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A A Narimanov

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[Cytotoxic and cytostatic effect of avermectines on tumor cells in vitro].

Effect of natural avermectin complex (aversectin C) and separate avermectins A1, A2, B1 and B2 in the cell culture of murine myeloma Ns/o, Erlich carcinoma ascites and human larynx carcinoma Hep-2 was investigated. It was shown that aversectin C within the concentrations of 0.1 to 1.0 mcg/ml inhibited proliferation of tumor cells and induced their death. Proliferation inhibition was due to the delay of the cells cycle start (lag-phase prolongation) and blocking of mitotic cycle. Ns/o cells death had apoptosis signs: chromatin condensation and fragmentation, DNA fragmentation. It was demonstrated that only avermectin A1 has cytotoxic activity within the concentrations used, avermectins A2 and B2 had cytostatic activity, avermectin B1 showed no activity under the experimental conditions.

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The effect of inhibitors of arachidonic acid metabolism on proliferation and death of tumor cells.

The effect of inhibitors of arachidonic acid metabolism on proliferation and death of tumor P-388 cells in a broad concentration range was studied. Cell proliferation was estimated by the metaphase frequency and the proportion of cells in S phase; cell death was determined from lysis, staining of cells with trypan blue, nuclear damage, percentage of cells with subdiploid DNA and the type of DNA fragmentation. It was shown that low concentrations of phospholipase A2 and lipoxygenase inhibitors stimulated the proliferation of P-388 cells. At higher concentrations, the inhibitors suppressed cell proliferation by blocking the G1-S transition and induced cell death of the apoptosis type. Indomethacin, an inhibitor of cyclooxygenase, did not initiate cell death, nor did it affect the proliferation of P-388 cells at concentrations of up to 10 microM.

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The effect of low-dose irradiation on proliferation of mammalian cells in vitro.

The effect of low doses of gamma radiation on proliferation of Raji lymphoma cells and Chinese hamster fibroblasts in vitro has been investigated. It is shown that irradiation in the dose range between 2 and 20 cGy (maximum at 10 cGy) stimulates growth of cultured cells due to the shortening of the lag phase of cell growth, with the duration of the doubling time being unchanged. Preirradiation of growth medium in this dose range also stimulates cell proliferation, though to a lesser extent than irradiation of cells and the medium does. The stimulatory effect manifests itself in an increase in the cell number as well as in the size and number of colonies.

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Effect of Galleria mellonella larvae preparation and honeybee products on cell cultures.

1. The action of the extract from larvae of the great wax moth Galleria mellonella L. used in Russian folk medicine was studied. 2. Two active components influencing the growth and morphological differentiation of cells in vitro were found. 3. The presence of these components in the extract was conditioned by consumption of honeybee products by Galleria mellonella larvae. 4. Cytotoxicity of honeybee products was studied.

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[Synergism in the action of gamma radiation and cardiac glycosides].

Synergism of gamma radiation with 137Cs and cardiac glycosides was investigated in experiments on mice and transplantable Raji tumor cells. A single ip administration of these drugs at nontoxic concentrations 30-60 min. after irradiation at the LD30/30 resulted in the survival of 13-20% of animals and the reduction of the mean survival time up to 8.4-12.5 days versus 22.3 days in the control group. Synergism was slightly decreased at administration of glycosides 24 h after irradiation. Glycosides introduced in the irradiated (at a dose of 1-2.5 Gy) human lymphoblastic line caused sharp suppression of lymphoma growth and cellular lysis in experiments in vitro. One hundred per cent death of cells was noted after the use of the drugs at mean toxic concentrations.

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[Growth inhibition and induction of tumor cell death by phospholipase A2 and lipoxygenase inhibitors].

We studied the effect of arachidonic acid metabolism inhibitors in a wide concentration range on the proliferation and death of lympholeukemia cells P-388. Proliferation of the cells was estimated by metaphase frequency and the proportion of cells in S phase; cellular death was determined by their lysis, trypan blue staining, damaged nuclei, the proportion of cells with subdiploid DNA content, and DNA fragmentation. Low concentrations of phospholipase A2 and lipoxygenase inhibitors were shown to stimulate cell division, while higher concentrations inhibited it by blocking G1-S transition and inducing apoptotic cellular death. Indomethacin, a cyclooxygenase inhibitor, had no effect on proliferation and induced no cell death at concentrations up to 10 microM. Inhibitors of phospholipase A2 and lipoxygenase also inhibited tumor growth in mice.

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[Pyramid effect].

The effect of a model pyramid of Egyptian type on plants, aqueous solutions, and solids was studied. It was found that a presowing holding of dry barley seeds in the pyramid stimulated the growth of this plant. On the contrary, "pyramid" water, when used in sowing, suppressed the early growth of plants. The pH of the water held in a pyramid changed compared to the norm. A threefold increase in the rate of decomposition of hydrogen peroxide was observed when an aqueous H2O2 solution was held in a pyramid. It was also found that the masses of both biological objects (seeds) and inorganic solids (quartz) changed in the intrapyramidal space.

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[Explanation for the pyramid effect].

It was established that the dynamics of volatile compounds from samples placed inside chambers is affected by the shape of the chambers. The mechanisms of this effect were analyzed. It was shown that the experimental results obtained previously are consistent with the theory. It was also shown that all phenomena observed in constructions of various shapes are described in terms of the known physical conceptions. Chambers with outside pulsating heating are variations of the known "Brown motor devices".

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[The cytotoxicity of strophanthin G and digoxin].

Cytotoxicity of strophanthin G and digoxin was studied in experiments on lymphoid cells and carcinoma of cervix uteri cells. The glycosides inhibited the growth of three strains of cultured tumor cells tested. It has been found that highly toxic doses of the drugs produced no changes in the cell multiplication of normal human fibroblasts.

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[Changes in the sensitivity of mice to the action of gamma irradiation by Viscum album L. polysaccharides].

The influence of water-soluble polysaccharides of Viscum album L. on the survival of mice subjected to whole-body gamma-irradiation has been investigated. Polysaccharides were shown to exert a radioprotective effect which was a function of both the radiation dose and the drug dose and time of its injection. The maximum radioprotective efficacy of polysaccharides was observed after their injection 15 min before irradiation. A single intraperitoneal administration of polysaccharides (25 mg/kg) before irradiation with LD50/30 and LD100/10-12 increased the 60-day survival rate up to 95% and 27% respectively. The postirradiation injection of polysaccharides prevented death of 80% of mice given LD50 and increased the average life expectancy of animals irradiated with absolutely lethal doses.

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[The reproductive capacity of male mice protected against the superlethal action of gamma radiation by the administration of a mixture of Archangelica officinalis and Ledum palustre extracts].

Thirty-day old albino mongrel male mice were exposed to gamma radiation (LD90/30) after preventive single injection of a mixture of extracts from Archangelica officinalis and Ledum palustre. One month after irradiation, the survivors were mated to nonirradiated females. Healthy offspring were obtained from 11 out 12 experimental males. The number of mouse pups was 10.2 +/- 0.6 and 7.4 +/- 0.7 in the experimental and nonirradiated groups respectively. The number of both sexes in the posterity of nonirradiated parents was equal, whereas in offspring of experimental groups, the number of female pups was 2.3 times larger than that of males. The experimental posterity was found to be resistant to supralethal radiation doses.

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[The radioprotective effect of extracts of Archangelica officinalis Hoffm. and Ledum palustre L. on mice].

A single injection of Archangelica officinalis Hoffm. and Ledum palustre L. extracts to mice 5-15 min before irradiation with a median lethal dose increased their survival rate. The most favourable effect was produced by a combination of the two preparations: by day 30 100% of animals survived after a dose of 6 Gy (LD50/30); 70% survived after a dose of 7.5 Gy (LD90/30), and 25% after a dose of 8 Gy (LD100/12). DMF for the extract mixture was 1.48.

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[The modifying action of the Japanese pagoda tree (Sophora japonica) and pantocrine in radiation lesions].

A study was made of the effect of Sophora japonica and pantocrine on irradiated (2.5 Gy) human lymphoblastoid cells. The radioprotective effect was manifested with the preparations injected separately after irradiation. The highest radioprotective effect was produced by the mixture of the preparations, the injection 15 min after irradiation being more effective than preinjection. The protective effect of the agents was studied on mongrel mice after the administration thereof for the purposes of protection protection-and-treatment and treatment. Sophora japonica and pantocrine were shown to increase the survival rate of lethally exposed mice (LD90/30) when administered in a combination 5-15 min before irradiation and when used for the purposes of protection--and--treatment: 53.3% and 50% of animals, respectively, survived by day 30 following irradiation. DMF was 1.25.

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[Late nonstochastic sequelae of gamma irradiation of lymphoid cells].

In experiments with a suspension culture of human Raji lymphoid cells it was shown that a 40 per cent deceleration of the population growth induced by 2.5 Gy gamma-radiation persisted within the following 15-16 generations, afterwards it gradually normalized to reach the control level in the 21st generation. However, the incompleteness of recovery was displayed with the repeated exposure and cultivation of cells under hyperthermia (40 degrees C) up to the 27th generation.

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[Abscopal action of gamma radiation in the death of lymphoid cells].

In the in vitro experiments with lymphoid cells Raji and X63-Ag8.653 gamma-irradiated in a synthetic medium, it was shown that a cessation of division (reproductive death) and lysis (interphase death) of cells were evoked by the abscopal effect of long-lived quinoid radiotoxins enhancing the direct effect of radiation to make it not additive but synergistic: a synergism coefficient was 1.3.

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