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Research Results in Biomedicine

Volume 6, Issue №4, 2020 PDF
Genetics

Single nucleotide polymorphisms in genes encoding xenobiotic metabolizing enzymes are associated with predisposition to arterial hypertension
 

Background: Arterial hypertension (AH) is the most common disease of the cardiovascular system. Intracellular chemical and oxidative stress, which can be associated both with direct exposure to toxic ...

Increased usage of Smartphones in Medicine, an opportunity for Medical Cytogenetics

Background: The progressive availability at a worldwide scale of smartphones with bigger computing power and equipped with high quality cameras advertise a better usage for this equipment by ...

Bioinformatic analysis of microduplications at 5p15.33: identification of TPPP as a candidate gene for autism and intellectual disability

Background: Autism is a common psychiatric disorder in children. Since autism is a multifactorial disease, the genetic predisposition plays a significant role in the pathogenesis. However, numerous studies focused ...

An association study of three polymorphisms in the glutathione synthase (GSS) gene with the risk of ischemic stroke
 

Background: It is well known that gene polymorphisms of antioxidant defense enzymes contribute to the ischemic stroke (IS) predisposition and affect the severity of its manifestations. The aim of the ...

Allele distribution and haploblock structure of matrix metalloproteinase gene polymorphism in patients with H. pylori-negative gastric ulcer and duodenal ulcer
 

Background: One of the important tasks is to study the molecular genetic basis of gastric and duodenal ulcer. This pathology is quite widespread among the population and has an ...
Pharmacology

Morphofunctional changes in the retina when modeling the glaucoma process in rats
 

Background: Neuroprotective approaches are considered to be the most promising among existing modern directions in the development of antiglaucomatous drugs. The aim of the study: The detection of ...

Effects of first-line anti-TB drugs on the level of toxic plasma phospholipids
 

Background: The target of any toxic effect of anti-tuberculosis chemotherapy is primarily the cell. Changes in the structure and functions of cells affect the lipid composition of their membranes ...
Medicine (miscellaneous)

Avoidant restrictive food intake disorder – a new diagnostic category in DSM-V (analytical review)
 

Background: Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) was included in DSM-V in 2013. The disorder begins mainly at the age of 8-13. It is comorbid with autism spectrum disorders, ...

Psychoemotional status of elderly patients with cataracts
 

Background: Cataracts are highly prevalent among ophthalmic pathologies in old and senile age. In modern conditions, cataracts are the leading cause of vision loss in old age and ...

Pregnancy Nutrition and Zinc Deficiency: Review
 

Background: Zinc deficiency during pregnancy is common in many countries, and low concentrations of circulating zinc in maternal blood are associated with pregnancy complications. Pregnant nutrition is a basic ...

Features of the geriatric status guiding gerontological prevention of patients of different ages in aesthetic medicine clinics
 

Background: More and more often, the first specialists who become the primary link when patients seek medical help are not general practitioners, neurologists, cardiologists and others, but doctors ...