Aim. The aim of the work was to determine the role of polymorphism of the interleukin-10 gene (rs 1800872) in the course of herpes zoster in adults. Materials and methods. 50 adult patients with herpes zoster were included into the study. The clinical course of the disease and development of the certain nature of complications were analyzed depending on the genetic polymorphism of the interleukin-10 gene. Statistical data processing was performed with using the formed patient database in the program STATISTICA for Windows 13 (StatSoft Inc., № JPZ804I382130ARCN10-J). Results. It was established that genotype TT of the IL-10 gene (rs 1800872) was recorded in 30 (60.0 %) patients with herpes zoster versus 14 (35.0 %) healthy people from the control group (P = 0.02), which confirmed the significance of the gene polymorphism IL-10 in reactivation of the varicella zoster virus and the manifestation of shingles. Analysis of the polymorphism of the IL-10 gene depending on the clinical form and the severity of shingle showed that genotype TT was significantly more frequently recorded in patients with severe course disease (86.7 % vs. 48.6 %, P = 0.01), however, did not influenced on the formation of certain clinical forms of the disease (P > 0.05). In patients with herpes zoster polymorphism of the IL-10 gene (rs 1800872) influenced the severity of the course of the disease, namely, the TT genotype was associated with a severe course of the disease (P = 0.01) and the development of neurological complications (P = 0.03), which were represented by meningitis (6), Ramsey-Hunt syndrome (3) and the subsequent formation of postherpetic neuralgia (3), as well as of ophthalmic nature (P = 0.0001), which were represented by herpetic blepharoconjunctivitis (16), keratouveitis (3), iridocyclitis (1), subconjunctival hemorrhages (1). Unlike the TT genotype, genotype TG of the IL-10 gene (rs 1800872) was associated with the development of complications with the addition of secondary bacterial microflora (χ 2 = 4.5, P = 0.03), the incidence of which did not depend on the severity of herpes zoster (P > 0.05). Conclusions. In patients with herpes zoster, the TT-genotype of the IL-10 gene (rs 1800872) was associated with reactivation of the varicella zoster virus and development of a severe disease course, with formation of neurological (χ 2 = 4.75, P = 0.03) and ophthalmic (χ 2 = 14.75, P = 0.0001) complications. The TG genotype of the IL-10 gene (rs 1800872) is associated with the development of complications associated with the addition of secondary bacterial microflora (χ 2 = 4.5, P = 0.03).

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Background.Measles is an acute viral infection, predominantly of childhood ages.However, in recent years, the incidence of measles among adults has significantly increased, with the development of a severe and complicated course of the disease. Materials and methods. The study included 175 patients with measles and 30 healthy people. The quantitative content of TNF-α and IFN-γ in blood serum was determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Statistical processing was performed in program "STATISTICA for Windows 13" (StatSoft Inc., No. JPZ804I382130ARCN10-J). Results. A study of 175 measles patients found the frequency and spectrum of complications in adult patients depending on the severity of the disease and dynamics of TNF-α and IFN-γ level in blood serum. It is shown that frequency and range of complications in adult patients with measles depends on the severity of the disease. Patients with severe measles were more likely to develop complications from the respiratory system (p <0.01) due to the formation of pneumonia (p = 0.0001) and from the gastrointestinal tract with more frequent development of hepatitis (p = 0.0001) and enteritis (p = 0.

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Antidepressant activity of N-phenyl(benzyl)amino derivatives of aspartic acid was studied on various experimental models of depression. IEM-1770 (30 mg/kg) and IEM-1944 (20 mg/kg) exhibited antidepressant activity after single injection in the forced swimming and tail suspension tests. Antidepressant effect of 14-day administration of these compounds and reference drugs maprotiline (10 mg/kg) and citalopram (10 mg/kg) was confirmed on the model of learned helplessness.