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Male BALB/с mice were intravenously infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv (0.5 ml of 2-week culture). One month later, treatment with liposome-encapsulated dextrazide (LEDZ, a conjugate of isonicotinic acid hydrazide (INH) and 40 kDa oxidized dextran encapsulated in phosphatidylcholine liposomes), INH, or a combination of LEDZ with INH was started. The doses of LEDZ (liposome suspension) and INH were 0.025 ml/10 g body weight and 5 mg/kg body weight, respectively. All the substances were administered 2 times a week via inhalation or intraperitoneally (a total of 40 doses). We studied the number and the size of tuberculous granulomas, the size of destruction foci and inflammatory infiltrates in the lungs and liver, the amount of fibrous connective tissue, and the dynamic of these parameters. LEDZ+INH inhalations were most effective by the therapeutic ratios in comparison with inhalation and intraperitoneal injections of INH.Transcription profiles of genes of local immune response were determined in the vagina of women with bacterial vaginosis, aerobic vaginitis, and vulvovaginal candidosis for detection of the most specific immune markers for these vaginal infections. Laboratory diagnosis of the vaginal infections was performed microscopically; the inflammatory reaction in the vagina (leukorrhea) was defined as the presence of >10 white blood cells per field of view. Transcription profiles of IL1b, IL10, IL18, TNFα, TLR4, GATA3, and CD68 were determined using reverse-transcription quantitative real-time PCR. The strongest predictors of aerobic vaginitis were increased levels of IL1b and IL10 mRNA. Bacterial vaginosis was strongly associated with reduced levels of IL18 and GATA3 mRNA. Increased levels of IL1b and TLR4 transcripts showed significant discriminatory power for vulvovaginal candidosis and leukorrhea. The results of this study suggest differential expression of local immune response genes in the vagina of women with different vaginal infections. Detection of specific immune markers in the vagina using reverse-transcriptase PCR could supplement PCR detection of abnormal vaginal microflora for the diagnosis of vaginal infections.Adaptive behavior of lactobacilli in cultured in microchambers of different design was analyzed under a light microscope. We found that the time of appearance of first-generation cells for the studied strains of lactobacilli differed in chambers with different rheological properties (stationary and flow-through). The results of our experiments suggest that the development of populations of lactobacilli is regulated by autometabolites of different physiological modalities directly from the very first cell generations. Populations of lactobacilli are under the control of autometabolites at the initial stages of interaction with the environment under various rheological conditions. Rheological conditions of the culture medium of the first generation cells determine the development of cells of the second and probably further cell generations under the same culturing conditions.Peptide KE exhibits immunoprotective, geroprotective, and oncostatic activities and stimulates functional activity of fibroblasts. The KE motif is present in amino acid sequences of some cytokines and peptide hormones functionally similar to KE peptide. However, the relationship between the presence of KE motif and protein functions on the scale of known human proteome has not yet received sufficient attention. The incidence of bioregulatory peptide KE in proteins of various functional groups constituting human proteome is studied. The study is carried out with the use of the available data on the human proteome (UniProt portal) comprising 20,417 proteins. The levels of KE motifs were maximum in cytoplasmic and nuclear proteins, while the presence of KE in the membrane and all other proteins was the minimum. KE peptide molecules released from nuclear proteins during limited proteolysis can bind to DNA and regulate gene expression.In rats, intramuscular injection of oxytocin (0.25 nmol/100 g body weight) increased sodium excretion from 19±5 to 120±11 μmol/min. A significant correlation (p less then 0.001) was revealed between renal excretion of oxytocin and sodium ions. Under the action of oxytocin, natriuresis was characterized by diminished reabsorption of fluid in the proximal tubule of the nephron attested by elevated lithium clearance rate and from stimulation of V1a receptors in the cells of thick ascending loop of Henle. Pmp-Tyr(Me)-Phe-Gln-Asn-Cys-Pro-Arg-Gly-NH2, a V1a receptors antagonist, prevented the natriuretic effect of oxytocin.Activity of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) and intensity of ROS generation in the aorta were studied in male Wistar rats intraperitoneally injected with a mixture of (+) and (-) stereoisomers of catechin. GA017 ACE activity in aortal segments was evaluated by hydrolysis of hippuryl-histidine-leucine; ROS generation was measured by oxidation of dichlorodihydrofluorescein. The dynamics of ACE activity and intensity of ROS generation in the aorta after catechin administration and their dependence on the catechin dose were studied. The effects of dihydroquercetin and fucoidin on the studied parameters were analyzed. Catechin increased ACE activity; the maximum increase was achieved in 3 h after administration. Catechin dose producing a half-maximum increase in ACE activity was 0.04 μg/kg. The effects of catechin on ACE activity was attenuated by dihydroquercetin and completely abolished by fucoidin. Catechin did not enhance ROS production in the aorta, and in a dose of 0.1 μg/kg even inhibited this process. It is hypothesized that isomers of catechin produce opposite effects on ROS generation in the aorta.We studied virus-inhibiting activity of Baikal skullcap (Scutellaria baicalensis) flavonoids against tick-borne encephalitis virus using various model schemes. The half-maximum cytotoxic concentration (CC50) for the plant extract was found (363.9±58.6 μg/ml). Based on the CC50 and IC50, selective index (SI) was calculated for viricidal (53.4), preventive (50.5), and direct antiviral actions (39.1) and for-intracellular replication of the virus (40.4). Suppression of virus reproduction ≥2.0 lg TCID50 was observed at extract concentration ≥5 μg/ml (viricidal effect), ≥11.2 μg/ml (preventive and direct antiviral effects), and ≥9 μg/ml (intracellular replication). Flavonoids of Baikal skullcap extract produced an in vitro inhibitory effect on tick-borne encephalitis virus due to their direct viricidal activity and direct inhibition of adsorption and intracellular replication of tick-borne encephalitis virus, which determines their value as highly effective antiviral drugs.GA017

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