Effect of regular physical training on hemopoiesis in experimental animals.

Regular physical activity of moderate intensity over a long period (swimming at water temperature of 33-35°C without load, 2 h per day, 5 days a week for 4 months) activated hemopoiesis in mice: stimulation of myelopoiesis in the bone marrow and increase in the percentage of erythropoietic elements in the spleen were observed. In the peripheral blood, the relative content of lymphocytes increased, that of granulocytes decreased, and plasma cells appeared. Stimulation of erythropoiesis in the spleen can be partially responsible for suppression of immune responses during physical exercise.

[Screening of new derivatives of arylheteroalkanecarboxylic acid on the immune system].

The screening of 13 original compounds from the group of derivatives of arylheteroalkanecarboxylic acid on immunity were performed. The compounds exhibit strong myelostimulating/myelosuppressive property, increased or decreased influence on the: PFC (IgM and IgG), DTH at the sheep erythrocytes in CBF1 in vivo. In contrast, in vitro the compounds had no effect or inhibited the spontaneous, ConA or PWM induced proliferation of the splenocytes from normal mice.

Level of liver fibrosis and immune status of mice of different age after heroin treatment and long abstinence.

Young and middle-aged CBA mice were injected with "street" heroin in increasing doses for 14 days. Volume density of perisinusoid argirophilic fibers increased in both age groups (the increase being more pronounced in middle-aged mice), while the levels of spontaneous, LPS- and ConA-stimulated splenocyte proliferation decreased in young mice. Six months after heroin discontinuation further progress of liver fibrosis was observed in young mice.

Effect of IFN-alpha on CC1 4-induced fibrosis of the liver and immune status in mice of different age.

In young, adult, and old mice fibrosis was induced by administration of CC1(4) and treated with IFN-alpha; liver fibrosis was evaluated by morphometry of argyrophilic fibers, immune status by the splenocyte proliferative response. minimum immunosuppression and maximum antifibrotic effect were observed in young mice, while adult mice exhibited pronounced immunotoxicity and weak response to interferon therapy.