Volume 1, issue 2

Asiya A. Baygildina, Denis V. Islamgulov, Felix Kh. Kamilov, Tamara A. Khabelova, Ildar R. Minniakhmetov, Molecular-genetic risk assessement of determining angiotensin-converting enzyme hyperactivity in hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome
The present study was designed to investigate changes in angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) blood activity and angiotensin II type 1 receptor gene polymorphism as a possible disease predictor in hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS). Four hundred and nine patients (346 males and 63....

Andrey A. Svistunov, Pavel F. Zabrodskii, V.G. Lim and V.F.Grichin, The change in function of Th1 and Th2-lymphocytes and cytokine profile at chronic intoxication of ethanol
In experiments in non-inbred rats, it has been established that chronic intoxication of ethanol (30 days, total dose – 6.0 LD50) essentially reduces concentration of cytokines IFNγ, IL-2, IL-4, IL-10 in blood, increases concentration of IL-6, reduces an interrelation IFNγ/IL-4 in comparison....

Nikita A. Navolokin, Natalya V. Polukonova, Galina N. Maslyakova, Alla B. Bucharskaya, Natalya A. Durnova, Effect of extracts of Gratiola officinalis and Zea mays on the tumor and the morphology of the internal organs of rats with transplanted liver cancer
This Investigation is devoted to the search for new effective anticancer drugs, which is one of the priority areas of medicine. Effect of extracts of maize anthocyanin and Gratiola officinalis drug was studied by using morphological and biochemical methods in experiments in vivo on 30 laboratory....

Lihua Zhong, Lanshu Yang, Xueqi Li and Shipeng Wei, Heart Failure with Multi-organ Thrombosis: A Case of Antiphospholipid Syndrome Co-existing with Cardiomyopathy
Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS) is an autoimmune disease featured by venous or arterial thrombosis, fetal losses and thrombocytopenia in the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies. Here we reported one case of antiphospholipid syndrome together with dilated cardiomyopathy. A 46-year-old female....

Svetlana S. Parshina, Tatyana N. Afanasyeva, Liliana K. Tokaeva, Seasonality of thrombogenic disorders in coronary atherosclerosis recrudescence
Seasonality of thrombogenic disorders in coronary atherosclerosis recrudescence has been studied using a comparison of blood clotting peculiarities in patients with stable (n=167) and unstable angina (n=210) in different season periods. It was established that there is no common mechanism for....

Anna A. Markova and Elena I. Kashkina, Expression of markers of apoptosis and proliferation in patients with nonspecific ulcerative colitis
The analysis of the expression of markers of apoptosis and proliferation in 80 patients with ulcerative colitis has been carried out. The reference group consisted of 15 practically healthy people. In biopsy materials of the colonic mucosa the expression of immunohistochemical markers Ki-67 and....

Nikolay I. Starodumov, E.G. Zarubina and I.O. Prokhorenko, Comparative efficiency of oxygen therapy in patients (smokers and non-smokers) with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
The decrease in clinical efficacy of oxygen therapy takes place in patients suffering from chronic pulmonary obstructive disease who continue smoking even if the intensity of smoking is getting lower. It is explained by the damage of oxygen utilization regardless of normalization of arterial....

Clement C. Azodo and Barnabas Unamatokpa, Gender difference in oral health perception and practices among Medical House Officers
Background: Understanding the effect of gender on oral health would facilitate the development of successful attitude and behavior modification approach towards sustainable oral health. Aim: To assess the gender difference in the oral health perception and practices among medical house officers....

V.V. Zaretskov, V.B. Arsenievich, Sergey V. Likhachev, L.A. Artemov, Yu.I. Titova and D.P. Zueva, Surgical treatment of vertebral body comminuted fractures
The given report concerns the method of surgical treatment of vertebral body comminuted fractures. The surgery is presented by transpedicular fixation of an injured part and allows reduction of injured vertebra body fragments. Simplicity of its technical operation and the technique efficiency....

Vladimir M. Popkov, M.L. Chekhonatskaya, Viktor V. Zuev, A.N. Ponukalin, Y.E. Nikolsky, Magnetic resonance diffusion-weighted whole-body imaging (DWIBS) in the urinary bladder cancer diagnostics
The purpose of the article is to identify the most characteristic and significant changes of magnetic resonance indicators in patients with the urinary bladder cancer during diffusion-weighed whole-body imaging (DWIBS). Materials: From September 2009 till April 2011 98 patients have been....