DISTRIBUTION OF BIOCHEMICAL AND MOLECULAR-GENETIC MARKERS OF GENES IN WORKERS OF COAL MINING ENTERPRISES OF KUZBASS REGION SUFFERING FROM CHRONIC DUST BRONCHITIS

Distribution of genotypes of biochemical markers of HP, GC, EsD, АсР genes, genotypes on polymorphic variants of the genes coding enzymes of biotransformation GSTT1 (GST-ɵ1) and GSTM1 (GST-μ1) and NOS3 (VNTR4 polymorphism) in the miners with chronic mechanic bronchitis, and in persons without this occupational pathology is investigated. It is shown that the owners of EsD 1-2, АсР bb genotypes are most subject to development of chronic mechanic bronchitis. Endogen factors of resistance to this disease are GC 1-1, EsD 1-1, АсР bc genotypes

The Evaluation of Magnesium Chloride within a Polyethylene Glycol Formulation in a Porcine Model of Acute Spinal Cord Injury.

A porcine model of spinal cord injury (SCI) was used to evaluate the neuroprotective effects of magnesium chloride (MgCl2) within a polyethylene glycol (PEG) formulation, called AC105 (Acorda Therapeutics Inc., Ardsley, NY). Specifically, we tested the hypothesis that AC105 would lead to greater tissue sparing at the injury site and improved behavioral outcome when delivered in a clinically realistic time window post-injury. Four hours after contusion/compression injury, Yucatan minipigs were randomized to receive a 30-min intravenous infusion of AC105, magnesium sulfate (MgSO4), or saline. Animals received 4 additional infusions of the same dose at 6-h intervals. Behavioral recovery was tested for 12 weeks using two-dimensional (2D) kinematics during weight-supported treadmill walking and the Porcine Injury Behavior Scale (PTIBS), a 10-point locomotion scale. Spinal cords were evaluated ex vivo by diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and subjected to histological analysis. Treatment with AC105 or MgSO4 did not result in improvements in locomotor recovery on the PTIBS or in 2D kinematics on weight-supported treadmill walking. Diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) showed severe loss of tissue integrity at the impact site, with decreased fractional anisotropy and increased mean diffusivity; this was not improved with AC105 or MgSO4 treatment. Histological analysis revealed no significant increase in gray or white matter sparing with AC105 or MgSO4 treatment. Finally, AC105 did not result in higher Mg2+ levels in CSF than with the use of standard MgSO4. In summary, when testing AC105 in a porcine model of SCI, we were unable to reproduce the promising therapeutic benefits observed previously in less-severe rodent models of SCI