In women with chronic autoimmune thyroiditis and vitamin D deficiency we have found reference levels of relevant metabolichormonal parameters except for parathormone and total calcium. Three months supplementation with vitamin D (4300 IU/day, cholekalciferol) did not lead to significant changes of investigated hormonal parameters, while the levels of parathormone and calcium reached normal levels. However, a correlation analysis revealed marked changes in mutual relations. First, an inverse correlation of vitamin D with parathormone, insulin secretion (C peptide, insulin) and its efficiency (HOMA IR) disappeared. Relationships of vitamin D to hepatic insulin resistance (insulin/C peptide), to DHEA (both negative), and to DHEAS/DHEA ratio (positive) were newly found. Second, a positive correlation of CRP with insulin secretion remained, while its relation to insulin efficiency (HOMA IR, insulin/ C peptide) was newly observed. Analogical positive correlations appeared also among anti TPO and insulinemia, insulin/C peptide, HOMA IR, and anti Tg to C peptide. A relationship of the CRP with anti TPO became significant (+). Third, out of glucose metabolism parameters only insulin/C peptide and glycemia did not correlate with vitamin D during its deficiency, while after supplementation insulin/ C peptide alone correlated positively with both DHEAS and DHEA, and negatively with vitamin D., K. Vondra, R. Bílek, P. Matucha, M. Salátová, M. Vosátková, L. Stárka, R. Hampl., and Obsahuje bibliografii
Vitamin D had been for a long time investigated for its effects on bone metabolism. Recently has been observed that the incidence of some neurodevelopmental disorders (including autism) increases hand in hand with vitamin D deficiency. Indeed, vitamin D was reported to modulate the biosynthesis of neurotransmitters and neurotrophic factors; moreover, its receptor was found in the central nervous system. Vitamin D deficiency was therefore assessed as a risk factor for autism, however the biological mechanism has not yet been revealed. In our review we focused on potential connections among vitamin D, steroids and autism. Potential mechanisms of vitamin D action are also discussed., L. Máčová, M. Bičíková, D. Ostatníková, M. Hill, L. Stárka., and Obsahuje bibliografii
Vlha pestrá (Merops apiaster) je teplomilný ptačí druh uzpůsobený k lovu hmyzu. Proto patří k obyvatelům převážně subtropických a tropických oblastí, ale v opakovaných vlnách osídlovala i různá místa střední Evropy. Postupná expanze druhu probíhá i v České republice. Článek popisuje možnosti podpory hnízdění vlhy pestré na příkladu mokřadu Betlém na jižní Moravě., Merops apiaster is a termophilic insectivorous bird species. Hence it primarily inhabits subtropical and tropical regions, but it has also repeatedly settled in various Central European sites. The species is also gradually expanding in the Czech Republic. This article describes the possibility of supporting bee-eater nesting based on the example of the Betlém wetlands in southern Moravia., and Miroslav Šebela.
Invaze nepůvodních druhů žížal vede v severoamerických lesích ke komplexním změnám a to především v severních opadavých lesích, které se od posledního zalednění částečně vyvíjely zcela bez přítomnosti žížal. Článek danou problematiku zasazuje do souvislostí a představuje stav poznání z hlediska příčin, postupu a důsledků těchto invazí., Invasions of exotic earthworms into North American forests lead to complex changes, in particular, in northern deciduous forests that have partially developed after the last glaciation without the presence of earthworms. The paper explains the context of these earthworm invasions and presents the state of knowledge in respect to their causes, spread and consequences., and Jiří Schlaghamerský.
The article compares the level of dependence of four justice ideologies on the structural position of an individual and his/her personal traits. First, the theoretical concept of distributive justice is introduced within the framework of GridGroup Theory. Second, Czech public opinion of justice is analysed with data from the ISJP 2006 survey. Egalitarianism is the most structurally embedded ideology that is infl uenced by all socio-demographic attributes. Nevertheless, psychological factors affect the other ideologies to some extent. Ascriptivism is more characteristic of extroversion, agreeableness, and conscientiousness; individualism of openness to experience; fatalism of closeness to experience. Against structural effects, the psychological dimension does not yield considerable improvement in the explanation of justice ideologies., Jiří Šafr, Ivo Bayer., and Seznam literatury
Zástupci rodu Compsopogon (Rhodophyta) jsou tropické druhy řas. Ve střední Evropě se nacházejí v akváriích a v tocích, ovlivněných vypouštěním oteplených odpadních vod. Druh Compsopogon aeruginosus byl nalezen v rakouském přítoku řeky Dyje Pulkavě. Od prvního nálezu v roce 2007 se tato ruducha šířila i do řeky Dyje. V červnu 2012 byla nalezena ve Skryjském potoce, který přivádí odpadní vody z jaderné elektrárny Dukovany. Odpadní voda v době nálezu měla průměrnou roční teplotu 22,8°C, pH 8,5., The representatives of the genus Compsopogon (Rhodophyta) are basically tropical algae. In Central Europe, they are only found in aquaria and in water bodies affected by thermal effluents. The species Compsopogon aeruginosus was found in the Pulkau River (Austria), a tributary of the Thaya. After the first observation of this species in 2007, it also expanded to the Thaya. In June 2012 it was found in the Skryjský stream which is fed waste water from the Dukovany nuclear power station. At the time of this finding, the waste water had an annual average temperature of 22.8°C, pH 8.5., and Pavel Sedláček, Zdeňka Žáková, Hana Mlejnková.