Antimicrobial and antibacterial activity of isatin thiosemicarbazones and their complex copper complexes (II) and (I)

Translated from Khimiko-farmatsevticheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 23, No. 5, pp. 588–590, May, 1989.     

Acilact and improvement of the health status of sickly children

A complex study of the effects of Acilact on the immune and interferon status, phagocyte defense, and cytokine balance in sickly children showed that Acilact had a positive effect on the immune system in these patients. The preparation is able to normalize abnormal immune parameters, and does not influence healthy immune system. In some ways Acilact has advantages over IRS 19 vaccine. Simultaneous administration of these two preparations is appropriate in some cases.     

Relationship between serum follicle stimulating hormone in the male and standard sperm parameters, and the results of intracytoplasmic sperm injection

Serum follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) is routinely measured when evaluating the infertile male for intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). However, among the sperm parameters, only its relationship with sperm concentration is well documented. Few investigations concern the relationship between FSH and sperm motility and morphology, and the results of ICSI. A retrospective study of 316 couples who underwent ICSI was carried out to determine the relationships between serum FSH concentrations in the male and (i) standard sperm parameters_(concentration, motility and morphology) and (ii) fertilization, cleavage, pregnancy and implantation rates after ICSI. There was an inverse correlation with sperm concentration and total motility but no relationship was found with progressive motility and sperm morphology. Neither was any relationship found between serum FSH and fertilization, cleavage, pregnancy and implantation rates, and the results of ICSI. These findings suggest the need to review the routine measurement of serum FSH in the infertile male when ICSI is the planned treatment procedure.      

Antimicrobial effect of radiation of ionized plasma

Department of Experimental Surgery, Interfaculty Laboratory Complex, and Department of Clinical Laboratory Diagnosis, Postgraduate Medical Faculty, N. I. Pirogov Second Moscow Medical Institute. (Presented by Academician of the Academy of Medical Sciences of the USSR V. V. Kupriyanov.) Translated from Byulleten' Éksperimental'noi Biologii i Meditsiny, Vol. 110, No. 10, pp. 413–145, October, 1990.