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AIM: To evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of antiviral drug riamilovir in patients with acute respiratory viral infections (ARVI) of non-coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) etiology with different dosing regimens. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study included 150 patients with ARVI aged 18-27 years (50 patients received riamilovir in the regimen of 250 mg 3 times a day for 5 days, 50 patients received riamilovir in the off label regimen of 250 mg 5 times a day for 5 days, 50 patients received only pathogenetic treatment). RESULTS: The use of riamilovir in both treatment regimens led to a reduction in the duration of inpatient treatment. The shortest periods of hospitalization were noted in patients who received the study drug at higher daily dosages. The use of riamilovir reduced the duration and severity of general infectious manifestations of the disease, while the shortest total duration of fever and a number of respiratory tract syndromes was registered among people who received riamilovir in the regimen of 1250 mg per day for 5 days, no adverse events were registered, additionally, 100% elimination of ARVI pathogens was noted in 1250 mg per day group. CONCLUSION: Riamilovir has shown clinical efficacy and a good safety profile in in both treatment regimens. The dosage regimen of 1250 mg per day led to more significant clinical effects and to 100% elimination of ARVI pathogens in the study group by the 6th day of hospitalization.
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Respiratory Tract Infections , Virus Diseases , Adult , Humans , Virus Diseases/drug therapy , Respiratory Tract Infections/drug therapy , Antiviral Agents/therapeutic use , SARS-CoV-2ABSTRACT
AIM: To assess an effect of ovariectomy (OE) on the cerebral blood flow, endothelium-dependent vasodilation, neurological, cognitive and locomotor deficit as markers of brain damage after focal ischemia in rats. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study was conducted in 48 female Wistar rats. Ovariectomy was performed with ovaries and uterine body extirpation, cerebral ischemia was performed by middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) in rats. To assess brain damage, Combs and Garcia scores, 'open field' test (OFT), 'extrapolatory escape test' (EET), 'passive avoidance test' (PAT), 'beam-walking test' were used. Cerebral blood flow was measured using ultrasonic flowmetry. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: After 7 days of MCAO, the cerebral blood flow in ovarioectomized animals was reduced by 20% compared to sham-ovariectomized animals. Ovariectomized animals with MCAO showed a three-fold endothelium-dependent vasodilation reduction (the reaction of cerebral vessels to the introduction of acetylcholine and N-L-arginine), indicating the presence of severe endothelial dysfunction. In ovarioectomized animals, the cerebral blood flow was reduced by 34% compared to sham-operated animals. MCAO and OE taken together resulted in more than 2-fold increase in neurological, motor disturbances, 3-fold decrease in motor activity of the animals in the OP test. Focal ischemia in ovarioectomized animals with endothelial dysfunction led to memory decrease by 1/5 fold in PAT and by 2-fold in EET.
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Brain Ischemia , Cerebrovascular Circulation , Estrogens , Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery , Animals , Estrogens/deficiency , Female , Ovariectomy , Rats , Rats, WistarABSTRACT
Dose-dependent cerebroprotective effect of magnesium hydroxybutyrate (MHB) on common carotid artery occlusion model in rats was established. Administration of 150 mg/kg MHB led to significant decrease in animal mortality (up to 9.3 times) in comparison to control (p < 0.05). This MHB dose also produced significant decrease of neurological deficit on the McGraw scale in comparison to control and magnesium sulfate (50% and 20%, respectively). The MHB treated animals also showed improved locomotor and exploratory performance in the open-field test and retained memory performance in the passive avoidance test and extrapolation escape task test. The administration of 150 mg/kg MHB produced three-fold (p < 0.05) decrease of brain edema in animals with cerebral blood flow impairment in comparison to animals treated with magnesium sulfate and cavinton.
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Brain Edema/prevention & control , Brain Ischemia/drug therapy , Magnesium Sulfate/pharmacology , Magnesium/pharmacology , Neuroprotective Agents/pharmacology , Vinca Alkaloids/pharmacology , Animals , Avoidance Learning/drug effects , Brain Edema/mortality , Brain Edema/pathology , Brain Ischemia/mortality , Brain Ischemia/pathology , Carotid Artery, Common/surgery , Cerebrovascular Circulation/drug effects , Coronary Occlusion/pathology , Dose-Response Relationship, Drug , Hydroxybutyrates , Male , Maze Learning/drug effects , Motor Activity/drug effects , Rats , Rats, Wistar , Survival AnalysisABSTRACT
It is shown that, in rats with global cerebral ischemia modeled by a complete irreversible occlusion of the common carotid artery and forced hypotension, the hemostasis is characterized by a shift toward hypercoagulation. A single preventive introduction of phenibut and, to a greater degree, a composition of phenibut with nicotinic acid, in rats with acute cerebral ischemia reduced the extent of disturbances in the hemostasis system of experimental animals.