Non-specific Adaptive Reactions of Athletes: Evaluation and Correction

This work studies changes in non-specific adaptive reactions (NSAR) of athletes who practice Wushu and Qigong and take Kladorod, a biological product made from plant material. The results of our study demonstrate the effectiveness of Kladorod as a remedy to enhance adaptive capacity with the possibility of application for training of athletes without any restrictions within the criteria of doping control

PREDIKTORY SIGNIFICANCE OF DNA DAMAGE TO MONONUCLEAR BLOOD CELLS IN EARLY DIAGNOSTICS OF INFECTED PACREATIC NECROSIS

OBJECIVE. The evaluation of predictive significance of DNA damage of mononuclear blood cells in patients with pancreatic necrosis. MATERIAL AND METHODS. The work is based on the analyzing the results of the complex treatment of 497 patients with pancreatic necrosis, and in whom DNA damage of mononuclear blood cells was studied by the method of the gel-electrophoresis («DNA-comet» method). RESULTS. In the course of the research, it was possible to introduce and effectively use the «DNA-comet» method in the early diagnostics of pancreatogenic infection. CONCLUSION. The introduction of the method allowed reducing the number of unreasonable surgical interventions in the sterile phase of pancreatic necrosis into 1.9 times, and along with complex therapeutic measures, to reduce the level of overall mortality from 11.1 to 3.9 %

PRESERVATION OF THE GENE POOL OF PLANTS UNDER IN PERMAFROST CONDITIONS: STATE, ADVANTAGES, AND PROSPECTS

The effect of long-term storage of seeds of three leguminous species (Pisum sativum, Lens culinaris, and Cicer arietinum) on physiological (germination) and cytological (mitotic index) parameters of seeds and seedlings derived from them was studied. It was found that after nearly 35 years of storage in permafrost (temperature from –5,5 to –6,0 °C), without seeding, the germination of seeds of varieties of the species studied maintained at the same or slightly lower level than in reference samples (seeds of the same cultivars harvested in 2007–2009), and no significant difference in the growth rate of roots was recorded. The observed number of chromosomal aberrations in root meristem cells did not increase, except P. sativum cv. Latores and L. Culinaris cv. k-2330, and in these cases neither the laboratory germination nor the rates of growth processes decreased. Thus, long-term storage of seeds under permafrost conditions favored the preservation of their viability (germination) and can be offered as a promising method of seed storage