Morphological prerequisites for the formation of fascial duplication in the elimination of damage to the anterior rectal wall during prostatectomy

Background Intraoperative rectal injury in prostatectomy patients is an uncommon but severe complication. Particular attention is paid to improving the results of healing damage to the anterior rectal wall during prostatectomy.Objective To study the morphological features of the parietal pelvic fascia and the rectal wall to substantiate the possibility of the formation of fascial duplication in the elimination of damage to the anterior rectal wall during prostatectomy.Material and Methods The authors carried out an intravital morphological analysis of the parietal pelvic fascia covering the levator rectum muscle and the anterior rectal wall in 10 men.Results The parietal pelvic fascia contains more powerful bundles of collagen fibers, which in certain areas are partially woven into the fibers of striated muscle tissue. The adventitia of the rectum is characterized by a looser arrangement of the interacting components of the formed connective and smooth muscle tissue. In the studied formations of the small pelvis, the thickness of collagen fibers separately and in the composition of bundles, as well as the cells of the differon and each fiber separately did not differ, which indicated the identity of their tinctorial properties in the compared zones.Conclusion Morphological analysis showed that when juxtaposing and touching the edges of the healing area of the surgical wound without tension, a stable and continuous scar of the fascial duplication is formed, which ensures reliable fusion of the stitched anatomical structures

ОСОБЕННОСТИ МИКРОЦИРКУЛЯТОРНОГО КРОВОТОКА КАМЕР СЕРДЦА ДО И ПОСЛЕ ОПЕРАЦИИ У ПАЦИЕНТОВ С АОРТАЛЬНЫМ СТЕНОЗОМ В СОЧЕТАНИИ С ИШЕМИЧЕСКОЙ БОЛЕЗНЬЮ СЕРДЦА

Purpose. Evaluate the level of MBF in the walls of the heart chambers in elderly patients with AS and no coronary heart disease as well as with coronary heart disease before and after surgery.Materials and methods. We examined intraoperative microcirculatory blood flow (MBF) in the different heart chambers by laser doppler flowmetry in 36 patients over 60 years of age with aortic stenosis (AS), as well as with AS and coronary heart disease (CHD). MBF was assessed using laser-Doppler flowmetry (LDF) in milliliters per100 gtissue per minute.Results. Before surgery patients with AS and coronary artery disease had the lowest MBF volume rate in the wall of the left ventricle compared with patients with AS and no coronary artery disease. Patients with AS and coronary artery disease demonstrated the most pronounced gradient of the microcirculation level before and after surgery: from the lowest blood fl ow in the left atrium (below 60 mL/100g/ min) to the highest in the right ventricle (above 75 mL/100g/min).Conclusion. MBF in the walls of the heart chambers in patients with AS and CAD is characterized by the lowest volume of blood flow velocity in the wall of the left ventricle compared with patients with AS and no concomitant coronary heart disease. Цель. Оценить уровень микроциркуляторного кровотока (МЦК) в стенках камер сердца у пациентов пожилого возраста с аортальным стенозом без ИБС и на фоне атеросклеротического поражения коронарных артерий до и после хирургического лечения.Материалы и методы. МЦК различных камер сердца исследовался интраоперационно у 36 пациентов старше 60 лет с аортальным стенозом (АС), а также с АС в сочетании с ишемической болезнью сердца (ИБС). МЦК исследовался с помощью метода лазер-допплеровской флоуметрии (ЛДФ) в мл на100 гткани в мин.Результаты. До операции у пациентов с АС и ИБС выявлена наиболее низкая объемная скорость МЦК в стенке левого желудочка по сравнению с пациентами с АС без ИБС. У больных АС в сочетании с ИБС до и после операции отмечен наиболее выраженный градиент уровня микроциркуляции от наиболее низкого кровотока по левому предсердию (ниже 60 мл/100г/мин) до наиболее высокого по правому желудочку (выше 75 мл/100г/мин).Заключение. МЦК в стенках камер сердца у пациентов с АС на фоне атеросклеротического поражения коронарного русла характеризуется наиболее низкой объемной скоростью кровотока в стенке левого желудочка по сравнению с пациентами с АС без сопутствующей ИБС.

Состояние онкологической помощи больным раком предстательной железы в Омской области в 2005-2010 гг.

Objective: to study the frequency and dynamics of morbidity and mortality in male population of Omsk region with prostate cancerfor the period from 2005 to 2010.Materials and methods. A retrospective analysis was carried out for the periodfrom 2005 to 2010 of the initial diagnosis of1840patients with prostate cancer and the causes of death of837men in the Omsk region. The contingents of patients with prostate cancer were studied depending on the geographic location, size and composition of the region’s population. The data of the updated base of the population cancer registry and the main reporting forms were used.Results. There was an increase in the absolute number of diagnosed patients with prostate cancer for the first time by an average of 9.9 % annually. The downward trend was in the number of patients with I—II tumor stage lesions. Stable high annual detection of patients was with stage III (more than 50 %). The advanced forms of prostate cancer accounted for up to 24.4 %. The absolute number of men registered had increased by 52.4 %. The annual mortality rate decreased by an average of 5.7 %. During the monitoring period the absolute number of dead patients increased by an average of 6.7 % annually.Conclusion. The development and regional implementation of the Program for the early diagnosis and screening of prostate cancer based on a set of simple and generally accessible methods is advisable.Цель исследования — изучить частоту и динамику заболеваемости раком предстательной железы и смертности от данной патологии среди мужского населения Омской области в период с 2005 по 2010 г.Материалы и методы. За период с 2005по 2010 г. проведен ретроспективный анализ первичной диагностики 1840 больных раком предстательной железы и причин смерти 837мужчин в Омской области. Изучены контингенты больных раком предстательной железы в зависимости от географического положения, численности и состава населения региона. Использовали данные уточненной базы популяционного ракового регистра и основные отчетные формы.Результаты. Отмечено увеличение абсолютного числа вновь выявленных больных раком предстательной железы в среднем на 9,9 % ежегодно. Наблюдалась тенденция к снижению числа больных с I—II стадиями опухолевого поражения. Отмечено стабильно высокое (более 50 %) ежегодное выявление пациентов с III стадией. Запущенные формы рака предстательной железы составляли до 24,4 %. На 52,4 % увеличилось абсолютное число мужчин, состоящих на учете. Показатель годичной летальности снизился в среднем на 5,7 %. За период наблюдения увеличилось абсолютное число умерших пациентов в среднем на 6,7 % ежегодно.Заключение. Целесообразны разработка и региональное внедрение Программы ранней диагностики и скрининга рака предстательной железы на основании комплекса простых и общедоступных методов

The Complete Genome Sequence of ‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’, the Bacterium Associated with Potato Zebra Chip Disease

Zebra Chip (ZC) is an emerging plant disease that causes aboveground decline of potato shoots and generally results in unusable tubers. This disease has led to multi-million dollar losses for growers in the central and western United States over the past decade and impacts the livelihood of potato farmers in Mexico and New Zealand. ZC is associated with ‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’, a fastidious alpha-proteobacterium that is transmitted by a phloem-feeding psyllid vector, Bactericera cockerelli Sulc. Research on this disease has been hampered by a lack of robust culture methods and paucity of genome sequence information for ‘Ca. L. solanacearum’. Here we present the sequence of the 1.26 Mbp metagenome of ‘Ca. L. solanacearum’, based on DNA isolated from potato psyllids. The coding inventory of the ‘Ca. L. solanacearum’ genome was analyzed and compared to related Rhizobiaceae to better understand ‘Ca. L. solanacearum’ physiology and identify potential targets to develop improved treatment strategies. This analysis revealed a number of unique transporters and pathways, all potentially contributing to ZC pathogenesis. Some of these factors may have been acquired through horizontal gene transfer. Taxonomically, ‘Ca. L. solanacearum’ is related to ‘Ca. L. asiaticus’, a suspected causative agent of citrus huanglongbing, yet many genome rearrangements and several gene gains/losses are evident when comparing these two Liberibacter. species. Relative to ‘Ca. L. asiaticus’, ‘Ca. L. solanacearum’ probably has reduced capacity for nucleic acid modification, increased amino acid and vitamin biosynthesis functionalities, and gained a high-affinity iron transport system characteristic of several pathogenic microbes

Comparative analyses imply that the enigmatic sigma factor 54 is a central controller of the bacterial exterior

Contains fulltext : 95738.pdf (publisher's version ) (Open Access)BACKGROUND: Sigma-54 is a central regulator in many pathogenic bacteria and has been linked to a multitude of cellular processes like nitrogen assimilation and important functional traits such as motility, virulence, and biofilm formation. Until now it has remained obscure whether these phenomena and the control by Sigma-54 share an underlying theme. RESULTS: We have uncovered the commonality by performing a range of comparative genome analyses. A) The presence of Sigma-54 and its associated activators was determined for all sequenced prokaryotes. We observed a phylum-dependent distribution that is suggestive of an evolutionary relationship between Sigma-54 and lipopolysaccharide and flagellar biosynthesis. B) All Sigma-54 activators were identified and annotated. The relation with phosphotransfer-mediated signaling (TCS and PTS) and the transport and assimilation of carboxylates and nitrogen containing metabolites was substantiated. C) The function annotations, that were represented within the genomic context of all genes encoding Sigma-54, its activators and its promoters, were analyzed for intra-phylum representation and inter-phylum conservation. Promoters were localized using a straightforward scoring strategy that was formulated to identify similar motifs. We found clear highly-represented and conserved genetic associations with genes that concern the transport and biosynthesis of the metabolic intermediates of exopolysaccharides, flagella, lipids, lipopolysaccharides, lipoproteins and peptidoglycan. CONCLUSION: Our analyses directly implicate Sigma-54 as a central player in the control over the processes that involve the physical interaction of an organism with its environment like in the colonization of a host (virulence) or the formation of biofilm