Introduction: Statins are pharmacological agents commonly used to lower serum cholesterol level. The aim of the experiment was to investigate the effect of the statin simvastatin on thrombopoiesis in the porcine model because it is the closest to the human one regarding physiological and genetic similarities.

Introduction: Statins are pharmacological agents commonly used to lower serum cholesterol level. The aim of the experiment was to investigate the effect of the statin simvastatin on thrombopoiesis in the porcine model because it is the closest to the human one regarding physiological and genetic similarities. Material and Methods: The study was conducted on a group of 32 pigs randomly divided into two equal groups: control and experimental. The pigs were treated for 28 and 56 days with simvastatin in a dose of 40 mg per day per animal. Cytological evaluation of bone marrow smears was performed to assess the average number of all types of cells during thrombopoiesis as was analysis of haematological parameters to assess PLT and MPV. Results: During the course of the experiment statistically significant changes in the number of promegakaryocytes were observed. Other parameters also showed some fluctuations during the study. However, these changes were not statistically significant. Conclusion: The obtained results clearly indicate a toxic influence of simvastatin on the process of thrombopoiesis and prove that statins reduce mean platelet volume, thus affecting the process of clot formation through the period of administration in a duration-dependent manner.

We investigated the potential of fucoidan for its ability to provide protection from gamma ray-induced damage. In our results, the fucoidan significantly improved the counts of endogenous colony forming unit to 9.5±1.5, from 5.5±2.5 compared with un-treated irradiated control group at 10 day after 7 Gy whole body irradiation. After 2 Gy irradiation, fucoidan treatment attenuated the percent of tail DNA of splenocytes, parameters of DNA damage, from 30.17±1.7% to 13.67±2.81% by comet assay and also accelerated the proliferation of splenocytes, compared with un-treated irradiated control group by ³H-thymidine incorporation assay. Furthermore, fucoidan decreased the number of apoptotic fragments per intestinal crypt by 31.8% at 1 days after 2 Gy irradiation. These results indicated that the fucoidan significantly improved the hematopoietic recovery, prevented the DNA damage in immune cells and enhanced their proliferation, which had been suppressed by ionizing radiation. in addition, fucoidan rescued intestinal cells from radiation-induced apoptosis. Thus, this study raises the possibility of using fucoidan as adjuvant therapeutic agent after radiotherapy.

Morphological and structural changes in bone marrow of piglets which were immunized with produced in the Republic of Belarus SPS vaccine (against salmonellosis (Salmonella), pasteurellosis (Pasteurella) and streptococcus) in combination with immunostimulants and without them were analyzed in the conditions of the Republic of Belarus. Piglets of the first group were vaccinated against salmonellosis, pasteurellosis and streptoccocusis by SPS vaccine. Piglets of the second group were vaccinated by SPS vaccine with vitamin C. Piglets of the third group were vaccinated by SPS vaccine with immunotstimulant sodium thiosulphate. The fourth (control) group of animals was administrated with normal saline. Animals were immunized twice, intramuscularly with 7 day interval in dose of 4 ml (primary), and 5 ml (secondary). Vitamin С was administrated in dose of 0,05g per head. Sodium thiosulfate was administrated in combination with the vaccine in 30% concentration. Alongside with myelogram there were derived formulas of different cell groups of bone marrow: leucoerythroblastic index; intramedullary index of neutrophil maturity; intramedullary index of eosinophile maturity. Detailed myelogram of piglets on the 14-th day after the second immunization was presented. Research results showed that in all groups of vaccinated animals there was noted the activation of myeloblastic hematogenesis and decreasing of erythropoeisis. Piglet immunization was accompanied by strengthening of myeloblastic hematogenesis, increased number of lymphocytes and plasma cells in bone marrow

Searching for new, effective and safe methods of treatment of hookworm disease (ancylostomatidosis) of dogs caused by Ancylostoma caninum and Uncinaria stenocephala was realized in the conditions of the Republic of Belarus on the basis of studying of spices composition and dissemination of Ankilostomatidae, age-specific and seasonal disease dynamics, testing of medical and preventive preparations Univerm and Fenbendazol. In the Republic of Belarus Ancylostoma caninum was stated 4,2% of studied cases and Uncinaria stenocephala – in 14,3%. The maximum intensity of the invasion was stated in summer and autumn periods: in cases of individual keeping – 19,4%; in cases of group keeping the disease transformed into enzootic form with 66,7% affect. In winter period there was the lowest invasion – up to 1,4%. The preparation Univerm administrated twofold with feed in dose of 0,1 mg/kg with 24 hours interval proved to be highly effective therapeutic agent with extensefficiency100%. Anthelmintic Fenbendazol administrated once with feed in dose of 0,005 g/kg proved to be highly effective with extensefficiency 80% and intensefficiency 98,84%. Hematological indexes of sick dogs showed the evidence of erythropenia (4,30-4,80 x 10E12/l), hemoglobinemia (113-119 g/l) and eosinophilia (up to 11%), as well as the increased quantity of leukocytes on 5,46% - 23,61 %, and the lowered quantity of lymphocytes on 15,84 % in comparison with healthy animals indexes