Generation of chaos about a fast rotating and strongly elongated body

Abstract. The results obtained in the current study are a supplement to those described b

Leptin is an independent determinant of bone mineral density in men with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

To investigate the possible relationship of leptin to bone mineral density (BMD) in men with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), we screened 168 Belarusian men aged 45-65 years. Plasma total cholesterol (TC), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and triglyceride concentrations were assessed, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and very low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) were calculated. Hemoglobin A(1c), immune-reactive insulin (IRI), serum total testosterone, and sex hormone-binding globulin were also evaluated. BMD was evaluated using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. By univariate linear regression analysis, BMD was significantly correlated with body mass index (r = 0.23, P = 0.002) and leptin (r = 0.21, P = 0.006). By multivariate regression analysis adjusting for confounding factors, log leptin was independently correlated with BMD (β = 0.058, P = 0.001). Our study revealed that leptin is an independent determinant of BMD in patients with T2DM. Further research is necessary to confirm this association and to develop ways to correct abnormalities of bone metabolism in patients with T2DM

Testosterone is an independent determinant of bone mineral density in men with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Although many reports have elucidated pathophysiological characteristics of abnormal bone metabolism in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DT2), determinants of bone mineral density (BMD) in patients with DT2 are still controversial

Role of RNA Biogenesis Factors in the Processing and Transport of Human Telomerase RNA

Telomerase RNA has long been considered to be a noncoding component of telomerase. However, the expression of the telomerase RNA gene is not always associated with telomerase activity. The existence of distinct TERC gene expression products possessing different functions were demonstrated recently. During biogenesis, hTR is processed by distinct pathways and localized in different cell compartments, depending on whether it functions as a telomerase complex component or facilitates antistress activities as a noncoding RNA, in which case it is either processed in the mitochondria or translated. In order to identify the factors responsible for the appearance and localization of the exact isoform of hTR, we investigated the roles of the factors regulating transcription DSIF (Spt5) and NELF-E; exosome-attracting factors ZCCHC7, ZCCHC8, and ZFC3H1; ARS2, which attracts processing and transport factors; and transport factor PHAX during the biogenesis of hTR. The data obtained revealed that ZFC3H1 participates in hTR biogenesis via pathways related to the polyadenylated RNA degradation mechanism. The data revealed essential differences that are important for understanding hTR biogenesis and that are interesting for further investigations of new, therapeutically significant targets

Editors: XXIII International Conference "Culture, Personality, Society in the Conditions of Digitalization: Methodology and Experience of Empirical Research" named after professor L.N. Kogan

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Results of the investigation of the asteroid (2121) Sevastopol based on photometric observations of mutual phenomena

The asteroid (2121) Sevastopol is a binary asteroid from the main belt. The duplicity of the asteroid was discovered based on photometric observations of mutual phenomena (eclipses and occultations) that were detected in its light curves (Higgins et al, 2010). We organized a photometrical observational campaign for the observations of mutual phenomena in binary system of the asteroid (2121) Sevastopol and an investigation of the properties of the asteroid’s satellite. The observations allowed us to define mass, density, taxonomical class and preliminary orbit of the satellite of the asteroid (2121) Sevastopol

Atorvastatin therapy modulates telomerase activity in patients free of atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases

Background— Telomerase activity (TA) is considered as the biomarker for cardiovascular aging and cardiovascular diseases. Recent studies suggest a link between statins and telomere biology that may be explained by anti-inflammatory actions of statins and their positive effect on TA. Until now this effect has not been investigated in prospective randomized studies.We hypothesized that 12 months of atorvastatin therapy increased TA in peripheral blood mononuclear cells.Methods—In a randomized, placebo-controlled study 100 hypercholesterolemic patients, aged 35–75 years, free of known cardiovascular diseases and diabetes mellitus type 2 received 20 mg of atorvastatin daily or placebo for 12 months. TA was measured by quantitative polymerase chain reaction.Results—At study end 82 patients had sufficient peripheral blood mononuclear cells needed for longitudinal analysis. TA expressed as natural logarithms changed from 0.46±0.05 to 0.68±0.06 (p=0.004) in the atorvastatin group and from 0.67±0.06 to 0.60±0.07 (P=0.477) in the control group. In multiple regression analysis, atorvastatin therapy was the only independent predictor (p=0.05) of the changes in TA independently of markers of chronic inflammation and oxidative stress. Atorvastatin therapy was associated with increases in IL-6 within the normal range and a tendency towards reductionin blood urea.Conclusions—These initial observations suggest atorvastatin can act as telomerase activator and potentially as effective geroprotector