A A Chulanova, A M Smakhtina, G S Mal, I I Bobyntsev, M Yu Smakhtin, E S Mishina, P M Kopeykin, E G Bogomolova
{"title":"Hepatoprotective Effects of Thymogen Analogues in Hydrazine Hepatopathy in Rats.","authors":"A A Chulanova, A M Smakhtina, G S Mal, I I Bobyntsev, M Yu Smakhtin, E S Mishina, P M Kopeykin, E G Bogomolova","doi":"10.1007/s10517-025-06405-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10517-025-06405-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We studied the reparative and antioxidant effects of thymogen (10 and 100 μg/kg) and its modifications in equimolar doses (12 and 120 μg/kg) obtained by attaching the amino acid D-alanine (D-Ala) to the N- or C-terminus of the peptide molecule. A single intraperitoneal injection of hydrazine hydrochloride caused a decrease in catalase activity and an increase in molondialdehyde (MDA) concentration. Administration of peptides in lower doses inhibited LPO and stimulated reparative regeneration of hepatocytes. Thymogen analogue with D-Ala at the C-terminus was most effective. Increasing the doses of thymogen (100 μg/kg) and its analogues (120 μg/kg) did not lead to further increase in their hepatoprotective activity.</p>","PeriodicalId":9331,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of Experimental Biology and Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144181175","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
P V Postnikov, I V Pronina, D S Polyansky, Yu A Efimova, Z G Ordzhonikidze, V A Badtieva, D B Nikityuk
{"title":"Analysis of Specific MicroRNAs Expressed after Intake of Cobalt and Xenon Preparations for Anti-Doping Control.","authors":"P V Postnikov, I V Pronina, D S Polyansky, Yu A Efimova, Z G Ordzhonikidze, V A Badtieva, D B Nikityuk","doi":"10.1007/s10517-025-06406-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10517-025-06406-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Xenon and cobalt are representatives of hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) activators stimulating erythropoiesis and are prohibited by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). The expression profiles of 84 microRNAs circulating in blood plasma and involved in the regulation of the HIF-1α transcription factor and its downstream signaling pathways were analyzed in volunteers before and after intake of cobalt (II) and xenon preparations using quantitative real-time PCR and certified miRCURY LNA miRNA Focus Panel (Qiagen) for analysis of microRNA expression profiles. Intake of cobalt aspartate increased the expression of hsa-miR-15b-5p, while inhalation of the Xe/O<sub>2</sub> mixture significantly increased the plasma levels of hsa-miR-378a-3p and hsa-miR-491-5p. Thus, we for the first time revealed differential expression of microRNAs circulating in plasma in response to various HIF activators. Potential microRNA markers for identification of cobalt and xenon abuse for anti-doping control are proposed.</p>","PeriodicalId":9331,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of Experimental Biology and Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144179935","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M A Ignatov, A K Chigasova, A A Osipov, Yu A Fedotov, N Yu Vorobyeva, A N Osipov
{"title":"Effect of X-Ray Energy on the Quantitative Yield of γH2AX and 53BP1 Foci in Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells.","authors":"M A Ignatov, A K Chigasova, A A Osipov, Yu A Fedotov, N Yu Vorobyeva, A N Osipov","doi":"10.1007/s10517-025-06404-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10517-025-06404-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We compared the influence of X-rays generated at the peak anode voltages of 50, 100, and 200 kVp on the quantitative yield of foci (localized dynamic microclusters) of proteins involved in repair critical radiation-induced DNA damage, double-strand breaks (γH2AX and 53BP1), in cultured human mesenchymal stem stromal cells. Calculations of the relative biological effectiveness (RBE) based on the experimentally obtained dose curves of changes in the number of γH2AX and 53BP1 foci indicate that relative to the standard 200 kVp X-ray radiation taken as 1, the RBE of 100 kVp radiation is ~1.15, and that of 50 kVp is ~1.50. The obtained results indicate the necessity for thorough fundamental studies for evaluation of the real RBE of low-energy X-rays with subsequent correction of the weighting factor values.</p>","PeriodicalId":9331,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of Experimental Biology and Medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144179936","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
E A Orlova, V V Sinkov, O B Ogarkov, A E Suzdalnitsky, I G Kondratov, S N Zhdanova, L V Rychkova, L I Kolesnikova
{"title":"Metagenomic Analysis of Caseum of Tuberculosis Foci.","authors":"E A Orlova, V V Sinkov, O B Ogarkov, A E Suzdalnitsky, I G Kondratov, S N Zhdanova, L V Rychkova, L I Kolesnikova","doi":"10.1007/s10517-025-06384-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10517-025-06384-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The microbiota of the deep lung regions significantly differs from that of the upper respiratory tract by much lower biomass and dynamic diversity. In our previous studies we found that the biodiversity of the satellite microbiota of tuberculosis foci is sharply reduced in comparison with intact lung tissues. These findings allowed us to classify microbial communities in the caseous necrosis of tuberculomas into two types: (i) mycobacterial caseoma (tuberculoma), where 70% or more of the genomes correspond to Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and (ii) a polymicrobial community, where the concentration of M. tuberculosis varies from 0 to 10%. Using shotgun metagenomic sequencing, 14 tuberculomas from 13 patients were analyzed on a NextSeq 550 platform (Illumina). Taxonomic classification of short reads was performed using Kraken 2. The results show that, on average, 99.95% of the short reads belonged to human DNA or were unclassified. However, the classified reads related to bacterial genomes confirmed the concept that in many cases, tuberculomas contained polymicrobial communities that either replaced or supplemented the original mycobacterial microbiota of the caseous material.</p>","PeriodicalId":9331,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of Experimental Biology and Medicine","volume":"178 5","pages":"610-614"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143954505","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
K A Artemyeva, I A Kulikov, N V Nizyaeva, I I Stepanova, N B Tikhonova, L M Mikhaleva
{"title":"Serum Markers of Abnormal Placental Attachment in Pregnant Women.","authors":"K A Artemyeva, I A Kulikov, N V Nizyaeva, I I Stepanova, N B Tikhonova, L M Mikhaleva","doi":"10.1007/s10517-025-06397-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10517-025-06397-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The changes in serum concentrations of glycodelin A, placental α1-microglobulin, and adiponectin in pregnant women were studied and the possibility of using them for predicting placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) was evaluated. Significantly reduced serum levels of all studied proteins and higher number cases of cesarean sections were found in women with PAS. A formula for predicting PAS was developed. It was found that patient's score ⩾ 8 indicates the presence of PAS with high sensitivity and specificity.</p>","PeriodicalId":9331,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of Experimental Biology and Medicine","volume":"178 5","pages":"681-684"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143964861","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A A Abramov, V L Lakomkin, A V Prosvirnin, V S Kuzmin
{"title":"Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Induces Compensatory Increase of Left Ventricular Contractility Indexes in Rats in Response to Its Filling Insufficiency.","authors":"A A Abramov, V L Lakomkin, A V Prosvirnin, V S Kuzmin","doi":"10.1007/s10517-025-06379-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10517-025-06379-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is accompanied by changes in the pulmonary and systemic circulation. We studied the effect of PAH on the function of the left ventricle (LV). Left ventricular pressure and volume were simultaneously recorded in vivo in rats with monocrotaline-induced PAH (60 mg/kg). LV contractility and mechanical indexes were calculated. In addition, the relationships between LV maximum rate of contraction (dP/dt<sub>max</sub>) or relaxation (dP/dt<sub>min</sub>) and left ventricular end-diastolic volume (EDV) were assessed. PAH leads to a significant decrease in cardiac output at a constant HR as well as to a decrease in stroke volume at unchanged LV ejection fraction. In rats with PAH, the slopes of the dP/dt<sub>max</sub>-EDV and dP/dt<sub>min</sub>-EDV curves were greater than in control animals by 1.93 and 2.5 times, respectively. Thus, PAH leads to a compensatory increase in the dependence of LV contractility and \"intensity\" of LV relaxation on EDV.</p>","PeriodicalId":9331,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of Experimental Biology and Medicine","volume":"178 5","pages":"586-592"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143966301","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
I Yu Burovenko, Yu Yu Borshchev, S M Minasyan, E S Protsak, O V Borshcheva, M M Galagudza
{"title":"Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Cancels the Cardioprotective Effect of Interleukin-2 in a Model of Systemic Inflammatory Response in Rats.","authors":"I Yu Burovenko, Yu Yu Borshchev, S M Minasyan, E S Protsak, O V Borshcheva, M M Galagudza","doi":"10.1007/s10517-025-06377-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10517-025-06377-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Contradictory data about the cardioprotective and neuroprotective effects of IL-2 and BDNF and our own data on specific differences in myocardial resistance to ischemia-reperfusion after administration of exogenous IL-2 and BDNF prompted us to study the effect of combined administration of these two agents on the size of the necrosis zone in the isolated heart of rats with modeled systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS). In the SIRS group, a significant increase in most proinflammatory markers in the blood and a 65% increase in the area of myocardial necrosis after ischemia-reperfusion in comparison with the control were observed. After IL-2 administration, the necrosis zone was significantly smaller than in rats with SIRS and the level of most analytes decreased. Combined administration of IL-2 and BDNF abolished the decrease in the size of the necrosis zone compared to that in rats with SIRS.</p>","PeriodicalId":9331,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of Experimental Biology and Medicine","volume":"178 5","pages":"577-580"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143959290","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Aerobic Exercise Affected Lymphocyte Apoptosis by Modulating ROS Release and NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation.","authors":"X Lian, Z Guo, J Liu, W Zeng","doi":"10.1007/s10517-025-06398-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10517-025-06398-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Moderate sports training help to enhance spleen-mediated immune function, while prolonged and high-intensity physical exercises could produce an opposite effect. The specific mechanisms underlying the effects of physical load on apoptosis of splenic lymphocytes remain unclear. To address this gap, we developed a model of physical exercises in rats in order to explore the effect of intensity of these exercises on splenic lymphocyte apoptosis and its potential mechanism. We found that high-intensity exercises reduced the CD4<sup>+</sup>/CD8<sup>+</sup> ratio, increased oxidative stress and mitochondrial membrane potential levels, activated NLRP3 inflammasomes, and promoted the expression of proapoptotic proteins, but decreased expression of anti-apoptotic proteins. In contrast, the moderate exercises produced no significant changes in ROS and mitochondrial membrane potential levels, while exerting the opposite effects on other parameters specifies in the above in comparison with the effects observed in rats subjected to intensive physical load. These results suggest that the high-intensity physical exercises promote lymphocyte apoptosis by excessive ROS release and activation of NLRP3 inflammasomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":9331,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of Experimental Biology and Medicine","volume":"178 5","pages":"685-690"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143976880","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Downregulation of A20 Expression Related to T Cells by Staphylococcal Enterotoxin A Treatment.","authors":"X Chen, Y Yan, C Lin, J Yang, H Qiu","doi":"10.1007/s10517-025-06386-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10517-025-06386-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A20, a negative regulator of NF-κB signaling, is a potent anti-inflammatory molecule. Its deficiency is associated with a wide variety of inflammatory diseases and tumors and the ability of A20 to restrict TCR-NF-κB signaling pathway and the role of this molecule in the pathogenesis of T-cell leukemia are not completely understood. Here we studied the role of A20 in T cells exposed to staphylococcal enterotoxin A (SEA) and evaluated the results of our in vitro findings of lethal inflammation by long-term administration of SEA at low doses to Jurkat cells, human peripheral blood mononuclear cells, and CD3+ T cells. SEA treatment resulted in chronic inflammation, upregulated the expression of MALT1, IKKβ, and p65, and downregulated the expression of A20, both in dose- and time-dependent manners, in Jurkat cells, regardless of the mRNA or protein level. Thus, SEA-mediated chronic inflammation can activate TCR-NF-κB signals via the downregulation of A20 expression, which increases T-cell immortality and may promote the pathogenesis of T-cell leukemia. Modulation of A20 could be a novel strategy for the treatment of T-cell leukemia.</p>","PeriodicalId":9331,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of Experimental Biology and Medicine","volume":"178 5","pages":"619-625"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143973316","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
N A Bondarenko, M A Surovtseva, I I Kim, S V Ostapets, O S Kosareva, M N Drovosekov, O V Poveshchenko
{"title":"Comparative Evaluation of the Functional Potential of Mesenchymal Stem Cells from the Bichat's Fat Pad, Bone Marrow, and Adipose Tissue for Bone Tissue Regeneration.","authors":"N A Bondarenko, M A Surovtseva, I I Kim, S V Ostapets, O S Kosareva, M N Drovosekov, O V Poveshchenko","doi":"10.1007/s10517-025-06378-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10517-025-06378-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The functional potential of mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) isolated from Bichat's fat pad for osteoinduction in dentistry was compared with that of MSC from the adipose tissue and bone marrow. Functional activity of MSC was evaluated by the rate of their proliferation, migration, and differentiation into osteoblasts under the influence of erythropoietin. MSC from the Bichat's fat pad have higher proliferative activity than MSC from the adipose tissue or bone marrow under the influence of platelet-enriched plasma. Moreover, they are characterized by low migration activity, differentiate into osteoblasts, and intensively produce alkaline phosphatase under the influence of erythropoietin. The revealed functional potential of MSC from the Bichat's fat pad makes them promising for cell therapy, including osteoinduction in dentistry.</p>","PeriodicalId":9331,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of Experimental Biology and Medicine","volume":"178 5","pages":"581-585"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143981340","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}