Objectives Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate (SZC) is a novel, highly selective potassium binder currently approved in the United States and European Union for treatment of hyperkalemia. This pilot evaluation explored the efficacy of SZC with insulin and glucose as hyperkalemia treatment in the emergency department (ED). Methods This exploratory, phase II, multicenter, randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled study (NCT03337477) enrolled adult ED patients with blood potassium ≥ 5.8 mmol/L. Patients were randomized 1:1 to receive SZC 10 g or placebo, up to three times during a 10‐hour period, with insulin and glucose. The primary efficacy outcome was the mean change in serum potassium (sK+) from baseline until 4 hours after start of dosing. Results Overall, 70 patients were randomized (SZC n = 33, placebo n = 37), of whom 50.0% were male. Their mean (± standard deviation [±SD]) age was 59.0 (±13.8) years and mean initial sK+ was similar between groups (SZC 6.4 mmol/L, placebo 6.5 mmol/L). The least squares mean (±SD) sK+ change from baseline to 4 hours was –0.41 (±0.11) mmol/L and –0.27 (±0.10) mmol/L with SZC and placebo, respectively (difference = –0.13 mmol/L, 95% confidence interval [CI] = –0.44 to 0.17). A greater reduction in mean (±SD) sK+ from baseline occurred with SZC compared with placebo at 2 hours: –0.72 (±0.12) versus –0.36 (±0.11) mmol/L (LSM difference = –0.35 mmol/L, 95% CI = –0.68 to –0.02), respectively. A numerically lower proportion of patients in the SZC group required additional potassium‐lowering therapy due to hyperkalemia at 0 to 4 hours versus placebo (15.6% vs. 30.6%, respectively; odds ratio = 0.40, 95% CI = 0.09 to 1.77). Comparable proportions of patients experienced adverse events in both treatment groups at 0 to 24 hours. Conclusions This pilot study suggested that SZC with insulin and glucose may provide an incremental benefit in the emergency treatment of hyperkalemia over insulin and glucose alone.

Контактная информация:Вишнёва Елена Александровна, кандидат медицинских наук, заместитель директора НИИ педиатрии по научной работе, заведующая отделом стандартизации и клинической фармакологии, врач аллерголог-иммунолог отделения восстановительного лечения детей с аллергическими болезнями и заболеваниями органов дыхания НИИ педиатрии ННПЦЗД Адрес: 119991, Москва, Ломоносовский пр-т, д. 2, стр. 1, тел.: +7 (499) Ротавирусная инфекция (РВИ) -антропонозное высококонтагиозное острое инфекционное заболева-ние, характеризующееся преимущественным поражени-ем желудочно-кишечного тракта в виде гастроэнтерита с симптомами диареи и рвоты, развитием общей инток-сикации, дегидратации и нередко наличием респира-торного (катарального) синдрома в начальном периоде болезни. Вирион ротавируса имеет диаметр 65-75 нм и состоит из электронно-плотного центра (сердцевины) и двух белковых оболочек -внутреннего и наружного капсида [1]. Сердцевина содержит внутренние белки и фрагментированную цепь рибонуклеиновой кислоты (РНК), состоящую из 11 сегментов, которые кодируют продукцию белков -6 структурных (Viral Proteins, VP1-VP7: VP1, VP2, VP3, VP4, VP6, VP7) и 5 неструктур-ных (NSP1-NSP5). Основным компонентом внутреннего капсида является структурный белок VP6 (основная группоспецифическая антигенная детерминанта рота-вируса). В зависимости от его строения ротавирусы подразделяют на 7 серологических групп -A, B, C, D, E, F, G. Наружный капсид вириона образован двумя струк-турными белками, к которым в организме человека ХАРАКТЕРИСТИКА ВОЗБУДИТЕЛЯ

Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a rare hereditary disease from the group of ciliopathies, which is based on a defect in the cilia ultrastructure of the respiratory epithelium and similar structures (sperm flagella, villi of the fallopian tubes, ventricular ependyma, etc.), leading to motor function impairment. The prevalence of the disease varies significantly around the world and is not known reliably in the Russian Federation.The aim of the review was to analyze literature data on modern approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of PCD.Methodology. The data of 90 articles and the opinions of experts providing care to patients with PCD were used.Results. The classic manifestations of PCD depend on age. The leading manifestations of the disease in patients with PCD are recurrent inflammatory diseases of the upper and lower respiratory tract (bronchitis, pneumonia), with the formation of bronchiectasis, damage to the ENT organs (chronic rhinitis, rhinosinusitis, nasal polyposis, repeated otitis media, progressive hearing loss). Currently, there is no single method which could serve as a “gold” standard for diagnosing PCD. The diagnosis of PCD is based on the characteristic clinical picture in combination with the results of special tests (nitric oxide in exhaled air, DNA diagnostics, high-speed video microscopy, transmission electron microscopy). The genetic diagnostics has not been developed sufficiently in the global practice yet and is unavailable in our country. The approach to the treatment of a patient with PCD should be multidisciplinary due to multiple organ lesions. According to the European consensus, the goal of PCD therapy is to restore or maintain normal lung function. There have been no randomized trials of treatment for PCD, and therefore all treatment recommendations are based on very low-level evidence or extrapolated from cystic fibrosis guidelines. Recommendations on mucolytic, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory therapy of PCD are given with consideration for the international and domestic experience.Conclusion. The development of a new version of clinical guidelines containing up-to-date relevant information will improve the diagnosis and treatment of PCD in the Russian Federation.