Synthesis, characterization and cytotoxic activity of new salicylaldehyde benzoylhydrazone derivatives as potential anti-proliferative agents.

Three new hydrazones, derivatives of salicylaldehyde benzoylhydrazone, were synthesized as potential anti-proliferative compounds. The structure of the new compounds was characterized by elemental and thermo-gravimetric analyses, IR, 1H and 13C-NMR spectroscopy and quantum chemical calculations. The cytotoxic effects of new hydrazones were examined on a wide spectrum of human tumor cell lines.

[The isolation and characteristics of a chemically modified allergen (allergoid) from Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus mites].

Chemically modified allergens (allergoids) were obtained from house dust mites (Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus). The allergenicity of allergoids in comparison with commercial mite allergen was determined by the skin prick test and by the in vitro test of degranulation of passively sensitized rat mast cells. Changes in allergoid molecules were determined with the use of gel filtration in a column packed with Sephadex G-75, isoelectric focusing in polyacrylamide gel, the determination of the concentration of end amino groups and the enzymatic activity of preparations, as well as HPLC.

[Werner's syndrome].

A 33-year-old female has developed Werner's syndrome. The prognosis of the condition is unfavourable because of early symptoms of diabetes and atherosclerosis.