CHANGES IN BLOOD-CELL AND RED-CELL MEMBRA NE-LIPIDS IN IHD PATIENTS ON QUANTUM THERAPY

Laser therapy of coronary patients significantly diminished total chol esterol, low and very low density lipoproteins, triglycerides and athe rogenic index persisting for 3-6 months. Primary changes in the struct ure of the lipid bilayer of a red cell membrane in response to laser r adiation are considered to be an effect of the physical factor charact erized by activation of lipid peroxidation, phospholipolysis, by growt h of membrane cholesterol content (phase I). Mobilization of the adapt ive mechanisms was accompanied by positive shifts in the structure pat tern of a biomembrane with return to initial condition by the end of t he therapy course (phase II). Further (III) phase of subcellular chang es resultant from quantum effects lasted for 3 months and brought acti vation of the antioxidant system, reorganization of phospholipid membr ane composition, an increase in osmotic resistance of red cells. This may produce a positive tendency in IHD.