Pleiotropic effect of thyroid hormones on gene expression in fish as exemplified from the blue bream Ballerus ballerus (Cyprinidae): Results of transcriptomic analysis.

A pronounced pleiotropic effect of thyroid hormones on the regulation of gene expression in fish in postembryogenesis was demonstrated for the first time using larvae and juveniles of the blue bream Ballerus ballerus as an example. Genome-wide transcriptome sequencing (RNA-seq) identified 1212 differentially expressed genes in the brain and liver of fish kept in triiodothyronine solution (0.25 ng/mL). Our data show that the regulation of gene expression by thyroid hormones is widespread in nature: it involves not only the structural genes but also the regulatory genes. A significant number of genes under the control of thyroid hormones are involved in the determination of morphological traits.

[The etiopathogenetic aspects of sensorineural impairment of hearing].

The author presents a review of the Russian- and foreign-language literature concerning etiology and pathogenesis of sensorineural hearing impairment with the opinions of domestic and foreign researches on this issue.

[A novel enzyme immunoassay system for the detection of HIV-1 p24 antigen with a sensitivity of 0.5 pg/ml].

A "DS-EIA-HIV-AG-Screen" enzyme immunoassay system has been devised to detect HIV-1 p24 antigen with a sensitivity of 0.5 pg/ml the use of which permits reduction of a seronegative window phase as compared with the tests showing a lower sensitivity threshold. The "DS-EIA-HIV-AG-Screen" system developed may be used to screen donor blood and to examine risk-group individuals for the early diagnosis of HIV infection.