Abstract
The cell composition and microflora of oral mucosal epithelium smearsand the hormonal composition of oral fluid in patients with chronic cerebral ischemiawere studied. We examined 54 patientsaged 45-65 years suffering from cerebral blood circulation disorders caused by atherosclerosis of cerebral vessels and under outpatient observation. In patients with chronic cerebral ischemia, a decrease in the size of the neutrophil pool and epithelial cell pool was noted in saliva smears, against the background of an increase in the number of lymphocytes (threefold) and “bare nuclei” -more than ten times, which indicates a weakening of local protection and is considered as a pathogenetically significantindicator. Smears of buccal epithelial cells revealed yeast-like fungi of the Candida genus (C.albicans), whose content reached 105CFU/ml in 61.44% of cases and averaged 82.5±6.4% of strains in CCI patients. Free progesterone increased 1.9-fold in oral fluid, whereas estradiol levels decreased 5-fold and cortisol increased 1.6-fold.Keywords: chronic cerebral ischemia, buccal cells, candidiasis, sex hormones.
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