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Lethality of suicidal organophosphorus poisoning in an Indian population: exploring preventability

Annals of General Psychiatry, 2006
Background Suicide by organophosphorus poisoning is common in India. Study of factors associated with lethality may suggest methods for prevention. Methods Severity of symptoms, biochemical manifestation of poisoning, degree of lethality and the outcome ...
Kar Nilamadhab
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Killer Secretions Organophosphorus Poisoning Practice Eessentials and Protocols

Amrita Journal of Medicine, 2020
Organophosphorus pesticide self-poisoning is an important clinical problem in rural regions of the developing world and kills an estimated 200,000 people every year.
K. P. Amrithachandra, T. P. Sreekrishnan, K. P. Gireesh Kumar   +2 more
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Role of the Calcium Plateau in the Neuronal Injury and Behavioral Morbidities Following Organophosphate Intoxication [PDF]

, 2016
Organophosphate (OP) chemicals include nerve agents and pesticides, and there is a growing concern of OP based chemical attacks against civilians. Current antidotes are essential in limiting immediate mortality associated with OP exposure.
Battaglia F.P., Campbell S., Dingeman A., Filbert M., Karki P., Konradsen F., Moorcraft P., Than K., Yamashita M.   +8 more
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Tetramethylenedisulfotetramine [PDF]

, 2014
Tetramethylenedisulfotetramine (CAS 80-12-6), commonly referred to as TETS, was first synthesized in 1933 as a condensation product of sulfamide and formaldehyde. TETS was subsequently used as a rodenticide until banned worldwide in 1991.
Banks, CN, Lein, PJ, Rogawski, MA, Yang, D   +3 more
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Acute Poisoning with Organophosphorus Pesticide: Patients Admitted to A Hospital in Bijapur, Karnataka. [PDF]

Journal of Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences University, 2012
Background: Organophosphorus compounds are the pesticides most often involved in human poisoning. Toxicity of these compounds is due to the inhibition of acetyl cholinesterase at cholinergic junctions of the nervous system.
Indira A. Hundekari, Adinath N. Surykar, Nilima N. Dongre, Dileep B. Rathi   +3 more
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Analytical study of organophosphorus poisoning

MRIMS Journal of Health Sciences, 2018
Background: Organophosphorus (OP) compounds constitute a heterogeneous category of chemicals specially designed for the control of Pests, weeds or plant diseases. The importance of pesticides in India can be understood from the fact that agriculture is a
M Narayana Reddy, S Shavukath Ali
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Genotoxicity and Cytotoxicity Exerted by Pesticides in Different Biotic Matrices-An Overview of More Than a Decade of Experimental Evaluation [PDF]

, 2014
Agrochemicals represent one of the most important sources of environmental pollution. Although attempts to reduce agrochemical use through organic agricultural practices and the use of other technologies to control pests continue, the problem is still
Larramendy, Marcelo Luis, Nikoloff, Noelia, Ruiz de Arcaute, Celeste, Soloneski, Sonia Maria Elsa   +3 more
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OpdA, a bacterial organophosphorus hydrolase, prevents lethality in rats after poisoning with highly toxic organophosphorus pesticides [PDF]

, 2008
Organophosphorus (OP) pesticides poison more than 3,000,000 people every year in the developing world, mostly through intentional self-poisoning. Advances in medical therapy for OP poisoning have lagged, and current treatment is not highly effective with
Adie, Ahmad, Bruyndonckx, Buckley, Chip Gresham, Colin Scott, Dunn, Eddleston, Eddleston, Eddleston, Eyer, Fears, Horne, Jackson, Jeyaratnam, John Oakeshott, Lewis, Mazur, Michael Eddleston, Ortigoza-Ferado, Peng, Phillips, Sogorb, Steven B. Bird, Tara D. Sutherland, Van der Hoek, Yang   +26 more
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The key role of magnesium sulfate in the management of organophosphorus pesticide poisoning: a scoping literature review [PDF]

Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine
Organophosphorus agents are easily absorbed via respiratory, gastrointestinal, and dermal routes, and inhibit the acetylcholinesterase (AChE) enzyme, which is responsible for the majority of toxicity caused by organophosphates in the body.
Zahra Nekoukar, Homa Talabaki, Zakaria Zakariaei, Mahdi Mesri, Hossein Azadeh   +4 more
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Design, synthesis, in silico studies and in vitro evaluation of isatin-pyridine oximes hybrids as novel acetylcholinesterase reactivators

Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry, 2021
Organophosphorus poisoning caused by some pesticides and nerve agents is a life-threating condition that must be swiftly addressed to avoid casualties. Despite the availability of medical countermeasures, the clinically available compounds lack a broad ...
Daniel A. S. Kitagawa, Rafael B. Rodrigues, Thiago N. Silva, Wellington V. dos Santos, Vinicius C. V. da Rocha, Joyce S. F. D. de Almeida, Leandro B. Bernardo, Taynara Carvalho-Silva, Cintia N. Ferreira, Angelo A. T. da Silva, Alessandro B. C. Simas, Eugenie Nepovimova, Kamil Kuča, Tanos C. C. França, Samir F. de A. Cavalcante   +14 more
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