The use of antioxidants together with polysorb enterosorption in the combined treatment of patients with III-IV-stage ovarian cancer

Studied in the course of a multiple-modality treatment of patients with stage III to IV ovarian cancer were effects of retinol and tocopheroli acetas and enterosorption with a silicone sorbent polysorb on the processes of lipid peroxidation and indices for the antioxidant system, for which purpose 75 female subjects were examined. The results obtained showed that retinol and tocopheroli acetas and enterosorption combined in treatment of patients with stage III-IV ovarian cancer made for stabilization of the processes of lipid peroxidation as well as for normalization of blood plasma content of factors of the antioxidant defence.     

The interaction of visual and proprioceptive inputs in pointing to actual and remembered targets

Errors in pointing to actual and remembered targets presented in three-dimensional (3D) space in a dark room were studied under various conditions of visual feedback. During their movements, subjects either had no vision of their arms or of the target, vision of the target but not of their arms, vision of a light-emitting diode (LED) on their moving index fingertip but not of the target, or vision of an LED on their moving index fingertip and of the target. Errors depended critically upon feedback condition. 3D errors were largest for movements to remembered targets without visual feedback, diminished with vision of the moving fingertip, and diminished further with vision of the target and vision of the finger and the target. Moreover, the different conditions differentially influenced the radial distance, azimuth, and elevation errors, indicating that subjects control motion along all three axes relatively independently. The pattern of errors suggest that the neural systems that mediate processing of actual versus remembered targets may have different capacities for integrating visual and proprioceptive information in order to program spatially directed arm movements.     

Character of structural disturbances caused by chloroalkylamines in the model and erythrocyte membranes

beta, beta-Dichlorodiethylamine is proved not to induce structural disturbances in phosphatidylcholine liposomes and erythrocyte membranes which is registered by fluorescence methods. Methyl-beta, beta-dichlorodiethylamine and metaxylyl-beta, beta-dichlorodiethylamine cause the increase in microviscosity of lipid bilayer hydrophobic areas in both erythrocyte membranes and liposomes. Besides, polarity of the latter also decreases, and the metaxylyl derivative alkylates nucleophilic centers of phospholipid phosphate groups in liposomes. Erythrocyte membranes, being treated by beta, beta-dichlorodiethylamine derivatives, the increase in the membrane protein hydrophobicity is registered as well as the decrease in their immersion in the lipid bilayer.     

Correlation between int-2 oncogene amplification and increased tumor size in breast cancer]

Gloves should provide two-way protection from the transmission of microorganisms between worker and patient. Until recently, glove manufacturers paid little attention to barrier properties. Because the operating room is a high-risk area, surgical nurses must be especially careful about gloving practices.