Non-competitive inhibition of Rb+ and SO4(2-) uptake caused by Curvularia lunata phytotoxins.
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The photodynamic action of cercosporin was assayed in various kinds of natural and artificial membranes. Cerosporin induces lipoperoxidation of liposomes, rat liver and pea internode mitochondria and microsomes, estimated both as malondialdehyde (MDA) formation and O2 consumption. Cercosporin-induced lipoperoxidation is inhibited by either singlet oxygen quenchers, free radical trapping agents or EDTA. Superoxide anion (O2-), hydrogen peroxide and hydroxyl radicals (.OH) are not involved in the activity of cercosporin. In addition cercosporin, by chelating iron, lowers the lipoperoxidation induced by such a metal. Therefore cercosporin stimulates, through singlet oxygen production, the hydroperoxide formation but, at the same time, it inhibits the continuation of the iron-mediated free radical chain. The present results suggest that cellular lipid peroxidation has a certain relevance to toxic activity of cercosporin.
A synoptic pattern is drawn up to synthesize the morpho-functional alterations and metabolic disturbances arising from total gastrectomy, while a comparison is made with those arising from massive resections of the small intestine (so-called short intestine syndrome). Emphasis is placed on the desirability of rebuilding the gastric reservoir and maintaining duodenal continuity through interposition of a loop. Among the various available techniques, preference is given to the Mouchet-Camey method, which seems to respond better than others to expectations of the patient's good metabolic recovery.
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