The Effect of Polyene Antibiotic Amphotericin B on Erythrocyte Cytoarchitectonics and Osmotic Resistance.

We studied the effect of amphotericin B (2.5×10 and 5.4×10 M) on osmotic resistance and surface cytoarchitectonics of donor blood erythrocytes.

[The modification of structural and functional properties of human hemoglobin induced by nitroglycerin under different oxygen regime conditions].

Human oxyhemoglobin exhibits high resistance to nitroglycerin during incubation of the protein with this compound for 0.3-3 h. Prolonged exposure (24 h) leads to activation of methemoglobin production.

[THE INFLUENCE OF NITROGLYCERIN ON SPECTRAL AND OXYGEN-BINDING CHARACTERISTICS OF HUMAN INTRACELLULAR HEMOGLOBIN.].

The spectral and oxygen-binding characteristics of human intracellular hemoglobin in the presence of nitroglycerin at concentrations of 5 ng/mL and 5 μg/mL have been studied. Short incubation (20 min) of erythrocytes with the drug led increasing hemoglobin affinity to oxygen and weakening of cooperative interactions in hemoprotein molecules. As a result, the amount of O(2) supplied to tissues in the process of gas exchange decreased by 23.

[Research on structural and functional characteristics (indicators) of apoptosis of human blood lymphocytes under the influence of carbon monoxide and ultraviolet (UV)-radiation].

The changes in the level of expression of membrane CD95 receptor, the structural state of DNA, parameters of biochemiluminescence of human blood lymphocytes under conditions of exposure to carbon monoxide (60-90 min) and UV-radiation (240-390 nm) at the doses of 151, 453 and 755 J/m2 have been investigated. The decrease in the level of expression of Fas-markers on the surface of immunocytes after incubation in the atmosphere at (60-90 min), the absence of changes in the DNA structure and the decreased intensity of lipid peroxidation processes in the cells were also found. It is established that UV-light (151-755 J/m2) exhibits a proapoptotic action, as evidenced by the increase in the expression of CD95 receptors on the surface of human blood lymphocytes and the decreased electrophoretic mobility of DNA in UV-irradiated cells.

Fluorescent methods in the study of UV-induced changes in structural and functional state of human blood lymphocytes.

Structural and functional state of human blood lymphocytes after exposure to UV light (240-390 nm) in doses of 151-1359 J/m(2) was studied by methods of laser flow cytofluorometry, indirect immunofluorescence, and fluorescent probes. Using a combination of these methods, we have showed that UV light in the specified doses induced changes in the surface phenotype of T cells: stimulation or suppression of the expression of antigen-recognizing receptor complex molecules (CD3, CD4, and CD8 markers) and their redistribution on the surface of immunocompetent cells (capping effect) with the formation of receptor clusters of various types.