Based on the notions of supramolecular nonenzymatic interaction of amyloid with known fluorescent probes (thioflavin T and Congo red) a search for the substances, which may be perspective as fluorescent probes selective to amyloid in the line of 4-N-aryl-3,5-dioxo-1-formyl-10-oxa-4-azatricyclo[5.2.11.7.02.6]dec-8-ene derivatives has been undertaken.Dry crystals of the chosen substances having the structure of the molecular rotor similar to thioflavin T emitted light in the visible range of 421.0-435.5 nm, when excited by ultraviolet. Dissolution of the substances in 96° ethanol extinguishes fluorescence. wateralcohol solutions of these substances (0.75%; water:ethanol 96°=1:1, pH>7) also did not emitted the light (beyond the sensitivity of photomultiplier FEU-39). Treating with alcohol solutions of the tested preparations the depersonalized deparaffinated, preliminarily stained with hematoxylin, human kidney sections with clinically and histologically proved kidney amyloidosis was not accompanied by a marked fluorescence. Staining of the sections of the same kidney with water-alcohol alkalized solution of these preparations after imbedding into the non-fluorescent transparent medium was accompanied by luminescence of all kidney structures in the visible range at a wavelength of 534 nm with a more intensive luminescence of amyloid deposits than cellular structures.Conclusion. The result obtained opens good perspectives of using the tested substances as novel fluorophores for detecting amyloid.

The results of a study of the histamine status of the internal organs of Djungarian hamsters when silicon was taken with drinking water are presented. The aim of the study was to assess the histamine status of the liver, spleen and testicles of Djungarian hamsters when silicon was ingested with drinking water for three months at various concentrations. Material and methods. The hamsters were kept in the vivarium on a standard diet with free access to drinking water for three months. Hamsters of the control group (n = 3) received bottled drinking water, hamsters of the experimental groups received the same bottled water with the addition of sodium metasilicate 9-hydrate at a concentration of 10 mg/l in terms of silicon (the first experimental group, n = 3) and 20 mg/l in terms of silicon (the second experimental group, n = 3). To detect and quantify histamine in organs and tissues in cryostat sections of the liver, spleen and testicles, the fluorescent-histochemical Cross method was used. A general blood test and a blood test for glucose and cholesterol were also performed. Results and their discussion. A general blood test of hamsters that received drinking water with different concentrations of silicon did not reflect the effect of microelement intaked into the organism, while, depending on the concentration of silicon in water, the average blood glucose level tended to increase, and the cholesterol level tended to decrease. The obtained results do not contradict our previous studies in that direction. It has been shown that the concentration of silicon in drinking water from 10 mg/l hardly noticeably affects the histamine status of such organs as the liver, spleen and testes: only the intensity of histamine luminescence in macrophages of the red pulp increases statistically significantly. When silicon enters the body with drinking water at a concentration of 20 mg/l, the histamine status of organs changes more noticeably, the cells surrounding the central veins and the interstitial histamine-containing testes cells are “involved” into the reaction, which is visually reflected in the luminescent morphology of the investigated organs. Conclusions. The intake of silicon at a concentration of 10 mg/l and 20 mg/l for three months affects the histamine status of the liver, spleen and testes of Djungarian hamsters, while the indicators of the general blood test do not change.

Subcutaneous daily injection (with neglect of aseptics) of 0.5 ml solution of soybean cream substitute (10% volume in distilled water) during 30 days caused systemic amyloidosis in 30-day-old mice. All the known methods for induction of systemic amyloidosis are based on the use of old animals, as senile tissue bradytrophy allows effective simulation of amyloidosis.

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