Unequal efficacy of pyridinium oximes in acute organophosphate poisoning

B Antonijevic, MP Stojiljkovic - Clinical medicine & research, 2007 - Marshfield Clinic
The use of organophosphorus pesticides results in toxicity risk to non-target organisms.
Organophosphorus compounds share a common mode of action, exerting their toxic effects …

Pyridinium oximes as cholinesterase reactivators. Structure-activity relationship and efficacy in the treatment of poisoning with organophosphorus compounds

M Jokanovic, M Prostran - Current Medicinal Chemistry, 2009 - ingentaconnect.com
During more than five decades, pyridinium oximes have been developed as therapeutic
agents used in the medical treatment of poisoning with organophosphorus compounds …

Bivalent β-carbolines as potential multitarget anti-Alzheimer agents

Y Rook, KU Schmidtke, F Gaube… - Journal of medicinal …, 2010 - ACS Publications
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a prevalent neurodegenerative disorder with multifactorial
causes that requires multitargeted treatment. Inhibitors of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and …

Design, evaluation and structure—Activity relationship studies of the AChE reactivators against organophosphorus pesticides

K Musilek, M Dolezal, F Gunn‐Moore… - Medicinal research …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Organophosphate pesticides (OPPs; eg chlorpyrifos, diazinon, paraoxon) are a wide and
heterogeneous group of organophosphorus compounds. Their biological activity of …

A newly developed oxime K203 is the most effective reactivator of tabun-inhibited acetylcholinesterase

K Kuca, K Musilek, D Jun, J Zdarova-Karasova… - BMC Pharmacology and …, 2018 - Springer
Background Based on in vitro and in vivo rat experiments, the newly developed
acetylcholinesterase (AChE) reactivator, K203, appears to be much more effective in the …

Design of a Potent Reactivator of Tabun-Inhibited AcetylcholinesteraseSynthesis and Evaluation of (E)-1-(4-Carbamoylpyridinium)-4-(4 …

K Musilek, D Jun, J Cabal, J Kassa… - Journal of medicinal …, 2007 - ACS Publications
Acetylcholinesterase reactivators are crucial antidotes for the treatment of organophosphate
intoxication. Among the organophosphates, with the exception of soman, tabun (GA) …

Recent advances in evaluation of oxime efficacy in nerve agent poisoning by in vitro analysis

F Worek, P Eyer, N Aurbek, L Szinicz… - Toxicology and applied …, 2007 - Elsevier
The availability of highly toxic organophosphorus (OP) warfare agents (nerve agents)
underlines the necessity for an effective medical treatment. Acute OP toxicity is primarily …

Progress of biosensors based on cholinesterase inhibition

M Pohanka, K Musilek, K Kuca - Current medicinal chemistry, 2009 - ingentaconnect.com
Biosensors are available and applicable for detection and characterization of specific
inhibitors of many enzymes. In this review, biosensors based on fixed acetylcholinesterase …

Cellular and molecular mechanisms of dichlorvos neurotoxicity: cholinergic, nonchlolinergic, cell signaling, gene expression and therapeutic aspects

BK Binukumar, KD Gill - 2010 - nopr.niscpr.res.in
Inappropriate use of toxic chemicals is common in developing countries, where it leads to
excessive exposure and high risks of unintentional poisoning. Risks are particularly high …

Investigation of the reactivation kinetics of a large series of bispyridinium oximes with organophosphate-inhibited human acetylcholinesterase

M Winter, T Wille, K Musilek, K Kuca, H Thiermann… - Toxicology Letters, 2016 - Elsevier
The limited effectiveness of the established oximes obidoxime and pralidoxime resulted in
ongoing research on novel oximes for the reactivation of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) …