Department of Clinical Physiology of Connective Tissues
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Scientific supervisor - Professor Berezovskii V., Celebrated man of science and engineering of Ukraine, Doctor of Science (medicine).
The Respiratory Physiology Department was organised in 1974, and it was headed by V. Berezovskii, Dr. Sci. (medicine). Soon the department was given its present name.
Experimental checking of this conception was made under high-altitude and laboratory conditions by means of simulation of hypoxic states in altitude chambers (hypobaric hypoxia) and in gas chambers (normoharic hypoxia) with respective dosage of the level and duration of intermittent hypoxia. Oxygen tension in tissues and intensity of cellular respiration have been studied by the direct polarographic method. For the cycle of investigations V.Berezovskii has been awarded the O.O. Bogomolets prize.
Modification of biological membranes by means of alimentary deprivation and food additives reveals importance of the structure of cellular membranes in regulation of oxygen supply of tissues. The study of the physiological significance of surfactants in the lungs and biophysical properties of monolayers of the surfactants has permitted determaining significance of these substances in the processes of oxygen transport in the organism. Results of these studies were published in monograph Surfactants of the Lung, - K., 1982 and in collected scientific papers Surfactants of the Lung in Norm and in Pathology, K., 1983.
It has been proved in clinical investigations that dose-related moderate hypoxia makes relaxation of smooth muscles in blood vessels and bronchioles, inhibits allergic manifestations and permits removing bronchial spasms in patients with bronchial asthma. Relaxation of smooth muscles exerts a significant therapeutic effect on diseases of respiratory organs, of the cardiovascular system, gastrointestinal tract and brain circulation disturbances.
New medical technology of instrumental orotherapy has been developed at the Department and instruments for its use in the clinical practice have been made: a chamber of artificial high-altitude climate Orotron and individual apparatus of artificial high-altitude air Bom. This invention has five author's certificates and patents. Methodical recommendations of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine "Technology for increasing the organism resistance by means of hypoxytherapy" (Berezovskii V.Ya., Gorban E.M., Levashov M.I., Sutkovy A.D., - K., 2000) have been prepared and published, the second edition of monograph Introduction to Orotherapy" (Berezovskii V.Ya., Levashov M.I., - K. – 2000) was published as well.
Development of the cochlear halochamber was a new step in development of non-medicamental prophylaxis and therapy of many diseases. Results of clinical approval have shown that courses of sanitation demonstrated high efficiency of halotherapy during rehabilitation of patients with prenosological forms of diseases, in case of the syndrome of chronic superfatigue, hypertensive responses, hypersecretory forms of chronic bronchitis. Data from these investigations served the basis for publication of methodical recommendations as to application of halotherapy in sanatorium-therapeutic establishments Application of salt chambers in satiation and therapeutic establishments (Berezovskii V.Ya., Gorban R.N., Loboda T.M., - K., 2003).
In 2000 Professor V.Ya. Berezovskii, head of the department, Dr.Sci., was awarded the State Prize of Ukraine in the field of science and engineering for fundamental investigations of hypoxic states and development of the technology for using adaptation to hypoxia in medicine and sport.
