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Present study is conducted to evaluate the response of bean (Dolichos lablab cv . pusa early prolific) plants to supplemental UV-B (sUV-B: 280-315 nm: 7.2 kJ m-2 d-1) radiation. UV-B caused alteration in biomass translocation pattern with more retention of biomass in below ground parts leading to an increment in root shoot ratio. Specific leaf area (SLA) which is the measure of leaf thinness, increased in plants under sUV-B exposure by 95.7 and 82.3% after 15 and 30 days after germination. Photosynthetic machinery of bean plants was the potential target of UV-B as photosynthetic rate was decreased by 88.6 % at 30 days after germination. sUV-B lead to the formation of reactive oxygen species thus generating oxidative stress. Stimulation of antioxidant defense system (enzymatic and non-enzymatic) was observed due to sUV-B radiation. Phenolic content decreased (34.7 and 18.6%) but protein showed varied response, increased initially (34%) thereafter declined (10.2%) under sUV-B radiation.
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La Ciclosporina A (CyA) es un inmunosupresor que presenta efectos adversos como la hepatotoxicidad. Se estudió el efecto de CyA sobre el sistema de defensa antioxidante (SDA), su relación con la lipoperoxidación y la función hepática. Ratas machos wistar de 200-260 g de peso fueron tratadas durante 7 días (agudo) y 120 días (crónico) con dosis orales de CyA de 5 y 20 mg/kg/ día. Se estudió el SDA midiendo el contenido hepático total de glutatión (GSH), glutatión peroxidasa (GPx) y catalasa (CAT); el perfil de funcionamiento hepático (PFH) se realizó determinando aspartato aminotransferasa (AST), alanín aminotransferasa (ALT) y bilirrubina total (Bt) y para la lipoperoxidación se midieron las sustancias reactivas al ácido tiobarbitúrico (SRAT). Los resultados fueron confirmados con estudios histológicos. El tratamiento agudo con 20 mg/kg/día de CyA mostró aumento significativo de SRAT (30,51±1,97 nmol/g), pérdida de GSH (2,47±0,06 µmol/g), incremento significativo de GPx (663,25±1,88 mU/mg) y CAT (290,65±3,31 mU/mg). El tratamiento crónico con 5 mg/kg/día de CyA mostró disminución tiempo-dependiente del SDA con disminución de GSH (3,19±0,05 µmol/g), GPx (569,6±2,67 mU/mg) y CAT (223,3±2,78 mU/mg), sin cambios en SRAT. Los resultados del tratamiento crónico y agudo con 20 mg/kg/día de CyA son coincidentes y sólo en esta dosis se observaron alteraciones de la histo-arquitectura del parénquima hepático. Se concluye que dosis de 20 mg/kg/día de CyA en tratamiento agudo y crónico provocan lipoperoxidación con compromiso del SDA y alteración del hepatocito; dosis de 5 mg/kg/día de CyA en tratamiento crónico producen deterioro reversible del SDA sin lipoperoxidación. La inmunosupresión aplicada en clínica con dosis de 3 a 8 mg/kg/día produciría disminución del SDA sin cambios en la histo-arquitectura del parénquima hepático.
Cyclosporin A (CyA), an immunosuppressive agent, exerts adverse effects such as hepatotoxicity. The effect of CyA on the Antioxidant Defence System(ADS), its relation to lipoperoxidation, and liver function were studied. Assays were performed on male wistar rats weighing 200-260 g during acute (7 days) and chronic (120 days) treatment with oral doses of CyA of 5 and 20 mg/kg/day. ADS was studied in rat liver homogenate by measuring the liver content of total glutathion (GSH), glutathion peroxidase(GPx) and catalase (CAT); the Liver Profile Test (LPT) was measured by determining aspartate amino transferase (AST), alanin amino transferase (ALT) and total bilirubin (TB), and lipoperoxidation by determining thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TRAS). The results were confirmed by histological studies. In the acute treatment, 20 mg/kg/day with CyA, a significant increase in TRAS (30.51±1.97 nmol/g), a loss of GSH (2.47±0.06 µmol/g) and a significant increase in GPx (663.25±1.88 mU/mg) and CAT (290.65±3.31 mU/mg) were observed. In the chronic treatment, 5 mg/kg/day with CyA, a time-dependent decrease in the ADS with a diminution in GSH (3.19±0.05 µmol/g), GPx (569.6±2.67 mU/mg) and CAT (223.3±2.78 mU/mg) were observed, with no changes in TRAS. The results for the chronic and acute treatment with 20 mg/kg/day of CyA are coincident, only this dose causing alterations in liver parenchyma histoarchitecture. CyA doses of 20 mg/kg/day during acute and chronic treatment cause lipoperoxidation with ADS involvement and hepatocyte alteration. CyA doses of 5 mg/kg/day during chronic treatment cause deterioration in the ADS with no lipoperoxidation, hepatotoxicity being reversible. Immunosuppression in human patients with 3 to 8 mg/kg/day doses, would cause a decrease in the ADS with no structural or functional changes in the hepatocyte.