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Leprosy. A slowly progressive, chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae and characterized by the development of granulomatous or neurotropic lesions in the skin, mucous membranes, nerves, bones, and viscera. 

Sodium (Na") Transportation of molecules across cell membrane, nerve function Muscle cramps, reduced appetite... 

The electrostatic potential across cell membranes plays important roles in transport and in cell signaling. Muscle contraction is stimulated by depolarization of the cell membrane. Nerve cells communicate with other cells via propagated changes in membrane potential. Also the potential across membranes of intracellular organelles, such as mitochondria, can be central components of the function of the organelles. 

Steroids are lipids that have the same basic cyclic structure shown in figure 2.3.2. The steroids have a notoriety of their own, but again, they serve their purpose and cannot be dispensed with entirely. Steroids are components of cell membranes, nerve cell insulation, and the basis for steroid hormones. 

Pruritus vomiting headache confusion depigmentation of hair skin eruptions corneal opacity weight loss partial alopecia extraocular muscle palsies exacerbation of psoriasis, eczema, and other exfoliative dermatoses myalgias photophobia irreversible retinal injury (especially when total dosage exceeds 100 grams) discoloration of nails and mucus membranes nerve-type deafness peripheral neuropathy and myopathy heart block blood dyscrasias hematemesis Crotamiton... 

Several solvents have depressant or narcotic effects, and hence, some solvents are used as anesthetics. The main acute health hazards result from the narcotic effects. Their intensity is proportional to the solvent concentrations in brain tissue and is caused by the solvents themselves (physical and chemical interactions with neural membranes, nerve cells or neurotransmitters of the CNS). 

This receptor family is very similar to NMDA and AMPA. These receptors are largely distributed in both the central and peripheral nervous systems. They are localized in dendrites, postsynaptic membranes, nerve fibers, and synapses. They generally play an excitatory role in the postsynaptic membrane of excitatory neurons. They can also modulate GABA release from inhibitory neurons and also sensory ganglia within the dorsal horn. 

Phosphatides, often called phospholipids, are present in all cells usually they are components of cell membranes. Nerve tissue in particular is rich in phosphatides, cerebrosides, and gangliosides. Egg yolk is another excellent source of phosphatides (especially lecithins). 

Imaging/Labeling Applications Mitochondria " cardiolipin " blood cells, cells liposomes lipid membranes nerve terminals peptides ... 

M.p. 103°C. Noradrenaline is released in the adrenal medulla with adrenaline, and also at the sympathetic nerve endings. Its release from a nerve fibre is followed by binding to a receptor molecule on the next nerve or muscle fibre, probably causing a change in the electrical charge of the receptor-cell membrane. Biosynthetically it normally serves as a precursor for adrenaline. 

Contraction of muscle follows an increase of Ca " in the muscle cell as a result of nerve stimulation. This initiates processes which cause the proteins myosin and actin to be drawn together making the cell shorter and thicker. The return of the Ca " to its storage site, the sarcoplasmic reticulum, by an active pump mechanism allows the contracted muscle to relax (27). Calcium ion, also a factor in the release of acetylcholine on stimulation of nerve cells, influences the permeabiUty of cell membranes activates enzymes, such as adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase), Hpase, and some proteolytic enzymes and facihtates intestinal absorption of vitamin B 2 [68-19-9] (28). 

Local anesthetics produce anesthesia by blocking nerve impulse conduction in sensory, as well as motor nerve, fibers. Nerve impulses are initiated by membrane depolarization, effected by the opening of a sodium ion channel and an influx of sodium ions. Local anesthetics act by inhibiting the channel s opening they bind to a receptor located in the channel s interior. The degree of blockage on an isolated nerve depends not only on the amount of dmg, but also on the rate of nerve stimulation (153—156). 

The influx of Ca(Il) across the presynaptic membrane is essential for nerve signal transmission involving excitation by acetylcholine (26). Calcium is important in transducing regulatory signals across many membranes and is an important secondary messenger hormone. The increase in intracellular Ca(Il) levels can result from either active transport of Ca(Il) across the membrane via an import channel or by release of Ca(Il) from reticulum stores within the cell. More than 30 different proteins have been linked to regulation by the calcium complex with calmoduhn (27,28). 

Airway cross-sections have the nominal anatomy shown in Fig. 5.16. Airway surface liquid (AST), primarily composed of mucus gel and water, surrounds the airway lumen with a thickness thought to vary from 5 to 10 mm. AST lies on the apical surface of airway epithelial cells (mostly columnar ciliated epithelium). This layer of cells, roughly two to three cells thick in proximal airways and eventually thinning to a single cell thickness in distal airways, rests along a basement membrane on its basal surface. Connective tissue (collagen fibers, basement membranes, elastin, and water) lies between the basement membrane and airway smooth muscle. Edema occurs when the volume of water within the connective tissue increases considerably. Interspersed within the smooth muscle are respiratory supply vessels (capillaries, arteriovenous anastomoses), nerves, and lymphatic vessels. 

PuAEMACoLOGiCAL AcTiox. Curare is stated to be almost inert when taken by mouth, owing to poor absorption by intestinal mucous membrane and the rapidity of elimination. Injected hypodermically it is a rapid and potent poison, paralysing the motor nerve-endings in striped muscle, so that voluntary movements cease and death occurs from respiratory failure. 

The pain appears to arise from the formation of melittin pores in the membranes of nociceptors, free nerve endings that detect harmful ( noxious —thus the name) stimuli of violent mechanical stress, high temperatures, and irritant chemicals. The creation of pores by melittin depends on the nociceptor membrane potential. Melittin in water solution is tetrameric. However, melittin interacting with membranes in the absence of a membrane potential is monomeric and shows no evidence of oligomer... 

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