[Criteria for granting permission for disabled persons to participate in the Ready for Labor and Defense training program].

Rehabilitation, adaptation, and social integration of the disabled are the priority issues of social welfare policy in the Russian Federation. This includes the enhancement of availability ofphysical education and adapted sports programs. One of the best practices for the improvement ofphysical activity among the population is the "Ready for labour and defense" training system (GTO). However, it is not adapted for those with physical challenges and disabilities. To involve this special fraction of the population in physical activity and participation in the GTO system, disability groups eligible for this activity need to be identified. They can include individuals with visual (VI), intellectual (II), hearing (HI), and locomotor problems as well as those with transplanted organs (TO). Also, minimum disability criteria (MDC) for the participants from each group which would make them eligible to practice an adapted GTO system should be defined. The development of MDC for individuals with VI, II, HI, and TO is relatively easy as they are common for most adapted sports. However, it remains a challenge for persons with locomotor problems since they make up a very diverse group bearing in mind that the rules of the International Paralympic Committee envisage different MDC for different adapted sports. There are two possible solutions: (1) to develop specialized MDC for each sport discipline included in the GTO system, (2) to develop universal MDC for all disciplines. The next step in promoting the GTO system among individuals with physical challenges and disabilities will be the development of the para- GTO program that would be unique and adapted for all categories of the disabled individuals.

[Influence of frozen-dried antlers of Siberian stags on humoral homeostasis in athletes of cyclic sports].

The authors evaluated effects of antlers of Siberian stags on humoral homeostasis parameters in highly qualified athletes during contest period. Medication based on antlers of Siberian stags provides more balanced operation of energy supplying processes, maintains stable lipid metabolism, favors balance in "prooxidants - antioxidants" system.

[Interrelationship between polymorphic markers of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene and development of acute disturbance of brain circulation in families of patients with atrial fibrillation].

In the present work we for the first time on the clinic-genetic material revealed genetic predictors of development of acute disturbance of brain circulation (ADBC) in families of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) namely polymorphism of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene. Genotype CC was significantly more often found among patients with AF and ADBC compared with controls (58.1 and 35.2%, respectively, p=0.02) as well as in relatives of probands compared with the control group (59.3 and 35.2%, respectively, p=0.008). With this in relatives with revealed paroxysmal AF and ADBC we also noted presence of CC genotype. Taking into consideration the relationship obtained between polymorphysms of MTHFR gene and AF it was possible to assume that polymorphic marker CC appeared to be a predictor of ADBC in these families.

[The influence of the products prepared from young not ossified antlers marals of siberian red deer on the characteristics of the blood oxygen-supplying system in the athletes during the contest season].

The objective of the present study was to estimate the influence of the products prepared from young not ossified antlers marals of Siberian red deer on the characteristics of the blood oxygen-supplying system in the athletes undergoing heavy physical loads during the contest season. It was shown that the use of such preparations promotes correction of humoral characteristics reflecting the development of iron-deficient conditions.