[Evaluation of local treatment of donor sites wounds in patients with deep burns].

Aim: To assess the impact of local treatment of donor sites wounds in patients with deep burns on the frequency of complications and to identify the main risk factors of complications of donor sites wounds.

Material And Methods: There were 486 patients with deep burns who underwent split-thickness skin grafting. Treatment of donor sites wounds was carried by using of moisture-controlled dressings DDB-M in the main group (n=56).

Dynamics of proinflammatory cytokine levels and their role in the development of local and systemic effects during progressing cervical cancer.

In order to evaluate the role of cytokines in the development of polymodal local and distant effects in patients with stages I-IV cervical cancer, the following parameters were measured: serum concentrations of TNF-α, IFN-γ, IL-1β, IL-6, and IL-10; levels of malondialdehyde, activities of catalase, superoxide dismutase, glutathione reductase, and glutathione-S-reductase in the plasma, erythrocyte, and cervix uteri homogenate. The expression of p53, Bcl-2, VEGF, and Ki-67 in tumor tissue was evaluated. High levels of malondialdehyde in tumor tissue and erythrocyte were paralleled by low levels of superoxide dismutase and catalase and high activities of glutathiones.

Penetration of pegylated gold nanoparticles through rat placental barrier.

Penetration of pegylated (enveloped in polyethylene glycol) gold nanoparticles 5 and 30 nm in diameter through the placental barrier was studied in pregnant rats injected intravenously with these particles in a dose of about 0.8 mg Au/kg on day 10 of gestation. The particles were visualized in tissues by silver nitrate autometallography; the total content of gold in the fetuses was evaluated by atomic adsorption spectroscopy.

The role of mitochondria in the development of radiation-induced oxidative stress in K562 leukemia cells.

Radiation-induced accumulation of active oxygen species and the role of the mitochondria in this process were studied on cultured K562 leukemia cells. Intracellular concentrations of active oxygen species in the presence of rotenone and without it and the mitochondrial potential were analyzed 15, 30 min, 1, 4, 8, 12, 24, and 48 h after X-ray exposure in doses of 4 and 12 Gy. Radiation-induced generation of active oxygen species had two time peaks: 30 min and 24 h after the exposure.

Effect of pinealectomy on circadian rhythm of spermatogenesis.

The mitotic index of spermatogonia and 24-h dynamics of stages IV, VI, and XIV of spermatogenic cycle are characterized by circadian rhythm. No circadian rhythm was detected for 11 of 14 stages. Pinealectomy led to an increase of the mitotic index of spermatogonia but did not modulate the incidence of spermatogenic cycle stages, and led to disappearance of the circadian rhythm of both the mitotic index and spermatogenic cycle stages.

Effects of pineal peptides on circadian dynamics of spermatogonia proliferation in albino rats.

Mitotic index of type B spermatogonia in intact animals is characterized by a circadian rhythm. Mitotic index increased and its circadian rhythm disappeared after pinealectomy. Treatment with Epithalamin for 14 days restored the circadian rhythm.

[Hepatoprotective effect of plant preparations].

The hepatoprotector activity of original compositions of plant origin, containing beet and carrot juices, decoction of dog rose fruits, and extracts of corn silk, peppermint leaves, and common horsetail herbs was studied on an acute hepatitis model induced by tetrachloromethane. An analysis of the data on the hepatocyte cytolysis, cholestasis, lipid peroxidation, and antioxidant system of blood serum showed that the preparations possess membranoprotector and antioxidant properties. This was manifested by a decrease in the activity of alanine aminotransferase and in the levels of total bilirubin and the final (malonaldehyde) and intermediate (diene conjugates) lipid peroxidation products, and by the absence of decline in the level of endogenous alpha-tocopherol and in the activity of glutathione-dependent enzymes.