LIPOXYGENASE-MEDIATED SECRETORY EFFECT OF CANATOXIN, THE TOXIC PROTEIN FROM CANAVALIA-ENSIFORMIS SEEDS

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BARJAFIDALGO, C [1 ]
GUIMARAES, JA [1 ]
CARLINI, CR [1 ]
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[1] UNIV ESTADO RIO DE JANEIRO,INST BIOL,DEPT PHARMACOL,RIO DE JANEIRO,BRAZIL
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10.1016/0041-0101(91)90019-N
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R9 [药学];
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1007 ;
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Canatoxin was shown to induce serotonin release from rabbit platelets and rat brain synaptosomes, as well as to release insulin from isolated pancreatic islets. All these effects were dose-dependent and were inhibited by lipoxygenase inhibitors, such as nordihydroguaiaretic acid and esculetin, but not by indomethacin, a cyclo-oxygenase inhibitor. The data suggest that canatoxin-induced secretory effect results from the activation of the lipoxygenase pathway which would elicit exocytosis. Thus, canatoxin might be a useful tool for the study of biological events that involve lipoxygenase mediation.
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