Measurement of Immunological Parameters to Assess Human Body Readiness for Physical Load

Bulletin of Experimental Biology and Medicine - The prospect of using the antioxidant dipeptide carnosine for the treatment of urate nephrolithiasis was evaluated. Urate nephrolithiasis was modeled...     

Effects of regulator peptides on expression of mannose-containing membrane structures in leukocytes in acute stress

We have investigated the influence of regulative peptides (oxytocin, pituitrin, thyroid-releasing hormone and SNC) on the expression of mannose-containing membrane structures (MCMS) of lymphocytes and neutrophils in acute stress (3-hour immobilization on the back). MCMS were assayed by the indirect lectin-peroxidase test. We have found that MCMS-expression of lymphocytes significantly decreased but neutrophil MCMS-expression changed in different directions. SNC and thyroid-releasing hormone decreased and MCMS expression increased, respectively. Acute stress activated MCMS expression of lymphocytes. This activation was uncorrectable by the investigated peptides, MCMS expression of neutrophils was corrected by oxytocin, thyroid-releasing hormone and pituitrin. Thus, MCMS expression of leukocytes changed as a multimodal system by acute stress and peptide administration. This system may take part in pathogenesis of the stress reaction.     

Maintenance of Equilibrium during Tracing Eye Movements

Horizontal tracing movements of eyes modify the type of vertical posture maintenance decreasing the role of the lower segment in the regulation of the position of the pressure center. The relationship between fluctuations of the pressure center in the frontal and sagittal planes increases. Periodicity of eye movements corresponds to fluctuations of the pressure center and these signals were phase shifted relatively to each other.     

Method for Studying the Processes Maintaining Equilibrium at Rest Standing

According to current concepts, two processes are responsible for the maintenance of body equilibrium: shifts of the reference point caused by changes in the posture and stabilization of oscillations of the center of mass relative to this point. Exact changes in these processes occurring at various forms of locomotor disorders remain unclear. We proposed an original mathematical method allowing separate evaluation of these two processes responsible for the maintenance of body equilibrium.     

Noncomplicated varicose disease: morphological peculiarities, the ways of reflux spread

The studying results of anatomical variants of the leg large subcutaneous vein (LLSV) and its tributaries structure are adduced, the possible ways of the blood reflux spread are determined. The authors present anatomical classification of varicose disease of the LLSV basin, the epidemiology data of the disease forms incidence are adduced.