Some morphological factors of resistance of the bronchial wall to the development of chronic obstructive lung disease in smoking individuals

According to current epidemiological studies, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) develops in only 15-20 % of smokers. This suggests that exposure to tobacco smoke is just a trigger of the pathological process, and other pathophysiological factors play a key role in the development of COPD. The aim of the study was to perform morphological analysis of bronchial mucosa features in smokers with and without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.Material and research methods. Morphological and electron-microscopic analysis of biopsy samples of the bronchial mucosa of smoking patients with (n = 40) and without (n = 30) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease was carried out. The study involved men (80.2 % of men) and women aged 42 to 67 years (62.3 ± 2.24 years) with smoking experience of more than 20 years and smoking intensity of 20-45 pack-years. In the main group was a verified diagnosis of COPD. All patients of the studied groups underwent morphological, morphometric counting of bulk densities of various types of epithelial cells and structures of their lamina propria of the bronchial mucosa, as well as the density of inflammatory infiltrate and various cell populations, immunohistochemical (typing of CD4- and CD8positive lymphocytes, expression of transforming growth factor β1 receptors) and electron microscopic analysis of bronchobioptates.Results and discussion. Smokers without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease develop exudative inflammation, which does not violate the structural architectonics of the epithelial layer, but causes activation of proteinsynthetic and energy processes in the epithelial cells of the bronchial wall. With prolonged exposure to tobacco smoke associated with the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic neutrophilic inflammation forms in the bronchial mucosa, leading to a violation of the functional morphology of the vessels and epithelial cells of the bronchial mucosa, followed by remodeling of the bronchial wall

Erratum to: 36th International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine

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NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE AND HIS PROGENITORS AS PREDICTORS OF PROGRESSIVE POSTOPERATIVE LEFT VENTRICLE REMODELING IN PATIENTS WITH ISCHEMIC CARDIOMYOPATHY

The work is devoted to the study of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) and its precursors as one of possible predictors of left ventricular repeated remodeling in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy (ICMP) in the follow-up (postoperative period). Objects of the study are venous blood and intraoperative samples of right atrial auricle. Precursors of NUP were identified in blood serum by the immuno-fluorescence test. Ultrathin slices of auricle biopsy samples were examined with electronmicroscopy with the use of image processing ImageJ software (program). The concentration of NUP precursors in blood plasma and relation of minimal diameter of secretory granules to maximal one in right auricle cardiomyocytes reflect pathological processes taking place in the myocardium of patients with ICMP. Ratio of minimal and maximal diameters of secretory granules is a predictor of chronic heart failure progressing

Endothelial Function and Hypoxic–Hyperoxic Preconditioning in Coronary Surgery with a Cardiopulmonary Bypass: Randomized Clinical Trial

A hypoxic–hyperoxic preconditioning (HHP) may be associated with cardioprotection by reducing endothelial damage and a beneficial effect on postoperative outcome in patients undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Patients (n = 120) were randomly assigned to an HHP and a control group. A safe, inhaled oxygen fraction for the hypoxic preconditioning phase (10–14% oxygen for 10 min) was determined by measuring the anaerobic threshold. At the hyperoxic phase, a 75–80% oxygen fraction was used for 30 min. The cumulative frequency of postoperative complications was 14 (23.3%) in the HHP vs. 23 (41.1%), p = 0.041. The nitrate decreased after surgery by up to 20% in the HHP group and up to 38% in the control group. Endothelin-1 and nitric oxide metabolites were stable in HHP but remained low for more than 24 h in the control group. The endothelial damage markers appeared to be predictors of postoperative complications. The HHP with individual parameters based on the anaerobic threshold is a safe procedure, and it can reduce the frequency of postoperative complications. The endothelial damage markers appeared to be predictors of postoperative complications