Topological density fluctuations and gluon condensate around confining string in Yang-Mills theory

We study the structure of the confining string in Yang-Mills theory using the method of the field strength correlators. The method allows us to demonstrate that both the local fluctuations of the topological charge and the gluon condensate are suppressed in the vicinity of the string axis in agreement with results of lattice simulations.Comment: 10 pages, 3 figures, RevTeX 4.

ДИНАМИКА ИНСУЛИНОПОДОБНОГО ФАКТОРА РОСТА 1 (ИФР-1) ПРИ ТРАНСПЛАНТАЦИИ ПЕЧЕНИ ДЕТЯМ ОТ ДОНОРА, НЕ СОВМЕСТИМОГО ПО ГРУППЕ КРОВИ

It is shown that liver transplantation (LT) from donor with incompatible blood type (AB0i) may be effective and safe, but the impact of such operation upon the various systems of the body has not been investigated yet. Insulinlike growth factor-1 (IGF-1) is synthesized in the liver and mediates the action of growth hormone. The level of IGF-1 is a marker of the processes of cell proliferation and tissue regeneration. Aim. To evaluate levels of IGF-1 in children-recipients with liver transplant from AB0i (incompatible) and AB0c (compatible) donors.Materials and methods. 140 children aged 3 to 36 (19,5 ± 16,5 months) with congenital diseases of the hepatobiliar system, 58 of them boys, were surveyed. All patients underwent transplantation of left lateral liver sector from living related donors: 111 children were transplanted with fragment of the liver from AB0c donors, 29 – from AB0i donors; in 10 children with AB0i liver before and/or after LT operation anti-group antibodies (anti-A/B) were revealed. The concentration of IGF-1 was determined by ELISA using specifi c kits (Immunodiagnostic System, USA) in samples of blood plasma, which were received up to a month and a year after a liver transplant.Results. Average level of IGF-1 21,0 ± 29,5 μg/l in patients before LT was signifi cantly lower than in healthy children (52,2 ± 26,3 μg/l, p < 0,001) and did not vary in children, having received later a piece of liver from a compatible (AB0c) donor and from donor AB0i (23,5 ± 30,9 and 21,2 ± 23,2 μg/l respectively, p = 0,70). In patients with anti-A/B prior to surgery average level of IGF-1 was not different from that of the patients without antibodies (32,6 ± 27,6 and 22,3 ± 29,6 μg/l respectively, p = 0,4). One month after LT level of IGF-1 has increased both in the general group, and in patients with AB0c and AV0i liver (92,1 ± 77,8 and 131,2 ± 106,7 μg/l respectively, p = 0,09). The level of IGF-1 was not varied in the group with antibodies (152,5 + 150,4 μg/l) and without them (95,9 ± 77,0 μg/l). A year after LT the average level of IGF-1 in recipients of AV0c and AV0i liver was not varied and was signifi cantly higher than before LT (82,0 + 60,7 and 91,2 ± 77,8 μg/l, p < 0,005 and p = 0,03 respectively). The content of IGF-1 in patients with anti-A/B and without them (104,7 ± 67,5 and 84,7 ± 63,7 μg/l respectively) also did not differ.Conclusion: the results of our studies have shown that restoration of the level of IGF-1 is not dependent on transplantation of compatible or incompatible blood type liver, as well as on the availability of anti-group antibodies.Показано, что трансплантация печени (ТП) от не совместимого по группе крови (АВ0н) донора может быть эффективной и безопасной, однако вопросы, связанные с эффектом такой операции на различные системы организма, не исследованы. Инсулиноподобный фактор роста 1 (ИФР-1) синтезируется в печени и опосредует действие гормона роста, его уровень является маркером процессов пролиферации и регенерации тканей.Цель: исследовать динамику уровня ИФР-1 у детей – реципиентов печени при трансплантации от родственного совместимого и не совместимого по группе крови донора.Материалы и методы. Обследовано 140 детей с врожденными заболеваниями гепатобилиарной системы в возрасте от 3 до 36 (19,5 ± 16,5) месяцев, из них 58 мальчиков. Всем пациентам была проведена трансплантация левого латерального сектора печени от живого родственного донора: 111 детям был пересажен фрагмент печени от АВ0с донора, 29 – от АВ0н донора; у 10 детей с АВ0н ТП до и/или после операции обнаруживались антигрупповые антитела (анти-А/В). Концентрацию ИФР-1 определяли методом ИФА в образцах плазмы крови.Результаты. Средний уровень ИФР-1 21,0 ± 29,5 мкг/л у пациентов до ТП был достоверно ниже, чем у здоровых детей (52,2 ± 26,3 мкг/л, p < 0,001), и не различался у детей, позднее получивших фрагмент печени от совместимого (АВ0с) и от АВ0н донора (23,5 ± 30,9 и 21,2 ± 23,2 мкг/л соответственно, p = 0,70). У пациентов с анти-А/В до операции средний уровень ИФР-1 не отличался от такового у пациентов без антител (32,6 ± 27,6 и 22,3 ± 29,6 мкг/л соответственно, р = 0,4). Через месяц после ТП уровень ИФР-1 повысился как в общей группе, так и у пациентов с АВ0с и АВ0н ТП (92,1 ± 77,8 мкг/л и 131,2 ± 106,7 мкг/л соответственно, р = 0,09). Уровень ИФР-1 не различался в группе с антителами (152,5 ± 150,4 мкг/л) и без них (95,9 ± 77,0 мкг/л). Через год после ТП средний уровень ИФР-1 у реципиентов АВ0с и АВ0н печени не различался и был достоверно выше, чем до ТП (82,0 ± 60,7 и 91,2 ± 77,8 мкг/л, р < 0,005 и р = 0,03 соответственно). Содержание ИФР-1 у пациентов с анти-А/В и без них (104,7 ± 67,5 мкг/л и 84,7 ± 63,7 мкг/л соответственно) также не отличалось.Заключение. Результаты исследования показали, что восстановление уровня ИФР-1 не зависит от того, был ли донор фрагмента печени совместимым по системе АВ0 или нет и содержались ли у реципиента в крови антигрупповые антитела до трансплантации

Persistent Spin Currents in Helimagnets

We demonstrate that weak external magnetic fields generate dissipationless spin currents in the ground state of systems with spiral magnetic order. Our conclusions are based on phenomenological considerations and on microscopic mean-field theory calculations for an illustrative toy model. We speculate on possible applications of this effect in spintronic devices.Comment: 9 pages, 6 figures, updated version as published, Journal referenc

ИНСУЛИНОПОДОБНЫЙ ФАКТОР РОСТА-1 ПРИ ТРАНСПЛАНТАЦИИ ПЕЧЕНИ ДЕТЯМ С ВРОЖДЕННЫМИ И НАСЛЕДСТВЕННЫМИ ЗАБОЛЕВАНИЯМИ ГЕПАТОБИЛИАРНОЙ СИСТЕМЫ

The research of total and free insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) in 53 children with with congenital and hereditary diseases of hepatobiliary system was performed before liver transplantation, a month and a year after liver transplantation. Data of our research work revealed reliable decrease of total and free IGF-1 serum concentrations in children with liver cirrhosis and controversy increase of PAPP-A, which regulates IGF-1 bioavailability. In a month after orthotopic liver transplantation the level of both fractions of IGF-1 restored. A year later concentrations of total and free IGF-1, and PAPP-A remained at normal rates. Increase of total and free IGF-1 after liver transplantation may contribute to restoration of endocrine regulation of growth, reparative and anabolic processes, and normal physical development of children. Исследован уровень общего и свободного инсулиноподобного фактора роста-1 (ИФР-1) у 53 детей с врожденными и наследственными заболеваниями гепатобилиарной системы до трансплантации, через месяц и через год после родственной ортотопической трансплантации печени. Установлено, что у детей раннего возраста (от 3 до 36 мес.), страдающих циррозом печени, концентрация общего и свободного ИФР-1 ниже, чем у здоровых детей, при повышенном уровне связанного с беременностью протеина плазмы А (РАРР-А), увеличивающего биодоступность свободного ИФР-1. Через месяц после трансплантации печени отмечалось увеличение уровня общего и свободного ИФР-1, через год после операции уровни исследуемых показателей не отличались от таковых у здоровых детей при нормализации концентрации РАРР-А. Увеличение уровня общего и свободного ИФР-1 после трансплантации печени детям с врожденными и наследственными заболеваниями гепатобилиарной системы может иметь значение для восстановления гормональной регуляции роста, анаболических и репаративных процессов, нормального физического развития детей – реципиентов печени.

DIELECTRIC PHASE TRANSITION IN SUPERCONDUCTING ZrV2, HfV2 COMPOUNDS

L'étude de la résistance électrique et de la susceptibilité magnétique en fonction de la température pour ZrV2 et HfV2 a permis de mettre en évidence l'existence d'une transition de phase avec diélectrisation partielle du spectre d'électrons pour les composés considérés. Aux températures inférieures à la température de transition la conductivité électrique n'est pas ohmique.Investigations carried out on the temperature dependence of electrical resistivity and magnetic susceptibility in ZrV2 and HfV2 suggest the existence of a phase transition with a partial dielectrization of electron spectrum in the compounds under study. At temperatures below the transition temperature significant deviation from the conduction ohmic character is observed

DYNAMICS OF INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR-1 (IGF-1) IN CHILDREN AFTER AB0-INCOMPATIBLE LIVER TRANSPLANTATION

It is shown that liver transplantation (LT) from donor with incompatible blood type (AB0i) may be effective and safe, but the impact of such operation upon the various systems of the body has not been investigated yet. Insulinlike growth factor-1 (IGF-1) is synthesized in the liver and mediates the action of growth hormone. The level of IGF-1 is a marker of the processes of cell proliferation and tissue regeneration. Aim. To evaluate levels of IGF-1 in children-recipients with liver transplant from AB0i (incompatible) and AB0c (compatible) donors.Materials and methods. 140 children aged 3 to 36 (19,5 ± 16,5 months) with congenital diseases of the hepatobiliar system, 58 of them boys, were surveyed. All patients underwent transplantation of left lateral liver sector from living related donors: 111 children were transplanted with fragment of the liver from AB0c donors, 29 – from AB0i donors; in 10 children with AB0i liver before and/or after LT operation anti-group antibodies (anti-A/B) were revealed. The concentration of IGF-1 was determined by ELISA using specifi c kits (Immunodiagnostic System, USA) in samples of blood plasma, which were received up to a month and a year after a liver transplant.Results. Average level of IGF-1 21,0 ± 29,5 μg/l in patients before LT was signifi cantly lower than in healthy children (52,2 ± 26,3 μg/l, p < 0,001) and did not vary in children, having received later a piece of liver from a compatible (AB0c) donor and from donor AB0i (23,5 ± 30,9 and 21,2 ± 23,2 μg/l respectively, p = 0,70). In patients with anti-A/B prior to surgery average level of IGF-1 was not different from that of the patients without antibodies (32,6 ± 27,6 and 22,3 ± 29,6 μg/l respectively, p = 0,4). One month after LT level of IGF-1 has increased both in the general group, and in patients with AB0c and AV0i liver (92,1 ± 77,8 and 131,2 ± 106,7 μg/l respectively, p = 0,09). The level of IGF-1 was not varied in the group with antibodies (152,5 + 150,4 μg/l) and without them (95,9 ± 77,0 μg/l). A year after LT the average level of IGF-1 in recipients of AV0c and AV0i liver was not varied and was signifi cantly higher than before LT (82,0 + 60,7 and 91,2 ± 77,8 μg/l, p < 0,005 and p = 0,03 respectively). The content of IGF-1 in patients with anti-A/B and without them (104,7 ± 67,5 and 84,7 ± 63,7 μg/l respectively) also did not differ.Conclusion: the results of our studies have shown that restoration of the level of IGF-1 is not dependent on transplantation of compatible or incompatible blood type liver, as well as on the availability of anti-group antibodies

INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR-1 AFTER ORTHOTOPIC LIVER TRANSPLANTATION IN CHILDREN WITH CONGENITAL AND HEREDITARY DISEASES OF HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM

The research of total and free insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) in 53 children with with congenital and hereditary diseases of hepatobiliary system was performed before liver transplantation, a month and a year after liver transplantation. Data of our research work revealed reliable decrease of total and free IGF-1 serum concentrations in children with liver cirrhosis and controversy increase of PAPP-A, which regulates IGF-1 bioavailability. In a month after orthotopic liver transplantation the level of both fractions of IGF-1 restored. A year later concentrations of total and free IGF-1, and PAPP-A remained at normal rates. Increase of total and free IGF-1 after liver transplantation may contribute to restoration of endocrine regulation of growth, reparative and anabolic processes, and normal physical development of children