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Л.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Khanzadyan</surname><given-names>M. L.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Доцент кафедры акушерства, гинекологии и репродуктивной медицины ФПК МР</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive of medicine of Faculty of increase qualification</p></bio><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Радзинский</surname><given-names>В. Е.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Radzinskiy</surname><given-names>V. E.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Доктор медицинских наук, профессор, заведующий кафедрой акушерства и гинекологии с курсом перинатологии</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"/><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Демура</surname><given-names>Т. А.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Demura</surname><given-names>T. A.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Доктор медицинских наук, профессор кафедры патологической анатомии им академика А.И.Струкова</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Anatomic Pathology department</p></bio><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-2"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Донников</surname><given-names>А. Е.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Donnikov</surname><given-names>A. Е.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Руководитель медицинского отдела</p></bio><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-3"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff-1"><aff xml:lang="ru"><institution>Российский университет дружбы народов</institution><country>Россия</country></aff><aff xml:lang="en"><institution>Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia</institution><country>Russian Federation</country></aff></aff-alternatives><aff-alternatives id="aff-2"><aff xml:lang="ru"><institution>Первый МГМУ имени И.М. Сеченова</institution><country>Россия</country></aff><aff xml:lang="en"><institution>Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University</institution><country>Russian Federation</country></aff></aff-alternatives><aff-alternatives id="aff-3"><aff xml:lang="ru"><institution>НПФ ДНК-Технология, ООО</institution><country>Россия</country></aff><aff xml:lang="en"><institution>Company DNA-Technology LLC</institution><country>Russian Federation</country></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date pub-type="collection"><year>2016</year></pub-date><pub-date pub-type="epub"><day>30</day><month>09</month><year>2016</year></pub-date><volume>0</volume><issue>3</issue><fpage>91</fpage><lpage>100</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>Copyright &amp;#x00A9; Ханзадян М.Л., Радзинский В.Е., Демура Т.А., Донников А.Е., 2016</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2016</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Ханзадян М.Л., Радзинский В.Е., Демура Т.А., Донников А.Е.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Khanzadyan M.L., Radzinskiy V.E., Demura T.A., Donnikov A.Е.</copyright-holder><license xml:lang="ru" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.</license-p></license><license xml:lang="en" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.</license-p></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://www.medicalherald.ru/jour/article/view/426">https://www.medicalherald.ru/jour/article/view/426</self-uri><abstract><sec><title>Цель</title><p>Цель: расширить представления о молекулярно-биохимических изменениях при пролапсе гениталий (ПГ) на основании изучения иммуногистохимических и морфологических особенностей в соединительнотканных структурах связочного аппарата тазового дна и их обусловленность генетическими полиморфизмами MMP/TIMP.</p></sec><sec><title>Материалы и методы</title><p>Материалы и методы: обследованы 178 женщинв возрасте от 35 до 65 лет, 134 из них – с рецидивами ПГ (после гистерэктомии влагалищным доступом в связи с полным и неполным выпадением матки и стенок влагалища) рандомизированы по группам: I – с проявлениями недифференцированной дисплазии соединительной ткани (ДСТ) (11,7  баллов в среднем) (n=86); II – без признаков ДСТ (n=48). Контрольную III группу составили здоровые женщины без признаков ПГ (у 15 проведенагистерэктомия абдоминальным доступом по поводу гиперпластических процессов матки)(n=44). Использованы морфологический метод исследования, иммуногистохимический (метод оценки биоптатов тканей крестцово-маточных и круглых связок матки), экспрессия матриксных металлопротеиназ (ММР) и тканевых ингибиторов матриксных металлопротеиназ  (TIMP), генотипирование методом полимеразной цепной реакции полиморфизмов ММР/ TIMP.</p></sec><sec><title>Результаты</title><p>Результаты: при морфологическом исследовании связочного аппарата женщин с ПГ выявлены значительное фиброзирование, более грубые коллагеновые септы между пучками гладкомышечных волокон и дистрофические изменения отдельных гладкомышечных клеток. В группе с ПГ и признаками ДСТ в 65% образцов выявлена диффузная атрофия, гиалиновая или муцинозная дегенерация гладкомышечной ткани и выраженный отек внеклеточного матрикса. Патобиохимию нарушений при тазовой десценции определяли дисбаланс содержания коллагенов I и III типа с преобладанием последнего, менее прочного; снижение уровня эластина на фоне его значительной фрагментации. Наибольшую выраженность тканевой деградации отмечали у женщин с ПГ и проявлениями ДСТ за счет повышенных уровней ММП-1 и -2; содержание TIMP-1 в группе было наименьшимени Ассоциативные связи с развитием ПГ были установлены у женщин с признаками ДСТ для генетических полиморфизмов: rs3918242СТгена MMP9 (0,54) (p=0,007; OR=3,2; 95% CI 1,3-7,6), rs17576AGгена ММР9 (0,62 против 0,32, p=0,01; OR=2,9; 95% CI 1,2-7,0); rs3025058 5A6Aгена ММP3 (0,52 против 0,45, p=0,009; OR=3,7; 95% CI 1,3-10,1); rs2285053 (rs2285052)СТ генаММР2(0,44 против 0,27, p=0,007; OR=3,2; 95% CI 1,3-7,5). Статистическая значимость для групп сохранялась после введения поправки на множественные сравнения.</p></sec><sec><title>Заключение</title><p>Заключение: полученные данные позволяют раскрыть патогенетические аспекты ПГ – превалирование процессов деградации внеклеточного матрикса в условиях диспластического морфогенеза. Установлены генетические предикторы ремоделирования тазового дна с формированием его несостоятельности, позволяющие расширить спектр диагностических возможностей прогрессирования заболевания на начальных стадиях или определить риск его рецидивирования после оперативного лечения. Персонификация ведения женщин групп риска предусматривает исключение или модификацию всех предрасполагающих к развитию заболевания факторов, проведение своевременных лечебно-профилактических мероприятий.</p></sec></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="en"><sec><title>Purpose</title><p>Purpose: to expand the conception of molecular and biochemical changes in genital prolapse (GP) based on the study of morphological and immunohistochemical features in connective tissue structures of the ligamentous apparatus of the pelvic floor and their dependence on genetic polymorphisms MMP / TIMP.</p></sec><sec><title>Materials and Methods</title><p>Materials and Methods: the study involved 178 women aged 35 to 65, 134 of them with GP relapses (after hysterectomy by vaginal access because of a total and partial uterus and vaginal walls prolapse). Patients were randomized into the following groups: I – with manifestations of undifferentiated connective tissue dysplasia (CTD) (11.7 points on average) (n = 86); II – with no CTD signs (n = 48). Control group lll consisted of healthy women without any GP signs (among 15 patients abdominal hysterectomy was performed in connection with uterus hyperplastic processes) (n = 44). Used: morphological method of studies, immunohistochemical  (to assess tissue biopsies of sacrum-uterine  and round  uterine  ligaments), the expression of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and tissue inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinases (TIMPs), genotyping by polymerase chain reaction of MMP / TIMP polymorphisms.</p></sec><sec><title>Results</title><p>Results: the morphological study of women’s ligamentous apparatus in cases with GP revealed significant fibrosis, coarser collagen septa among bundles of smooth muscle fibers and degenerative changes in individual smooth muscle cells. The group with GP and CTD features showed diffuse atrophy, hyaline or mucinous degeneration of smooth muscle tissue and evident edema of extracellular matrix in 65% of samples. Pathobiochemical disorders in cases of pelvic descencia were determined by an imbalance in collagen type I and III content, with the predominance of the latter, less durable; a decrease in elastin levels and its considerable fragmentation. The greatest expression of tissue degradation was observed among women with GP and CTD manifestations on account of increased MMP-1 and -2 levels; TIMP-1 content was lowest in the group. Associations with GP development have been established among women with CTD signs for genetic polymorphisms: rs3918242 СT gene MMP9 (0,54) (p = 0,007; OR = 3,2; 95% CI 1,3-7,6), rs17576 AG gene MMP9 (0.62 vs. 0,32, p = 0,01; OR = 2,9; 95% CI 1,2-7,0); rs3025058 5A6A gene MMP3 (0.52 vs. 0.45, p = 0.009; OR = 3.7; 95% CI 1,3-10,1); rs2285053 (rs2285052) CT gene MMP2 (0.44 vs. 0.27, p = 0,007; OR = 3,2; 95% CI 1,3-7,5). Statistical significance for the groups was preserved after the correction for multiple comparisons.</p></sec></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>пролапс гениталий</kwd><kwd>дисплазия соединительной ткани</kwd><kwd>коллаген</kwd><kwd>эластин</kwd><kwd>внеклеточный матрикс</kwd><kwd>матриксные металлопротеиназы</kwd><kwd>тканевые ингибиторы матриксных металлопротеиназ</kwd><kwd>генетические полиморфизмы</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>pelvic organ prolapse</kwd><kwd>dysplasia of connective tissue collagen</kwd><kwd>elastin</kwd><kwd>extracellular matrix</kwd><kwd>matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)</kwd><kwd>tissue inhibitors matrix metalloproteinase (TIMP)</kwd><kwd>genetic polymorphisms</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front><back><ref-list><title>References</title><ref id="cit1"><label>1</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="ru">Радзинский В. Е. Перинеология. – Москва, 2010. – 372 с.</mixed-citation><mixed-citation xml:lang="en">Радзинский В. 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