Tag: Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University

At the School of Pharmacy of the Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University, was completed the scientific project “Development of a phytosubstance from domestic plant raw materials with a cardiotonic effect”, funded by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan to develop a plant-based drug of medicinal herb Ziziphora bungeana Juz., which has many pharmacological effects.

The object of the study was the annual or perennial, herbaceous or sub-shrub plant Ziziphora bungeana, which grows in central Asia, western China, Altai, Mongolia and other countries.

The genus Ziziphora L. of the Lamiaceae family includes about 30 plant species.

Plants of Ziziphora are rich in essential oils, phenolic compounds, alkaloids, glycosides, resins, tannins, and organic acids are also isolated.

As part of the project, joint scientific research to study the chemical composition and pharmacological properties of this herb was carried out with the State Medical University of Lublin (Poland), St. Petersburg Chemical-Pharmaceutical University (Russia), and Masaryk University (Czech Republic). Based on the results of research using in vivo methods, The antimicrobial, antioxidant and cardiotropic properties of Z. bungeana extracts have been established in vitro. The cardiotropic activity was confirmed by the results of Echocardiography, Electrocardiogram, and histological analysis. The results obtained confirm the prospects of the research object for the development of effective drugs from natural raw materials.

The results of studies on the medicinal herb by Z. bungeana were published in the highly rated scientific journals: Ethnopharmacology, Molecules with quartiles Q1, Q2 and a patent was received from the Eurasian Patent Office.

Medicines based on domestic natural raw materials help reduce import dependence and allow expanding the arsenal of domestic products on the pharmaceutical market of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

In Almaty, at the Children’s City Clinical Hospital No. 2, the two-day (April 18-19) Republican scientific and practical conference with international participation “Barlybaev Readings” completed its work today. Dedicated to the 135th anniversary KazNMU and the 100th anniversary of the outstanding pediatrician, scientist, one of the founders of the national pediatric school and science of Kazakhstan Nina Barlybaeva.

It should be noted that the conference was held to support the scientific interest of practical healthcare doctors in the health problems of the children’s population. Pediatricians, pediatric anesthesiologists and resuscitators, and pediatric cardiologists took part in it.

The main scientific directions of the conference covered clinical aspects of childhood pathology; rare diseases in pediatric practice; socially significant diseases in pediatric practice; vaccine prevention in pediatrics; medical rehabilitation in pediatric practice; nutrition of a healthy and sick child; emergency conditions in pediatrics and pediatric surgery.

As part of the conference, a master class was held with the participation of the director of the National Children’s Specialized Hospital ” Okhmatdit ” of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, pediatric resuscitator, professor Vladimir Zhovnir on the topic “Heart rhythm disorders in children – according to ECG.”

The organizers of the conference were Children’s City Clinical Hospital No. 2 of Almaty, the School of Pediatrics and the Department of Childhood Diseases named after Professor Barlybaeva of the KazNMU. As the organizers noted, the conference will be annual and will become a traditional platform for the exchange of experience and innovative technologies in pediatrics between leading experts, young scientists and practicing physicians.

The Ophthalmological Clinic of the Center for Primary Health Care and Diagnostics of the Sanzhar Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University continues to successfully perform corneal transplant operations, the university’s press service reported.

The series of operations started in May last year. With the help of the Kazakhstan Khalkyna Public Foundation, the Ministry of Health and foreign partner companies, corneal transplants were revived in the country. Corneal transplantation or keratoplasty is the only way to restore vision for patients with serious pathologies: keratoconus, corneal ulcer, chemical and traumatic injuries and other pathologies.

At the same time, it is usually impossible to delay the transfer. With the support of the Kazakhstan Khalkyna Public Foundation, 304 corneal transplants were planned, the total cost of the program is 373 350 280 tenge. In less than a year, 116 operations have already been performed at the KazNMU University Clinic.

A unique Competence Center for Orphan Neurological Diseases has opened in the Aksai Children’s Clinic of Asfendiyarov KazNMU.

The Orphan Neurological Diseases Competence Center consists of several rooms, where comfortable rooms are equipped for therapy, treatment, entertainment and rehabilitation of children with rare diseases. It will provide assistance in the diagnosis, prescribing therapy and support for patients with neuromuscular pathologies.

By the way, the equipment for the rehabilitation of patients is manufactured in Kazakhstan and is in no way inferior to foreign analogues.

An important component of the Center’s work will be the training of neurologists, rehabilitologists, as well as general practitioners and pediatricians from the regions of Kazakhstan and other specialists, including nurses. The center will also carry out research projects on rare neurological diseases.