Yu V Abalenikhina, D I Breslavets, P Yu Mylnikov, S G Builina, A V Shchulkin, E N Yakusheva
{"title":"The Influence of Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha on the Permeability of Nasal Epithelial Cell Monolayer.","authors":"Yu V Abalenikhina, D I Breslavets, P Yu Mylnikov, S G Builina, A V Shchulkin, E N Yakusheva","doi":"10.1007/s10517-026-06712-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10517-026-06712-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The effect of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) on the barrier function of the nasal epithelium (RPMI 2650 cell line) was studied in in vitro experiments. It was shown that short-term exposure to the cytokine (6 h) increased transepithelial electrical resistance and decreased paracellular permeability for mannitol, which was accompanied by elevated expression of the tight junction proteins occludin and claudin-1. Prolonged exposure (48 h) caused an opposite effect, i.e., a significant decrease in the barrier function and a decrease in the content of the studied proteins. These results indicate that the proinflammatory cytokine TNFα modulates the permeability of the nasal epithelium, which should be taken into account when developing strategies for intranasal drug delivery.</p>","PeriodicalId":9331,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of Experimental Biology and Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"752-756"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148590563","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}
V I Pan, O V Kornyushin, T A Lelyavina, D O Sonin, A S Polozov, Yu V Cheburkin, P A Kapustina, E A Zaytseva, Ya G Toropova, K V Derkach, A O Shpakov, M M Galagudza
{"title":"Sleeve Gastrectomy Effect on Structural and Functional Myocardium Characteristics and Trpc3, Trpc6, Tgfb1, and Atp2a2 Gene Expression in Rats with Post-Infarction Heart Failure.","authors":"V I Pan, O V Kornyushin, T A Lelyavina, D O Sonin, A S Polozov, Yu V Cheburkin, P A Kapustina, E A Zaytseva, Ya G Toropova, K V Derkach, A O Shpakov, M M Galagudza","doi":"10.1007/s10517-026-06698-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10517-026-06698-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A positive effect of sleeve gastrectomy on the structural and functional characteristics of the left ventricular myocardium in rats with normal body weight and post-infarction CHF was demonstrated. Sleeve gastrectomy attenuated the upregulated myocardial expression of the Trpc6 and Tgfb1 genes involved in the pathogenesis of myocardial infarction. These findings attest to a reduction of the negative effects of post-infarction cardiac remodeling.</p>","PeriodicalId":9331,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of Experimental Biology and Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"677-682"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148618631","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}
Yu S Shishkova, M V Osikov, M S Boyko, A V Shelomentsev, M A Zotova, A A Fedosov
{"title":"Effects of Melatonin in Original Rectal Suppositories on the Neurological Status and Mucosa-Associated and Luminal Microbiota of the Distal Colon in Wistar Rats with Experimental Acute Cerebral Ischemia.","authors":"Yu S Shishkova, M V Osikov, M S Boyko, A V Shelomentsev, M A Zotova, A A Fedosov","doi":"10.1007/s10517-026-06702-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10517-026-06702-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We analyzed the effects of melatonin (MT) administered via rectal suppositories on the composition of the mucosa-associated and luminal microbiota of the distal colon and neurological status of Wistar rats under conditions of experimental acute ischemic stroke (EAIS). The animals received original 100-mg rectal suppositories containing 2.5 mg of MT every 24 h for 3 days. Neurological status was assessed using the Garcia scale and the limb placing test, while microbiota composition in the distal colon was determined using real-time PCR. In rats with EAIS, neurological deficit was observed, characterized by a significant decrease in the Garcia and limb placing scores. In parallel, changes in the colon microbiota were observed: appearance of Clostridioides difficile, Fusobacterium nucleatum, Enterobacter spp., and the disappearance of Enterococcus spp. The administration of original MT-containing rectal suppositories led to partial recovery of neurological deficit, as manifested by in an increase in the Garcia score and limb placing test performance, which was accompanied by the appearance of Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron and the disappearance of Cl. difficile in the colon microbiota. Correlation analysis demonstrated that the amelioration of the neurological deficit was accompanied by changes in the gut microbiota. The effect of MT in rectal suppositories on neurological status and the gut microbiota is attributed to its neuroprotective and bacteriostatic properties.</p>","PeriodicalId":9331,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of Experimental Biology and Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"703-706"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148599353","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 P Makarova, A A Seliverstova, I S Kichko, E N Ekimov, A P Sysoeva, M Yu Gavrilov, B V Zingerenko, E A Kalinina
{"title":"Does Microfluidic Sperm Sorting Affect Embryo Ploidy in Human In Vitro Fertilization?","authors":"N P Makarova, A A Seliverstova, I S Kichko, E N Ekimov, A P Sysoeva, M Yu Gavrilov, B V Zingerenko, E A Kalinina","doi":"10.1007/s10517-026-06714-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10517-026-06714-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The genetic status of embryos obtained during in vitro fertilization (IVF) programs using spermatozoa selected by microfluidic sorting was evaluated. Genetic testing was conducted on 127 embryos in the main group and 194 in the control group. The embryos were cultured under standard conditions; blastocyst biopsy was performed on day 5 for subsequent preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidies using high-throughput sequencing. The use of microfluidic chips significantly increased the yield of blastocysts (p = 0.03) without affecting fertilization rates or embryo quality. However, when assessing the genetic status of embryos, no significant differences were found: the frequency of embryos with a normal karyotype was 29.9% in the main group and 32.4% in the control group (odds ratio, OR = 0.88). Microfluidic sperm sorting improves embryological parameters, particularly blastulation rates, but has no statistically significant effect on the genetic status of preimplantation human embryos, leaving this topic open for further investigation.</p>","PeriodicalId":9331,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of Experimental Biology and Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"761-763"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148599404","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":"Lipopeptides from Bacillus subtilis GM5 Inhibit Biofilm Formation by Staphylococcus epidermidis through Regulation of Gene Expression.","authors":"G F Lutfullina, M T Lutfullin, A M Mardanova","doi":"10.1007/s10517-026-06708-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10517-026-06708-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We studied the effect of the total lipopeptide fraction from Bacillus subtilis GM5 on biofilm formation by the opportunistic pathogen Staphylococcus epidermidis and on the expression of genes involved in biofilm formation. Scanning electron microscopy showed that the total lipopeptide fraction of B. subtilis GM5 inhibits biofilm formation by S. epidermidis ATCC 14990, reduces bacterial adhesion to glass, and causes bacterial deformation. Gene expression analysis using RT-qPCR demonstrated that cell treatment with the total lipopeptide fraction suppressed the expression of genes involved in biofilm formation by 2.8 (sarA) and 3 times (icaA), which correlated with the inhibition of biofilm formation.</p>","PeriodicalId":9331,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of Experimental Biology and Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"733-737"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148590601","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}
D G Gubin, S N Kolomeychuk, I M Petrov, A A Markov, Yu A Petrova, K A Voronin, M S Mezhakova, Y V Boldyreva, A U Shigabaeva
{"title":"CLOCK rs1801260 and MTNR1B rs10830963 Polymorphisms Modulate the Association between Cholesterol Levels and Circadian Rhythms in Arctic Residents.","authors":"D G Gubin, S N Kolomeychuk, I M Petrov, A A Markov, Yu A Petrova, K A Voronin, M S Mezhakova, Y V Boldyreva, A U Shigabaeva","doi":"10.1007/s10517-026-06710-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10517-026-06710-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Extreme photoperiods in the Arctic (polar day, polar night, and spring equinox) can disrupt circadian rhythms and impact metabolism and health. The study was aimed to assess the association between the phase angle of physical activity relative to received blue light (ψPA-BL) and the lipid profile. The study included 64 participants who underwent seasonal 7-day actigraphy with an RGB sensor, as well as genotyping for CLOCK rs1801260 and MTNR1B rs10830963 polymorphisms. Multiple regression analysis adjusting for photoperiod, age, and sex showed that ψPA-BL is a predictor of total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol levels only in individuals with the TT/CC genotypes (p < 0.0001). This TT/CC combination exhibited the strongest association with total cholesterol (r = -0.684, explained variance = 47%) and LDL cholesterol (r = -0.623, explained variance = 39%).</p>","PeriodicalId":9331,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of Experimental Biology and Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"743-747"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148590557","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}
Yu Yu Borshchev, S M Minasyan, I Yu Burovenko, A D Gordeev, V Yu Borshchev, O V Borshcheva, M M Galagudza
{"title":"Protein Kinase C Blockers Do Not Reverse the Cardioprotective Effect of Probiotic Strains in Rats with a Systemic Inflammatory Response.","authors":"Yu Yu Borshchev, S M Minasyan, I Yu Burovenko, A D Gordeev, V Yu Borshchev, O V Borshcheva, M M Galagudza","doi":"10.1007/s10517-026-06696-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10517-026-06696-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The hypothesis that protein kinase C (PKC) participates in the signaling stage of the cardioprotective response to the administration of probiotics was tested in experiments on male Wistar rats using a model of systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), which includes obesity and chemically induced colitis. To provide probiotic cardioprotective effects, Lactobacillus acidophilus (LA-5) and Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis (BB-12) were administered orally. PKC inhibitor chelerythrine at a dose of 0.5 mg/kg was administered intraperitoneally 20 min before the start of isolated Langendorff heart perfusion. Global ischemia (30 min) and reperfusion (90 min) were simulated, after which the size of the necrosis zone was histochemically determined. In the SIRS group, we observed a significant increase in leukocyte count and the size of the necrosis zone (by 39%; p < 0.05) in comparison with the control. In groups with probiotic correction and PKC + probiotic, the size of the necrosis zone was significantly lower than in the SIRS group. Administration of chelerythrine did not abolish the cardioprotective effect of probiotics. In the SIRS model, probiotic-induced cardioprotection is mediated by mechanisms that prevent ischemic/reperfusion damage that differ from the PKC pathway.</p>","PeriodicalId":9331,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of Experimental Biology and Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"666-670"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148618606","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 Toropova, O I Ivashkina, O S Rogozhnikova, K V Anokhin
{"title":"Involvement of Cortical Associative Areas in Acquisition and Retrieval of Delayed and Traced Conditioned Fear in Mice.","authors":"K A Toropova, O I Ivashkina, O S Rogozhnikova, K V Anokhin","doi":"10.1007/s10517-026-06695-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10517-026-06695-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Associative learning is a universal mechanism for acquiring new experience; it can be modeled in animals using fear conditioning (FC). Based on the temporal relationship between the conditioned and unconditioned stimuli, two paradigms of FC are distinguished: delay FC (dFC; where the unconditioned stimulus is presented concurrently with the conditioned one) and the more complex trace FC (tFC; characterized by a gap between the conditioned and unconditioned stimuli). In this study, we compared the activity of associative neocortical areas during the formation and retrieval of memory in these paradigms. Animals successfully acquired both forms of FC; during tFC training, c-Fos expression was observed in the parietal associative cortex. However, neither the parietal associative cortex nor the retrosplenial cortex was activated during memory retrieval in tFC. In contrast, both areas were activated during memory retrieval in dFC. These results provide the first evidence of the differential involvement of parietal associative cortex in the formation and retrieval of different forms of associative memory.</p>","PeriodicalId":9331,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of Experimental Biology and Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"661-665"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148599375","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}
D G Gubin, S N Kolomeychuk, I M Petrov, A A Markov, Yu A Petrova, K A Voronin, M S Mezhakova, Y V Boldyreva, A U Shigabaeva
{"title":"Melatonin Amplitude, but Not Phase, Is Associated with Sleep Efficiency in the Arctic.","authors":"D G Gubin, S N Kolomeychuk, I M Petrov, A A Markov, Yu A Petrova, K A Voronin, M S Mezhakova, Y V Boldyreva, A U Shigabaeva","doi":"10.1007/s10517-026-06711-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10517-026-06711-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study investigated the relationship between the amplitude and phase of melatonin rhythm and sleep efficiency in 15 Arctic residents, accounting for the pronounced seasonal variations in the photic environment. Sleep efficiency was assessed using actigraphy across the winter and summer solstices, and the spring equinox. Analysis revealed no significant seasonal variations in sleep efficiency (p > 0.05). Multiple regression analysis, after adjusting for photoperiod, demonstrated a significant positive association between the melatonin amplitude and sleep efficiency (β = 0.317, p < 0.037, η<sup>2</sup> = 0.10). Melatonin phase parameters (acrophase or dim light melatonin onset (DLMO)) had no significant relationship with sleep efficiency (p > 0.3). These findings suggest that melatonin amplitude plays a dominant role in determining sleep quality, and substantiate the potential efficacy of interventions aimed at augmenting melatonin rhythm amplitude.</p>","PeriodicalId":9331,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of Experimental Biology and Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"748-751"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148590539","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":"Spastic Hypertonia Following Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion in Rats: Assessment of Behavioral, Electrophysiological, and Morphological Parameters in Dynamics.","authors":"Tian-Yi Sun, Ling-Hui Ma, Liang-Xiao Ma, Qin-Yong Zhang, Xu Qian, Jing-Yun Xiu, Xiu-Yan Wang","doi":"10.1007/s10517-026-06700-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10517-026-06700-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Gradual changes in muscle resistance after ischemic stroke offer precious insights into the time-course development of spastic hypertonia, but quantitative data about temporal changes in muscle tension are insufficient, particularly about changes in muscle properties in post-stroke animal models. In male Sprague-Dawley rats, changes in the motor function, muscle tension, and spastic muscle structure over a 20-day period after permanent middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) were examined using behavioral tests, electrophysiological recordings, and muscle fiber staining. Motor function evaluated by gait analysis and rotarod test performance were impaired from day 0 to day 10. Muscle tension assessed by Modified Modified Ashworth Scale (MMAS) dropped immediately after MCAO, began to rise on day 3, peaked on day 10, and then decreased somewhat, yet remained relatively high throughout the 20-day observation period. These alterations in muscle tension were also verified by H-reflex recording. On days 10 and 20 postoperatively, the percentage of type I muscle fibers in MCAO group was higher than in sham-operated animals. Our results verified a progressive increase in muscle tension and motor dysfunction on days 3-10 after cerebral ischemia, while changes in structural properties of spastic muscles also contributed to hypertonia. The findings may contribute to better understanding of the recovery process in spastic hypertonia quantitatively in animal model after stroke, and are useful for developing new therapeutic approaches.</p>","PeriodicalId":9331,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of Experimental Biology and Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"688-695"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148618590","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}