The study aim was to analyse the frequency of polymorphic variants of angiotensinogen gene polymorphism (AGT 704T>C, rs699) in essential arterial hypertension (EAH) patients. METHODS: Seventy-two individuals with EAH and hypertension-mediated organ damage (stage 2), moderate, high or very high cardiovascular risks were involved in the case-control study. Among them, 70.84 % (51) were females and 29.16 % (21) were males; mean age was 59.87±7.98 y. The control group consisted of fi fty practically healthy individuals at relevant age (49.13±6.28 y) and with relevant sex distribution (62 % were females, 38 % were males). AGT (704T>C) gene polymorphism was examined by RT-PCR. RESULTS: The distribution of genotypes in the study group was as follows: TT -14 %, TC -60 %, CC -26 %, which corresponded to the distribution in the control group -16 %, 54 % and 30 %, respectively, and did not deviate from the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. Smoking, type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) and obesity increased the relative risk of EAH in the examined population 2.5 times [OR=2.81; p=0.049], 3.75 times [OR=4.68; p=0.005] and almost twofold [OR=2.90; p=0.004], respectively. The probability of EAH increases fourfold with the angiotensin II elevation in the serum. Genotypes and alleles of the AGT (704T>C) gene were not signifi cant risk factors for EAH and DM2 in the studied population. However, the TC-genotype (lesser T-allele) increases the risk of obesity in EAH patients more than 1.5 times [OR=2.93; p=0.03]. In addition, the T-allele increases the risk for blood pressure (BP) to elevate up to grade 2-3 [OR=3.64; p < 0.001]. CONCLUSIONS: One-way ANOVA analysis confi rmed the AGT (704T>C) gene polymorphism to be associated with systolic and diastolic BP elevation (F=7.80; p < 0.001 and F=4.90; p=0.01, respectively), especially in TT-genotype carriers (p < 0.05), and with body mass index increase, albeit only in women (F=13.94; p < 0.001) (Tab. 4, Fig. 3, Ref. 26).

Aim. To establish the effect of acidum succinicum on the activity of enzymes in the blood of cows after calving and the course of uterine involution. Materials and Methods. The study of enzyme activity was carried out in the Central Research Laboratory of I. Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University (Certificate of technical competence № 001/18, issued on September 26, 2018, valid until September 25, 2023). Results of the research. After the use of acidum succinicum in the body of cows of the experimental group, the activity of alanine aminotransferase increased by 12,0 % (p≤0,05), and the activity of aspartate aminotransferase, on the contrary, decreased by 30,0 % (p≤0,001), which indicates a positive effect on hepatocytes. Confirmation of this is the Ritis factor, which increased 1,4 times (p≤0,05). All animal experiments were conducted according to with the recommendations of ARRIVE and the British Animal Act 1986 and Directive 2010/63 / EU on the protection of animals for scientific investigation. In the body of cows of the control group, the activity of alanine and aspartateaminotransferases increased, respectively, by 14,0 % (p≤0,05) and 47,0 % (p≤0,001) against a background of a 1,2-fold decrease (p≤0,05) Ritis factor. A decrease in bilirubin content of 56,0 % (p≤0,001) in the body of cows after the use of acidum succinicum and an increase in its content by 2,2 times (p≤0,001) in the body of control cows indicates liver disease, which is accompanied by affection of its parenchyma, which may be a consequence of intoxication of their body in the last trimester of pregnancy. Conclusion. Acidum succinicum, applied to cows after calving, prevents the development of inflammation of the reproductive system, helps to restore reproductive function, reduces the duration of the service period to 80,0±2,0 days, and the insemination index to 1,3