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Human enteric neurons: morphological, electrophysiological, and neurochemical identification
BACKGROUND: Access to tissue, difficulties with dissection, and poor visibility of enteric ganglia have hampered electrophysiological recordings of human enteric neurons. Here, we report a method to combine intracellular recording with simultaneous morphological identification of neurons in the intact myenteric plexus of human colon ex vivo. METHODS: Specimens of human colon were dissected into flat-sheet preparations with the myenteric plexus exposed. Myenteric neurons were impaled with conventional microelectrodes containing 5% 5,6-carboxyfluorescein in 20Β mM Tris buffer and 1Β M KC. KEY RESULTS: Electrophysiological recordings identified myenteric neurons with S and AH type properties (nΒ =Β 13, NΒ =Β 7) which were dye filled and classified during the recording as Dogiel type I (nΒ =Β 10), Dogiel type II (nΒ =Β 2), or filamentous (nΒ =Β 1) cells. This classification was confirmed after fixation, in combination with immunohistochemical characterization. CONCLUSIONS & INFERENCES: This method allows electrophysiological characterization with simultaneous identification of morphology. It can be used to identify recorded cells immediately after impalement and greatly facilitates recordings of human myenteric neurons in freshly dissected specimens of tissue. It can also be combined with immunohistochemical labeling of recorded cells
Effect of lipid parameters on fetal growth in type 2 diabetes mellitus and gestational diabetes mellitus pregnancies
Background: During pregnancy,complex changes occur in lipid profiles. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of lipid parameters on fetal growth in type 2 diabetes mellitus (D.M) and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) pregnancies.
Material and methods: In forty three type 2D.M. and two hundred GDM women pregnancies were analyzed: age, body mass index (BMI), lipid parameters, HbA1c in first, second and third trimester of pregnancy, preeclampsia, and baby birth weight.
Results: D.M. tip 2 and GDM group were statistically significant different in the following variables: total lipids, triglycerides, total cholesterol, BMI, age, baby birth weight, and incidence of SGA (9.4Β±2,3 vs. 11,0Β±2,3mmol/L, 2,4Β±1,4 vs. 3,4Β±1,6mmol/L, 5,5Β±1,2 vs. 6,4Β±1,4mmol/L, 30,6Β±5,4 vs. 26,9Β±5,2 kg/m2, 34Β±7,8 vs. 31,5Β±5,6 years, 3183Β±972 vs. 3533Β±699 g., 20% vs. 7,5%, respectively, p<0,05). Statistically significant correlations were found between triglycerides and HbA1c (r=0,18, p<0,05), HDL-C and HbA1c (r=-0,19, p<0,05), HDL-C and large for gestational age (LGA) (r=-0,17, p<0,05), small for gestational age (SGA) and Hba1c (r=0,29, p<0,05). LinearmultipleregressionanalysisdemonstratedthatLDL-C,triglycerides, and total cholesterol were independent predictors of LGA (p<0,05).
Conclusion:LDL-C and triglycerides are predictors for macrosomia in type 2 D.M and GDM pregnancies.Thus, with good regulation of lipid profile we can avoid macrosomia from type 2 D.M and GDM pregnancies.
Key words: lipid parameters, gestational diabetes mellitus, type 2 diabetes mellitus, macrosomia
ΠΠ²Π°Π»ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΡΠ° Π½Π° ΠΏΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΡΠ°ΡΡΠΈΡΠΊΠΈ ΠΏΠ°ΡΠΈΠ΅Π½ΡΠΈ ΡΠΎ ΡΡΠ²Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ»Π΅Π½ ΠΈΠ΄ΠΈΠΎΠΏΠ°ΡΡΠΊΠΈ Π°ΡΡΡΠΈΡ ΡΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΡΠ°Π½ΠΈ ΡΠΎ Π±ΠΈΠΎΠ»ΠΎΡΠΊΠ° ΡΠ΅ΡΠ°ΠΏΠΈΡΠ° Π’ΠΎΡΠΈΠ»ΠΈΠ·ΡΠΌΠ°Π± (Actemra)
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is the most common chronic disease in childhood. It manifests a heterogenic group of symptoms of arthritis, lasting at least 6 weeks and it appears before the age of 16. Patients who had no good therapeutic response to conventional therapy with Methotrexate were treated with biological therapy. The aim of this paper was to evaluate 9 patients who were receiving Tocilizumab at the Department of Rheumocardiology, University Clinic of Pediatric Diseases in Skopje. Materials and methods: Our study included 9 patients treated at our Department with biological therapy with Tocilizumab. Prior to initiation of the biological therapy, all patients underwent laboratory investigations, purified protein derivative (PPD) skin test for tuberculosis, X ray of the lungs and heart, and analysis of hepatitis markers. All patients were treated with amp. Actemra (tocilizumab) 8 mg/kg/tt i.v. Two of the patients had a severe form of the disease (one with severe systemic form and one with severe oligoarticular form of JIA). All presented patients had clinical remission of the disease. Conclusion: Therapy with tocilizumab in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis is a good therapeutic choice. The results obtained in our study have shown a significant therapeutic effect of tocilizumab even in severe forms of the disease.
ΠΡΠ²Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ»Π½ΠΈΠΎΡ ΠΈΠ΄ΠΈΠΎΠΏΠ°ΡΡΠΊΠΈ Π°ΡΡΡΠΈΡ Π΅ Π½Π°ΡΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ° ΡΠΎΡΠΌΠ° Π½Π° Ρ
ΡΠΎΠ½ΠΈΡΠ½ΠΎ Π·Π°Π±ΠΎΠ»ΡΠ²Π°ΡΠ΅ Π²ΠΎ Π΄Π΅ΡΡΠΊΠ°ΡΠ° Π²ΠΎΠ·ΡΠ°ΡΡ, ΠΊΠΎΠ΅ ΡΠ΅ ΠΌΠ°Π½ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΈΡΠ° ΡΠΎ Ρ
Π΅ΡΠ΅ΡΠΎΠ³Π΅Π½Π° Π³ΡΡΠΏΠ° Π½Π° ΡΠΈΠΌΠΏΡΠΎΠΌΠΈ Π½Π° Π°ΡΡΡΠΈΡ ΠΊΠΎΠΈΡΡΠΎ ΡΡΠ°Π°Ρ Π½Π°ΡΠΌΠ°Π»ΠΊΡ 6 Π½Π΅Π΄Π΅Π»ΠΈ, Π° ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ°Π²ΠΈΠ»Π΅ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄ 16-Π³ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΡΠ½Π° Π²ΠΎΠ·ΡΠ°ΡΡ. ΠΠ°ΡΠΈΠ΅Π½ΡΠΈΡΠ΅ ΠΊΠΎΠΈ Π½Π΅ Π΄Π°Π΄ΠΎΠ° Π΄ΠΎΠ±Π°Ρ ΡΠ΅ΡΠ°ΠΏΠΈΡΠΊΠΈ ΠΎΠ΄Π³ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΡ Π½Π° ΠΊΠΎΠ½Π²Π΅Π½ΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π°Π»Π½Π°ΡΠ° ΡΠ΅ΡΠ°ΠΏΠΈΡΠ° ΡΠΎ ΠΠ΅ΡΠΎΡΡΠ΅ΠΊΡΠ°Ρ, Π±Π΅Π° ΠΏΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ»Π΅Π½ΠΈ Π½Π° Π±ΠΈΠΎΠ»ΠΎΡΠΊΠ° ΡΠ΅ΡΠ°ΠΏΠΈΡΠ°. Π¦Π΅Π»ΡΠ° Π½Π° ΠΎΠ²Π°Π° ΡΡΡΠ΄ΠΈΡΠ° Π±Π΅ΡΠ΅ Π΄Π° ΠΈΠ·Π²ΡΡΠΈ Π΅Π²Π°Π»ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΡΠ° Π½Π° 9 ΠΏΠ°ΡΠΈΠ΅Π½ΡΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΠΈ ΠΏΡΠΈΠΌΠ°Π° ΡΠΎΡΠΈΠ»ΠΈΠ·ΡΠΌΠ°Π± Π½Π° ΠΠ΄Π΄Π΅Π»ΠΎΡ Π·Π° ΡΠ΅ΡΠΌΠΎΠΊΠ°ΡΠ΄ΠΈΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΡΠ° Π½Π° Π£Π½ΠΈΠ²Π΅ΡΠ·ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΊΠ°ΡΠ° ΠΊΠ»ΠΈΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠ° Π·Π° Π΄Π΅ΡΡΠΊΠΈ Π±ΠΎΠ»Π΅ΡΡΠΈ Π²ΠΎ Π‘ΠΊΠΎΠΏΡΠ΅. ΠΠ°ΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΡΠ°Π»ΠΈ ΠΈ ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΎΠ΄ΠΈ: ΠΠΎ Π½Π°ΡΠ°ΡΠ° ΡΡΡΠ΄ΠΈΡΠ° Π±Π΅Π° Π²ΠΊΠ»ΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈ 9 ΠΏΠ°ΡΠΈΠ΅Π½ΡΠΈ ΡΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΡΠ°Π½ΠΈ Π½Π° Π½Π°ΡΠΈΠΎΡ ΠΠ΄Π΄Π΅Π» ΡΠΎ Π’ΠΎΡΠΈΠ»ΠΈΠ·ΡΠΌΠ°Π± Π²ΠΎ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΎΠ΄ ΠΎΠ΄ 2010-2020 Π³ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ½Π°. ΠΠ°Ρ ΡΠΈΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠ°ΡΠΈΠ΅Π½ΡΠΈ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄ Π·Π°ΠΏΠΎΡΠ½ΡΠ²Π°ΡΠ΅ Π½Π° ΡΠ΅ΡΠ°ΠΏΠΈΡΠ°ΡΠ° Π±Π΅Π° Π½Π°ΠΏΡΠ°Π²Π΅Π½ΠΈ Π»Π°Π±ΠΎΡΠ°ΡΠΎΡΠΈΡΠΊΠΈ ΠΈΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΡΠ²Π°ΡΠ°, ΠΏΡΠΎΡΠΈΡΡΠ΅Π½ ΠΏΡΠΎΡΠ΅ΠΈΠ½ΡΠΊΠΈ Π΄Π΅ΡΠΈΠ²Π°ΡΠΈΠ²Π΅Π½ ΠΊΠΎΠΆΠ΅Π½ ΡΠ΅ΡΡ Π·Π° ΡΡΠ±Π΅ΡΠΊΡΠ»ΠΎΠ·Π° (ΠΠΠ), Π ΠΠ Π½Π° Π³ΡΠ°Π΄ΠΈΡΠ΅, ΠΈ ΠΌΠ°ΡΠΊΠ΅ΡΠΈ Π·Π° Ρ
Π΅ΠΏΠ°ΡΠΈΡ. Π‘ΠΈΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠ°ΡΠΈΠ΅Π½ΡΠΈ Π±Π΅Π° ΡΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΡΠ°Π½ΠΈ ΡΠΎ Π°ΠΌΠΏ. ΠΠΊΡΠ΅ΠΌΡΠ° 8ΠΌΠ³/ΠΊΠ³/ΡΡ ΠΈ.Π². ΠΠ²Π° ΠΏΠ°ΡΠΈΠ΅Π½ΡΠ° ΠΈΠΌΠ°Π° ΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠ° ΠΊΠ»ΠΈΠ½ΠΈΡΠΊΠ° ΠΏΡΠ΅Π·Π΅Π½ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΡΠ° Π½Π° ΡΡΠ²Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ»Π΅Π½ ΠΈΠ΄ΠΈΠΎΠΏΠ°ΡΡΠΊΠΈ Π°ΡΡΡΠΈΡ (ΠΏΡΠ²ΠΈΠΎΡ ΡΠΎ ΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠ° ΡΠΈΡΡΠ΅ΠΌΡΠΊΠ° ΡΠΎΡΠΌΠ° Π½Π° Π±ΠΎΠ»Π΅ΡΡΠ°, Π° Π²ΡΠΎΡΠΈΠΎΡ ΡΠΎ ΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠ° ΠΎΠ»ΠΈΠ³ΠΎΠ°ΡΡΠΈΠΊΡΠ»Π°ΡΠ½Π° ΡΠΎΡΠΌΠ°). ΠΠ°Ρ ΡΠΈΡΠ΅ ΡΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΡΠ°Π½ΠΈ ΠΏΠ°ΡΠΈΠ΅Π½ΡΠΈ Π½Π°ΡΡΠ°Π½Π° ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠΈΡΠΈΡΠ° Π½Π° ΠΊΠ»ΠΈΠ½ΠΈΡΠΊΠ°ΡΠ° ΡΠ»ΠΈΠΊΠ° ΠΏΠΎ ΡΠΏΡΠΎΠ²Π΅Π΄ΡΠ²Π°ΡΠ΅ Π½Π° ΡΠ΅ΡΠ°ΠΏΠΈΡΠ°ΡΠ°. ΠΠ°ΠΊΠ»ΡΡΠΎΠΊ: ΠΠΈΠΎΠ»ΠΎΡΠΊΠ°ΡΠ° ΡΠ΅ΡΠ°ΠΏΠΈΡΠ° ΡΠΎ ΡΠΎΡΠΈΠ»ΠΈΠ·ΡΠΌΠ°Π± ΠΊΠ°Ρ ΠΏΠ°ΡΠΈΠ΅Π½ΡΠΈΡΠ΅ ΡΠΎ ΡΡΠ²Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ»Π΅Π½ ΠΈΠ΄ΠΈΠΎΠΏΠ°ΡΡΠΊΠΈ Π°ΡΡΡΠΈΡ Π΅ Π΄ΠΎΠ±Π°Ρ ΡΠ΅ΡΠ°ΠΏΠΈΡΠΊΠΈ ΠΈΠ·Π±ΠΎΡ. Π Π΅Π·ΡΠ»ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠ°ΠΆΠ°Π° ΡΠΈΠ³Π½ΠΈΡΠΈΠΊΠ°Π½ΡΠ΅Π½ ΡΠ΅ΡΠ°ΠΏΠΈΡΠΊΠΈ Π΅ΡΠ΅ΠΊΡ Π΄ΡΡΠΈ ΠΈ ΠΊΠ°Ρ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΡΠ΅ ΠΎΠ±Π»ΠΈΡΠΈ Π½Π° Π±ΠΎΠ»Π΅ΡΡΠ°
The Connection of the Level of Estradiol in Serum and Obesity with the Endometrial Bleeding in Postmenopausal Women
BACKGROUND: Postmenopausis is a period that begins one year after the last menstrual period. Abnormal uterine bleeding could be of different origins.
AIM: This study aimed to determine the association of serum estrogen hormone levels and obesity with the occurrence of endometrial bleeding in post-menopausal women.
MATERIAL AND METHODS: Prospective clinical study involving 120 postmenopausal patients treated at the University Clinic for Gynecology and Obstetrics-Skopje, divided into two groups: control and study. The control group consisted of 40 postmenopausal patients without endometrial bleeding, hospitalised and operated due to urogenital pathology. The study group consisted of 80 patients with endometrial bleeding who were divided into three subgroups according to the thickness of the endometrium: from 5-8 mm, 8-11 mm and above 11 mm. In all subjects, estradiol and BMI was determined.
RESULTS: Estradiol levels were statistically higher in the study group compared to control while statistically significant difference among the three subgroups according to the thickness of the endometrium about the levels of estradiol in blood is not found. About BMI, the results showed that there was no statistical significance between the two examined groups.
CONCLUSION: Patients with endometrial bleeding have increased levels of estradiol and are at increased risk of endometrial cancer about controls, the likelihood of endometrial cancer significantly increases by 1,108 times
Cor triatriatum sinister - ΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠ° Π²ΡΠΎΠ΄Π΅Π½Π° ΡΡΡΠ΅Π²Π° ΠΌΠ°Π½Π°- Π½Π°ΡΠΈ ΠΈΡΠΊΡΡΡΠ²Π° Π²ΠΎ Π΄ΠΈΡΠ°Π³Π½ΠΎΠ·Π°ΡΠ° ΠΈ ΡΡΠ΅ΡΠΌΠ°Π½ΠΎΡ Π²ΠΎ Π΄Π΅ΡΡΠΊΠ° Π²ΠΎΠ·ΡΠ°ΡΡ
Cor triatriatum sinister is a rare congenital heart defect in which left atrium is divided in two parts with the fibromuscular membrane. The proximal atrium accepts the pulmonary veins with their blood flow, the distal or (real) atrium is usually empty and separated from the ventricle by the mitral valve. There is a constant communication between the two parts of the divided atrium by which the blood flow is redirected to the left ventricle. This defect is rare, usually isolated, but it might be combined with other congenital heart defects. We present cases of two children aged 8 and 3 years at the time of establishment the diagnosis. In both cases the main clinical signs were fatigue and heart murmur on auscultation. Anamnesis, clinical symptoms and signs, ECG, chest X ray and the gold standard β echocardiography were used for establishing the diagnosis. Definitive treatment was made with cardiosurgical resection of the fibromuscular membrane using extracorporeal circulation. Regular periodical evaluation is necessary in order to discover late complications of cardiac rhythm disturbancesCor triatriatum sinister Π΅ ΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠ° ΡΡΡΠ΅Π²Π° ΠΌΠ°Π½Π° ΠΊΠ°Ρ ΠΊΠΎΡΠ° Π»Π΅Π²Π°ΡΠ° ΠΏΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΎΡΠ° Π΅ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π΅Π»Π΅Π½Π° Π½Π° Π΄Π²Π° Π΄Π΅Π»Π° ΡΠΎ ΡΠΈΠ±ΡΠΎΠΌΡΡΠΊΡΠ»Π½Π° ΠΌΠ΅ΠΌΠ±ΡΠ°Π½Π°. ΠΡΠΎΠΊΡΠΈΠΌΠ°Π»Π½Π°ΡΠ° ΠΏΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΎΡΠ° Π³ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠΈΠΌΠ° ΠΏΡΠ»ΠΌΠΎΠ½Π°Π»Π½ΠΈΡΠ΅ Π²Π΅Π½ΠΈ Π·Π°Π΅Π΄Π½ΠΎ ΡΠΎ ΠΊΡΠ²ΡΠ° ΠΊΠΎΡΠ° ΡΠΈΠ΅ ΡΠ° Π½ΠΎΡΠ°Ρ, Π° Π΄ΠΈΡΡΠ°Π»Π½Π°ΡΠ° ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ (Π²ΠΈΡΡΠΈΠ½ΡΠΊΠ°) ΠΏΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΎΡΠ° Π΅ Π²ΠΎΠΎΠ±ΠΈΡΠ°Π΅Π½ΠΎ ΠΏΡΠ°Π·Π½Π° ΠΈ ΡΠ°Π° Π΅ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π΅Π»Π΅Π½Π° ΠΎΠ΄ ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΎΡΠ°ΡΠ° ΡΠΎ ΠΌΠΈΡΡΠ°Π»Π½Π°ΡΠ° Π²Π°Π»Π²ΡΠ»Π°. ΠΠΌΠ° ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠΎΡΠ°Π½Π° ΠΊΠΎΠΌΡΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠ°ΡΠΈΡΠ° ΠΏΠΎΠΌΠ΅ΡΡ Π΄Π²Π°ΡΠ° Π΄Π΅Π»Π° Π½Π° ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π΅Π»Π΅Π½Π°ΡΠ° ΠΏΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΎΡΠ° ΠΏΡΠ΅ΠΊΡ ΠΊΠΎΡΠ° ΠΊΡΠ²ΡΠ° ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π½Π°ΡΠΎΡΡΠ²Π° ΠΊΠΎΠ½ Π»Π΅Π²Π°ΡΠ° ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΎΡΠ°. ΠΠ°Π½Π°ΡΠ° Π΅ ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³Ρ ΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠ°, Π½Π°ΡΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΎ Π΅ ΠΈΠ·ΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡΠ°Π½Π°, Π½ΠΎ ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ΅ Π΄Π° ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈ Π²ΠΎ ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠ±ΠΈΠ½Π°ΡΠΈΡΠ° ΡΠΎ Π΄ΡΡΠ³ΠΈ ΡΡΡΠ΅Π²ΠΈ ΠΌΠ°Π½ΠΈ. ΠΡΠ΅Π·Π΅Π½ΡΠΈΡΠ°ΠΌΠ΅ ΡΠ»ΡΡΠ°ΠΈ Π½Π° Π΄Π²Π΅ Π΄Π΅ΡΠ° Π½Π° Π²ΠΎΠ·ΡΠ°ΡΡ ΠΎΠ΄ 8 ΠΈ 3 Π³ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ½ΠΈ Π²ΠΎ Π²ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΎ ΠΊΠΎΠ³Π° Π΅ ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠ°Π²Π΅Π½Π° Π΄ΠΈΡΠ°Π³Π½ΠΎΠ·Π°ΡΠ°. ΠΠ°Ρ ΠΎΠ±Π΅ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠΈΡΠΈΠ½Π° Π·Π° Π΄ΠΈΡΠ°Π³Π½ΠΎΠ·Π°ΡΠ° Π±ΠΈΠ» Π·Π°ΠΌΠΎΡ ΠΈ ΡΡΠ΅Π½ ΡΡΡΠ΅Π² ΡΡΠΌ. ΠΠ° ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠ°Π²ΡΠ²Π°ΡΠ΅ Π½Π° Π΄ΠΈΡΠ°Π³Π½ΠΎΠ·Π°ΡΠ° Π±Π΅Π° ΠΊΠΎΡΠΈΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈ Π°Π½Π°ΠΌΠ½Π΅Π·Π°ΡΠ°, ΠΊΠ»ΠΈΠ½ΠΈΡΠΊΠΈΡΠ΅ Π·Π½Π°ΡΠΈ ΠΈ ΡΠΈΠΌΠΏΡΠΎΠΌΠΈ, ΠΠΠ, ΡΠ΅Π½Π΄Π³Π΅Π½ Π½Π° ΡΡΡΠ΅ ΠΈ Π±Π΅Π»ΠΈ Π΄ΡΠΎΠ±ΠΎΠ²ΠΈ ΠΈ Π·Π»Π°ΡΠ½ΠΈΠΎΡ ΡΡΠ°Π½Π΄Π°ΡΠ΄ - Π΅Ρ
ΠΎΠΊΠ°ΡΠ΄ΠΈΠΎΠ³ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΡΠ°ΡΠ°. ΠΠ΅ΡΠΈΠ½ΠΈΡΠΈΠ²Π½ΠΎ ΠΈΠ·Π»Π΅ΠΊΡΠ²Π°ΡΠ΅ Π±Π΅ΡΠ΅ Π½Π°ΠΏΡΠ°Π²Π΅Π½ΠΎ ΡΠΎ ΠΈΠ·Π²Π΅Π΄ΡΠ²Π°ΡΠ΅ Π½Π° ΠΊΠ°ΡΠ΄ΠΈΠΎΡ
ΠΈΡΡΡΡΠΊΠ° ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΠΊΡΠΈΡΠ° Π½Π° ΡΠΈΠ±ΡΠΎΠΌΡΡΠΊΡΠ»Π½Π°ΡΠ° ΠΌΠ΅ΠΌΠ±ΡΠ°Π½Π° ΡΠΎ ΠΊΠΎΡΠΈΡΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅ Π½Π° Π΅ΠΊΡΡΡΠ°ΠΊΠΎΡΠΏΠΎΡΠ°Π»Π½Π° ΡΠΈΡΠΊΡΠ»Π°ΡΠΈΡΠ°. ΠΠΎΡΡΠ΅Π±Π½ΠΎ Π΅ ΡΠ΅Π³ΡΠ»Π°ΡΠ½ΠΎ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΡΠ½ΠΎ ΡΠ»Π΅Π΄Π΅ΡΠ΅ Π½Π° Π΄Π΅ΡΠ°ΡΠ° ΡΠΎ ΡΠ΅Π» ΠΎΡΠΊΡΠΈΠ²Π°ΡΠ΅ Π½Π° Π΄ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΏΠ»ΠΈΠΊΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ ΠΎΠ΄ ΡΠΈΠΏΠΎΡ Π½Π° Π½Π°ΡΡΡΡΠ²Π°ΡΠ° Π½Π° ΡΡΡΠ΅Π²ΠΈΠΎΡ ΡΠΈΡΠ°ΠΌ
Applicability of the 'Watershed Habitat Evaluation and Stream Integrity Protocol' (WHEBIP) in assessment of the stream integrity in Bregalnica River Basin
This paper reports the assessment of ecological integrity of streams in Bregalnica
River Basin with emphasis on river Bregalnica as the biggest and most important
watercourse in Eastern Macedonia. The results have principally been derived from
remote sensing data and set up in a model build up on Watershed Habitat Evaluation
and Stream Integrity Protocol (WHEBIP). WHEBIP effectiveness in predicting
ecological integrity of streams has been assessed by correlation analyses derived
upon data on macroinvertebrate biotic indices and physico-chemical parameters on
35 localities throughout the basin. The statistical analyses confirmed the capacity of
WHEBIP to predict stream site-specific features with great accuracy in case of
Bregalnica.
The results obtained in this study contribute towards improvement of the WHEBIP
protocol and in general promotes applicability of stream integrity assessment tools
in setting priorities for integrated watershed management
The comparative anti-cancer effects of krill oil and oxaliplatin in an orthotopic mouse model of colorectal cancer
Background: Our in vitro studies demonstrated that krill oil (KO) has anti-cancer potential. This study aimed to compare the anti-cancer effects of KO with a commonly used chemotherapeutic drug, oxaliplatin and to identify the molecular mechanisms associated with KO supplementation in a mouse model of colorectal cancer (CRC). Methods: Thirty-six male Balb/c mice were randomly divided into six groups. Five groups received standard chow diet supplemented with KO (150Β g/kg)), corn oil (150Β g/kg), KO combined with Β½ dose of oxaliplatin (1.5Β mg/kg body weight/3 times per week), corn oil combined with Β½ dose of oxaliplatin (1.5Β mg/kg body weight/3 times per week), or a full dose of oxaliplatin (3Β mg/kg body weight/3 times per week). The control (sham) group received a standard chow diet. Treatments started three weeks before and continued for three weeks after orthotopic CRC induction. The number of metastases, tumour weight and volume were quantified ex-vivo. The expression of cytochrome c, cleaved caspase-9 and -3, DNA damage, PD-L1, PD-L2 and HSP-70 were determined. Results: A significant reductions in the weight and volume of tumours were observed in mice treated with KO and KO plus a Β½ dose of oxaliplatin compared to the sham group, similar to oxaliplatin-treated mice. KO, and KO plus Β½ dose of oxaliplatin significantly increased the expression of cytochrome c, cleaved caspase-9 and -3, and DNA damage and decreased expression of PD-L1, PD-L2 and HSP-70 in tumour tissues compared to the sham group. Conclusions: The in vivo anti-cancer effects of KO are comparable with oxaliplatin. Thus, dietary KO supplementation has a great potential as a therapeutic/adjunctive agent for CRC treatment
Ehogenicity of thyroid gland on ultrasonography in primary hypothyroidism
Background. The aim of this study was to investigate
the association between echogenicity of thyroid gland
and low thyroid function.
Methods. The study group included 60 patients, with normal
and low thyroid function, who visited the Outpatient
Department of the Clinic of Endocrinology, Diabetes
and Metabolic Disorders in the period from April
2008 to October 2009. Echogenicity of the thyroid gland
in all patients was evaluated by ultrasonography as well
as serum concentrations of TSH, fT4 and thyroid autoantibody
(anti-TPO). To find out the association between
thyroid ehogenicity with mean TSH and anti-TPO in different
ages, we divided the patients into five subgroups
according to age.
Results. Patients with decreased echogenicity had a higher
mean TSH compared with patients with normal echogenicity
(2.77 mIU/l vs. 1.75 mIU/l) (p=0.04). Differences
were more significant in patients with markedly
decreased echogenicity (6.34 mIU/l vs. 1.75 mIU/l) (p<
0.0001). Patients with reduced echogenicity had a higher
risk of having anti-TPO than patients without normal
echogenicity (p<0.001). This association was stronger
when echogenicity was markedly decreased. According to
age, only younger population (19-29 years) with decreeased
and markedly decreased echogenicity had significantly
higher mean TSH and anti-TPO values.
Conclusions. Thyroid ultrasonography changes can be
used as an early sign of low thyroid function, especially in
younger population
Maternal lipids may predict fetal growth in type 2 diabetes mellitus and gestational diabetes mellitus pregnancies
Aim: During diabetic pregnancy, complex metabolic changes occur in the lipid profile. The aim of
the study was to determine the predictive values of maternal serum lipid levels on large-for-gestational
age newborns during the third trimester in pregnancies of women with type 2 diabetes mellitus
(DM2) and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).
Material and methods: Data of forty-three pregnancies of women with DM2 and two hundred
women with GDM were analyzed. The analysis encompassed the following parameters: age, body
mass index (BMI), lipid parameters, HbA1c in first, second and third trimester of pregnancy,
preeclampsia and baby birth weight.
Results: DM2 and GDM groups showed statistically significant differences in the following
variables: total lipids, triglycerides, total cholesterol, BMI, age, baby birth weight, incidence of SGA
and preterm delivery (9.4 Β± 2.3 vs. 11.0 Β± 2.3 mmol/L, 2.4 Β± 1.4 vs. 3.4 Β± 1.6 mmol/L, 5.5 Β± 1.2 vs.
6.4 Β± 1.4 mmol/L, 30.6 Β± 5.4 vs. 26.9 Β± 5.2 kg/m2, 34 Β± 7.8 vs. 31.5 Β± 5.6 years, 3183 Β± 972 vs. 3533
Β± 699 g., 20% vs. 7.5%, 27.9 vs. 14%, respectively, p < 0.05). Linear multiple regression analysis
demonstrated that triglycerides, LDL-C and total cholesterol were independent predictors of LGA (p
< 0.05).
Conclusion: Triglycerides and LDL-C in the third trimester of pregnancy are independent predictors
for fetal macrosomia in DM2 and GDM pregnancies. Thus, the maternal serum triglycerides and
LDL-C levels determined in the maternal blood taken in the third trimester of pregnancy may
indentify women who will give birth to LGA newborns
Glycosylated Haemoglobin and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Women with Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 Compared to Pregnancies in the General Population
Aim: to compare pregnancy outcomes in type 1 diabetic pregnancies with the general population and the impact of glycemic control (HbA1c) on pregnancy outcomes.
Material and methods: The study group included 55 consecutive pregnant women with type 1 diabetes who attended the Outpatient department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic disorders in their first trimester of pregnancy. For comparison, data of 22767 deliveries in 2004 year were used, published in βPerinatal outcomes in Republic of Macedonia for year 2004β. The following parameters were studied: age, maternal body mass index, diabetes duration, planning of pregnancy, HbA1c values in first, second and third trimester, pre-eclampsia, birth weight, gestational age at delivery, mode of delivery, and pregnancy outcomes (spontaneous abortions, perinatal mortality, and major congenital malformations).
Results: The perinatal mortality rate was 10,9% and congenital malformation rate was 7,3%, in type 1 diabetic pregnancies compared with 1,1% and 1,9%, respectively in the general population. Macrocosmic babies were born in 9,1% of type 1 diabetic pregnancies compared with 1,01% in the general population. The caesarean section rate was 61,8% and 16,1%, respectively, and the preterm delivery rate was 25,5% and 6,1%, respectively. Pregnancies with serious adverse outcomes (spontaneous abortion, perinatal mortality and congenital malformations) were characterized by higher
Values of HbA1c in the first trimester of diabetes type 1 pregnancies
Conclusion: Type 1 diabetic pregnancies have worse outcomes then general population. Planning of pregnancy and rigorous glycaemic control using glucose monitoring before and during early pregnancy are crucial for better pregnancy outcomes.
Key words: pregnancy outcomes, diabetes mellitus type 1, glycated haemoglobin, congenital malformations