Vibrational spectroscopy of GdCr3(BO3)4: Quantitative separation of crystalline phases

This work is devoted to the investigation of GdCr3(BO3)4 crystals by the method of infrared spectroscopy. Incongruently melting borate GdCr3(BO3)4 was obtained as a result of spontaneous crystallization. Crystal structures were identified by the method of infrared spectroscopy. Ab initio calculations in the frame of density functional theory enabled us to separate modes belonging to the R32 and C2/c phases and to estimate the ratio of these phases in GdCr3(BO3)4 crystals. We have found that the content of the rhombohedral R32 (non- centrosymmetric) modification is about 85%. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd

PECULIARITIES OF THE KRASNODAR REGION’S TEENAGERS’ NEUROLOGICAL STATUS

The aim of this scientific work is detecting of neurological pathology among first grade students. We examined 2507 students (1414 male and 1093 female) in the age from 16 to 18 in the process of deep medical examination. We collected neurological complains, neurostatus, analyses of medical documentation. This data was statistically handled. Therefore 80% of students had neurological pathology. The most frequent cases were vegetative-vascular dystonia, vertebrogenic pathology and essential headache. The gained data means the very high level of neurological disease among students, which shows not only importance of rehabilitation activities, but modernization of preventive activities among adolescences

Chronic endometritis and infertility — in vitro fertilization outcomes: systematic review and meta-analysis

Background. The relevance of the problem is related to the high prevalence of chronic endometritis (CE); its role in female infertility, implantation failures during assisted reproductive technology procedures, and recurrent miscarriage; as well as the lack of a unified strategy in the diagnosis and treatment of this pathology. The present systematic review with a meta-analysis focuses on evaluating the impact of CE and its therapy on the outcome of in vitro fertilization. In addition, the effect of CE of various severity on the outcomes of assisted reproductive technologies is analyzed. Objective. To analyze the effect of CE of varying severity and its treatment on the outcomes of in vitro fertilization. Methods. Using PubMed, Medline, Scopus, Embase, ELibrary, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), WHO International Clinical Trials Registry, and Russian Science Citation Index, a systematic search was conducted for articles published over the past 12 years that met the following criteria: randomized controlled trial examining the effect of CE of varying severity on fertility and ways to treat it. The following indicators were calculated: ongoing pregnancy/live birth, clinical pregnancy, and miscarriage rates. A total of 4145 patients (from ten studies) were included. A meta-analysis was performed using Stata 11.0 software (The Cochrane Collaboration, Oxford, UK). The heterogeneity was considered low at I2 <30%, moderate at 30–50%, and high at >50%. Results. Women with CE exhibited lower ongoing pregnancy/live birth (OR 1.97; p = 0.02) and clinical pregnancy rates (OR 2.28; p = 0.002) as compared to women without it. CE treatment increased the ongoing pregnancy/live birth (OR 5.33; p < 0.0001) and clinical pregnancy rates (OR 3.64; p = 0.0001). In vitro fertilization outcomes were comparable in women treated for CE and women without CE (ongoing pregnancy/live birth rate, clinical pregnancy rate, and miscarriage rate: p = ns). Women with severe CE exhibited lower ongoing pregnancy/live birth (OR 0.43; p = 0.003) and clinical pregnancy rates (OR 0.40; p = 0.0007). Mild CE showed no significant effect on in vitro fertilization outcomes (ongoing pregnancy/ live birth rate, clinical pregnancy rate, and miscarriage rate: p = ns). Conclusion. The conducted meta-analysis showed that CE significantly reduces the ongoing pregnancy/live birth and clinical pregnancy rates in infertile women undergoing in vitro fertilization. Noteworthy is that antimicrobial therapy in such patients improves the results of assisted reproductive technologies, which are comparable to those of patients without CE. The negative impact of this pathology on the implantation capacity of the endometrium is most often observed in the severe form, while its mild form has virtually no effect on the in vitro fertilization outcome

ОСОБЕННОСТИ КЛИНИЧЕСКОГО ТЕЧЕНИЯ АНТИ-N-МЕТИЛ-D-АСПАРТАТ РЕЦЕПТОРНОГО ЭНЦЕФАЛИТА (СЛУЧАИ ИЗ ПРАКТИКИ)

The article describes the clinical cases of anti-N-methylD-aspartate receptor encephalitis of two patients. An analysis of the dynamics of neurologic symptoms, the results of neurovisualization and neurophysiological examinations was carried out. It was shown that in patients with AntiN-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis, neurological symptoms are similar in their manifestations with symptoms of virus encephalitis. At the same time, the mechanism of development and etiology of this form of autoimmune pathology is not understood. Also, no pathognomonic changes were detected for MRI of the brain, PET, EEG for Anti-N-methylD-aspartate receptor encephalitis. The authors conclude that the diversity of neurological symptoms in patients with antiN-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis may be due not only to dysfunction of brain structures due to disruption of NMDA receptor activity, but also to a reversible disruption of functional interrelationships between different parts of the brain. В статье приводится описание клинического течения Анти-N-метил-D-аспарт рецепторного энцефалита у двух пациенток. Проведен анализ динамики неврологической симптоматики, результатов нейровизуализационных и нейрофизиологических обследований. Показано, что у пациентов с Анти-N-метил-D-аспартат рецепторным энцефалитом неврологическая симптоматика схожа по своим проявлениям с симптоматикой при инфекционных энцефалитах. В то же время механизм развития и этиология данной формы аутоиммунной патологии до конца не ясны. Также не выявлено патогномоничных только для Анти-N-метил-D-аспартат рецепторного энцефалита изменений на МРТ головного мозга, ПЭТ, ЭЭГ. Авторы делают вывод, что разнообразие неврологической симптоматики у пациентов с Анти-N-метил-D-аспартат рецепторным энцефалитом может быть обусловлено не только дисфункцией структур мозга в результате нарушения активности NMDA рецепторов, но и обратимым нарушением функциональных взаимосвязей между различными отделами мозга.

From gut dysbiosis to altered brain function and mental illness: mechanisms and pathways

The human body hosts an enormous abundance and diversity of microbes, which perform a range of essential and beneficial functions. Our appreciation of the importance of these microbial communities to many aspects of human physiology has grown dramatically in recent years. We know, for example, that animals raised in a germ-free environment exhibit substantially altered immune and metabolic function, while the disruption of commensal microbiota in humans is associated with the development of a growing number of diseases. Evidence is now emerging that, through interactions with the gut-brain axis, the bidirectional communication system between the central nervous system and the gastrointestinal tract, the gut microbiome can also influence neural development, cognition and behaviour, with recent evidence that changes in behaviour alter gut microbiota composition, while modifications of the microbiome can induce depressive-like behaviours. Although an association between enteropathy and certain psychiatric conditions has long been recognized, it now appears that gut microbes represent direct mediators of psychopathology. Here, we examine roles of gut microbiome in shaping brain development and neurological function, and the mechanisms by which it can contribute to mental illness. Further, we discuss how the insight provided by this new and exciting field of research can inform care and provide a basis for the design of novel, microbiota-targeted, therapies.GB Rogers, DJ Keating, RL Young, M-L Wong, J Licinio, and S Wesseling