Favism: current problems and investigations.

Studies on Glutathione Stability in Erythrocytes

I N OUR PREVIOUS communications we reported! on a glutathione deficiency existing in eryt hrocytes of persons with a past history of favism or hemolytic anemia due to drugs. This dieficiency seemedi to be familial, since a high proportion of family members of the affected persons also had low glutathione concentrations in their ‘ ‘ Independently, Sansone and! Segni reported low GSH levels in th...

Favism.

On the pathogenesis of favism.

In some Mediterranean areas-mainly the Balearic Islands, Sardinia, Sicily, Greece, Cyprus, and Israel-where the cultivation and consumption of broad beans (Vicia faba) are extensive, favism is rather common especially in children. It occurs after the inhalation of some, as yet unidentified constituent(s) of the plant and/or more often after eating the beans, especially when they are fresh. The ...

Evaluation of liver and kidney function in favism patients

BACKGROUND G6PD deficiency is the most common enzymopathy of red blood cells. The clinical symptoms of favism are jaundice, hematuria and haemolytic anaemia that seem to affect liver and kidney in long term. Thus we evaluate kidney and liver function of favism patients in an endemic area of the disease with a high rate of fava beans cultivation. METHODS This study was performed on favism pati...

Replacement of Vitamins of the B-group by Amino Acids

rats. Since lathyrus peas are grown extensively as a forage crop, this problem is important also in animal husbandry. It is evident that the nutrition of the peoples of other continents than our own will become a matter of increasing concern to us in the years ahead. For this reason, it is desirable to understand the nut,ritive value of many foods not commonly used in America. The problems of l...