Structural changes in albumin are a possible mechanism for fluctuation of cefazorin and ibuprofen plasma protein binding in rats with carcinogen-induced osteosarcoma.

Background/aim: It is known that the protein-unbound fraction (fp) of warfarin fluctuates in the plasma of cancer patients and the fluctuation of fp is correlated with albumin concentration. However, this mechanism remains unclear. The present study was performed with the objective of elucidating variations in the protein-binding rate of specific drugs in the presence of cancer, as well as the mechanisms involved.

Enhanced renal clearance of vancomycin in rats with carcinogen-induced osteosarcoma.

Recently, it has been reported that total clearance (CLtot) of vancomycin is significantly higher in patients with malignancies compared to those without malignancies. In the present study, to clarify the mechanism of this enhancement in malignancy, we adopted rat animal models, using chemical carcinogen-induced osteosarcoma, selected lung metastatic lesions (C-SLM), transplanted into thigh muscles. The CLtot and renal clearance (CLr) of vancomycin in the tumor-bearing rats were increased compared to the ones of the control rats without tumor.

Lysis of cyanobacteria with volatile organic compounds.

One of bacteria collected from Lake Sagami, Japan, Brevibacillus sp., was found to have a lytic activity of cyanobacteria, but did not produce active compounds. Instead, the co-culturing of Microcystis with the Brevibacillus sp.