[The role of neovascularization in the formation of an unstable human atherosclerotic plaque]. / Rol' neovaskulyarizatsii v formirovanii nestabil'noi ateroskleroticheskoi blyashki u cheloveka.

MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study material was 20 autopsy samples obtained from males aged 65 to 72 years who died from acute atherosclerotic cardiovascular insufficiency. Aortic segments (from the arch, thoracic and abdominal regions), coronary arteries and the arteries of the base of the brain (a. basilaris) were investigated; these totaled 45 tissue segments. Neovessels and cellular responses in the arterial wall were examined by hematoxylin and eosin staining. VEGF was immunohistochemically detected using a highly sensitive two-stage streptavidin-biotin method. RESULTS: In unstable atherosclerotic lesions, there were active neovascularization processes in both the fibrous cap and the underlying parts of the adventitia. These changes are usually combined with a pronounced cellular inflammatory response that can contribute to their development. Endothelial growth factor may be one of the causes of neovascularization in unstable atherosclerotic lesions. CONCLUSION: A comparative immunomorphological study in the human aorta, coronary arteries, and a. basilaris revealed active neovascularization processes in the cap and the underlying parts of the adventitia in unstable atherosclerotic lesions. The cause of this neovascularization is probably endothelial growth factor and cellular inflammatory responses.

Chlamydia Pneumoniae and Immunoinflammatory Reactions in an Unstable Atherosclerotic Plaque in Humans.

Comparative study of the walls of the aorta, coronary artery, and a. basilaris detected for the first time intra- and extracellular depositions of Chlamydia pneumoniae in unstable atherosclerotic plaques. No chlamydia were detected in the intima of normal sites of the vascular wall and just negligible levels thereof in stable atherosclerotic plaques. An unstable plaque with intra- and extracellular colonies was characterized by infiltration of the cap and intima adjacent to the atheromatous core with mononuclear cells, primarily T cells. These data suggested that Chlamydia pneumoniae could play an important role in the development of immunoinflammatory processes in the vascular wall and promote destabilization and progressive development of atherosclerotic plaques in humans.

[Methodological aspects of hygienic standardization of pesticide level in food products]. / Metodicheskie aspekty gigienicheskoi reglamentatsii pestitsidov v pishchevykh produktakh.

On the basis of a significant amount of experimental studies of toxic effect of pesticides attributed to different groups of chemical substances a rapid calculating and experimental technique for hygienic standardization of pesticide content in foodstuffs has been set forth. The proposed technique enables one to define quickly and safely the threshold and inert pesticide doses and to reduce general duration of toxicologic experiments by 35%.