Description
CylindrospermopsinisacyanotoxinthatwasinitiallyproducedbythecyanobacteriumCylindrospermopsisraciborskii.Cylindrospermopsininhibitsproteinandglutathionesynthesisinvitro,inducingoxidativestress,double-strandedDNAbreaks,andcellcyclearrest.Invivo,cylindrospermopsininducesdegenerationandsteatosisintheliver,glomerulopathyinthekidney,andmyofibrolysisandedemaintheheart.Cylindrospermopsinmaybeconsideredcarcinogenic.
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