Journal
TOXICOLOGY LETTERS
Volume 191, Issue 2-3, Pages 297-304Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2009.09.013
Keywords
Organophosphate poisoning; Pesticide; Acetylcholinesterase; Neuromuscular transmission; Oximes
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- Contract-Research-Project [0597-V4800]
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Thirty-four adult patients with severe organophosphorus Compounds (OP) poisoning requiring artificial ventilation were enrolled in a clinical study and received atropine and obidoxime (250 mg I V. followed by 750 mg/24 h) as antidotal treatment Here, we re-analyzed the cholinesterase status (red blood cell acetylcholinesterase (RBC-AChE) activity, reactivatability of RBC-AChE. and plasma butyrylcholinesterase (PI-BChE) activity) in relation to the neuromuscular transmission (NMT) data When RBC-AChE activity ranged between 100% and 30% NMT was unimpaired after tetanic stimulation with frequencies up to 50 Hz. A further decrease in RBC-AChE activity was accompanied by a marked disturbance of NMT, being strongly impaired at AChE activities <5% of normal. Higher stimulation frequencies (>30 Hz) facilitated the discrimination of the types of impairment. The neuromuscular transmission was the best quantified by using the ratio of the ninth to the first amplitude. while the standard method was less discriminative At RBC-AChE levels higher than 40% of normal weaning from the ventilator may be considered Completely aged RBC-AChE as indicated by loss of reactivatability loses its guidance function Then, steadily increasing PI-BChE activity suggests lack of circulating poison. One-week later, neuromuscular transmission may be largely normal and patients could be weaned from the respirator if other complications are not withstanding. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ireland Lid All rights reserved
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