Identifying gaps in research prioritization: The global burden of neglected tropical diseases as reflected in the Cochrane database of systematic reviews.

Background: Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) impact disadvantaged populations in resource-scarce settings. Availability of synthesized evidence is paramount to end this disparity. The aim of the study was to determine whether NTD systematic reviews or protocols in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR) reflect disease burden.

[Effects of sodium humate from peat of Tomsk region on allergic reactions].

Sodium humate from peat of Tomsk region was tested on three animal models of allergic reaction. It was found that sodium humate suppresses the development and reduces the intensity of anaphylactic shock in guinea pigs and decreases the intensity of the delayed hypersensitivity reaction to goat erythrocytes. It is suggested that sodium humate can be a promising substance for the treatment of allergic states.

[Effect of Rhaponticum carthamoides extract on hemorheological properties of blood in rats with arterial hypertension].

The hemorheological activity of a dry extract from Rhaponticum (Leuzea) carthamoides (Willd.) Iljin. was studied in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs).

[The hemorheological effects of Lychnis chalcedonica L. extracts].

The hemorrheological effects of extracts from Maltese cross campion (Lychnis chalcedonica L.) prepared using 40% (I) and 70% (II) aqueous ethanol solutions were studied in vitro in comparison with tanakan on the model of high blood viscosity syndrome. Under the hyperthermia conditions, extracts I and II at a concentration of 1 x 10(-5) g/ml limited the growth of blood viscosity and thrombocyte aggregation and the drop in thrombocyte deformability.