Combined arginine and glutamine decrease release of de novo synthesized leukotrienes and expression of proinflammatory cytokines in activated human intestinal mast cells.

Purpose: Glutamine and arginine modulate inflammatory responses of epithelial cells and monocytes. Here, we studied the response of human mast cells to pharmacological doses of arginine and glutamine.

Methods: Mast cells isolated from intestinal tissue were incubated with physiological doses of arginine (0.

[Surgery of brain angioma (hemangioblastoma cerebelli) during the 31st week of pregnancy].

The course of treatment of 28-years old pregnant woman by reason of the tumour of the left cerebellum hemisphere was presented. The urgent operation was performed in 31-st week of pregnancy because of increase of intracranial pressure. The tumour 5 cm in diameter was removed totally.

[Late growth of supratentorial meningioma after radiotherapy of cerebellar tumor].

The authors report a case of supratentorial meningioma of the brain developing after radiotherapy for cerebellar astrocytoma. On the basis of a survey of the literature and own speculations the authors try to demonstrate a cause-and-effect relationship between radiotherapy and meningioma development.

[Extent of fenestration in one-level operations for lateral herniation of the intervertebral disk of the lumbar segment of the spine].

In the years 1969-1986 operations were carried out in 1650 cases of lateral prolapse of the lumbar nucleus pulposus at one level, they accounted for 75% of patients operated on for symptomatic sciatic pains. The operations were done in lateral recumbent position. In 29% of cases it was necessary to extend the typical fenestration by reducing the size of one or two halves of the vertebral arches, and in 12% of cases full hemilaminectomy was done.