The aim of the study was to study the activity of TNF-α in patients with acute and chronic pancreatitis. The study included 86 patients with a confirmed diagnosis of acute edematous pancreatitis (group 1) and 36 patients with a confirmed diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis (group 2). A separate control group consisted of 70 conditionally healthy people, in whom laboratory and instrumental indices were determined similar to those in patients with acute and chronic pancreatitis. According to the aim and objectives of the study, we analyzed the levels of amylase, lipase and TNF-α. The level of amylase in group 1 was 1664.1±185.2 U/L and was significantly (p<0.01) different from the same indicator in group 2 (81.2±40.2 U/L) and in the control group (75.2±23.2 U/L). A similar trend was observed in the study of lipase levels in all groups. Thus, the level of lipase in group 1 was 1058.5±120.7 U/L and was significantly (p<0.01) different from the same indicator in group 2 (37.6±22.1 U/L) and in the control group (42.7±13.8 U/L). At the same time, there was no significant difference between the indicators of group 2 and the control group (p>0.05). Regarding the levels of TNF- α, its highest rates were observed in group 1 - 65.2±7.8 pg/mL. In group 2, the level of this marker was 52.5±6.2 pg/mL, and in the control group - 48.9±5.6 pg/mL. In a statistical analysis, it turned out that the level of TNF-α was significantly higher (p<0.05) in group 1 than in group 2 and the control group. Although we noted an increase in the numerical index of the level of TNF-α in group 2, however, there was no significant difference between this indicator in group 2 and the control group (p>0.05). So, in acute pancreatitis, the levels of TNF-α were significantly higher (p<0.05) than in chronic pancreatitis, but its concentration did not correlate with other studied parameters.

The aim of the study was to research levels of TNF-α and IL-8 in patients with acute and chronic pancreatitis. The study included 86 patients with a confirmed diagnosis of acute edematous pancreatitis (group 1) and 36 patients with a confirmed diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis (group 2). Control group consisted of 70 conditionally healthy people, in whom laboratory and instrumental indices were determined similar to those in patients with acute and chronic pancreatitis. According to the aim and objectives of the study, we analyzed the levels of amylase, lipase, TNF-α and IL-8. The data was processed using the SPSS 20.0 statistical software package for Windows. Determined that the level of amylase in group 1 was significantly (p<0.01) different from the same indicator in group 2 and in the control group. A similar trend was observed in the study of lipase levels in all groups. At the same time, there was no significant difference between the indicators of group 2 and the control group (p>0.05). Regarding the levels of TNF-α, its highest rates were observed in group 1. In a statistical analysis, it turned out that the level of TNF-α was significantly higher (p<0.05) in group 1 than in group 2 and the control group. The levels of IL-8 both in group 1 and group 2 were significantly higher (p<0.01) than in the control group. At the same time, the value of this indicator also differed significantly in the statistical comparison of groups 1 and 2. Thus, in acute pancreatitis, the levels of TNF-α were significantly higher (p<0.05) than in chronic pancreatitis, but its concentration did not correlate with other studied parameters. IL-8 levels progressively increase with an increase in the degree of activity of the inflammatory process, both in acute and in chronic pancreatitis, and correlates with an increase in such indicators as amylase and lipase in the acute form of the disease.

Львівський національний медичний університет імені д. Галицького 2 Українська медична стоматологічна академія, м. Полтава 3 Львівський медичний інститут У статті представлені результати дослідження динаміки синтезу IFN-α на місцевому та системному рівнях у хворих на рецидивуючу просту герпесвірусну інфекцію, оцінено вплив на його синтез різних видів противірусної терапії. Встановлено, що у пацієнтів з простою герпесвірусною інфекцією після застосування терапії та у віддалений період відзначалася нормалізація рівня IFN-α у двох середовищах, особливо за умов легкого перебігу, що свідчить про стабілізацію противірусного захисту. Була встановлена клінічна ефективність запропонованого лікування хворих з рецидивуючою інфекцією вірусу простого герпесу 1-го та 2-го типів (ВПГ 1/2): з легким перебігом після лікування вона становила 73,5%, у віддалений період-85,8%; у хворих із середньо-тяжким та тяжким перебігом після лікування-64,0%, у віддалений період-70,4%.

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Introduction: Cryoglobulinemic syndrome (CGS) is an immune-related process caused by cryoglobulins composition in the blood in small or medium vessels. Most frequently, CGS is triggered by lymphotropic viruses, immune-related and oncological diseases. Objectives: Studying the immune-related mechanisms, molecular and genetic characteristics of patients with systemic autoimmune diseases (SAD) against the cryoglobulinemic syndrome. Methods: Among 380 patients with SAD, in 94 (57.6%) progressing chronic EBV-infection was diagnosed, and 22.1% of patients were diagnosed with progressing chronic HSV 1/2-infection based on DNA virus identification through the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in three biological media (blood, saliva, mucus membrane scraping). Results: Analysis of the cryoglobulins in such patients showed that CGS was diagnosed in 118 (31.1%) patients with the mean concentration of CG1.68±0.33 g/l at a rate of 0.48 ±0.10g/l. The patients with the systemic connective tissue diseases with CGS demonstrated statistically lower miR-146а expression which resulted in the abnormal production of pro-inflammatory cytokines, the highest TLR9 expression on monocytes, slightly lower on lymphocytes, and the lowest on granulocytes; the increase in the relative amount of cytolytic T-lymphocytes, IL2 receptor lymphocytes, activated CD HLA DR+-lymphocytes against the reduction of NK-cells and regulatory suppressor CD4+/25+-cells was observed. The idiopathic and initiated oxidative monocyte capacity in CGS patients distinctly tended to increase, as compared to patients without CGS and normal individuals. Conclusions. Cryoglobulins may act as the so-called bridge between viral infections and the autoimmune processes. CGS was diagnosed in 31.1% of patients. Despite a substantial number of studies dedicated to the cryoglobulinemic syndrome, the peculiarities of the immune reaction of such patients need further research, since they create the risks of secondary vasculitis against SAD