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J. venom. anim. toxins incl. trop. dis ; 16(3): 493-504, 2010. ilus, graf, tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-557178

ABSTRACT

Snake venom proteins from the C-type lectin family have very distinct biological activities despite their highly conserved primary structure, which is homologous to the carbohydrate recognition region of true C-type lectins. We purified a lectin-like protein (BmLec) from Bothrops moojeni venom and investigated its effect on platelet aggregation, insulin secretion, antibacterial activity, and isolated kidney cells. The BmLec was purified using two chromatographic steps: affinity chromatography and reverse phase high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). BmLec showed a dose-dependent platelet aggregation and significantly decreased the bacterial growth rate in approximately 15 percent. During scanning electron microscopy, the profile of Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. passiflorae treated with lectin disclosed a high vesiculation and membrane rupture. BmLec induced a strong and significant increase in insulin secretion at 2.8 and 16.7 mM glucose concentrations, and this effect was seen in the presence of EGTA in both experiments. BmLec (10 µg/mL) increased the perfusion pressure, renal vascular resistance and urinary flow. The glomerular filtration rate and percentages of sodium, potassium and chloride tubular transport were reduced at 60 minutes of perfusion. Renal alterations caused by BmLec were completely inhibited by indomethacin in all evaluated parameters. In conclusion, the C-type lectin isolated from Bothrops moojeni affected platelet aggregation, insulin secretion, antibacterial activity and isolated kidney function.


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Animals , Bothrops , Crotalid Venoms , Insulin , Kidney , Lectins, C-Type/isolation & purification , Platelet Aggregation , Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid/methods
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Rev. chil. anat ; 13(1): 33-41, 1995. ilus, tab, graf
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-174980

ABSTRACT

La diferenciación funcional del epitelio mamario requiere de hormonas específicas, factores de crecimiento y señales del medio ambiente celular. Estas últimas consisten en comunicación de sus células con la matriz extracelular e interacciones célula-célula, las cuales determinan un intrincado mecanismo que se traduce, finalmente, en eventos que conllevan a la secreción láctea. Células epiteliales mamarias de rata HC11, un subclon de la línea celular COMMA-1D de glándula mamaria en mitad de la preñez, fueron cultivadas en presencia de hormonas lactogénicas, insulina, dexametasona y prolactina y estimuladas con el factor de crecimiento epidérmico. En estas condiciones, las células se diferencian sintetizando ß caseína, demostrada mediante inmuno-blotting y filamentos intermediarios de citoqueratina, los cuales son evidenciados en micrografías electrónicas y con reacción inmuno-citoquímica con anticuerpos anticitoqueratina. Además, en estas células normales-proliferantes y diferenciales, fue realizado un estudio morfométrico, cuyos resultados correlacionan adecuadamente con los eventos morfológicos y bioquímicos observados en esta diferenciación del epitelio mamario de rata, en cultivo


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Animals , Rats , Breast/cytology , Cell Differentiation , Analysis of Variance , Blotting, Western , Caseins/biosynthesis , Culture Media , Epithelium/cytology , Microscopy, Electron
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