Objectives: To conduct a comparative analysis of respiration of mitochondria of brain homogenates of rats with stepwise subtotal cerebral ischemia with different duration between ligations of both common carotid arteries. Methods: The experiments were performed on 24 male mongrel white rats weighing 260 ±20 g. Cerebral ischemia (CI) was simulated under intravenous thiopental anesthesia (40-50 mg/kg). The control group consisted of falsely operated rats of similar sex and weight. To study mitochondrial respiration, the brain was extracted in the cold (0-4°C), dried with filter paper, weighed and homogenized in an isolation medium containing 0.32 M sucrose, 10 mM Tris-HCl, 1 mM EDTA, pH 7.4 (in a ratio of 1:10), using Potter-Evelheim homogenizer with Teflon pestle according to the modified method. To prevent systematic measurement errors, brain samples from the compared control and experimental groups of animals were studied under the same conditions. Results: Stepwise SCI with an interval of 1 and 3 days between bandages of both OCA leads to damage to the neurons of the parietal cortex and hippocampus of rats, which manifests itself in a decrease in their size, deformation of the pericaryons, an increase in the number of shrunken neurons and shadow cells. The most pronounced changes were observed in the subgroup with an interval between dressings of 1 day. These changes were similar to the changes in SCI (p>0.05), except for the absence of cells with pericellular edema in the hippocampus and a smaller number of them in the parietal cortex. SCI with an interval between WASP dressings of 7 days, on the contrary, it is manifested by less pronounced histological changes, especially in the hippocampus. Conclusion: In cerebral ischemia, damage to the inner mitochondrial membrane occurs due to activation of free radical oxidation processes. Damage to the inner mitochondrial membrane, in turn, leads to an increase in its permeability and a decrease in the level of the proton gradient due to the transition of protons along the concentration gradient through the resulting nonspecific pores into the mitochondrial matrix. As a result, the efficiency of ATP synthesis decreases, and more substrates and oxygen are required to maintain the intermembrane potential under these conditions.

Objective. Evaluation of changes in the content of ATP synthase in the parietal cortex and hippocampus of the brain of rats with ischemia of varying severity in a comparative aspect. Methods. The experiments were performed on 88 male outbred white rats weighing 260 ± 20 g. Brain ischemia was modeled under conditions of intravenous thiopental anesthesia (40-50 mg / kg). Total cerebral ischemia was modeled by decapitation of animals. The brain sampling was carried out 1 hour and 24 hours after decapitation - to study tissue respiration of mitochondria, as well as 1 hour later to determine the content of ATP synthase. Subtotal cerebral ischemia was modeled by simultaneous ligation of both common carotid arteries. The material was taken after 1 hour to determine the content of ATP synthase. Stepwise subtotal cerebral ischemia was performed by sequential ligation of both common carotid arteries with an interval of 7 days. The sampling was carried out 1 hour after ligation of the second common carotid artery in each of the subgroups. Partial cerebral ischemia was modeled by ligation of one common carotid artery on the right. The sampling was carried out 1 hour after the operation. Determination of the content of ATP synthase was carried out by immunohistochemical method using monoclonal antibodies. For this purpose, after decapitation, the brain was quickly removed from the rats, pieces of the cerebral cortex were fixed in zinc-ethanol-formaldehyde at + 4 ° C (overnight), then embedded?in?paraffin. Results. In the group of stepwise subtotal cerebral ischemia, the smallest decrease in the content of ATP synthase was observed in the 1st subgroup with an interval between dressings of 7 days, while the greatest decrease in the content of the enzyme was noted in the 3rd subgroup with the minimum interval between the dressings of the common carotid artery (1 day). Modeling of more severe types of ischemic damage led to pronounced morphological changes in neurons in the parietal cortex and hippocampus of the rat brain - a decrease in their size, deformation of the perikarya, an increase in the degree of neuronal chromatophilia with their simultaneous wrinkling and subsequent death. These disorders were most pronounced in the 3rd subgroup of stepwise subtotal cerebral ischemia with the shortest interval between dressings, which was 1 day, and in the group of total cerebral ischemia. Conclusion. Thus, the most pronounced decrease in the content of ATP synthase was observed in the groups of total cerebral ischemia, subtotal cerebral ischemia and in the 3rd subgroup of stepwise subtotal cerebral ischemia, with a minimal time interval between the ligation of the common carotid artery. In stepwise subtotal cerebral ischemia with an interval between ligation of the common carotid artery of 7 days, the suppression of the ATP synthase content was not so significant.

Botryotrichum and Scopulariopsis are a fungal genera that belongs to Class: Sordariomycetes. This review is to demonstrate secondary metabolites from Botryotrichum and Scopulariopsis and some of their reported biological activities. Moreover, describing the unique chemical diversity of these fungal genera involved in medical, pharmaceutical, agricultural applications. Also highlight the harmful side of these fungi if present.

The present study aimed to investigate the ameliorative effects of fenugreek seeds and curcumin on hematotoxicity induced by nicotine in male albino rats. 30 male F-344/NHsd Fischer rats, weighing from 180 to 200g were used in the present study. The animals were divided into five groups (6 rats for each); Group I (control group), Group II (nicotine treated group), Group III (nicotine/fenugreek seeds co-administered), Group IV (nicotine/curcumin co-administered), and Group V (nicotine/curcumin& fenugreek seeds co-administered). At the end of the experimentation and 24 hours after the last dose, all animals were anaesthetized with ether and blood samples were collected by heart puncture. The samples were collected in clean dry tubes containing the anticoagulant substance EDTA and used for the hematological studies. The results showed that the animals treated with nicotine for 4 weeks showed a significant decrease in RBCs count, hemoglobin concentration, hematocrit value, MCH, MCHC, and platelets count, and increased MCV and WBCs count as compared to the control group. Co-administration of nicotine with fenugreek and/or curcumin caused improvement in all hematological parameters when compared with nicotine group. It can be concluded that nicotine had a strong effect on the hematological parameters. The ingestion of fenugreek and/or curcumin prevent the hematoxicity induced by nicotine. The current study suggests that fenugreek and curcumin may be useful in combating free radical-induced hematotoxicity induced by nicotine.

Stachybotrys, Memnoniella, Doratomyces and Graphium all these genera belonging to Class: Sordariomycetes. This review is to demonstrate description, ecology, and secondary metabolites from Stachybotrys, Memnoniella, Doratomyces and Graphium and some of their reported biological activities. Besides, describing the importance and potentials of those fungi in order to encourage for further studies to each genus metabolites and purify already known metabolites.