BiophysicsPub Date : 2024-07-04DOI: 10.1134/S000635092470012X
O. V. Grishin, V. G. Grishin
{"title":"Low-frequency Oscillations of Functional Indicators of the Body","authors":"O. V. Grishin, V. G. Grishin","doi":"10.1134/S000635092470012X","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S000635092470012X","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>It has been shown in a number of our studies that low-frequency (LF) oscillations in the functional parameters of the oxygen transport system are stable and synchronized with each other. The literature presents a large number of examples of LF oscillations of various functional indicators that are directly or indirectly related to energy metabolism. In parallel, for more than 40 years, artificially induced attenuated and constant spontaneous oscillations in the energization levels of mitochondria in the same LF range have been studied. The aim of this review is to consider a possible relationship between oscillations in the functional parameters of the oxygen transport system and the functional parameters of mitochondria in the very-low-frequency (VLF) range common to them (0.003–0.03 Hz). We believe that a common source for all these oscillations is the periodic dynamics of “energization” in mitochondria united in mitochondrial networks. The process of generating these oscillations proceeds in two phases. In the first phase, the inflow of Ca<sup>2+</sup> into the mitochondria exceeds the outflow and enhances the activity of oxidative phosphorylation. In the second phase, the outflow of Ca<sup>2+</sup> from the mitochondria prevails over the inflow and is accompanied by the inhibition of oxidative phosphorylation. The oscillations are of a constant spontaneous nature and are based on autocatalytic regulation based on the feedback principle. The inertia of the full cycle processes (first and second phases) lasting 1–3 min may be due to the capacity of the mitochondrial phosphate buffer. The mitochondrial networks of excitable tissues can be the structural basis for synchronizing oscillations at the tissue level. Synchronization at the body level between mitochondrial oscillations and oscillations in indicators related to energy metabolism can be carried out through a system of tunneling nanotubes.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":493,"journal":{"name":"Biophysics","volume":"69 1","pages":"110 - 123"},"PeriodicalIF":4.033,"publicationDate":"2024-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141546806","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
BiophysicsPub Date : 2024-07-04DOI: 10.1134/S0006350924700167
A. A. Lipengolts, V. A. Skribitsky, Yu. A. Finogenova, A. T. Shulyak, M. A. Abakumov, A. Yu. Bykov, E. Yu. Grigorieva, A. V. Smirnova, K. E. Shpakova, K. Yu. Zhizhin
{"title":"Hafnium Complexes as Contrast Media and Dose Enhancing Agents for Radiology and Contrast-Enhanced Radiotherapy","authors":"A. A. Lipengolts, V. A. Skribitsky, Yu. A. Finogenova, A. T. Shulyak, M. A. Abakumov, A. Yu. Bykov, E. Yu. Grigorieva, A. V. Smirnova, K. E. Shpakova, K. Yu. Zhizhin","doi":"10.1134/S0006350924700167","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0006350924700167","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Hafnium is a promising element as contrast agent for diagnostic and therapeutic radiology. Currently there are no suitable hafnium drugs with renal excretion which can be used in radiology. In this work two new hafnium complexes with nitrilotriacetic acid (Hf-NTA) and 1,2-diaminocyclohexanetetraacetic acid (Hf-CDTA) were synthesized and studied for acute toxicity and biodistribution. Inorganic chemistry methods were used for Hf-NTA and Hf-CDTA synthesis. Acute toxicity was studied in female mice C57Bl/6. Median lethal dose (LD50) of Hf-CDTA was assessed as 408 ± 64 mg Hf/kg and of Hf-NTA less than 120 mg Hf/kg. Biodistribution and contrast properties studies of Hf-CDTA were performed in vivo using micro-CT in mice with transplanted subcutaneous mammary adenocarcinoma Ca755. CT imaging of mice intravenously injected with Hf-CDTA confirmed its renal excretion and contrast capability. CT imaging of tumor region with single intratumoral administration of Hf-CDTA showed promising hafnium concentration and retention in tumor for use in contrast-enhanced radiotherapy. Hf-CDTA showed acceptable toxicity and biodistribution in mice with subcutaneous tumors for biomedical application in radiology and radiotherapy. For diagnostic clinical application, the Hf-CDTA formulation must be improved to increase water solubility and decrease toxicity. Hf-NTA appeared to be unacceptably toxic for radiological application.</p>","PeriodicalId":493,"journal":{"name":"Biophysics","volume":"69 1","pages":"148 - 155"},"PeriodicalIF":4.033,"publicationDate":"2024-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141546810","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
BiophysicsPub Date : 2024-07-04DOI: 10.1134/S0006350924700179
O. M. Rozanova, E. N. Smirnova, T. A. Belyakova, N. S. Strelnikova, A. V. Smirnov
{"title":"Regularities of Induction and Growth of Tumors in Mice upon Irradiation of Ehrlich Carcinoma Cells Ex Vivo and In Vivo with a Pencil Scanning Beam of Protons","authors":"O. M. Rozanova, E. N. Smirnova, T. A. Belyakova, N. S. Strelnikova, A. V. Smirnov","doi":"10.1134/S0006350924700179","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0006350924700179","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The patterns of tumor induction and growth in mice under single irradiation ex vivo and in vivo of ascitic Ehrlich carcinoma (EAC) cells with a proton beam at doses of 30, 60, and 80 Gy are studied. It is shown that the frequency of tumor induction after the proton irradiation of EAC cells at a dose of 30 Gy under ex vivo irradiation was lower than after in vivo irradiation, and at doses of 60 Gy and 80 Gy, the number of tumors was the same. The temporal patterns of tumor occurrence in the ex vivo irradiation of EAC cells differed significantly from those after in vivo irradiation of the tumor: the time period during which the appearance of new tumors was recorded in the ex vivo groups was the same for all the studied doses, while when tumors were irradiated in vivo, this interval depended on the dose. The rate of tumor growth after the ex vivo and in vivo irradiation of cells does not depend on the dose, irradiation conditions, or time of their occurrence, but is significantly lower than in the control nonirradiated groups. The results obtained are of interest for understanding the mechanisms of potentially lethal damage to tumor cells, the role of the tumor microenvironment in inducing relapses, and ways to overcome them using the potential of proton therapy, as well as for developing biomedical models to find optimal targets for hadron cancer therapy.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":493,"journal":{"name":"Biophysics","volume":"69 1","pages":"156 - 164"},"PeriodicalIF":4.033,"publicationDate":"2024-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141546811","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
BiophysicsPub Date : 2024-07-04DOI: 10.1134/S0006350924700192
A. G. Zverev, Yu. N. Tokarev
{"title":"Effect of the Pulsating Flow of Cerebrospinal Fluid on Spinal Pathologies","authors":"A. G. Zverev, Yu. N. Tokarev","doi":"10.1134/S0006350924700192","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0006350924700192","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Based on a dynamic parameter of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) flow, an original formula for estimating the pathology of the spinal motion segments of the spine is given. The graphs that clearly demonstrate a change in pathology depending on the depth of traumatization are given. The data obtained will be useful to specialists in computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging, who are currently describing the pathology itself in a simplified way.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":493,"journal":{"name":"Biophysics","volume":"69 1","pages":"174 - 178"},"PeriodicalIF":4.033,"publicationDate":"2024-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141546813","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
BiophysicsPub Date : 2024-07-04DOI: 10.1134/S0006350924700052
N. A. Akhmedov, L. N. Agaeva, R. M. Abbasli, L. I. Ismailova
{"title":"Spatial Structure of the Casoxin C Molecule","authors":"N. A. Akhmedov, L. N. Agaeva, R. M. Abbasli, L. I. Ismailova","doi":"10.1134/S0006350924700052","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0006350924700052","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A theoretical conformational analysis was performed to study the conformational possibilities for the casoxin C molecule (Tyr1–Ile2–Pro3–Ile4–Gln5–Tyr6–Val7–Leu8–Ser9–Arg10–OH). The potential function of the system was chosen as a sum of non-valence, electrostatic, and torsion interactions, and the energy of hydrogen bonds. The low-energy conformations of the casoxin C molecule were found, the values of dihedral angles of the main and side chains of the amino acid residues that make up the molecule were determined, and the energy of intra- and interresidual interactions was estimated. It has been shown that the spatial structure of the casoxin C molecule is represented by conformations of eight shapes of the peptide backbone. The results obtained can be used to elucidate the structural and structural-functional organization of casoxin molecules.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":493,"journal":{"name":"Biophysics","volume":"69 1","pages":"43 - 50"},"PeriodicalIF":4.033,"publicationDate":"2024-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141546582","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
BiophysicsPub Date : 2024-03-18DOI: 10.1134/S0006350923060192
L. Yu. Ustynyuk, V. A. Medvedeva, S. O. Liubimovskii, E. K. Ruuge, A. N. Tikhonov
{"title":"Interaction of Magnesium Ions with Semiquinone Radicals of Tiron, an Indicator of Reactive Oxygen Species","authors":"L. Yu. Ustynyuk, V. A. Medvedeva, S. O. Liubimovskii, E. K. Ruuge, A. N. Tikhonov","doi":"10.1134/S0006350923060192","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0006350923060192","url":null,"abstract":"<p>It has been shown using experimental (electron paramagnetic resonance) and quantum chemical (density functional theory) research methods that the previously observed changes in the electron paramagnetic resonance spectrum of the semiquinone Tiron radical in seawater are due to its interaction with Mg<sup>2+</sup> ions. The formation of a complex between Mg<sup>2+</sup> and the Tiron radical is due to the electrostatic attraction of ions carrying large charges of the opposite sign (+2 and –3), on the one hand, and the ability of Mg<sup>2+</sup> ions to bind effectively to bidentate oxygen-containing ligands, on the other hand. The formation of tight contact ion pairs leads to a redistribution of the electron and spin density in the Tiron radical, which can be judged by the observed changes in the electron paramagnetic resonance spectrum of this radical.</p>","PeriodicalId":493,"journal":{"name":"Biophysics","volume":"68 6","pages":"915 - 923"},"PeriodicalIF":4.033,"publicationDate":"2024-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140172482","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
BiophysicsPub Date : 2024-03-18DOI: 10.1134/S0006350923060209
A. F. Vanin, A. A. Abramov, A. B. Vagapov, A. A. Timoshin, A. V. Pekshev, V. L. Lakomkin, E. K. Ruuge
{"title":"What Is the Reason that Gaseous Nitric Oxide Inhalation Does Not Affect Systemic Arterial Pressure in Humans and Animals?","authors":"A. F. Vanin, A. A. Abramov, A. B. Vagapov, A. A. Timoshin, A. V. Pekshev, V. L. Lakomkin, E. K. Ruuge","doi":"10.1134/S0006350923060209","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0006350923060209","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The reason for the lack of the hypotensive effect of gaseous NO, as introduced by inhalation into the bodies of animals and humans, has been identified. Since this defect was completely eliminated by inhalation of NO simultaneous with intravenous administration of low molecular mass thiol solutions to animals (rats), it is concluded that gaseous NO entering through the lungs into the blood circulating in a large circle of blood circulation converts into nitrosonium cation (NO<sup>+</sup>) as a result of single-electron oxidation, which is unable to exert vasodilating and thereby hypotensive effects on animals and humans. The binding of NO<sup>+</sup> to low molecular mass thiols leads to its transformation into S-nitrosothiols, followed by the release of this nitrosyl agent in the form of neutral NO molecules characterized by hypotensive activity. The formation of dinitrosyl iron complexes with thiol-containing ligands in the blood and tissues of organs of experimental animals in these experiments, which could cause a hypotensive effect, was not detected. The hypotensive effect of inhaled NO, which was found in the lungs, could be due to the penetration of NO through the outer wall of blood vessels with subsequent activation of the enzyme guanylate cyclase, an inducer of vasodilation and hypotension, directly in the walls of blood vessels.</p>","PeriodicalId":493,"journal":{"name":"Biophysics","volume":"68 6","pages":"1048 - 1052"},"PeriodicalIF":4.033,"publicationDate":"2024-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140172435","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
BiophysicsPub Date : 2024-03-18DOI: 10.1134/S000635092306012X
A. E. Matukhno, M. V. Petrushan, L. V. Lysenko, V. N. Kiroy
{"title":"Biosensor Systems: Determination of Optimal Time Parameters of Olfactory Stimulation","authors":"A. E. Matukhno, M. V. Petrushan, L. V. Lysenko, V. N. Kiroy","doi":"10.1134/S000635092306012X","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S000635092306012X","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Biosensor analysis methods are being actively improved and are becoming increasingly important in the fields of safety, medicine, in particular, cancer monitoring, environmental quality control, etc. In this paper, we considered the development of a biosensor system based on the technology of using the olfactory bulb (OB) of macrosmatic animals with optical methods of imaging odorant-specific patterns of glomerular activity. The difficulties of automatic detection of odor-triggered patterns during repetitive stimulation are due to adaptation processes manifested in a reversible change in the sensitivity of the neural structures of the olfactory analyzer. The optimal duration of stimuli and interstimular intervals has been experimentally found; this made it possible to stabilize the glomerular response during repeated stimulation and visualize patterns of glomerular activity with constant accuracy. The results we obtained expand the existing tools used for the development of biosensor systems.</p>","PeriodicalId":493,"journal":{"name":"Biophysics","volume":"68 6","pages":"1028 - 1040"},"PeriodicalIF":4.033,"publicationDate":"2024-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140172395","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
BiophysicsPub Date : 2024-03-18DOI: 10.1134/S0006350923060143
T. I. Nikolaeva, D. A. Barsuk, M. V. Molchanov, D. A. Prokhorov, V. I. Emelyanenko, P. V. Shekhovtsov
{"title":"Comparative Analysis of the Degree of Hydrolysis of Biopolymers in Hyaline Cartilage Homogenates in the Presence of Proteolytic Enzymes","authors":"T. I. Nikolaeva, D. A. Barsuk, M. V. Molchanov, D. A. Prokhorov, V. I. Emelyanenko, P. V. Shekhovtsov","doi":"10.1134/S0006350923060143","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0006350923060143","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The study of the degree of hydrolysis depending on the action of various proteolytic enzymes is one of the tasks in the development of nutraceuticals from connective tissues for biomedicine. Hydrolysis of biopolymers in hyaline cartilage homogenates from the trachea of cattle and pigs was carried out under the action of the enzymes pancreatin, chymopsin, papain, and the proteolytic drug karipazim containing papain. It has been shown that karipazim produced by MedFlorina acted more effectively than karipazim produced by Vifitech, and the degree of collagen hydrolysis was maximal at 60°C and a concentration of karipazim of 10%. A more complete hydrolysis of proteoglycans was observed in the homogenates of hyaline cartilage of cattle, since glucose, the final product of glycosaminoglycan hydrolysis, was identified on NMR spectra.</p>","PeriodicalId":493,"journal":{"name":"Biophysics","volume":"68 6","pages":"1021 - 1027"},"PeriodicalIF":4.033,"publicationDate":"2024-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140172400","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
BiophysicsPub Date : 2024-03-18DOI: 10.1134/S0006350923060179
L. N. Shishkina, D. V. Paramonov, M. A. Klimovich, M. V. Kozlov
{"title":"The Physicochemical Properties and Composition of Liposome Lipids from Lecithin Depending on the Conditions of Their Formation","authors":"L. N. Shishkina, D. V. Paramonov, M. A. Klimovich, M. V. Kozlov","doi":"10.1134/S0006350923060179","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0006350923060179","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The influence of the composition and physicochemical properties of lecithin lipids, the duration of exposure to ultrasound, and centrifugation on the composition and physicochemical properties of liposomes formed from lecithin has been studied. It has been revealed that the intensity of lipid peroxidation has an inverse correlation with the phospholipid level in the total lipid composition of lecithin and a direct correlation with the relative content of cardiolipin in the composition of lecithin phospholipids. It has been shown that the duration of ultrasound exposure and centrifugation causes changes in the composition and properties of the liposome lipids. Decreases in the pH of the medium and the intensity of lipid peroxidation of liposomes were observed under centrifugation. It was revealed that the changes in the ability of the liposome lipids to oxidation depending on the duration of ultrasound exposure and centrifugation are due to the relative changes in the sum percentage of the acidic minor fractions in the composition of their phospholipids.</p>","PeriodicalId":493,"journal":{"name":"Biophysics","volume":"68 6","pages":"971 - 977"},"PeriodicalIF":4.033,"publicationDate":"2024-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140172447","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}