The effect of probiotics on the level of immunoglobulin A in women with violation of the biocenosis of the vagina

2017 ◽  
pp. 85-88
Author(s):  
O.I. Ostapenko ◽  
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V.P. Kvashenko ◽  
I.K. Akimova ◽  
I.N. Nosova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Immunoglobulin A ◽  
Lactobacillus Rhamnosus ◽  
Test System ◽  
Main Group ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Local Action ◽  
Serum Immunoglobulin ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Local Immunity ◽  
Serum Iga

The objective: the study of immunomodulatory effects of a probiotic, which contains lyophilized Lactobacillus (Lactobacillus rhamnosus) – 13 mg (2,0ґ109 CFU) and lyophilized bifidobacteria (Bifidobacterium lactis) – 4 mg (2,0ґ109 CFU) the level of serum immunoglobulin IgA as a marker of local immunity in the plasma of women of reproductive age with the violation of the biocenosis of the vagina. Patients and methods. The study involved 86 patients of reproductive age with the violation of the vaginal biocenosis, which were divided into two groups according to received treatment. A survey was conducted for all patients in both groups: determine the level of serum IgA, measuring pH of vaginal environment and the quantification of lactobacilli and pathogenic flora with the help of test-system «Florotsenoz» before treatment and in 6 weeks after treatment. The state of vaginal microbiocenosis in both groups before treatment was homogeneous. Patients in both groups as therapy at the first stage of treatment received, if necessary antimicrobial therapy depending on the selected flora. In the second stage (restoration of microflora) patient of the main group received systemic probiotic combined with a complex prebiotic local action, patients in the control group, the probiotic localy in the form of the vaginal candles or tablets. Results. The research stated the increasing level of serum IgA in blood plasma of patients of the main group compared to control group at 20%, normalizing the pH of the vaginal environment in the main group in 94% of cases, which indicates an increase of immunity in mucosal. Conclusion. The inclusion of the systemic probiotic in the scheme of treatment of disorders of biocenosis of the vagina system enhances the increasing of immunity of the mucous membranes, and the vaginal tablets prebiotic of local action restores the own normal microflora of the vagina. Key words: serum immunoglobulin A, local immunity, vaginal dysbiosis, probiotics, prebiotics, vaginal microbiocenosis, the pH of the vaginal environment.

scholarly journals Erythropoietin level in normal and abnormal human seminal fluid

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 54-59
Author(s):  
D. Yu. Sosnin ◽  
K. R. Galkovich ◽  
A. V. Krivtsov1
Keyword(s):  
Seminal Plasma ◽  
Seminal Fluid ◽  
Solid Phase ◽  
Human Sperm ◽  
Test System ◽  
Main Group ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Study Objective ◽  
Synthesis Of Hormones

Background. There are not enough publications devoted to the study of erythropoietin in human sperm. According to the results of these studies, the erythropoietin takes part in the regulation of spermatogenesis, affecting the synthesis of hormones, in particular steroid ones. Currently, the physiological and pathogenetic effects of erythropoietin on human ejaculate have not been thoroughly studied. In this regard, the study of this protein in the ejaculate in patients with diseases of the male reproductive system, as well as in their absence, is relevant.The study objective is to determine the concentration of erythropoietin in ejaculate samples of healthy and men with oligoastenozoospermia.Materials and methods. Samples of ejaculate of 52 men of reproductive age were examined. The ejaculate was examined using the SQA-V sperm analyzer (MES, Israel). According to the results of the study, two groups were identified: the main group (n = 18) with reduced fertility and the control group (n = 34) with normal spermogram indicators. In seminal plasma samples, the concentration of erythropoietin was determined by solid-phase enzyme immunoassay using the test system “Erythropoietin-IFA-BEST” (A-8776) (Vector-best LLC, Russia).Results. Erythropoietin was detected in all ejaculate samples, the results ranged from 9.37 to 193.95 mME / ml and varied 20.7 times (p = 0.3). The median concentration in the main group was 64.49 mME / ml (41.96; 118.16 mME / ml) and 1.36 times higher than the results of the comparison group, which were 47.16 mME / ml (18.15; 90.94 mME / ml). No statistically significant regularities were found between the concentration of erythropoietin and the indicators of ejaculate fertility (r <|0,3|).Conclusion. In oligoastenozoospermia, there is a tendency to increase the content of erythropoietin in the seminal plasma, which requires further research, taking into account a more detailed stratification of the groups examined for reasons that caused a decrease in the number of spermatozoa.

scholarly journals Results of study of local immunity of the oral cavity in patients with fixed aesthetic dental prostheses and inflammatory periodontal diseases

2016 ◽  
Vol 97 (3) ◽  
pp. 363-367
Author(s):  
I R Shafeev ◽  
A I Bulgakova ◽  
I V Valeev ◽  
G Sh Zubairova
Keyword(s):  
Oral Cavity ◽  
Oral Fluid ◽  
Periodontal Diseases ◽  
Immunoglobulin A ◽  
Main Group ◽  
Interleukin 4 ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Interferon Α ◽  
Local Immunity ◽  
Dental Prostheses

Aim. To study the state of local immunity of the oral cavity in patients with fixed aesthetic dental prostheses and inflammatory periodontal diseases.Methods. 90 patients with fixed aesthetic dental prostheses and inflammatory periodontal diseases (main group) and 21 patients without dental prostheses and inflammatory periodontal disease (control group) were examined. Immunoglobulin A, sA, G, M, E classes, interleukin-4, -6 and -1β, interferon α contents in oral liquid were determined using enzyme immunoassay.Results.. As a result of our study of immunoglobulins level in saliva in patients of the main and control groups an increase in the immunoglobulin A level, compared with the normal value, statistically significant increase in secretory immunoglobulin A were revealed; difference in the immunoglobulin G level was not determined. The increase in immunoglobulin E level in patients of the main group was determined. When studying the interleukins content in the oral fluid a statistically significant decrease in the concentration of IL-4 and increase in interleukin-6 and -1β content in patients of the main group were determined. The tendency to decrease in the interferon α content in the main group compared to the control group was registered.Conclusion. In patients with fixed aesthetic dental prostheses and inflammatory periodontal diseases humoral immunity imbalance was identified, manifesting in changes of the immunoglobulin classes A, sA and E, interleukin-4, -6 and -1β contents in oral fluid.

LOCAL IMMUNE STATUS AND ETIOLOGICAL FACTORS IN PARATONSILLITIS

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 78-86
Author(s):  
T.V. Zolotova ◽  
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A.G. Volkov ◽  
P.A. Kondrashov ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Inflammatory Diseases ◽  
Immunoglobulin A ◽  
Secretory Iga ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Local Immunity ◽  
Immunomodulatory Agents ◽  
Etiological Factors ◽  
Streptolysin O ◽  
Bacterial Lysates ◽  
Antigenic Load

Paratonsillitis is one of the most common purulent inflammatory diseases, considered as a manifestation of chronic tonsillitis. The aim of the work is to study the state of local immunity by the level of immunoglobulin A in saliva in patients with paratonsillitis and its changes in the treatment process, to determine the level of antistreptolysin-O in serum, as well as to study the etiological factors of paratonsillites in the microbiological assessment of the species composition of flora in smears from the cavity of paratonsillar abscess. Under our observation there were 152: 32 healthy people and 120 patients with paratonsillitis under abecedarian or abscess stage. It was found that in patients with paratonsillitis there is a significant (p<0.001) decrease in the level of secretory immunoglobulin A in saliva, which indicates a violation of local immunity and requires correction. The level of antibodies to streptolysin-O in the serum of patients with paratonsillitis was significantly - 10.25 times higher than in healthy individuals in the control group, which confirms the high streptococcal antigenic load. The results of microbiological examination of smears from the abscess cavity indicated the release of the most frequent pathogens of paratonsillites - Streptococcus β-haemolythicus, Streptococcus Pneumoniae and Staphylococcus Aureus, with bacterial associations prevailing (63.5%). After a course of antimicrobial therapy, supplemented with immunomodulatory agents in the form of bacterial lysates, there was an increase in the level of secretory IgA in saliva in 10-30 days in 3.3-4.5 times. At the same time, the level of antistreptolysin-O significantly decreased. In patients receiving immunomodulatory therapy in the form of bacterial lysates in the complex treatment of paratonsillitis, for the period of observation of 6 months, there was a decrease in the frequency of relapses of the disease by 2 times.

Major Immunoglobulin Ratios in Carcinoma of the Head and Neck

1978 ◽  
Vol 87 (3) ◽  
pp. 412-415 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arnold E. Katz ◽  
John O. Nysather ◽  
Lee A. Harker
Keyword(s):  
Head And Neck ◽  
Immunoglobulin G ◽  
Immunoglobulin A ◽  
Elevated Serum ◽  
Immunoglobulin M ◽  
Serum Immunoglobulin ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Immunoglobulin Production ◽  
Patients With Cancer ◽  
Serum Iga

— Serum immunoglobulin A (IgA), immunoglobulin G (IgG), and immunoglobulin M (IgM) levels were determined on 245 patients with carcinoma of the head and neck and on 92 controls. Ratios of these levels were calculated for each subject. The patients with cancer demonstrated elevated serum IgA levels ( P <.0001) and elevated IgA/IgM and IgA/IgG ratios ( P <.05). No differences were noted when the IgM/IgG ratios were compared between the cancer and the control groups. These observations are offered as evidence that previously reported elevations of serum IgA levels in patients with carcinoma of the head and neck are not merely an index of nonspecific increased immunoglobulin production in these patients.

scholarly journals EVALUATION OF LOCAL IMMUNITY OF MORBIDITY OF THE MUTUAL IN THE TRADITIONAL THERAPY OF INFLAMMATORY DISEASES OF THE PARODONT

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 11-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Надежда Васильева ◽  
Nadezhda Vasil'eva ◽  
Альбина Булгакова ◽  
Al'bina Bulgakova ◽  
Эльмира Имельбаева ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Inflammatory Diseases ◽  
Periodontal Diseases ◽  
Effective Means ◽  
Immunoglobulin A ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Total Protein Content ◽  
Total Production ◽  
Local Immunity ◽  
Traditional Therapy ◽  
Mixed Saliva

Subject. The state of local immunity before and with the use of traditional therapy is considered. As a material for assessing local immunity, the quantitative and qualitative characteristics of mixed saliva and the migration test of leukocytes were used, reflecting the severity of inflammatory phenomena in the periodontium and to determine the effectiveness of treatment. The purpose is an evaluation of local immunity of the oral cavity in the traditional therapy of inflammatory periodontal diseases. Methodology. Local immunity was studied in 204 patients with periodontal inflammatory diseases according to the test of leukocyte migration, quantitative and qualitative content of spontaneously secreted mixed saliva: the total protein content, secretory immunoglobulin A (sIgA), lysozyme. All patients underwent traditional therapy. Results. The study revealed an imbalance of local immunity and was characterized by a decrease in total production of mixed saliva in all groups of CDW patients in comparison with the control group. The level of protein was reduced in the group of moderate hippocampus, sIgA in mixed saliva in all patients, especially in cases of severe HCV. The amount of lysozyme is increased in patients with gingivitis, in mild to moderate HGP it corresponds to the content of the control group, it is decreased in patients with moderate and severe periodontitis. In the course of traditional treatment, all patients showed a tendency to normalization of these parameters and was characterized by preservation of reduced production of mixed saliva in all CDW patients, increased lysozyme content and sIgA. However, the restoration of sIgA level in CDW patients to the control group level was not observed. In the group of severe hCG, the level of lysozyme was lower than in control. Conclusions. The use of traditional therapy indicates the preservation of the intensity of immune response in patients with CDW and requires further research and more effective means of action on inflammatory mediators.

scholarly journals ПОРУШЕННЯ ВАРІАБЕЛЬНОСТІ СЕРЦЕВОГО РИТМУ ЯК МЕТОД ОЦІНЮВАННЯ АДАПТАЦІЙНИХ РЕАКЦІЙ ОРГАНІЗМУ ВАГІТНИХ ПРИ НАЯВНОСТІ ШКІДЛИВИХ ЗВИЧОК

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. H. Korniienko ◽  
A. S. Fitkalo
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Heart Rate Variability ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Cardiac Rhythm ◽  
Main Group ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Cardiac Rhythm Variability ◽  
Adaptive Reactions

According to modern data, the cardiovascular system is a kind of indicator of the organism's adaptive activity, and the structure of the heart rhythm carries information about the development of adaptive reactions in response to irritating factors of the external and internal environment.The aim of the study – to investigate the functional state of the autonomic nervous system in pregnant women who have harmful habits by evaluating and analyzing the parameters of heart rate variability in order to prevent complications of non-delivery of gestational process.Materials and Methods. The study involved 73 pregnant women, 53 of them were pregnant (the main group) who had malignant habits in history. Before studying adaptive reactions in pregnant women, a study of cardiac rhythm variability was performed in practically healthy non-pregnant women of reproductive age (25.3±2.2) years). The control group consisted of 20 pregnant women without any harmful habits. Determination of heart rate variability was performed on the basis of peripheral heart rate recording, which included measuring the sequence of RR intervals for 5 minutes, followed by mathematical analysis using the PlsMntr software product.Results and Discussion. It was established that in the main group, in the complicated failure to pass the gestational process, violations of cardiac rhythm variability were detected in 59.7 % of cases. There is an increase in the frequency of very low frequency (VL F) waves (43.5 % relative to control, p<0.05), indicating a predominance of humoral and metabolic rate of regulation of the cardiac rhythm. At the threat of premature births, a decrease in the particle (LF) is observed at 36.6 %, a decrease in the share of high-frequency waves (НF) by 30.8 %. Taking into account the results of the study, one can speak of a decrease in the tone of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system, reducing the influence of the reflexive vegetative level of regulation, which, in turn, indicates the depletion of regulatory mechanisms and the lack of an adaptive protective effect of n.vagus on the heart.Conclusions. Our innovative low-invasive method of evaluating the adaptive reactions of the organism through the determination and analysis of indicators of cardiac rhythm variability in pregnant women with the existing harmful habits offers us the opportunity to observe manifestations of functional stress of regulatory systems of pregnant women, preceding the development of complication of non-delivery of gestational process.

Modern approaches to the treatment of bacterial vaginosis and mixed nonspecific vaginitis

2017 ◽  
pp. 89-95
Author(s):  
O.V. Golyanovsky ◽  
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V.V. Mehedko ◽  
M.A. Budchenko ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bacterial Vaginosis ◽  
Standard Treatment ◽  
Main Group ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Complete Disappearance ◽  
Complete Elimination ◽  
Women Of Reproductive Age ◽  
High Effectiveness ◽  
Treatment Regimens

The objective: to evaluate the effectiveness of treatment of women with various dysbiotic vaginal conditions with Limenda. Materials and methods. 58 women of reproductive age with BV and mixed nonspecific vaginitis participated in the study. The main group included 30 women, whose treatment was carried out with Limenda drug. The control group consisted of 28 women, whose treatment was performed according to the standard scheme using a combination of drugs. Results. Based on the results of control tests, complete elimination of pathogens occurred in 29 (96.67%) patients of the main group and in 26 (92.86%) patients of the control group. Five days after the treatment, all 30 (100%) women in the main group noted complete disappearance of symptoms on the control visit, and 2 (7.14%) of the control group complained of minor discomfort in the vagina, which required continued treatment. The conclusion. For the treatment of nonspecific vaginitis and bacterial vaginosis, especially chronic and often recurrent forms, it is better to use combined local remedies. The results of this study reliably testify to the high effectiveness of the combined drug Limenda compared with standard treatment regimens. Key words: vaginitis, bacterial vaginosis, vaginal biocenosis, conditional resistance, metronidazole, miconazole, Limenda.

scholarly journals N-Glycosylation Alteration of Serum and Salivary Immunoglobulin A Is a Possible Biomarker in Oral Mucositis

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 1747 ◽  
Author(s):  
Enikő Gebri ◽  
Zsuzsanna Kovács ◽  
Brigitta Mészáros ◽  
Ferenc Tóth ◽  
Ádám Simon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stem Cell ◽  
Stem Cell Transplantation ◽  
Cell Transplantation ◽  
Oral Mucositis ◽  
Immunoglobulin A ◽  
High Dose ◽  
Local Immunity ◽  
Total N ◽  
Salivary Iga ◽  
Serum Iga

Background: Oral and enteral mucositis due to high-dose cytostatic treatment administered during autologous and allogeneic stem-cell transplantation increases mortality. Salivary secretory immunoglobulin A (sIgA) is a basic pillar of local immunity in the first line of defense. Altered salivary sialoglycoprotein carbohydrates are important in the pathologies in the oral cavity including inflammation, infection and neoplasia. Therefore, we assessed whether changes in the salivary and serum IgA glycosylation correlated with development and severity of oral mucositis. Methods: Using capillary electrophoresis, comparative analysis of serum and salivary IgA total N-glycans was conducted in 8 patients with autologous peripheral stem-cell transplantation (APSCT) at four different stages of transplantation (day −3/−7, 0, +7, +14) and in 10 healthy controls. Results: Fourteen out of the 31 structures identified in serum and 6 out of 38 in saliva showed significant changes upon transplantation compared with the control group. Only serum core fucosylated, sialylated bisecting biantennary glycan (FA2BG2S2) showed significant differences between any two stages of transplantation (day −3/−7 and day +14; p = 0.0279). Conclusion: Our results suggest that changes in the serum IgA total N-glycan profile could serve as a disease-specific biomarker in patients undergoing APSCT, while analysis of salivary IgA N-glycan reflects the effect of APSCT on local immunity.

scholarly journals Characteristics of phenotypes (clinical variants) of polycystic ovary syndrome in women of reproductive age

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 27-31
Author(s):  
V.G. Syusyuka ◽  
M.Y. Sergienko ◽  
G.I. Makurina ◽  
O.A. Yershova ◽  
A.S. Chornenka
Keyword(s):  
Polycystic Ovary ◽  
Free Testosterone ◽  
Main Group ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Women Of Reproductive Age ◽  
Ovary Syndrome ◽  
Comprehensive Examination ◽  
Clinical Variants ◽  
Research Show

The objective: on the basis of a comprehensive examination of women of reproductive age to establish the frequency of phenotypes (clinical variants) of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).Materials and methods. 34 patients (main group) who complained of menstrual disorders and/or dermatopathies by recommendation of a dermatologist were examined. The control group is represented by 30 women without gynecological and somatic pathology. The mean age of women in the main group was 26,4±0,9 years and 29,1±0,9 years in the control group (p>0,05). The age of women in the study groups ranged from 18 to 35 years. Patients underwent a comprehensive examination to assess the severity of hirsutism and the severity of acne, as well as the body mass index was determined. All women underwent ultrasound examination in the dynamics and quantitative assessment of the concentration of hormones in the blood plasma, namely cortisol, thyroid-stimulating hormone, prolactin, free testosterone and its index, androstenedione, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate, 17-α-OH-progesterone, sex hormone binding globulin. Variation-statistical processing of the results was carried out using the program «STATISTICA 13».Results. The results of the conducted research show that 73,5% had menstrual irregularities, and 52,9% – infertility. Acne and hirsutism in every 3rd woman were combined and were diagnosed in 47,1% and 41,2% of women, respectively. Ultrasound signs of polycystic ovaries were found in 94,1% of patients according to the criteria for the diagnosis of PCOS, and in 88,2% – anovulation. According to the laboratory examination, hyperadrogenism was found in 55,9%, which is confirmed by statistically significant (p<0,05) predominance in the main group compared with the control group of androstenedione, free testosterone and its index. In addition, it should be noted statistically significant (p<0,05) higher levels of 17-α-OH-progesterone and prolactin in the main group, but their indicators were within the reference values of the norm. Analyzing the frequency of phenotypes (clinical variants) of PCOS, it was found that phenotype A (classical) occurred in 32,4%. Phenotype B (incomplete classical) was diagnosed in 14,7%, and phenotype C (ovulatory) – only 8,8%. The most often, namely in 15 (44,1%) women with PCOS, the phenotype D (non-androgenic) was established.Conclusions. The results of the conducted research show that in women with PCOS clinical symptoms are characterized by menstrual dysfunction (73,5%), infertility (52,9%) and dermatopathies, namely acne (47,1%) and hirsutism (41,2%). According to the laboratory exanination, hyperadrogenism was found in 55,9%, which is confirmed by statistically significant (p<0,05) predominance in the main group compared with the control group of androstenedione, free testosterone and its index. Among the clinical variants of PCOS, the non-androgenic phenotype (phenotype D) was the most often diagnosed, the frequency of it was 44,1%. Classical (phenotype A) and incomplete classical (phenotype B) were found in 32,4% and 14,7%, respectively. It should be noted that only 8,8% of women with PCOS are diagnosed with phenotype C (ovulatory).

scholarly journals Medical-social risk factors of cervical cancer development among women of reproductive age

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Comparison Group ◽  
Main Group ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Social Risk ◽  
Social Risk Factors ◽  
Sociological Study ◽  
Female Population

Cervical cancer is one of the widespread diseases that have a negative impact on the reproductive health. However, medical-social risk factors which provoke this pathology aren't studied sufficiently yet. We have identified the most significant medical-social risk factors of cervical cancer's development and progression based on data analysis of a sociological study. Thus, it was found that cervical cancer can't be associated with predominantly late reproductive age of women in conditions of the Republic of Belarus: most of the patients with this pathology (more than 53%) were under the age of 35 years old. The group of patients suffered from cervical cancer was quite homogeneous in their social status, which was average and relatively stable in a large majority of them (more than 90%), despite employment in various sectors of the national economy. Social functioning of these patients wasn't significantly different from the main population of women in reproductive age. Thus, early sexual activity and random early sexual relations weren't characteristic for the majority of them: 86.1±4.46% (the control group – 87.3±5.51%, the comparison group – 78.2±3.96%) and 83.5±4.72% (the control group – 89.1±4.28%, the comparison group – 75.2±2.36%). Moreover, the married patients of the main group had the most ordered sexual behavior (p<0.01; tau=0.572) which determined the low prevalence of artificial abortions among them, including menstrual cycle regulation (less than 8%). However, the revealed different defects of health-saving behavior in the main group of patients (more than 70%), including an insufficient level of valeological knowledge, the presence of common harmful habits and low medical activity, indicate that there are significant reserves for improvement of the preventive activities of medical stuff in the field of primary medical care for the development of a healthy lifestyle among female population of reproductive age and providing clinical examination among this contingent of females in reproductive age with the purpose of cervical cancer prevention.

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