A 46-year-old man with hypokalemic periodic paralysis (HypoPP) and diabetes mellitus (DM) had worsened muscle weakness after acetazolamide (ACZ) treatment. During the paralytic episode, serum potassium levels were reduced, and serum chloride and insulin levels were increased. The data suggested proximal renal tubular acidosis due to ACZ. We determined arterial-venous concentrations of potassium...

Macrophytes play an important role in assessing the condition of aquatic ecosystems. The aim study was to assess effectiveness cadmium uptake by frogbit (Hydrocharis morsus-ranae) for phytoremediation examined (Cd) grown under conditions low and high fertilizer dose three levels over three- six-week exposure times. Cadmium found be influenced water reactivity, mineral nutrient abundance, time. ...

Water deficit strongly affects crop productivity. Plants control water loss and CO2 uptake by regulating the aperture of the stomatal pores within the leaf epidermis. Stomata aperture is regulated by the two guard cells forming the pore and changing their size in response to ion uptake and release. While our knowledge about potassium and chloride fluxes across the plasma membrane of guard cells...

This study was performed to investigate the protective and therapeutic effects of resveratrol (RES) against CdCl2-induced toxicity in rat testes. Seven experimental groups of adult male rats were formulated as follows: A) controls+NS, B) control+vehicle (saline solution of hydroxypropyl cyclodextrin), C) RES treated, D) CdCl2+NS, E) CdCl2+vehicle, F) RES followed by CdCl2 and M) CdCl2 followed ...

Introduction: Cadmium chloride causes hepatic dysfunction. In the present study, the protective effects of hydroalcoholic extract of Alcea rosea aerial parts were investigated on the hepatic enzyme dysfunction induced by cadmium chloride in adult male rats. Method: In this experimental study, 54 adult male Wistar rats were divided into six groups of 9 as follows; control group, sham group 1 re...

Voltage-dependent inward calcium currents (ICa) activated in cultured rat dorsal root ganglion neurones were reversibly reduced in a dose-dependent manner by (-)-baclofen (10 microM to 100 microM). Baclofen (100 microM) reduced the calcium-dependent slow outward potassium current (IK(Ca)). This current was abolished in calcium-free medium and by 300 microM cadmium chloride. The action of baclof...

The actions of retinoic acids (RA) are mediated by their cognate nuclear receptors--ligand inducible transcription factors (retinoic acid receptors (RAR)). Possible interactions of toxic heavy metals on the RAR system are of interest due to involvement of the RAR system in multiple systemic processes. We assayed cadmium chloride and mercury chloride for their influence on the RAR system in rat ...

introduction: soil contaminations with heavy metals represent a potential risk to the biosphere and leads to increased concentration in ground and surface water. therefore metals mobility in soil has been extensively studied in the last decades. use of agrochemicals such as synthetic fertilizers and pesticides has resulted in soil and water pollution, and loss of biodiversity. cadmium is a heav...

objective(s): enzyme immobilization via nanoparticles is perfectly compatible against the other chemical or biological approximate to improve enzyme functions and stability. in this study lactoperoxidase was immobilized onto silica-coated magnetite nanoparticles to improve enzyme properties in the presence of cadmium chloride as an inhibitor. materials and methods:  the process consists of the ...

Background. Several toxicants present simultaneously in the environment have combined toxicological effects. In addition, various xenobiotics distinct effects on oxidative stress biomarkers animal cells and tissues.
 The aim of this study was to analyze effect cadmium (Cd) cyanide (CN) through food chain some antioxidant indices tissues (lungs, testes, heart, brain) male Wistar rats.
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