Most drugs found to cause nephrotoxicity exert toxic effects by one or more common pathogenic mechanisms. These include altered intraglomerular hemodynamics, tubular cell toxicity, inflammation, crystal nephropathy, rhabdomyolysis, and thrombotic microan-giopathy.
Leclercia adecarboxylata is an opportunistic human pathogen that phenotypically resembles Escherichia coli. The natural susceptibilities of 101 Leclercia strains to 70 antimicrobial agents were investigated. MICs were determined with a microdilution procedure in cation-adjusted MuellerâHinton broth (all strains) and IsoSensitest broth (some strains).
Cellulose Definition and Structure. Cellulose is a a largely indigestible polysaccharide (a complex carbohydrate), composed of thousands of glucose molecules [1]. Function. In the human intestine, cellulose acts as an insoluble fiber, which can absorb water and thus increase the bulk of the stool. Cellulose cannot be digested, but can be partly broken down (fermented) by beneficial large intestinal bacteria into gases, and short-chain fatty acids, which can be absorbed [3].