Contemporary Methods of Treating Children with Autoimmune Nephric Diseases

The review is dedicated to the analysis of contemporary therapies and efficacy thereof for treating children autoimmune nephric diseases. The authors describe peculiarities of using the conventional therapy in children and discuss alternative treatments using cyclosporine, tacrolimus, budesonide and ursodeoxycholic acid, as well as the need in using the second-line drugs for treating patients with resistant autoimmune nephric diseases. The review touches upon the promising approaches to the treatment of this category of patients

Электромагнитная дефектоскопия-толщинометрия многоколонных скважин методом переходных процессов

The transient electromagnetic method is the most effective in the studying of multi-string wells. First, the nonstationary field is measured after the current is turned off (without the primary field) that reduces the coil spacing to zero, i.e. combine the generator and receiver coils. This significantly improves the vertical characteristic of the probe, allows the probe to register small defects. Second, the non-stationary mode allows separating signals from the first, second, third, etc. strings much easier than the harmonic mode. It improves the accuracy of thickness estimation and defect detection. The paper proposes an algorithm for interpreting the measurement results.Метод переходных процессов является наиболее эффективным при исследовании многоколонных скважин. Во-первых, измерение нестационарного поля производится после выключения тока в отсутствие первичного поля, что позволяет сократить разнос катушек до нуля, т.е. совместить генераторную и приемные катушки. А это существенно улучшает вертикальную характеристику зонда, позволяет регистрировать малые дефекты. Во-вторых, при нестационарном режиме значительно проще разделить сигналы от первой, второй, третьей и т.д. колонн, чем при гармоническом режиме, что повышает точность вычисления толщины и определения дефектов. В работе предложен алгоритм интерпретации результатов измерени

Современные методы лечения детей с аутоиммунными заболеваниями печени

The review is dedicated to the analysis of contemporary therapies and efficacy thereof for treating children autoimmune nephric diseases. The authors describe peculiarities of using the conventional therapy in children and discuss alternative treatments using cyclosporine, tacrolimus, budesonide and ursodeoxycholic acid, as well as the need in using the second-line drugs for treating patients with resistant autoimmune nephric diseases. The review touches upon the promising approaches to the treatment of this category of patients. В обзоре проанализированы современные схемы терапии и их эффективность у детей с аутоиммунными заболеваниями печени. Описаны особенности применения стандартного режима терапии у детей, рассмотрены альтернативные схемы лечения с использованием циклоспорина, такролимуса, будесонида и урсодезоксихолевой кислоты, а также необходимость применения препаратов второй линии для лечения больных с резистентными случаями аутоиммунных заболеваний печени. Освещены перспективные направления лечения этой категории больных.

Imbalance of NK cell subpopulations and polymorphisms of proinflammatory cytokine genes in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis

Understanding the pathogenetic mechanism of development and identifying trigger markers of the disease will significantly increase the efficiency of pre-nosological diagnosis and medical follow-up of patients. In this case, one should take into account the role of mutations in cytokine genes, which affect their biochemical activity and production level. The objective of the study was to investigate the role of mediators of acute and chronic inflammation (IL-17A, IL-1â, TNFá and IL-4), the ratio of natural killer cell subpopulations (CD56hiCD16-/CD56loCD16+) in pathogenesis of coronary atherosclerosis resulting into coronary heart disease.To analyze the results, an integrated approach was used, including molecular genetic methods such as polymerase chain reaction, typing of single-nucleotide substitutions in cytokine genes, isolation and cultivation of peripheral blood mononuclear cells, assessment of spontaneous and in vitro-induced production of immune system mediators, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, cytotoxic test, flow cytometry with monoclonal antibodies (Beckman Coulter, USA) to CD16, CD56 NK markers.The study included 130 residents of the North Caucasus, including the patients (n = 62) treated at the Cardiology Department of the Adyghe Republican Clinical Hospital (ARCB) with a verified diagnosis of ischemic heart disease (IHD), and a control group (n = 68), represented by unrelated healthy donors.Overexpression of cytokines in IHD patients was associated with distinct single nucleotide substitutions in certain genes. Studying a group of residents from the Republic of Adygeya, the authors experimentally established that harboring the 511C allele of the IL-1â gene (p < 0.0004; OR = 4.67), A197A of the IL-17A gene genotype (p < 0.04; OR = 3.88), G308 SNP of TNFá gene (p < 0.01; OR = 3.41), and 589T variant of IL-4 gene (p < 0.04; OR = 2.45) are associated with hyperproduction of the first-wave inflammatory mediators that increase the risk of developing ischemic heart disease. In atherosclerosis and associated cardiovascular diseases, we have noted a significant decrease in spontaneous and induced activity of natural killer cells involved in the utilization of “foamy cells”. The NK activity of peripheral blood mononuclear cell in patients with coronary heart disease is significantly reduced. In the IHD patients, an imbalance of phenotypically and functionally different CD56hiCD16-/CD56loCD16+ NK subpopulations with a predominance of CD56hiCD16- phenotype were revealed. Conclusions: Immuno-inflammatory mechanisms of evolving coronary atherosclerosis are associated with single-nucleotide substitutions, i.e., polymorphisms in the promoter regions of the IL-17A (G197A), IL-1 â (T511C), and TNFá (G308A), the known mediators of acute and chronic inflammation.Genetically determined overexpression of IL-17A, IL-1â, and TNFá, confirmed in experiments on evaluation of spontaneous and stimulated cytokine production in patients with CHD, together with reduced NK activity of РВМС, due to predominance of CD56hiCD16-, a subpopulation with high cytokine production, manifested by an increased pro-inflammatory component that triggers and provides long-term support to pathophysiological processes of atherosclerosis

Дифференцированный подход к лечению лактазной недостаточности и аллергии на белок коровьего молока у детей раннего возраста

One of the most common pathologies in infants is a lactase deficiency and allergy to cow's milk protein. Treatment of lactase deficiency and allergies to cow's milk protein in young children requires a differentiated approach. The best food for the child's first months of life is mother's milk provides adequate development of the child's body. The use of lactase preparations, such as LAKTAZAR® with lactase deficiency pathogenetically justified and allows a short time to eliminate its main clinical manifestations, while retaining the possibility of breastfeeding.Одной из распространенных патологий у детей первого года жизни является лактазная недостаточность и аллергия на белок коровьего молока. Лечение лактазной недостаточности и аллергии на белок коровьего молока у детей раннего возраста требует дифференцированного подхода. Оптимальным продуктом питания для ребенка первых месяцев жизни является материнское молоко, обеспечивающее адекватное развитие детского организма. Применение препаратов лактазы, например ЛАКТАЗАРА® при лактазной недостаточности патогенетически обосновано и позволяет за короткое время устранить ее основные клинические проявления, сохранив при этом возможность грудного вскармливания

Study of Spin and Decay-Plane Correlations of W Bosons in the e+e- -> W+W- Process at LEP

Data collected at LEP at centre-of-mass energies \sqrt(s) = 189 - 209 GeV are used to study correlations of the spin of W bosons using e+e- -> W+W- -> lnqq~ events. Spin correlations are favoured by data, and found to agree with the Standard Model predictions. In addition, correlations between the W-boson decay planes are studied in e+e- -> W+W- -> lnqq~ and e+e- -> W+W- -> qq~qq~ events. Decay-plane correlations, consistent with zero and with the Standard Model predictions, are measured

Ultrarelativistic sources in nonlinear electrodynamics

The fields of rapidly moving sources are studied within nonlinear electrodynamics by boosting the fields of sources at rest. As a consequence of the ultrarelativistic limit the delta-like electromagnetic shock waves are found. The character of the field within the shock depends on the theory of nonlinear electrodynamics considered. In particular, we obtain the field of an ultrarelativistic charge in the Born-Infeld theory.Comment: 10 pages, 3 figure

Measurement of the Cross Section for Open-Beauty Production in Photon-Photon Collisions at LEP

The cross section for open-beauty production in photon-photon collisions is measured using the whole high-energy and high-luminosity data sample collected by the L3 detector at LEP. This corresponds to 627/pb of integrated luminosity for electron-positron centre-of-mass energies from 189GeV to 209GeV. Events containing b quarks are identified through their semi-leptonic decay into electrons or muons. The e+e- -> e+e-b b~X cross section is measured within our fiducial volume and then extrapolated to the full phase space. These results are found to be in significant excess with respect to Monte Carlo predictions and next-to-leading order QCD calculations

Search for Branons at LEP

We search, in the context of extra-dimension scenarios, for the possible existence of brane fluctuations, called branons. Events with a single photon or a single Z-boson and missing energy and momentum collected with the L3 detector in e^+ e^- collisions at centre-of-mass energies sqrt{s}=189-209$ GeV are analysed. No excess over the Standard Model expectations is found and a lower limit at 95% confidence level of 103 GeV is derived for the mass of branons, for a scenario with small brane tensions. Alternatively, under the assumption of a light branon, brane tensions below 180 GeV are excluded