Vitamin D Deficiency as an Independent Predictor of Myocardial Infarction in the Elderly.

Cardiovascular diseases are among the most common causes of disability and death in the world, and the number of patients with this category of diseases is increasing every year. This study aimed to investigate the role of vitamin D and the problems caused by its deficiency on the cardiovascular system. Level of D-(25(OH]D) in blood was studied by enzyme immunoassay in 95 elderly patients with myocardial infarction (MI) (the main group) and 92 elderly patients with no history of MI. The level of lipid metabolism as an indicator was determined using a KoneLab 300 auto-analyzer. Based on the results of this study, it was found that the elderly group without MI had the highest amount of D-(25(OH]D)(24.5±1.2), compared to the elderly group with MI (14.8±1.3). The rates of expressed deficiency, deficiency, and insufficiency in the group of elderly with MI were 53.6±5.1, 23.2±4.4, and 12.6±3.4%, respectively. This experiment has shown that D-(25(OH]D) is involved in lipid metabolism and reduces the accumulation of cholesterol by macrophages. The content of vitamin D in blood plasma was a prognostic predictor of MI, which improved MI in the elderly. Regardless of pathological changes, the deficit level of D-(25(OH]D) should be considered a laboratory predictor of MI in the elderly.

Spectral detection of spin-polarized ultra low-energy electrons in semiconductor heterostructures.

The circularly polarized cathodoluminescence (CL) technique has been used to study the free spin-polarized electron injection in semiconductor heterostructures with quantum wells (QWs). A polarized electron beam was created by the emission of optically oriented electrons from the p-GaAs(Cs,O) negative electron affinity (NEA) photocathode. The prepared beam was injected in a semiconductor QW target, which was activated by cesium and oxygen to reduce the work function. To study the spin-dependent injection, we developed a spin-detector prototype, which consists of a compact proximity focused vacuum tube with the source and target placed parallel to each other on the opposite ends of the vacuum tube (photodiode). The injection of polarized low-energy electrons into the target by varying the kinetic energy in the range of 0.5-5.0 eV and temperature in the range of 90-300 K was studied. The CL was polarized to 2 % by the injection of 20 % spin-polarized electron beam with the energy of 0.5 eV at room temperature. The asymmetry (Sherman function) of spin detection was estimated. It was shown that the dependence of the CL polarization degree on the injected electron energy is satisfactory described by the model that considers the electron spin relaxation in the heterostructure matrix and QWs. The results demonstrate that semiconductor detectors are promising for the spin-polarimetry applications based on the optical detection of free-electron spin polarization.

[The prognostication of development of peri-apical abscess under chronic periodontitis by blood parameters and cell immunity in children].

The chronic periodontitis in children is frequently complicated by development of periapical abscess under inadequate conservative therapy. However, prognostic models of estimation of probability of its development are lacking. The purpose of study is to develop regression models of prognostication of periapical abscess under chronic periodontitis in children according indices of peripheral blood and systemic cellular immunity. The chronic periodontitis complicated with periapical abscess is analyzed in 120 children aged from 8 to 15 years. The prognostication of periapical abscess was implemented by stepwise regression technique using parameters of blood and systemic cellular immunity. The mathematical models are developed for prognostication of periapical abscess in children with chronic periodontitis on the basis of indices of peripheral blood and systemic cellular immunity permitting to prognosticate development of the given complication with needed quality. The prognostication periapical abscess requires using the given models, absolute number of lymphocytes, percentage of stab bond neutrophils, ESR, absolute number of T-lymphocytes in blood, T-helpers, T-suppressors and relative content of T-suppressors.

[The prognostication of acute myocardium infarction according biochemical indices of blood.]

In actual conditions, the acute myocardium infarction is a main cause of population mortality factually in all countries. The purpose of study is to establish a prognostic significance of biochemical cardio-markers of blood and to develop prognostic models for acute myocardium infarction. The sampling included 157 patients with acute myocardium infarction and 138 healthy individuals. The cardio-markers in blood were analyzed using immune chromatographic and spectrometric techniques and also applying portable biochemical analyzer MultiCareIn (Italy). It is demonstrated that the highest prognostic value for development of acute myocardium infarction is increasing of level of creatine kinase in blood more than 25 ME/l, troponin - more than 0.5 mkg/l, lactate dehydrogenase 1 - more than 200 ME/l and lactate dehydrogenase 2 - more than 180 ME/l. The developed regression model for prognosis of acute myocardium infarction according the indices mentioned above has a high sensitivity and specificity. Conclusion. The application of prognostically significant cardio-markers of blood and developed regression model permits to forecast development of acute myocardium infarction and to implement prevention and treatment in earlier period.

[The development of diagnostic of acute endometritis on the basis of modeling and cluster analysis of parameters of local immunity.]

The acute endometritis provoking expressed disorders of local immunity is considered as one of the prevalent complications of postnatal period and abortions. The purpose of study is to develop diagnostic of acute endometritis on the basis of applied correlation modeling and cluster analysis techniques diagnostically priority-driven immunological indices of vaginal cervical mucus. The sample included main group (154 patients with acute endometritis) and control group (103 patients with uncomplicated post-natal period). Both groups were subjected to enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to analyze content of immunoglobulins, components of complement and lysozyme in vaginal cervical mucus. The sampling of diagnostically significant indices was implemented using correlation and cluster analysis techniques. It is established that chief diagnostic indices of local immunity in case of acute endometritis are IG M, sIg A, С4 components of complement and lysozyme. The established diagnostically significant parameters of local immunity provide development of detection of acute endometritis according less number of indices.

Solar energy converters based on multi-junction photoemission solar cells.

Multi-junction solar cells with multiple p-n junctions made of different semiconductor materials have multiple bandgaps that allow reducing the relaxation energy loss and substantially increase the power-conversion efficiency. The choice of materials for each sub-cell is very limited due to the difficulties in extracting the current between the layers caused by the requirements for lattice- and current-matching. We propose a new vacuum multi-junction solar cell with multiple p-n junctions separated by vacuum gaps that allow using different semiconductor materials as cathode and anode, both activated to the state of effective negative electron affinity (NEA). In this work, the compact proximity focused vacuum tube with the GaAs(Cs,O) photocathode and AlGaAs/GaAs-(Cs,O) anode with GaAs quantum wells (QWs) is used as a prototype of a vacuum single-junction solar cell. The photodiode with the p-AlGaAs/GaAs anode showed the spectral power-conversion efficiency of about 1% at V bias = 0 in transmission and reflection modes, while, at V bias = 0.5 V, the efficiency increased up to 10%. In terms of energy conservation, we found the condition at which the energy cathode-to-anode transition was close to 1. Considering only the energy conservation part, the NEA-cell power-conversion efficiency can rich a quantum yield value which is measured up to more than 50%.

[The application of flow cytometry technique and diagnostically significant indices of systemic cellular immunity for diagnostic of acute endometritis.]

The acute endometritis is a the most widespread pathology among women of reproductive age.The immune system plays a leading role in its development. However, there is no data concerning the most informative parameters of cell immunity. The purpose of study is to enhance diagnostic of acute endometritis using immunologic technique with objective evaluation of diagnostic value of indices of systemic cell immunity. The indices of cell immunity are analyzed on sampling of 78 patients with postnatal acute endometritis and 54 healthy women. The technique of flow cytometry was applied with subsequent calculation of index of informativeness and disintegration objectifying selection of diagnostically significant parameters. It is demonstrated that full-fledged diagnostic of acute endometritis requires detection of absolute and relative content of T-helpers and natural killers having high value of informativeness and disintegration. Hence an opportunity to reduce number of analyzed parameters of systemic cell immunity and financial costs of diagnostic of acute endometritis.

[The differentiated diagnostic of chronic salpingoophoritis and ovary cancer on the basis of immunologic and discriminant techniquea.]

The ovary cancer and chronic salpingoophoritis are among leading pathologies of female's sexual sphere and a main cause of morbidity and mortality of female population. The purpose of study was to select leading differential diagnostic indices of systemic cellular immunity and to carry out a differentiation of patients with ovary cancer and chronic salpingoophoritis using discriminant technique. The differentiated diagnostic of ovary cancer and chronic salpingoophoritis was applied to 92 and 87 patients correspondingly to indices of systemic cellular immunity and analyzed by flow cytometry technique. It is demonstrated that the main differential diagnostic indices of systemic cellular immunity in case of ovary cancer and chronic salpingoophoritis are decreasing of relative content of natural killers, absolute number of B-lymphocytes and T-helpers. The developed discriminant models permit to carry out in 91.8%-92.1% cases a faultless differentiated diagnostic of ovary cancer and chronic salpingoophoritis. The approach like that increases quality of differentiated diagnostic of ovary cancer and chronic salpingoophoritis.

[Cardioprotective effect of cytoflavine on a model of doxorubicin-induced cardiomyopathy].

Experimental data on the influence of repeated administration of doxorubicin in a dose of 2.24 mg/kg on the glutathione exchange in heart tissues and erythrocytes of white outbred rats are presented. It was shown that disorders in the natural cytoprotection system caused by the introduction of this cardiotropic agent, can be corrected using a combined preparation of cytoflavin.

[Glutathione metabolism in rat cardiac tissues in acute doxorubicin-induced intoxication].

Experimental data are presented on the influence of acute doxorubicin intoxication with 7.47 and 2.34 mg/kg body mass on glutathione metabolism in cardiac tissues of albino non-inbred rats. Doxorubicin toxic effect resulted in such marked changes as decreased concentration of reduced glutathione and abnormal levels of glutathione reductase, glucoso-6-phoshate dehydrogenase, glutathione peroxidase and glutathione-S-transferase. Possible causes of such biochemical changes as well as their role in causation of doxorubicin cytotoxic effect are discussed. New methods of prophylaxis and lab diagnosis of doxorubicin-induced cardiomyopathy are suggested.

[A device for use in podography]. / Ustroistvo dlia podografii.

Described in the paper is the podographic unit for measuring a foot eversion angle and time- and phase-dependent parameters of foot swing and stance. It may be useful in examinations of sportsmen and young people, in mass population screening for detection of gait defects and their correction, in the course of diagnostic orthopedic studies of the lower limbs.