The study was devoted to establishing the character of the disturbances content level of TNF-α, IL-6 and IL-10 in the
serum of guinea pigs under the conditions of experimental periodontitis and immobilization stress and to evaluate the effectiveness of the thiocetam use. Experimental studies were performed on 50 guinea pigs, which were divided into three groups. The concentration of IL-6, IL-10 and TNF-α in the blood serum was determined. Experimental combined pathology was accompanied by a gradual and significant increase in the blood content of TNF-α and IL-6 with the highest degree of manifestation on day 15 of the experiment and significant depletion of anti-inflammatory cytokine, indicating a significant predominance of proinflammatory activity of the cytokine profile. The administration of thiocetam had a positive effect on the cytokine profile and contributed to a decrease in the proinflammatory cytokine link and a significant increase in the level of interleukin-10 under conditions of experimental periodontitis and immobilization stress.
Aim. Study of antioxidant (antiradical) activity of 6,7-dihydro-5H-imidazo[2,1-b][1,3]thiazine derivatives. Methods. In vitro study of antiradical/scavenging activity using 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radicals inhibition assay; IC50 values determination. Results. The series of 29 modified derivatives of 6,7-dihydro-5H-imidazo[2,1-b][1,3]thiazine were evaluated
for their ability to scavenge DPPH radicals in conditions close to physiological at 5 mM concentration, and the IC50 values were determined for the most promising compounds using the serial dilutions method. The structure - antiradical activity correlations were performed and possible mechanisms of action were discussed. Conclusions. Tested 6,7-dihydro-5Himidazo[2,1-b][1,3]thiazine derivatives possess a moderate level of antiradical/scavenging activity.
The research found a rapid increase in the level of immunoglobulin M, starting from the 3 rd day of the experiment in comparison with the control values, which clearly indicates its activation in particular, and stimulation of humoral immunity in general. In the later stages (on the 5 th and 15 th days) of the formation of experimental periodontitis (EP) and immobilization stress (IS), an increase of this indicator by 93.5% and 94.2% was found, respectively, against group I guinea pigs (p≤0, 05).
Regarding the content of immunoglobulin G in the blood, the highest growth rates were recorded in the fourth group of guinea pigs with EP and IS (on the 15 th day), which indicates a direct dependence of the duration of damaging factors on the level of these indicators and the body's ability to the protective response.
The results of the treatment showed the effect and the reduction of the activity of the studied classes of immunoglobulins. Thus, the use of thiocetam led to a significant decrease in 209 the content of Ig M and G in the blood, respectively, by 33.8% (p1≤0.05) and 41.7% (p1≤0.05) in EP and IS compared with the group of animals were not exposed to this drug, which indicates the immunocorrective effect of this drug on the studied tests.
After three years of the outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, main tasks as to treatment and vaccination are still pending their solution. Today, it is known that SARS-CoV 2 coronaviruses are intracellular viral infections having an inevitable negative impact on all cells of the human body, including the blood cells. It is established that COVID-19 patients can be classified into mild, moderate, and severe. Modern literature does not describe ultrastructural changes of circulatory blood cells in patients with moderate course of this disease.
The dynamic development of endovascular interventional cardiac procedures contributes to the study of the cardiovascular system in vivo. The intravital evaluation of the coronary bed of the heart can be conducted with the help of intravascular ultrasound, the advantage of which for morphologists is the ability to assess the anatomy and geometry of the coronary arteries from the lumenal surface of the vessel.