366 - 372 Fung SY.pmd
ثبت نشده
چکیده
The protective effects of Mucuna pruriens seed extract (MPE) against the cardio-respiratory depressant and neuromuscular paralytic effects induced by injection of Calloselasma rhodostoma (Malayan pit viper) venom in anaesthetized rats were investigated. While MPE pretreatment did not reverse the inhibitory effect of the venom on the gastrocnemius muscle excitability, it significantly attenuated the venom-induced cardio-respiratory depressant effects (p<0.05). The protection effects may have an immunological mechanism, as indicated by the presence of several proteins in the venom that are immunoreactive against anti-MPE. However, we cannot rule out the possibility that the pretreatment may exert a direct, non-immunological protective action against the venom.
منابع مشابه
Bacterial glycolipids.
INTRODUCTION............................................................. 365 ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION................................... 365 CHEMISTRY OF GLYCOLIPIDS................................... 366 Glycosyl Diglycerides................................... 366 Acylated Sugar Derivatives................................................... 369 BIOSYNTHESIS.....................................
متن کاملGrowth, thermodynamics, and electrical properties of silicon nanowires.
2.4. Molecular Beam Epitaxy 366 2.5. Laser Ablation 367 2.6. Silicon Monoxide Evaporation 367 3. Catalyst Materials 368 3.1. Gold as Catalyst 368 3.2. Alternative Catalyst Materials 369 3.2.1. Type-A, Au-like Catalysts 370 3.2.2. Type-B, Low Si Solubility Catalysts 371 3.2.3. Type-C, Silicide Forming Catalysts 371 4. Crystallography 372 5. Heterostructures 373 6. Surface Induced Lowering of the...
متن کاملDistribution of histamine in human blood.
Introduction ............................................................. 361 h~ethodology ............................................................ 363 Relative specificities of methods. ......................................... 365 Basophil Leukocytes. ..................................................... 366 Eosinophil leukocyte in relation to basophil leukocyte. ....................... ...
متن کاملPathways to abscisic acid-regulated gene expression
Summary I. 358 II. 359 1. Seed development 359 (a) Maturation 359 (b) Dormancy and germination 361 2. Vegetative responses 365 (a) Root growth 366 (b) Overlapping stress response pathways 367 III. ‘ ’ 371 1. ABA-regulated gene products 371 2. Cis-acting elements 372 3. Trans-acting fa...
متن کاملMOLECULAR REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT 65:366–372 (2003) Molecular Cloning and Endometrial Expression of Porcine Amphiregulin
The porcine amphiregulin gene was previously reported to be within the quantitative trait locus (QTL) for uterine capacity on chromosome 8. Because amphiregulin stimulates cell proliferation, the amphiregulin gene might be responsible for this QTL. The objectives of this study were to clone amphiregulin cDNA and compare endometrial expression of its mRNA in pregnant Meishan (M) and White compos...
متن کامل