Cathine and alcohol involved fatality: A rare case report with a brief review of the literature
Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2016 Toxicology screening of unusual poisons is important. We report a case of death of a young female suspected to die due to drug overdose. Medico legal autopsy was indicative of cerebral hemorrhage.
Atul Bajaj
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Commentary on: Attafi IM, Albeishy MY, Oraiby ME, Khardali IA, Shaikhain GA, Fageeh MM. Postmortem Distribution of Cathinone and Cathine in Human Biological Specimens in a Case of Death Associated wit [PDF]
Arab Journal of Forensic Sciences & Forensic Medicine, 2019 The interpretation of post-mortem human tissue toxicology levels may be affected by the sampling site chosen. It is important to bear this in mind when looking at the psychoactive constituents of khat (Catha edulis Forsk) that have been consumed and have
John M. Corkery +2 more
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Cellular Uptake of Psychostimulants – Are High- and Low-Affinity Organic Cation Transporters Drug Traffickers? [PDF]
Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021 Psychostimulants are used therapeutically and for illegal recreational purposes. Many of these are inhibitors of the presynaptic noradrenaline, dopamine, and serotonin transporters (NET, DAT, and SERT). According to their physicochemical properties, some
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Fatalities Involving Khat in Jazan, Saudi Arabia, 2018 to 2021 [PDF]
Toxics, 2023 Interpreting fatalities involving khat is challenging due to a lack of data on cathinone and cathine reference concentrations in postmortem tissues. This study investigated the autopsy findings and toxicological results of fatalities involving khat in ...
Ghassan Shaikhain +11 more
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Khat, a Cultural Chewing Drug: A Toxicokinetic and Toxicodynamic Summary [PDF]
Toxins, 2022 Khat (Catha edulis) is a recreational, chewed herbal drug that has been used as a psychostimulant for centuries in East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, namely in Somalia, Ethiopia, and Yemen.
Bárbara Silva +5 more
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Catha edulis Leaves: Morphological Characterization and Anti-Inflammatory Properties in an In Vitro Model of Gastritis [PDF]
PlantsKhat leaves, indigenous to eastern Africa, have been chewed for centuries for their stimulant effects, attributed to alkaloids such as cathinone and cathine. Although associated with gastric disorders like gastritis and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease,
Andrea Magnavacca +13 more
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Unraveling the Catha edulis Extract Effects on the Cellular and Molecular Signaling in SKOV3 Cells [PDF]
Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021 Khat (Catha edulis (Vahl) Endl.) is an evergreen flowering shrub used as a stimulant in many regions worldwide including East Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, Europe, and the United States.
Alaa Sayed Abou-Elhamd +12 more
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Sex-specific effects of appetite suppressants on stereotypy in rats. [PDF]
PLoS ONEThis study investigated the sex-specific effects of commonly prescribed appetite suppressants on body weight and the manifestation of motor side effects, specifically stereotypy.
Axl Lopez +2 more
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Khat chewing and associated factors among public secondary school students in Harar town, Eastern Ethiopia: a multicenter cross-sectional study [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2023 BackgroundKhat is a huge, evergreen tree that grows at high altitudes throughout the Arabian Peninsula and in the region stretching from eastern to southern Africa.
Kabtamu Nigussie +7 more
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Cation-exchange solid-phase and liquid-liquid extraction for the determination of khat alkaloids by reversed phase HPLC-DAD [PDF]
Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia, 2015 Leaves of khat (Catha edulis) are masticated to elicit their psycho-stimulating properties, resulting from the presence of the phenylpropylamino alkaloids.
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