discussed. General approaches to the analysis of the antioxidant potential of complex natural objects using differential spectroscopy are presented.

Anion exchange resins in phosphate form as versatile carriers for the reactions catalyzed by nucleoside phosphorylases.

In the present work, we suggested anion exchange resins in the phosphate form as a source of phosphate, one of the substrates of the phosphorolysis of uridine, thymidine, and 1-(β-ᴅ-arabinofuranosyl)uracil (Ara-U) catalyzed by recombinant uridine (UP) and thymidine (TP) phosphorylases. α-ᴅ-Pentofuranose-1-phosphates (PF-1Pis) obtained by phosphorolysis were used in the enzymatic synthesis of nucleosides. It was found that phosphorolysis of uridine, thymidine, and Ara-U in the presence of Dowex 1X8 (phosphate; Dowex-Pi) proceeded smoothly in the presence of magnesium cations in water at 20-50 °C for 54-96 h giving rise to quantitative formation of the corresponding pyrimidine bases and PF-1Pis.

The interaction of phospholipase A with oxidized phospholipids at the lipid-water surface with different structural organization.

Phospholipase A (PLA IB) activity towards UV-irradiated (λ=180-400nm) phospholipids in comparison to non-irradiated ones was investigated using phosphatidylcholine (PC) liposomes and mixed micelles of phosphatidylcholine and sodium deoxycholate as a membrane model. PLA activity, determined by spectral changes of hemoglobin (Hb) under the interaction with fatty acids (product of the phospholipolysis), correlated well with the phospholipid peroxidation degree. The present work is the first study that determines the degree of oxidation of non-fragmented OxPCs, on the base of PLA activity.

Prognostic significance of additional cytogenetic aberrations in 733 de novo pediatric 11q23/MLL-rearranged AML patients: results of an international study.

We previously demonstrated that outcome of pediatric 11q23/MLL-rearranged AML depends on the translocation partner (TP). In this multicenter international study on 733 children with 11q23/MLL-rearranged AML, we further analyzed which additional cytogenetic aberrations (ACA) had prognostic significance. ACAs occurred in 344 (47%) of 733 and were associated with unfavorable outcome (5-year overall survival [OS] 47% vs 62%, P < .

Novel prognostic subgroups in childhood 11q23/MLL-rearranged acute myeloid leukemia: results of an international retrospective study.

Translocations involving chromosome 11q23 frequently occur in pediatric acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and are associated with poor prognosis. In most cases, the MLL gene is involved, and more than 50 translocation partners have been described. Clinical outcome data of the 11q23-rearranged subgroups are scarce because most 11q23 series are too small for meaningful analysis of subgroups, although some studies suggest that patients with t(9;11)(p22;q23) have a more favorable prognosis.