THE IONIC RESPONSE OF THE LIVER FLUKE, FASCIOLA-HEPATICA TO OUABAIN, MONENSIN AND THE DEACETYLATED (AMINE) METABOLITE OF DIAMPHENETHIDE

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作者
CASEBY, RH
FAIRWEATHER, I [1 ]
HARRIOTT, M
机构
[1] QUEENS UNIV BELFAST,SCH BIOL & BIOCHEM,DAVID KEIR BLDG,BELFAST BT7 1NN,ANTRIM,NORTH IRELAND
[2] QUEENS UNIV BELFAST,SCH CHEM,BELFAST BT7 1NN,ANTRIM,NORTH IRELAND
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COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY A-PHYSIOLOGY | 1991年 / 100卷 / 04期
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10.1016/0300-9629(91)90305-V
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
1. The ionic response of the liver fluke, Fasciola hepatica to perturbation of Na,K-pump activity has been determined by atomic absorption spectrophotometry. 2. The Na+/K+-ATPase inhibitor ouabain (1 x 10(-4) M) induced a marked reduction in K+ levels; Na+ and Ca2+ levels also fell. 3. The sodium ionophore monensin (1 x 10(-4) M) also caused a decrease in K+ levels, to below that of Na+. 4. Brief pretreatment with ouabain (1 x 10(-4) M, 15 min) followed by monensin treatment did not affect the decline in K+ levels, but did prevent the short-lived Na+ decline observed with monensin alone. 5. The deacetylated (amine) metabolite of the fasciolicide diamphenethide caused a short-lived drop in Na+ levels, but otherwise produced little change in ion levels within the fluke.
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