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L V Antonova

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[The influence of the LK-92 "Adeli" treatment loading suit on electro-neuro-myographic characteristics in patients with infantile cerebral paralysis].

Treatment-loading costume (LK-92 "Adely") was investigated in terms of its influence on functional state of neuromotor apparatus in 25 children with infantile cerebral paralysis in the form of spastic diplegia. Improvement of motor functions observed may be conditioned by a decrease of an amplitude of bioelectric activity in spastic muscles at physiologic rest and by an increase of an amplitude of agonists' biopotentials at arbitrary movements. Improvement of motor functions may be also caused by normalization of both the coefficients characterizing coordinated muscules' interactions and functional state of spinal motoneurons as well as of the mechanisms of their suprasegmental regulation. It is suggested that such effect may be, realized because of the afferentation normalization as well as by means of the influence of LK-92 "Adely" on both central and segmentary structures of motor analyzer including neuromediator systems.

Adolescent↗

[New approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory diseases of the adnexa uteri].

The paper summarizes follow-ups of 2500 patients with inflammatory diseases of the uterine appendages, provides evidence for the benefits of laparoscopic diagnosis and treatment of all types of this condition, which makes it possible to verify the diagnosis and perform less traumatic organ-sparing operations. To use combined antiinflammatory antibiotic therapy in view of the etiology of inflammation, as well as immunomodulators is the requisite condition for treating acute types of a disease. The new approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory diseases of the uterine appendages substantially improved therapeutical outcomes and maintained female reproductive function.

Abdomen, Acute↗

The neurotropic activity of a structural analog of ACTH(5-7).

The tripeptide glutamyl-arginyl-proline (ERP) mimicking some structural features of the N-terminal fragment of adrenocorticotropic hormone, ACTH(5-7), has been synthesized. In contrast with ACTH fragments, ERP (0.015-0.15 mg/kg; intraperitoneal injection) hindered the formation of food-reinforced task in adult albino male rats. Besides, ERP caused a rapid inhibition of the previously formed conditioned task. Similar doses of ERP changed orientative-trying reaction and emotional behavior in rats in the 'open field' test. ERP at a dose of 0.15 mg/kg administered prior to the injection of 0.5 mg/kg ACTH(1-39) prevented increases in locomotor activity normally induced by this hormone. Thus, ERP disrupts learning, impairs performance of acquired task and blocks behavioral effects of ACTH and its fragments.

Adrenocorticotropic Hormone↗

Entry of the synthetic ACTH(4-10) analogue into the rat brain following intravenous injection.

In view of known central effects of N-terminal ACTH fragments, a possibility of their entry into the brain was studied. Rat blood and brain extracts after intravenous injection of the tritiated synthetic ACTH(4-10) analogue, Met-Glu-His-Phe-Pro-Gly-Pro, were subjected to a high-performance liquid chromatographic analysis. At two time points the labelled peptide was detected in brain extracts. The brain to blood ratios of peptide content in brain and blood were found to be significantly higher than those calculated for a distribution of labelled bovine serum albumin in rat brain capillaries and blood. This strongly suggests that this peptide penetrates into the brain tissues, its quantity not exceeding 0.01% of dose injected. Peptide diffusion through the vascular epithelium of brain capillaries could account for the data obtained.

Adrenocorticotropic Hormone↗

[Evaluation of functional activity of the complement system in differential diagnosis of chronic salpingo-oophoritis].

Nonspecific and selected determinants of humoral immunity have been evaluated in 122 patients who clinically presented with "chronic salpingo-oophoritis". An objective confirmatory study is laparoscopy. The patients with clinical presentations of chronic salpingo-oophoritis displayed depressed phagocytic activity of neutrophils and function of complement in its both pathways. Alternatively, humoral immune parameters (serum levels of immunoglobulins A, M, G and circulating immune complexes) were normal. Functional evaluation of the classical and alternative complement activation pathways may provide a noninvasive objective test for differential diagnosis of chronic salpingo-oophoritis.

Adult↗

[Characteristics of the clinical course of acute adnexitis in patients using intrauterine contraceptive devices].

Clinical presentations of acute inflammatory adnexae diseases (AIAD) have been delineated in 127 patients who were users of intrauterine contraceptives (IUC). It was found that these diseases occurred with severe clinical symptoms in IUC users and were associated with prominent morphologic lesions: pyosalpinx and suppurative ovarian inflammation in every 2nd case, suppurative endomyometritis in every 3rd and parametritis in every 10th case. To prevent AIAD, the use of IUC should rigorously follow indications and contraindications. The use of IUC ought not be protracted beyond 3 years.

Acute Disease↗

[Catecholaminergic component of the action of a heptapeptide analog of ACTH4-10 on the open-field behavior of rats].

Heptapeptide Met-Glu-His-Phe-Pro-Gly-Pro (ACTH4-10 analog) at a dose of 0.015 mg/kg failed to alter open field behaviour of rats in the first test series. The peptide abolished amphetamine-induced stimulation of the exploratory and grooming behaviour. Extinction of the rats' exploratory behaviour during second test series in the open field (7 days later) was disturbed when haloperidol or apomorphine were injected before the first test series. When the peptide was administered with haloperidol or apomorphine, the extinction tended to become normal. Heptapeptide failed to change noradrenaline, dopamine or 5-hydroxytryptamine content in the rat forebrain. However, this peptide at a concentration of 10(-4) M moderately diminished tyrosine hydroxylation velocity in the rat striatal or hypothalamic synaptosomes, the effect depending on tyrosine concentration. These data suggest the involvement of catecholaminergic component into the heptapeptide action on the behaviour of rats.

Adrenocorticotropic Hormone↗