Sogorb_2004_Toxicol.Lett_151_219

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Title : Future applications of phosphotriesterases in the prophylaxis and treatment of organophosporus insecticide and nerve agent poisonings - Sogorb_2004_Toxicol.Lett_151_219
Author(s) : Sogorb MA , Vilanova E , Carrera V
Ref : Toxicol Lett , 151 :219 , 2004
Abstract :

Organophosphorus compounds (OPs) are being used as insecticides and warfare agents. OP insecticides represent an important problem of public health, causing around 200,000 deaths annually. The World Health Organization has pointed to the necessity to introduce new medical practices that improve the results of classical treatments. Many studies have shown that the administration of phosphotriesterases (enzymes that detoxify OPs through hydrolysis) is a promising treatment of persons poisoned with OPs. Such an enzyme-based treatment might introduce important improvements in the treatment of patients having ingested large amounts of OPs. Phosphotriesterases might also be suitable for prophylactic treatment of persons at risk to be severely exposed. The new experimental treatments do not exhibit the intrinsic neurotoxicity of the classical prophylaxis based on carbamates and antimuscarinic drugs. Experimental data suggest that might be time to initiate clinical trials in order to study the efficacy of phosphotriesterases in the therapy and prophylaxis of OP intoxication.

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Sogorb MA, Vilanova E, Carrera V (2004)
Future applications of phosphotriesterases in the prophylaxis and treatment of organophosporus insecticide and nerve agent poisonings
Toxicol Lett 151 :219

Sogorb MA, Vilanova E, Carrera V (2004)
Toxicol Lett 151 :219