[Cow colostrum: component composition, biological properties and application practice].

Bovine colostrum (ВС) has a high biological value, which allows it to be used for the development of new functional products. The aim of the study was to assess the possibility of using BC for the prevention and treatment of infectious and non-infectious diseases. Material and methods. The search for scientific information on the study of the component composition, immunobiological properties and the use of BC in clinical practice was carried out using the databases of the RSCI, CyberLeninka, ScienceDirect, PubMed. Results. The macro- and micronutrient composition of BC is presented, its changes over time from the moment of calving are described. A comparative analysis of the content of various components in milk and colostrum is presented. A detailed list of antimicrobial factors that increase nonspecific resistance and provide immunocorrective, antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory effects is submitted. The possibility of using BC in clinical practice as a part of complex therapy in the treatment of various infectious diseases, including severe acute respiratory syndrome caused by the new coronavirus infe ction SARS-CoV-2, as well as in cardiovascular diseases, allergies, autoimmune and oncological diseases, has been demonstrated. Conclusion. According to the literature, BC has a high safety profile and is applicable to all age groups of the population. Given the wide range of biological activity of BC components, a promising area of scientific research is the development of the products for therapeutic and prophylactic purposes, including dietary supplements, based on its ingredients, which have the desired properties for correcting the immune status, preventing non-communicable and infectious diseases, as well as for prevention of occupational diseases among persons working in harmful working conditions.

[Modern approaches to the primary prevention of the development of psychoactive substance dependence on the base of accounting of environmental and genetic risk factors].

In the work there was performed an assessment of the interaction of microsocial and genetic factors of the development of psychoactive substance (PS) dependence. The objects of the psycho-hygienic and molecular-genetic studies were 538 male patients from the specialized diagnostic and treatment center at the age from 17 to 65 years with a diagnosis of "PS dependence" according to F10-F09 in the ICD-10. There were determined personality predictors of early (before 25 years) manifestation of systematic abuse, such as low self-control, individualisticity, authoritarianism, unjustified optimism and reduced capacity for social adaptation. Manifestation of the PS dependence at an early age (25 years) is determined by the contribution of genotype 9R+ DAT gene in the combination with other predisposing genotypes A1 + DRD2/ANKK1, SS SERT and 7R+ DRD. The risk of development of PS dependence at a more younger age increases with the superimposition of individual predisposing genotypes ranging from 1,2 (7R+ gene DRD4) to 1,9 (A1 + gene DRD2/ANKK10 on a destructive milieu. Pairwise combinations of genotypes 7R+ DRD4 x A1+ DRD2, 7R+ DRD4 x 9R+ DAT, 9R+ DAT x A1+ DRD2, 9R+ DAT x SS SERT significantly increase the risk by 2 or more times (2.5-2.8). There was suggested an algorithm for the prenosological forecast of the development of PS dependence in adolescents and young men.

[Regularities in the development of the toxic process in dependence on the stages of disorganization and adaptation].

At the based of the terms "disorganization" and "adaptation" there was studied the variation of the quantitative criterion of toxic effect--the threshold dose during the experiment with 222 chemicals with the oral toxicity. It is shown that the first manifestation of the effect may occur already in the 5th or 10th or 15th-20th day of intoxication. In the short-term and chronic experiments the dynamics of the toxic process on threshold effect level in time was established to be characterized by four types of models: the growth of the effect (reduction of the threshold doses)--14% of the substances, the absence of the changes in threshold doses--46% of the substances, the apparent weakening of the effect (increase of the threshold dose)--10% of the substances, undulating nature of the threshold doses changes (periodic rise and fall)--30% of the substances. The analysis of these differences with regard to the stage of disorganization and adaptation is carried out. The recommendations for clarifying the procedure of toxicological experiment depending on the dynamics of the toxic process at the threshold level are developed.

[Methodical ware for the hygienic risk assessment of vanadium exposure to the children's health].

In the article there is considered the complex of methodological approaches for the detection of vanadium in the air and biological substrates of the population for the practical use in the frameworks of public health monitoring in areas with localization of steel industry facilities. The developed complex of methods on the base of mass spectrometry with inductively coupled plasma (ICP-MS) allowed to perform the hygienic assessment of the quality of objects of the environment in the territory located in the zone of the impact of emissions of ferrovanadium production (the city of Tchusovoy of the Perm Krai). From the results of the study there was established the significant excess of the vanadium content in the ambient air of the studied area in relation to the control territory and to the reference concentration for chronic inhalation exposure (RfCxp) to 6.0 times. There was revealed a significant excess of vanadium content in the blood of children residing in the study area, with respect to the regional background levels (0.0001-0.00016 mg/dm3). Complex clinical laboratory and chemical-analytical studies of biosubstrates of the children population allowed to substantiate the marker of the inhalation exposure (the vanadium content in the blood) and its reference level (0.0023 dm3).

[Status and actualization of tasks to improve the scientific-methodological and regulatory frameworks in the field of human ecology and environmental health].

Contemporary factors that affect the health of the population have been analyzed. There was shown the growing activity of chemical pollution of the environment. Therefore, in order to prevent the growth of negative health and environment consequences caused by increased levels of exposure to chemicals preventive potential for solutions of this complex problem and all strenuous efforts to assist possibly of the sound management of the chemicals should be enhanced. Problematic issues of harmonization of the Russian normative and guidance documents have been actualized. Perspective directions of science development in the field of human ecology and environmental health are suggested.

[Immunogenetic features of apoptosis in workers engaged in methanol production].

Disordered cellular death process with inhibition is seen during stress states including occupational activities associated with increased concentrations of methanol in biologic media. Workers exposed to methanol demonstrate prevalence of homozygous type of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) gene and heterozygous variant of cytochrome 450 gene, reliably increased vs reference group. Genetic changes in the main group are associated with reliable decrease in occurrence of transcription protein p53 and TNF receptor, and with altered ratio of intracellular apoptosis factors (bax and bcl-2) towards slower programmed cellular death in chemical production.

[Evaluation of the informativity of indices of the sanitary-epidemiological safety of the swimming pools].

Water samples and surface swabs from 15 Moscow public indoor swimming pools (SP), where disinfection was carried with the use of chlorine reagents, were studied and excess of bacteriological indicators standards was revealed, infestants of fungous skin and nails diseases were allocated. The research results showed both the absence of epidemic significant information value of bacteriological indicators in relation to infestants of fungous diseases and discrepancy of efficiency of existing recommendations for disinfection actions to requirements on providing sanitary-and-epidemiologic safety of SP visitors.

[Methods in the assessment of combined effect of substances].

Russian and foreign approaches to estimating the combined effect of substances are considered depending on the problems to be solved Data are given on the relationship of the type of combined effect to the mechanism of the toxic action of components and acting doses (concentrations). Various mathematical models for calculating the combined efect of mixtures are discussed There is evidence that it is necessary to study the combined effects of the mixtures of constant composition, which are used in water supply upon chronic exposure of the substances that are constituents of the mixtures. Based on their studies and the data available in the literature, the authors inferred that the nature of the combined effect of such mixtures should be investigated under the conditions suiting those of application, as well as when used at low concentrations.

[Improvement of effectivity of photo disinfection of water from bacterial contaminants in the presence of heterogeneous sensitizers based on phthalocyanines grafted to aminopropyl silicagel].

The possibility of using 12 heterogeneous sensitizers (HS) based on phthalocyanines covalently grafted to aminopropyl silicagel for disinfection of water from bacteria has been studied. For reliable water quality control the technique of performing bacteriological analysis in the presence of HS beads in the sample has been elaborated. The conditions increasing the efficiency of photo disinfection in the presence of HS were studied. Algorithm for estimation of photo disinfectant effect of HS against bacteria was substantiated. Obtained data confirm the perspective of further studies on the substantiation of the possibility of the application of HS for water disinfection.

[Values of the micronucleus test on animal epithelial cells exposed to titanium dioxide].

The genetic safety of titanium dioxide (TD)-containing foods and cosmetic products has been little investigated. The study evaluated the mutagenic activity of TD in the micronucleus test with animal visceral mucosal epithelial cells. Two simethicone-coated anatase samples (mean size 160 and 33.2 nm) were inserted into the mouse stomach in doses of 40-200-1000 mg/kg seven times and applied as an ingredient of 10 and 25% cream (doses 250 and 625 mg/kg, respectively) to the hair-sheared rat skin once for 4 hours. Analysis of cytogenetic disorders (micronuclei, protrusions, and the atypical form of the nucleus) revealed no mutagenic properties of TD on the mucosal epithelium of the mouse and rat intestine, mouse prostomach, and rat uterine bladder. Enhanced mitotic activity was observed in all the study tissues after exposure of both samples to TD given in some or in all (in the rat urinary bladder mucosal epithelium) doses.

[Molecular genetic mechanisms of individual sensitivity to synthetic fatty acids in case of valproic acid].

Individual sensitivity to structural analogues of free fatty acids (FFA), some of which are endocrine destructors, resulting in hormonal metabolic disturbances, was studied using valproic acid (VA) as an example. The individual sensitivity was considered by the example of polymorphism in the PPAR@g2 gene. The homozygous genotype Pro12Pro of this gene was proved to be responsible for weight gain and development of insulin resistance during VA administration, which should be kept in mind when developing the safe levels of exposure to FFA-like substances.

[The problem in the reactivation of microorganisms on evaluating the efficacy of water disinfectants].

The investigation deals with the topical problem of whether bacterial viability and properties may be restored after the achieved bacteriostatic effect of water disinfection, which reduces the reliability of the control and adequate assessment of its epidemic safety. The objective of the investigation was to study whether bacteria might be reactivated in the estimation of water disinfection with guanidine-containing agents as an alternative to chlorine. Experiments were carried out on the waters from model water reservoirs, by simulating water contamination with residential waste waters and on the natural water from the Moscow River, by reproducing the purification conditions: coagulation, filtration, disinfection with a binary mixture of polyhexamethyleneguanidine hydrochloride and quaternary ammonium compound. The experimental studies of the efficacy of the binary agent against indicator, opportunistic, and pathogenic bacteria indicated that the viability of bacterial cells might be reactivated and restored after water disinfection and cell multiplication upon further exposure. Microorganisms that had the greatest capacity for reactivation after use of the binary agent, as evidenced by the group values of the total number of saprophytes (microbial number) at 37 degrees C, coliform bacteria, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, were identified. The findings show it necessary to consider reactivation processes in the evaluation of novel disinfectants, which requires a supplemented procedure for obligatorily estimating their exposure 24 hours after use of a reagent.

[Experimental study of proflavine acetate phototransformation processes].

Changes in proflavine acetate phototransformation processes upon exposure to visible-range irradiation were studied by high performance liquid chromatography. Proflavine acetate was offered as a photosensitizer during photodynamic water disinfection. Dye transformation products upon time-varying exposure to irradiation were identified. By using structure-activity relationships and information from toxicity databases, the authors evaluated the hazard of the identified products and identified the most hazardous ones.

[Effect of toxins of cyanobacteria of the Microcystis genus from the Shershnevo Reservoir on DNA, cell cycle, and apoptosis of bone marrow cells in CBA mice].

The effect of toxins of a Cyanobacterium sample of the Shershnevo Reservoir on DNA, which was presented by cyanobacteria of the Microcystis genera, on the bone marrow of male CBA mice (whose age was 3 months and weight 24 g) was evaluated. With intraperitoneal administration, LD50 and LD16 of this sample for male CBA mice were 48.4 and 42.1 mg/kg, respectively. Administration of Microcystis cyanobacterial sample from the Shershnevo Reservoir in doses of 1/10 of LD16 and 1/2 of LD16, and LD16 was found to cause a dose-dependent reduction in the number of bone marrow nucleated cells, a dose-dependent increase in the rate of cell apoptotic death, a reduction in the duration of a cell cycle (within the first 12 hours), which gave way to an increase in the duration of the cycle 24 hours after administration, a dose-dependent increase in the frequency of micronuclei in the murine bone marrow eryphrocytes, and a dose-dependent decrease in the polychromatophil/normochromatophil ratio in the murine bone marrow.

[General and specific aspects of the toxic properties of nanoparticles and other chemical substances in the context of classical toxicology].

The properties of nanoparticles versus chemical compounds in other physical forms were evaluated in the context of classical toxicology. A relationship of the toxicity of nanomaterials to the structure of molecules and the size of nanoparticles is discussed. Summing up the data available in the literature leads to the conclusion that there are general and specific aspects in the study of the toxicity of nanoparticles and chemical substances in other physical forms. There is a relationship of their toxicity to the dose and time of exposure for both nanoparticles and other chemical substances. It is noted that, as in classical toxicology, main conclusions on the toxicity and hazard of nanoparticles can be drawn only from traditional chronic toxicological experiments on the adequate route of their entry into the body.

[Hygienic standards of chemicals for water sterilization in the swimming pools].

The authors proposed a concept of making the hygienic standards for water disinfectants in the swimming pools, by substantiating their allowable residual concentrations (ARC), as well as criteria for evaluating the effectiveness and safety of swimming pool water disinfectants: a ratio of ARC to the optimum bactericidal concentration (if the ratio is less than 1; the agent is not recommended for use); a ratio of the maximum noneffective concentration of a local irritant action to the optimal bactericidal concentration of a disinfectant (if the ratio is < or =5; the agent is not permitted for use); a specific activity (agents that can cause allergenic and carcinogenic effects, as well as a mutagenic effect revealed on mammals or man are not permitted for use); the content of impurities in the disinfectant (when the agent is used in the dose equivalent to 3-5 optimal bactericidal concentrations; the water levels of impurities should be not more than 0.5 of the maximum permissible concentration. In accordance with the proposed procedure, ARC of BioPAH (polyhexamethyleneguanidine hydrochloride) has been estimated to be 5 mg/l. However, the agent may not be permitted for use in the swimming pools as it contains hazardous impurities.

[Evaluation of the sanitary-and-epidemiological safety of flocculating agents used for portable water purification].

Polyelectrolytes used in the practice of water supply to the population were comparatively hygienically studied, by using a complex of hazard indices and a new approach to sanitary-and-epidemiological evaluation of the safety of water-soluble polymers is substantiated. The anionic and cationic flocculating agents from different chemical classes, such as Superflok A-100, Fennopol A 321E, Fennopol K 221E, Praestol 2530 TR, VPK-402, Superflok C-577, Saipan, KF-91, Ecosol-401, a low molecular-weight sodium polyacrylate were tested as model compounds. Moreover, the information already available in the scientific literature on the toxicity of synthetic polyelectrolytes was analyzed. The generalized maximum permissible concentrations were substantiated for individual chemical classes of synthetic polyelectrolytes: polyacrylamides, polyamines, polydiallyldimethylammonium chloride.

[Comparative assessment of enteral and inhaled n-butanol in laboratory animals]. / Sravnitel'naia otsenka toksichnosti n-butanola pri énteral'nom i ingaliatsionnom postuplenii v organizm laboratornykh zhivotnykh.

Enteral and inhaled n-butanol given to albino rats was tested for toxicity in 2 series of subacute 30-day toxicological experiments. Enteral and inhalant administration caused membrano-, hepato-, adrenotoxic effects, and inhalant administration produced neurotoxic ones. The threshold dose was 0.2 mg/kg, the maximum ineffective one was 0.04 mg/kg. The threshold concentration was not established in the experiment. The less than 95% confidence limits of reference points (BMDL and BMCL), which cause a 10%-increase in the frequency of adverse reactions (blood catalase induction), were 0.052 mg/kg with enteral administration and 0.18 mg/m3 (0.076 mg/kg) on inhalation. The comparative toxicity coefficient (BMDLent/BMDLinh = 0.68) for n-butanol suggests that there is no difference in toxicity on different routes of administration.

[The criteria of threshold effects of environmental pollutants]. / Kriterii porogovogo deistviia khimicheskikh veshchestv, zagriazniaiushchikh razlichnye ob"ekty okruzhaiushchei sredy.

A set of criteria, indices and methods applicable to determining the threshold doses and concentrations of chemical substances was critically examined, analyzed and summarized. A differentiated notion for the hazard effect threshold and for threshold effects, with due respect for which the daily doses and norms are substantiated for various environmental objects, is described. An original interpretation of the hygienic evaluation of an enhanced enzyme activity, mainly of the microsomal hepatic enzymes, is suggested; it is noteworthy, that this aspect was often regarded as a physiological response to the detoxication of chemicals. An advantage of calculating the reference doses as compared to other mathematical methods of determining the threshold values is demonstrated. The article is intended to promote and enhance the safety of hygienic regulation, which is a basis for the state environmental monitoring.