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V I Shumakov

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[Prognostic value of C-reactive protein and neopterin in autologous bone marrow cells transplantation].

Relationship between levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) and neopterin and changes of left ventricular function was studied in 23 patients with heart failure (mean age 48.5+/-11.5 years) subjected to transplantation of autologous bone marrow cells (TABMC). Cells were administered intracoronary irrespective of coronary revascularization (in 11 patients) or during angioplasty (in 5 patients), intracoronary or intra-cardially during aorto coronary bypass surgery (in 7 patients). Reverse correlation was observed between left ventricular ejection fraction (EF) and stroke volume (SV) and blood plasma levels of CRP and neopterin. Efficacy of functional regeneration of the myocardium assessed 1 month after TABMC was related to blood plasma levels of CRP and neopterin before treatment. In all patients with normal initial levels of markers of inflammation EF and SV rose. Among patients with initially elevated levels of CRP and neopterin more positive changes of EF and SV occurred in those subjects in whom lowering of inflammation markers took place during 1 month after TABMC.

Adult↗

[Problems of general surgery in clinical transplantology and cardiac surgery].

The authors have analyzed results of operative treatment of 128 patients with terminal chronic renal failure (59) and cardiac pathology (69) associated with general surgical diseases (cholelithiasis, abdominal hernias, ulcer disease, malignant tumors etc). The authors recommend the indications, terms and character of operative measures be defined individually.

Adult↗

[Correction of NO-dependent pulmonary vasodilation disorder in cardiosurgical patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome].

Disturbances in endogenous NO synthesis present an important pathogenetic mechanism of NO-dependent vasodilation disorder in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome. Inhalational NO is an effective means of correcting NO-dependent pulmonary vasodilation and the pulmonary function of oxygenation in 47% of patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome.

Administration, Inhalation↗

[Vasculopathy of the grafted heart: the synergism of proinflammatory and proatherogenous factors and viral infection].

The authors analyze the pathogenetic significance of hyperhomocysteinemia, antiphospholipid syndrome, the hyperexpression of cell adhesion molecules, inflammation, and oxidative disorders for, as well as the role of viral infections in the development of coronary artery disease of the grafted heart. The paper shows that viral infections in recipients lead to the development of proinflammatory, proatherogenous, and prothrombogenous status, expressing themselves in an increase in the corresponding laboratory markers in recipients' blood plasma, and points out the role of viral infection in the pathogenesis of coronary artery disease of the transplanted heart. Control and treatment of viral infections, as well as pharmacocorrection of proinflammatory, proatherogenous, and prothrombogenous status would made it possible to influence the development of coronary artery disease of the grafted heart.

Atherosclerosis↗

[Inflammation and apoptosis in relation with the effectiveness of bone marrow cell transplantation to patients with chronic heart failure].

The authors analyze the pathogenetic significance of inflammation, immune activation, and apoptosis in the development of heart failure and the functional regeneration of left ventricular myocardium after treatment including autologic bone marrow cell transplantation. The paper shows that autologic bone marrow cell transplantation influences the same mechanisms that cause heart failure, namely inflammation, apoptosis, and neurohumoral mechanisms. Investigations have made it possible to formulate guidelines for the prediction and monitoring of the effects of treatment including autologic bone marrow cell transplantation in patients with heart failure.

Apoptosis↗

[The peculiarities of bone exchange disorder and its regulation in men after long terms following orthotopic heart transplantation and cadaveric kidney transplantation].

The study found bone exchange disorder manifested by accelerated bone resorption, retarded bone formation, and the loss of the bone mineral density (BMD) of the axial and peripheral skeleton in 19 men (39 observations) 66 +/- 44 months following orthotopic heart transplantation (OTHT) and in 92 men 45 +/- 28 months after cadaveric kidney transplantation. An accelerated bone resorption, more pronounced in cadaveric kidney (CK) recipients, is associated with hyperparathyroidism (HPT) and renal dysfunction, while bone formation retardation is associated with a decrease in insulin-like growth factor-1 level. An increase in osteoprotegerin level is of compensatory character. The prominence of HPT depends on the degree of renal dysfunction; in CK recipients it also depends on the degree of the reduction in the levels of biologically active testosterone and estradiol. Reduction in BMD of the peripheral skeleton after OTHT are associated with the degree of renal dysfunction and a decrease in free testosterone index; after CK transplantation it is associated with HPT, the cumulative dose of glucocorticoids, reduction in the levels of biologically active testosterone and estradiol, as well as sex-hormone binding globulin (SHBG); reduction in spine BMD is only associated with SHBG.

Adult↗

[Coronary artery disease after renal transplantation: epidemiology, risk factors, and surgical approaches to treatment].

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the main cause of death in renal transplant recipients. The aim of the present study was to determine the frequency and risk factors of post-transplantation CAD and its influence on the long-term results of surgery, as well as to evaluate the efficiency of myocardial revascularization in patients with severe CAD. Analysis of the observation of 479 renal recipients (332 men and 147 women) aged 38.69 +/- 11.2 was performed. The mean follow-up period was 64.56 +/- 37.44 months. Sixty-eight patients had diabetes mellitus. CAD was diagnosed in 14.8% (71 out of 479) renal recipients; in 12.7% of patients it developed de novo and was revealed 32.4 +/- 18.6 months after the surgery. Ten-year survival of renal recipients with CAD was only 39%, while in the group of non-CAD patients it was 75% (p < 0.0001). Age more than 45, male gender, diabetes mellitus, hypercholesterolemia, infections, pre-existing left ventricular myocardial hypertrophy, and renal transplant dysfunction were defined as significant risk factors of CAD de novo. Multi-factor Cox model found only age more than 45 (p < 0.009), male gender (p < 0.00001), and hyperlipidemia (p < 0.0058) to be independent risk factors of CAD. Myocardial revascularization was performed in 29 patients with coronary lesions: 27 patients underwent percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty with stenting and 2 patients underwent coronary artery bypass grafting (5 and 52 months after renal transplantation). However, angioplasty had to be repeated in 6 out of 27 (22%) patients within 3 to 6 months. The average follow-up duration was 23 months (2 to 74 months) after revascularization. Prolonged effect (more than 12 months) was achieved in 17 out of 29 (58.6%) patients. None of the patients developed myocardial infarction after revascularization. Two patients died 28 and 35 months after angioplasty due to extracardial complications (hepatic cirrhosis and an oncological disease); one patient died 78 months after repeated revascularization from progressive cardiac insufficiency while receiving dialysis due to a relapse of renal transplant insufficiency. Thus, CAD develops in 14.8% of renal transplant recipients; in 12.7 of patients it develops de novo. There are conventional and nonconventional post-transplantation CAD risk factors, which include renal transplant dysfunction and post-transplantation infections. Association with myocardial hypertrophy, observed in a significant number of patients, is a feature of post-transplantation CAD. Coronary revascularization, angioplasty with stenting in particular, may be considered to be an effective method of CAD treatment in renal transplant recipients.

Adolescent↗

[Treatment of patients with general surgical diseases after open-heart operations with cardiopulmonary bypass].

Experience in surgical treatment of 69 patients suffering from coronary heart disease and valve pathology in combination with various general surgical diseases was summarized. Two methods of surgical correction were studied: combined one and staged one. Up-to-date technologies such as endoscopic surgery, tension free hernioplasty, and artificial materials were used during the procedures. Combined procedures reduce the risk of general surgery complications early after surgery. Correction of cardiovascular pathology has a priority in curative algorithm.

Algorithms↗

Differentiation of bone marrow stromal stem cells into cardiomyocyte-like cells in different mammalian species.

We describe the possibility of obtaining cardiomyocyte-like cell cultures from rat, guinea pig, and human bone marrow stromal stem cells. The content of troponin I-positive cells attains 35-45% of the total number of cells in the cultures and persists at this level for up to 4 months under differentiation conditions. Spontaneous contractions of cardiomyocyte-like cells were observed after the formation of cell monolayer under differentiation conditions.

Animals↗

Mesenchymal bone marrow stem cells more effectively stimulate regeneration of deep burn wounds than embryonic fibroblasts.

Regeneration of deep burn wounds after transplantation of allogenic and autogenic fibroblast-like bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells and embryonic fibroblasts on burn surface was studied in 40 Wistar rats. Transplantation of allogenic and autogenic fibroblast-like bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells and transplantation of embryonic fibroblasts decreased cell infiltration of the wound and accelerated the formation of new vessels and granulation tissue in the wound in comparison with the control (burn wounds without cell transplantation). Regeneration processes were most active after transplantation of fibroblast-like bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells, in particular, autogenic cells, which was confirmed by more rapid decrease in burn surface area. Wound healing after transplantation of fibroblast-like bone marrow mesenchymal cells and embryonic fibroblasts was associated with long functioning of transplanted cells (as was shown by staining for beta-galactosidase, the cells were transfected with an adenovirus vector carrying the marker gene). It is hypothesized that more rapid regeneration of burn wounds after transplantation of fibroblast-like bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells was due to low differentiation of these cells in comparison with embryonic fibroblasts.

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[The use of pre-differentiated mesenchymal bone marrow stem cells for treatment of deep burn wounds].

The opportunity of faster closing deep burn wounds by using fibroblast-like mesenchymal bone marrow stem cells (FMSC) and embryonic fibroblasts (EF) was investigated in rats. It was shown that FMSC as well as EF transplanted onto burn surfaces reduced the expression of cell infiltration but accelerated the formation of vessels de novo and granulation tissue in the wounds. These changes form the conditions for faster closing the burn wounds as compared to the control wounds (without cell transplantation). High rate of wound closing induced by FMSC and EF is thought to be caused by a long period (up to 30 days) of vital activity of the cells grafted on the burn surface. It was also found out that the rate of wound regeneration induced by FMSC was higher that that induced by EF.

Animals↗

[Prevalence of detection of autoantibodies to beta-1 adrenoreceptors in patients with myocarditides and cardiomyopathies].

BACKGROUND: Autoantibodies to the second extracellular loop of a cardiac beta1-adrenoreceptors has been detected in some patients with cardiomyopathies and myocarditides. In animal experiments these autoantibodies have been shown to cause reduction of myocardial contractility. AIM: To estimate prevalence of detection of autoantibodies to beta1-adrenoreceptors in patients with myocarditides and cardiomyopathies. MATERIAL: Forty three patients including 18 with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), 14 with ischemic heart disease (IHD), 3 with myocarditides, 1 with alcoholic cardiomyopathy and 7 after cardiac transplantation. METHOD: Autoantibodies to beta1-adrenoreceptor were determined in patient's blood serum by direct immunoassay. Synthetic fragment containing 26 amino acids of the beta1-adrenoreceptor second loop was used as antigen. RESULTS: Ten patients had obviously elevated content of autoantibodies. Three of these patients had IHD, 3 - DCM, 1 was studied 6 moths after myocarditis and 3 - 6-9 years after cardiac transplantation. Tests were repeated with intervals from 6 months to 1 year and levels of autoantibodies remained elevated in all these patients. Detection of antibodies did not depend on the etiology of systolic cardiac failure (IHD, DCM), severity of hemodynamic impairment, presence of disorders of cardiac rhythm or conduction.

Autoantibodies↗

Investigation of possible participation of nucleoside transport systems in the postischemic release of purines and pyrimidines from cold stored liver.

The aim of the study was to elucidate the role of nucleoside transport systems in the postischemic release of nucleosides and nucleobases accumulated by the rat liver during cold storage. Livers were preserved for 24 h in Euro-Collins (EC) or in a lactobionate-based solution (LBS) without exogenous adenosine. The rates of release of uric acid, xanthine, hypoxanthine, inosine, adenosine, uridine, and cytidine were monitored during early reperfusion. The greater part of the purines and pyrimidines (up to 80%) was lost in the first 2 min of reperfusion. After storage in EC, uric acid and xanthine formed more than 90% of the total purines released; nucleosides did not exceed 5% of the total. After storage in LBS, hypoxanthine formed more than 80% of purine efflux and the release of inosine and uridine was increased 5-10 times. These changes were shown to be due to the presence of allopurinol in LBS. Dipyridamole (an inhibitor of equilibrative nucleoside transporters) decreased the efflux of uric acid after storage in EC but residual release remained high. Dipyridamole exerted the most pronounced effect on the release of nucleosides (inosine and uridine) from livers stored in LBS. The use of sodium-free media for liver preservation and reperfusion did not alter the rates of purine and pyrimidine release. We conclude that equilibrative nucleoside transporters mediate the postischemic release of nucleosides and also, but to a less degree, of uric acid. Simple diffusion is an important factor in the release of nucleobases. Active Na(+)/nucleoside cotransport does not play an important role in early reperfusion.

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