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Genomes and GenesSpecies | organothiophosphorus compoundsSummarySummary: Compounds containing carbon-phosphorus bonds in which the phosphorus component is also bonded to one or more sulfur atoms. Many of these compounds function as CHOLINERGIC AGENTS and as INSECTICIDES. Top Publications
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Determining pirimiphos-methyl in durum wheat samples using an acetylcholinesterase inhibition assayMichele Del Carlo
Department of Food Science, University of Teramo, Via Carlo R Lerici 1, Mosciano Stazione, 64023 Teramo, Italy
Anal Bioanal Chem 381:1367-72. 2005..The LOD found for the sample, determined under optimal conditions, was 3 mg/kg. Spiked samples were prepared at the EU regulated level (5 mg/kg) and analysed with the optimised protocol, resulting in an average recovery of 70.3%...
Inhibition, reactivation and aging kinetics of highly toxic organophosphorus compounds: pig versus minipig acetylcholinesteraseF Worek
Bundeswehr Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Neuherbergstrasse 11, 80937 Munich, Germany
Toxicology 244:35-41. 2008..The generated data indicate comparable kinetic properties of pig and minipig AChE and may provide a kinetic basis for extrapolation of data from pig studies to humans...
The effect of hydrogen sulfide donors on lipopolysaccharide-induced formation of inflammatory mediators in macrophagesMatthew Whiteman
Peninsula Medical School, University of Exeter, St Luke s Campus, Exeter, Devon, England
Antioxid Redox Signal 12:1147-54. 2010..This study may also explain some of the apparent discrepancies in the literature regarding the pro- versus antiinflammatory role of H(2)S...
Characterization of a novel, water-soluble hydrogen sulfide-releasing molecule (GYY4137): new insights into the biology of hydrogen sulfideLing Li
Department of Pharmacology, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Circulation 117:2351-60. 2008....
Purification and characterization of functional human paraoxonase-1 expressed in Trichoplusia ni larvaeTamara C Otto
Physiology and Immunology Branch, Research Division, U S Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, 3100 Ricketts Point Road, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010 5400, United States
Chem Biol Interact 187:388-92. 2010..Insect production of HuPON1 may provide a source for both in vitro enzymatic and crystallographic studies and in vivo stability and anti-nerve agent efficacy testing...
Correlating agricultural use of organophosphates with outdoor air concentrations: a particular concern for childrenMartha Harnly
California Department of Health Services, Oakland, CA 94612, USA
Environ Health Perspect 113:1184-9. 2005..Agricultural applications of organophosphates and their oxon products may have substantial volatization and off-field movement and are a probable source of exposures of public health concern...
Concentrations of dialkyl phosphate metabolites of organophosphorus pesticides in the U.S. populationDana B Barr
National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Environ Health Perspect 112:186-200. 2004..These data will be important in evaluating the impact of organophosphorus pesticide exposure in the U.S. population and the effectiveness of regulatory actions...
Experimental and molecular genetic analysis of the impact of pyrethroid and non-pyrethroid insecticide impregnated bednets for mosquito control in an area of pyrethroid resistanceJ H Kolaczinski
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, WC1E 7HT, UK
Bull Entomol Res 90:125-32. 2000....
Temporal association of children's pesticide exposure and agricultural spraying: report of a longitudinal biological monitoring studyDenise Koch
Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
Environ Health Perspect 110:829-33. 2002....
Local variation in susceptibility of Colorado potato beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) to insecticideAli Asghr Pourmirza
Department of Entomology, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran
J Econ Entomol 98:2176-80. 2005..The glass jar and filter paper testing methods are simple and sensitive test techniques for measuring susceptibility of Colorado potato beetle adults and larvae to phosalone, respectively...
Synergy between repellents and non-pyrethroid insecticides strongly extends the efficacy of treated nets against Anopheles gambiaeCedric Pennetier
Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement, Cotonou, Benin
Malar J 6:38. 2007..The residual efficacy and the inhibition of blood feeding conferred by these mixtures were assessed against Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes...
Modifications to the organophosphorus nerve agent-protein adduct refluoridation method for retrospective analysis of nerve agent exposuresKerry E Holland
Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341 3724, USA
J Anal Toxicol 32:116-24. 2008..5 to 16.5 pg/mL for the G analogue of VX and GD, respectively. Characterization of quality control (QC) materials resulted in an average coefficient of variation of 15.1% for the five analytes in low QC pools and 11.7% in high QC pools...
Verification of exposure to cholinesterase inhibitors: generic detection of OPCW Schedule 1 nerve agent adducts to human butyrylcholinesteraseM J van der Schans
TNO Defence, Security, and Safety, PO Box 45, 2280 AA Rijswijk, The Netherlands
J Anal Toxicol 32:125-30. 2008..A method for which only 34 transitions in the multiple reaction monitoring mode have to be acquired in order to screen for an exposure to all Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Schedule 1 nerve agents was developed...
Monitoring of insecticide residues in cotton seed in Punjab, IndiaB Blossom
Department of Entomology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141004, India
Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 73:707-12. 2004
Evaluation of potency of known oximes (pralidoxime, trimedoxime, HI-6, methoxime, obidoxime) to in vitro reactivate acetylcholinesterase inhibited by pesticides (chlorpyrifos and methylchlorpyrifos) and nerve agent (Russian VX)Kamil Musilek
University of Defence, Faculty of Military Health Sciences, Department of Toxicology, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
Acta Medica (Hradec Kralove) 50:203-6. 2007..Especially, methylchlorpyrifos-inhibited AChE was found to be poorly reactivated by the compounds used...
[Effect of organophosphorous insecticides on Chinese chive insect pests and their degradation by pesticide-degrading bacterium]Jiandong Jiang
Key Laboratory of Microbiological Engineering of Agricultural Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, China
Ying Yong Sheng Tai Xue Bao 15:1459-62. 2004..52% and 98.83%, and at the 3rd after spraying 75.00 L x hm(-2) pesticide-degrading bacterium to control Bradysia odoriphaga, the degradation rate of three concentrations of phoxin was 100%, 100% and 99.69%, respectively...
Percutaneous penetration and distribution of VX using in vitro pig or human excised skin validation of demeton-S-methyl as adequate simulant for VX skin permeation investigationsV Vallet
Department of Toxicology, Centre de Recherche du Service de Sante des Armees, 38702 La Tronche Cedex, France
Toxicology 246:73-82. 2008....
Monitoring exposure of passerines to acephate, dicrotophos, and malathion using cholinesterase reactivationJ D Maul
Ecotoxicology Research Facility, Environmental Sciences Program, Post Office Box 847, Arkansas State University, State University, AR 72467, USA
Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 73:682-9. 2004
Biochemical monitoring of acetylcholinesterase sensitivity to organophosphorus insecticides in glassy-winged sharpshooter Homalodisca coagulata Say (Homoptera: Cicadellidae) and smoke-tree sharpshooter H. lacerta FowlerFrank J Byrne
Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
J Econ Entomol 96:1849-54. 2003..This species is native to California and is regarded only as a minor pest. Both inhibition and kinetic measurements for the AChE enzymes in these sharpshooters demonstrate the close phylogenetic relationships between the two species...
Cumulative risk assessment of the exposure to organophosphorus and carbamate insecticides in the Dutch dietP E Boon
RIKILT Institute of Food Safety, Wageningen University and Research Centre, AE Wageningen, The Netherlands
Food Chem Toxicol 46:3090-8. 2008..Spinach contributed most to the exposure to OPs in both age groups, followed by orange and mandarin. For carbamates apple (sauce) was the main product determining the exposure...
Physicochemical and biological data for the development of predictive organophosphorus pesticide QSARs and PBPK/PD models for human risk assessmentJames B Knaak
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 14214, USA
Crit Rev Toxicol 34:143-207. 2004..A program is needed to require the development of physicochemical and biological data to support risk assessment methodologies involving QSAR and PBPK/PD models...
Effects of different factors on the residues of heptenophos in cucumberK Talebi
Dept. of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran
Commun Agric Appl Biol Sci 68:789-93. 2003..2 and 0.1 mg/kg respectively). Two times application of heptenophos caused no insecticide accumulation in cucumber. This investigation revealed that peeling the fruits did not reduce total residues in cucumber...
A comparative study on the relationship between acetylcholinesterase activity and acute toxicity in Daphnia magna exposed to anticholinesterase insecticidesLiane Biehl Printes
Division of Zoology, School of Animal and Microbial Sciences, University of Reading, Whiteknights, P.O. Box 228, Reading, Berkshire RG6 6AJ, United Kingdom
Environ Toxicol Chem 23:1241-7. 2004..Our findings demonstrate different associations between AChE inhibition and toxicity when different chemicals are compared. Therefore, the value of using AChE activity as a biomarker in D. magna will be dependent on the chemical tested...
Distribution and toxicity of sediment-associated pesticides in agriculture-dominated water bodies of California's Central ValleyD P Weston
Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, 3060 Valley Life Sciences Building, Berkeley, California 94720 3140, USA
Environ Sci Technol 38:2752-9. 2004....
Chromosomal aberrations in human lymphocytes exposed to the anticholinesterase pesticide isofenphos with mechanisms of leukemogenesisRobert D Williams
CFE Toxicology, LLC, P O Box 275, Lewis Center, OH 43035 0275, USA
Leuk Res 28:947-58. 2004....
[Susceptibility and related physiological and biochemical mechanisms of Carposina niponensis Walsingham larvae on six insecticides before and after overwintering]Yue Liang Zhang
College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai an 271018, Shandong, China
Ying Yong Sheng Tai Xue Bao 18:1913-6. 2007..It was suggested that the difference of the susceptibility was resulted from the changes in the contents of biochemical substances and the activities of metabolic enzymes, protective enzymes and target enzyme...
[Susceptibility and insecticide resistance mechanisms in Anopheles albimanus from the southern Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico]Felipe A Dzul
Centro de Investigacion de Paludismo, Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica, Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico
Salud Publica Mex 49:302-11. 2007..To diagnose susceptibility levels and insecticide resistance mechanisms in Anopheles albimanus from the southern Yucatan Peninsula (YP), Mexico...
Estimation of apoptosis and necrosis caused by pesticides in vitro on human lymphocytes using DNA diffusion assayG Prabhavathy Das
Genetics Department, Bhagwan Mahavir Medical Research Centre, A.C. Guards, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Drug Chem Toxicol 29:147-56. 2006..The results are statistically significant (p < 0.001). Data on these alterations of immune cells are required for understanding the subchronic effects mediated by pesticides on nontarget organisms...
Evaluation of reactivation test in anaesthetized dogs with experimental intoxication with nerve agentsJ Bajgar
Department of Toxicology, Faculty of Military Health Sciences, University of Defence, Trebesska 1575, 500 01 Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
J Appl Toxicol 26:439-43. 2006..Thus, the reactivation efficacy of obidoxime during nerve agent intoxication indicates that its repeated administration could be easily monitored using the reactivation test...
Determination of acephate in human urineJane T LePage
Washington State University, Food and Environmental Quality Laboratory, 2710 University Dr, Richland, WA 99354, USA
J AOAC Int 88:1788-92. 2005..The method limit of detection was established at 2 microg/L, with a method limit of quantitation of 10 microg/L. The average recovery from urine fortified with 10-500 microg/L was 102 +/- 12% (n = 32)...
Variability of organophosphorus insecticide residues in large size crops grown in commercial farms in BrazilEloisa Caldas
College of Health Sciences, University of Brasilia, DF, Brazil
Food Addit Contam 23:148-58. 2006..The results found in this study support the variability factor of 3 adopted by the FAO/WHO for the deterministic estimation of dietary acute intake of pesticides...
The reactivating and therapeutic efficacy of oximes to counteract Russian VX poisoningsJiri Kassa
Department of Toxicology, Faculty of Military Health Sciences, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
Int J Toxicol 25:397-401. 2006..Thus, the oxime HI-6 seems to be the most suitable oxime for the antidotal treatment of acute poisonings with Russian VX as in the case of VX, sarin, cyclosarin, and soman poisonings...
Currently used cholinesterase reactivators against nerve agent intoxication: comparison of their effectivity in vitroKamil Kuca
Department of Toxicology, Faculty of Military Health Sciences, University of Defence, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
Drug Chem Toxicol 30:31-40. 2007..Moreover, oxime HI-6 (the most effective one) was not able to reactivate tabun- and soman-inhibited AChE. Due to this fact, it could be designated as a partially broad-spectrum reactivator...
Reactivation of organophosphate-inhibited human AChE by combinations of obidoxime and HI 6 in vitroF Worek
Bundeswehr Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Neuherbergstrasse 11, 80937 Munich, Germany
J Appl Toxicol 27:582-8. 2007..By using different oxime concentrations a combination of oxime doses may be suggested which could be an alternative to individual obidoxime or HI 6 autoinjectors...
Soil dehydrogenase, phosphomonoesterase and arginine deaminase activities in an insecticide treated groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) fieldSushma Pandey
Department of Zoology, University of Delhi, Delhi-110 007, India
Chemosphere 63:869-80. 2006..It was observed that in most of cases insecticides have temporary inhibitory effect on soil enzymes. However, inhibition was smaller in seed treated soil than in direct soil treatment...
Effects of of habitats and pesticides on aerobic capacity and survival of soil faunaG Tripathi
Department of Zoology, J N Vyas University, Jodhpur 342 001, India
Biomed Environ Sci 18:169-75. 2005..Faunal health is largely dependent on their soil environment and available litter quality. So the effects of different soil habitats and pesticides on citrate synthase (CS) activity of soil fauna and its population were studied...
Recoveries of four representative organophosphorus pesticides from 18 plant products belonging to different botanical categories: implications for matrix effectsP Georgakopoulos
Agricultural University of Athens, Department of Food Science and Technology, Laboratory of Food Hygiene and Quality Control, Athens, Greece
Food Addit Contam 24:360-8. 2007....
Unequal efficacy of pyridinium oximes in acute organophosphate poisoningBiljana Antonijevic
Institute of Toxicological Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Belgrade, Vojvode Stepe 450, 11221 Belgrade, Serbia
Clin Med Res 5:71-82. 2007..Since there are no reports of controlled clinical trials on the use of TMB-4 in human organophosphate pesticide poisoning, LüH-6 may be a better option...
Contamination of vegetables of different seasons with organophosphorous pesticides and related health risk assessment in northern IndiaMayank Bhanti
School of Chemical Sciences, Department of Chemistry, St John s College, Agra, UP 282002, India
Chemosphere 69:63-8. 2007..The analysis of health risk estimates indicated that chlorpyriphos and malathion did not poses a direct hazard, however, exposure to methyl parathion has been found to pose some risk to human health...
Extremely sensitive biomarker of acute organophosphorus insecticide exposureYasuhiro Fujikawa
Drug Safety Research Laboratories, Eisai Co Ltd, Ibaraki, Japan
Hum Exp Toxicol 24:333-6. 2005..The increase in plasma BG activity after OP exposure is a much more sensitive biomarker of acute OP exposure than acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibition...
Morphometric studies of cardiac myocytes of rats chronically treated with an organophosphateE E Calore
Pathology Section, Emilio Ribas Institute, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 66:447-50. 2007..One of the possible explanations for the cardiac hypertrophy would be persistent systemic arterial hypertension in treated animals. However, another possible explanation would be direct sympathetic stimulation...
Enantioselective acetylcholinesterase inhibition of the organophosphorous insecticides profenofos, fonofos, and crotoxyphosMae Grace Nillos
Environmental Toxicology Program, University of California, CA 92521, USA
Environ Toxicol Chem 26:1949-54. 2007....
In vitro potency of H oximes (HI-6, HLö-7), the oxime BI-6, and currently used oximes (pralidoxime, obidoxime, trimedoxime) to reactivate nerve agent-inhibited rat brain acetylcholinesteraseKamil Kuca
Department of Toxicology, Faculty of Military Health Sciences, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
J Toxicol Environ Health A 69:1431-40. 2006..More than one oxime may be necessary for the antidotal treatment of nerve agent-exposed individuals...
Capillary gas chromatographic analysis of nerve agents using large volume injectionsC E Degenhardt-Langelaan
TNO Prins Maurits Laboratory, Rijswijk, The Netherlands
J Chromatogr A 723:210-4. 1996..Except for the nerve agent tabun all other agents added to the water samples were still present after 8 days at 20-60% levels, if the pH of the water sample is adjusted to ca. 5 shortly after sampling and adjusted to pH 7 for analysis...
Activated transformations of organophosphorus insecticides in the case of non-AChE inhibitory oxonsTakeo Kasagami
Department of Applied Biology and Chemistry, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo 156 8502, Japan
Pest Manag Sci 58:1107-17. 2002....
Immunotoxicity of acute acephate exposure in control or IL-1-challenged rats: correlation between the immune cell composition and corticosteroid concentration in bloodAshok K Singh
Department of Veterinary Diagnostic Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St Paul Campus, St Paul, MN 55180, USA
J Appl Toxicol 22:279-91. 2002....
Reactivation kinetics of acetylcholinesterase from different species inhibited by highly toxic organophosphatesF Worek
Sanitätsakademie der Bundeswehr, Institut fur Pharmakologie und Toxikologie, Neuherbergstrasse 11, 80937 Munich, Germany
Arch Toxicol 76:523-9. 2002..The results show marked differences among the species, depending on the inhibitor and on the oxime, and indicate that the findings from animal experiments need careful evaluation before extrapolating these data to humans...
Biological monitoring of combined exposure to organophosphates and pyrethroidsFengsheng He
Institute of Occupational Medicine, Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine, Beijing, People s Republic of China
Toxicol Lett 134:119-24. 2002..In addition to the fact that the OP is more potent than Pyrs, the above results might explain why the clinical manifestations of OP mixture poisonings are similar to those of single OP poisoning...
Cleanup of gloves contaminated with granular terbufos and tefluthrinC Guo
Ansell Healthcare Products Inc, 1875 Harsh Avenue SE, Massillon, Ohio 44648-0550, USA
Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 42:383-8. 2002..Barrier laminate was confirmed as a single-use material. Cleanup procedures reduced contamination in nitrile and neoprene, but findings show that these materials retained residue after cleanup...
The relationship between isofenphos cholinergic toxicity and the development of polyneuropathy in hens and humansAngelo Moretto
Dipartimento di Medicina Ambientale e Sanità Pubblica, Universita degli Studi di Padova, Via Giustiniani 2, 35128 Padova, Italy
Arch Toxicol 76:367-75. 2002..o.), the birds remained asymptomatic. Since other organophosphates may have a prolonged pharmacokinetics, testing procedures for the potential of these insecticides to cause OPIDP may underestimate the risk for humans...
Rapid detection of neurotoxic insecticides in food using disposable acetyicholinesterase-biosensors and simple solvent extractionHolger Schulze
Institute of Technical Biochemistry, University of Stuttgart, Germany
Anal Bioanal Chem 372:268-72. 2002..The assay displayed a detection limit of 2 microg/kg paraoxon, which was sufficient for the monitoring of maximum residue limits in food according to EU regulations...
Synaptic mechanisms underlie nicotine-induced excitability of brain reward areasHuibert D Mansvelder
Department of Anesthesia, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
Neuron 33:905-19. 2002..These results suggest that spatial and temporal differences in nicotinic receptor activity on both excitatory and inhibitory neurons in reward areas coordinate to reinforce nicotine self-administration...
Persistence and retention of active ingredients in four granular cholinesterase-inhibiting insecticides in agricultural soils of the lower Fraser River valley, British Columbia, Canada, with implications for wildlife poisoningLaurie K Wilson
Canadian Wildlife Service, Pacific Wildlife Research Centre, RRI Delta, British Columbia
Environ Toxicol Chem 21:260-8. 2002..The risk of acute poisoning by phorate and fonofos continued though the winter...
Toxicological studies of organophosphate and pyrethroid insecticides for controlling the fruit fly Dacus ciliatus (Diptera: Tephritidae)A Maklakov
Department of Entomology, Institute for Plant Protection, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, Bet Dagan, Israel
J Econ Entomol 94:1059-66. 2001..ciliatus. It can be concluded that pyrethroids have high potential for controlling D. ciliatus...
Sex-related differences in the tolerance of Oriental fruit moth (Grapholita molesta) to organophosphate insecticidesF M de Lame
Department of Entomology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Blake Hall, 93 Lipman Drive, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA
Pest Manag Sci 57:827-32. 2001..The practical implications of the observed differences in tolerance in male and female G molesta question the practice of using pheromone traps to monitor populations of these moths in orchards...
Resolving pathways of interaction of covalent inhibitors with the active site of acetylcholinesterases: MALDI-TOF/MS analysis of various nerve agent phosphyl adductsE Elhanany
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Israel Institute for Biological Research, Ness-Ziona, 74100, Israel
Chem Res Toxicol 14:912-8. 2001..For methamidophos, we show that phosphylation of AChE involves elimination of the thiomethyl moiety and that the spontaneous reactivation of the resulting organophosphate adduct generates the phosphorus free AChE active site Ser-peptide...
Fatty acid amide hydrolase inhibition by neurotoxic organophosphorus pesticidesG B Quistad
Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology Laboratory, Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California, 114 Wellman Hall, Berkeley, California, 94720-3112, USA
Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 173:48-55. 2001..More generally, OP compound-induced FAAH inhibition and the associated anandamide accumulation may lead to reduced limb mobility as a secondary neurotoxic effect...
Degradation of atrazine and several organophosphorus pesticides in orangesA Bouaid
, , Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Ann Chim 91:93-102. 2001..1 days and 14.2 days, respectively. The presence of some organophosphorus degradation products in water samples after storage under the above conditions was confirmed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry...
Comparative inhibition kinetics for acetylcholinesterases extracted from organophosphate resistant and susceptible strains of Boophilus microplus (Acari: Ixodidae)John H Pruett
Knipling Bushland US Livestock Insects Research Laboratory, USDA ARS SPA, Kerrville, TX 78028, USA
J Econ Entomol 95:1239-44. 2002..The bimolecular reaction constants (ki) of the resistant strains were most affected by a slower rate of enzyme phosphorylation (k2)...
Occupational exposure to cholinesterase inhibiting pesticides: a Greek caseM Stefanidou
Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Medical School, University of Athens, Goudi, Greece
Int J Environ Health Res 13:23-9. 2003..The results of this study showed a plasma cholinesterase depression of 37%, a decrease which was statistically significant (P<0.001)...
[Stimulation single fiber electromyography in rats with myasthenia induced by organophosphorus insecticides and their mixtures poisoning]Cheng Xiao
Institute of Occupational Medicine, Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine, Beijing 100050, China
Zhonghua Lao Dong Wei Sheng Zhi Ye Bing Za Zhi 20:125-7. 2002..The SSFEMG with stimulus frequency at 10 Hz or 20 Hz could be used to detect the neuromuscular dysfunction during myasthenia induced by organophosphate insecticides and their mixtures poisoning...
[The activity of blood cholinesterase in rats exposed to dimehypo]Weiguo Wan
Occupational Department, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
Zhonghua Lao Dong Wei Sheng Zhi Ye Bing Za Zhi 20:416-8. 2002..01). CONCLUSION: Higher doses of dimehypo may inhibit the activity of ChE. However, as compared with methamidophos, dimehypo is a weaker inhibitor of ChE...
Donepezil modulates nicotinic receptors of substantia nigra dopaminergic neuronesSilvia Di Angelantonio
Laboratorio di Neurologia Sperimentale, IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, Via Ardeatina 306, Rome 00179, Italy
Br J Pharmacol 141:644-52. 2004..5. Pretreatment with vesamicol or methamidophos did not prevent the reduction of nicotine-induced currents. The data indicated direct effect on nAChR, independent from the activity of donepezil as cholinesterase inhibitor...
Nerve agents: implications for anesthesia providersPaula Kay Hrobak
University of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing, Nurse Anesthesia Program, PA, USA
AANA J 76:95-7. 2008..This article also reviews the physiology of the neuromuscular junction and the autonomic nervous system receptors that nerve agent toxicity affects...
A structure-activity analysis of the variation in oxime efficacy against nerve agentsDonald M Maxwell
US Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense, Research Division, Pharmacology Branch, 3100 Ricketts Point Road, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010 5400, USA
Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 231:157-64. 2008....
Gender difference in the miotic potency of soman vapor in ratsPaul A Dabisch
Operational Toxicology Team, U S Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 21010 5424, USA
Cutan Ocul Toxicol 27:123-33. 2008..The results also demonstrate that ocular acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase activities differ between males and females, although this difference is not likely large enough to account for the observed gender difference...
Oxydemeton-methyl resistance, mechanisms, and associated fitness cost in green peach aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae)M Ghadamyari
Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran
J Econ Entomol 101:1432-8. 2008..These results suggested that the resistant Karaj strain may be less fit than the susceptible strain...
Oxidases responsible for resistance to pyrethroids sensitize Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) to triazophos in West AfricaThibaud Martin
CIRAD CA, 34398 Montpellier, France
Insect Biochem Mol Biol 33:883-7. 2003..This suggests that oxidases, which provide resistance by degradation of pyrethroids in the resistant individuals, also activate triazophos in its toxic oxon form resulting in a negative cross-resistance...
Dissipation of quinalphos in kinnow mandarin fruits under subtropical conditions of Punjab, IndiaRaminderjit S Battu
Department of Entomology, Pesticide Residue Analysis Laboratory, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141004, India
Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 80:395-8. 2008..The results clearly show that quanilphos does not penetrate into the pulp of the kinnow mandarin and the fruit is safe for consumption even after one day of the application at both these dosages...
Comparison of C18 silica and multi-walled carbon nanotubes as the adsorbents for the solid-phase extraction of Chlorpyrifos and Phosalone in water samples using HPLCMohammad Reza Hadjmohammadi
Department of Chemistry, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran
J Sep Sci 33:1044-51. 2010..00 microg/mL and 2.3% for Phosalone, in C(18) cartridge, respectively. These values for MWCNT were 4.02x10(-6), 0.001-0.500 microg/mL and 1.8% for Chlorpyrifos and 1.02x10(-6), 0.001-0.500 microg/mL and 1.5% for Phosalone, respectively...
Phosphotriesterase variants with high methylphosphonatase activity and strong negative trade-off against phosphotriestersLuis Briseño-Roa
MRC Centre for Protein Engineering, Hills Road, Cambridge CB20QH, UK
Protein Eng Des Sel 24:151-9. 2011....
Comparison of polyethylene glycol-conjugated recombinant human acetylcholinesterase and serum human butyrylcholinesterase as bioscavengers of organophosphate compoundsOfer Cohen
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Israel Institute for Biological Research, Ness Ziona, Israel
Mol Pharmacol 70:1121-31. 2006..3-1.5 LD50). These findings together with the observations that the PEGylated rHuAChE exhibits unaltered biodistribution and high bioavailability present a case for using PEGylated rHuAChE as a very efficacious bioscavenger of OP agents...
Propetamphos-induced changes in haematological and biochemical parameters of female rats: protective role of propolisEbru Cetin
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Erciyes, Kayseri, Turkey
Food Chem Toxicol 48:1806-10. 2010..In conclusion, propetamphos was determined to cause harmful effects in rats, and the administration of propolis to these animals alleviated the harmful effects of propetamphos...
Separation and aquatic toxicity of enantiomers of the organophosphorus insecticide trichloronateWeiping Liu
Research Center of Green Chirality, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, People s Republic of China
Chirality 18:713-6. 2006..These results suggest that assessment of the environmental safety of chiral OPs should take stereospecificity into consideration...
Controlled release formulations of acephate: water and soil release kineticsKeyath Nisar
Division of Agricultural Chemicals, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
J Environ Sci Health B 44:533-7. 2009..33 to 36.34 and 12.49 to 29.09 days respectively. The results suggest that depending upon the polymer matrix used, the application rate of acephate can be optimized to achieve insect control at the desired level and period...
Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) for detection and identification of albumin phosphylation by organophosphorus pesticides and G- and V-type nerve agentsHarald John
Bundeswehr Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Neuherbergstrasse 11, 80937 Munich, Germany
Anal Bioanal Chem 398:2677-91. 2010..In conclusion, the current analytical design exhibits potential as a verification tool for high-dose exposure...
Evaluation of HI 6 treatment after percutaneous VR exposure by use of a kinetic-based dynamic computer modelN Aurbek
Bundeswehr Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Neuherbergstrasse 11, 80937 Munich, Germany
Toxicology 233:173-9. 2007....
Efficient heterogeneous and environmentally friendly degradation of nerve agents on a tungsten-based POMDana M Mizrahi
Department of Organic Chemistry, Israel Institute for Biological Research, P O Box 19, Ness Ziona 74100, Israel
J Hazard Mater 179:495-9. 2010..Mustard gas (HD), whose degradation is highly dependent on oxidation, was not decontaminated by this POM. Solid state MAS NMR ((31)P and (13)C) was utilized both for POM characterization and for decontamination studies monitoring...
VX-induced cell death involves activation of caspase-3 in cultured rat cortical neuronsCatherine C Tenn
Medical Therapy Group, DRDC Suffield, P O Box 4000, Station Main, Medicine Hat, Alberta T1A 8K6, Canada
Neurosci Lett 417:155-9. 2007..These data suggested that in rat cortical neurons, VX-induced cell death via a programmed cell death pathway that involves changes in caspase-3 protease...
Reversed micelle formation in a model liquid-liquid extraction systemFuqiang Guo
Key Laboratory of Rare Earth on Advanced Materials and Valuable Utilization of Resources, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
J Colloid Interface Sci 322:605-10. 2008..The extractant and extracted complexes, such as Cyanex923H(2)SO(4), were involved in the formation of reversed micelles...
Numerical variations and spontaneous malformations in the early embryos of the Korean salamander, Hynobius leechii, in the farmlands of KoreaYong Uk Park
Department of Biology, College of Natural Sciences, Changwon National University, Changwon, Gyeongnam 641 773, Korea
Environ Toxicol 25:533-44. 2010..These results indicate that various agricultural chemicals and other unknown factors may cause the aforementioned forms of spontaneous malformations in the embryos of Hynobius leechii...
Protective effect of reversible cholinesterase inhibitors (tacrine, pyridostigmine) and eqbuche against VX poisoning and brain acetylcholinesterase inhibition in ratsJiri Bajgar
University of Defence, Faculty of Military Health Sciences, Department of Toxicology, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
Acta Medica (Hradec Kralove) 51:223-8. 2008..Tacrine alone or in other combinations has had no better prophylactic effect in comparison with these combinations containing pyridostigmine. Equine butyrylcholinesterase, also protected against VX poisoning very effectively...
Facile hydrolysis-based chemical destruction of the warfare agents VX, GB, and HD by alumina-supported fluoride reagentsE Gershonov
The Department of Organic Chemistry, Israel Institute for Biological Research, Ness Ziona 74100, Israel
J Org Chem 74:329-38. 2009..The mechanisms and the efficiency of these processes were successfully studied by solid-state (31)P, (13)C, and (19)F MAS NMR...
Compatibility of Verticillium lecani (Zimm.) with several pesticidesA Alizadeh
College of Agriculture, Vali E Asr University, Rafsanjan, Iran
Commun Agric Appl Biol Sci 72:1011-5. 2007..lecanii. These formulations could be used simultaneously with this entomopathogenic in integrated pest management...
Kinetics and thermodynamics of adsorption of cadusafos on soilsGamal S ElShafei
Chem Dpt, Fac of Sci, Ain Shams University, Abbassia, Cairo, Egypt
J Hazard Mater 172:1608-16. 2009..The intraparticles diffusion is of lower significance in case of sandy soil than in clay soil. Thermodynamic parameters indicated that the adsorption is spontaneous, endothermic accompanied by increase in entropy...
[Effects of methamidophos and 17beta-estradiol on the dynamics of experimental population of freshwater rotifer Brachionus calyciflorus]Li xia Ke
Provincial Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization for Important Biological Resource in Anhui, College of Life Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui, China
Ying Yong Sheng Tai Xue Bao 19:157-62. 2008..002X + 0.374. The population growth rate could be used to assess the effects of methamidophos on the population dynamics of the rotifer...
Distribution of dimethoate in the body after a fatal organophosphate intoxicationF A Tarbah
Dubai Police H Q, Forensic Science Department, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Forensic Sci Int 170:129-32. 2007..Blood alcohol was 2.85 g/L, cyclohexanone and cyclohexanol were also detected in the blood but not quantified. The cause of death was determined as organophosphate intoxication...
Synthesis of phosphorothioate oligonucleotides with stereodefined phosphorothioate linkagesPiotr Guga
Polish Academy of Sciences, Lodz, Poland
Curr Protoc Nucleic Acid Chem . 2003....
Safety of administration of human butyrylcholinesterase and its conjugates with soman or VX in ratsRaymond F Genovese
Divisions of Psychiatry and Neurosciences, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD 20910 7500, USA
Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol 106:428-34. 2010..These results add to the safety assessment of Hu BChE as a bioscavenger countermeasure against nerve agent exposure...
Evaluation of comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography - time-of-flight mass spectrometry for the determination of pesticides in tobaccoJack Cochran
Restek Corporation, 110 Benner Circle, Bellefonte, PA 16823, USA
J Chromatogr A 1186:202-10. 2008..5 to 50 ng/mL concentrations of numerous organochlorine and organophosphorus pesticides were used to demonstrate linearity and the GC x GC benefit of eliminating interferences that might contribute to quantification bias...
Occupational exposure to terbufos and the incidence of cancer in the Agricultural Health StudyMatthew R Bonner
Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, 270 Farber Hall, Buffalo, NY, USA
Cancer Causes Control 21:871-7. 2010..We investigated associations between use of terbufos and the incidence of cancer...
Selective extraction of zinc(II) over iron(II) from spent hydrochloric acid pickling effluents by liquid-liquid extractionMarcelo Borges Mansur
Department Engenharia Metalúrgica e de Materiais, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Rua Espirito Santo, 35, 2 andar, Centro, 30130 090 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
J Hazard Mater 150:669-78. 2008..4. Cyanex 302 presented low metal extraction levels (below 10%) and slow phase disengagement characteristics. Reactions for the extraction of zinc with TBP and Cyanex 301 from hydrochloric acid solution were proposed...
Effect of methamidophos and urea application on microbial communities in soils as determined by microbial biomass and community level physiological profilesMeng-Cheng Wang
State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Plant Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Biological Science and Technology, School of Life Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing, P.R. China
J Environ Sci Health B 41:399-413. 2006..The combined results suggest that agrochemicals reduce microbial biomass and enhance functional diversities of soil microbial communities; meanwhile, some species of bacteria may be enriched in soils under methamidophos stress...
Delivery across the blood-brain barrier of antisense directed against amyloid beta: reversal of learning and memory deficits in mice overexpressing amyloid precursor proteinW A Banks
Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, St. Louis Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
J Pharmacol Exp Ther 297:1113-21. 2001..c.v. dose reversed the learning and memory deficits of aged SAMP8 mice. These studies show for the first time that phosphorothiolate oligonucleotides can be delivered to the brain in effective doses by intravenous administration...
Evaluation of biological and chemical insecticide mixture against Aedes aegypti larvae and adults by thermal fogging in SingaporeY K Chung
Vector Control and Research Department, Ministry of the Environment, Singapore
Med Vet Entomol 15:321-7. 2001..Results demonstrate the practical advantage of using this mixture of Vectobac 12AS and Actellic 50 EC for simultaneous control of Aedes adults and larvae, with prolonged larvicidal efficacy in treated containers...
Bioavailability and biological activity of bound residues of radiolabelled pirimiphos-methyl in maize grainsP O Yeboah
Department of Chemistry, National Nuclear Research Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, Legon
J Environ Sci Health B 27:377-86. 1992..No significant changes were observed in the other blood chemistry parameters tested. The results indicate that maize-bound pirimiphos-methyl residues can exert adverse biological effects in the rat...
The mineralisation of methamidophos using ionised AN air water treatment pilot system and ultraviolet irradiationDang Quang Hung
Department of Chemistry, AG Thiemann, Institute of Physical and Environmental Chemistry, University of Bremen, Germany
Water Res 36:2959-66. 2002..The toxicity of water samples before, during and after the experiments was tested with Daphnia test...
Enzymatic hydrolysis of Russian-VX by organophosphorus hydrolaseV K Rastogi
Geo Centers, Inc ERDEC, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 21010, USA
Biochem Biophys Res Commun 241:294-6. 1997..5% ethanol, isoamyl-alcohol, or isopropanol. The presence of acetonitrile, diethylene glycol, or methanol had marginal effects. These results comprise the first demonstration of enzymatic detoxification of R-VX...
Effects of a novel organophosphorus pesticide (RPR-V) on extra hepatic detoxifying enzymes after repeated oral doses in ratsMohammed Mahboob
Analytical Toxicology Division, Industrial Toxicological Research Center, Mahatma Gandhi Marg, P O Box 80, Lucknow 226001, India
Toxicology 202:159-64. 2004..These results suggest that RPR-V has the potential to modulate the extrahepatic detoxifying enzymes and thereby interact with other physiological processes in the exposed organisms...
Seasonal changes of methamidophos susceptibility and biochemical properties in Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae) and its parasitoid Cotesia plutellae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)Gang Wu
Department of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China 35000
J Econ Entomol 97:1689-98. 2004..From these results, a spatial and temporal correlative evolution of methamidophos resistance and insensitive AChE was found to exist between P. xylostella and C. plutellae...
Influence of two insecticides, chlorpyrifos and quinalphos, on arginine ammonification and mineralizable nitrogen in two tropical soil typesPramila Menon
Department of Zoology, University of Delhi, Delhi 7, India
J Agric Food Chem 52:7370-6. 2004..They also caused no long-term inhibition of ammonification, which could have been of significant concern during the short crop period in semiarid areas where nitrogen determines plant productivity...
Research Grants
- Community-Based Participatory Approach to Farmworker Housing, Exposures & HealthThomas A Arcury; Fiscal Year: 2010....
- Occupational Skin Disease Among Minority FarmworkersThomas Arcury; Fiscal Year: 2007..Finally, a clinic study will use telemedicine procedures to diagnosis OSD among 150 farm-workers who present at migrant clinics and delineate the risks associated with these diagnoses. ..
- Differences in CAM Use Among Minority Older AdultsThomas Arcury; Fiscal Year: 2005..abstract_text> ..
- Farmwoker Environmental Health Research Comparable DataThomas Arcury; Fiscal Year: 2004..The purpose of limiting the size of the conference is to facilitate active interaction, discussion and debate among leaders in the field. ..
- LA FAMILIA REDUCING FARMWORKER PESTICIDE EXPOSUREThomas Arcury; Fiscal Year: 2004..while the results of the project are disseminated to regional and national farmworker groups, to those providing health care to farmworkers, and in the research literature. ..
- Casa A Campo: Pesticide Safety for Farmworkers' FamiliesThomas Arcury; Fiscal Year: 2004....
- African American Men Prostate & Colorectal Cancer BeliefThomas Arcury; Fiscal Year: 2007..A preliminary framework of the intervention strategy for this R01 application will be developed and evaluated as part of this project. ..
- Community Participatory Approach to Measuring Farmworker Pesticide Exposures: PACThomas Arcury; Fiscal Year: 2007....
- Ethnic Variation in CAM Use and Health Self Management among Rural Older AdultsThomas Arcury; Fiscal Year: 2009....
- Ethnic Variation in CAM Use and Health Self Management among Rural Older AdultsThomas Arcury; Fiscal Year: 2009....
- Community-Based Participatory Approach to Farmworker Housing, Exposures & HealthThomas Arcury; Fiscal Year: 2009....
- Community Participatory Approach to Measuring Farmworker Pesticide Exposures: PACThomas Arcury; Fiscal Year: 2009....
- Ethnic Variation in CAM Use and Health Self Management among Rural Older AdultsThomas Arcury; Fiscal Year: 2007....
- Fetal & Adolescent Nicotine Effects on CNS 5HT SystemsTheodore Slotkin; Fiscal Year: 2003..abstract_text> ..
- Cell-type specific targting of curcuminBIDDANDA PONNAPPA; Fiscal Year: 2005..These studies will provide valuable pre-clinical information on the in vivo potential of the liposomal-curcumin formulation to abrogate liver metastasis of colorectal cancer. ..
- Targeting Kupffer Cells With Short-Interfering RNABIDDANDA PONNAPPA; Fiscal Year: 2005..A successful outcome of this study will greatly enhance our ability to use very low concentrations of gene-specific molecules for the treatment of disease such as alcoholic liver disease. ..
- New York State Angler Cohort Follow-up StudyMatthew Bonner; Fiscal Year: 2009..abstract_text> ..
- Developmental neurotoxicity of ethanolLUCIO COSTA; Fiscal Year: 2009..Altogether, these studies are aimed at elucidating novel aspects of the communication between astrocytes and neurons and at characterizing new mechanisms involved in the developmental neurotoxicity of ethanol. ..
- Developmental neurotoxicity of ethanolLucio G Costa; Fiscal Year: 2010..Altogether, these studies are aimed at elucidating novel aspects of the communication between astrocytes and neurons and at characterizing new mechanisms involved in the developmental neurotoxicity of ethanol. ..
- DRUGS AND DEVELOPMENT OF ADRENERGIC NERVOUS SYSTEMTheodore Slotkin; Fiscal Year: 1980....
- ETHANOL AND PHOSPHOINOSITIDES DURING BRAIN DEVELOPMENTLUCIO COSTA; Fiscal Year: 2000..2. To investigate the molecular pathways involved in the observed inhibition by ethanol of the mitogenic action of acetylcholine in astrocytes. ..
- ETHANOL AND PHOSPHOINOSITIDES DURING BRAIN DEVELOPMENTLUCIO COSTA; Fiscal Year: 1993....
- Developmental neurotoxicity of ethanolLUCIO COSTA; Fiscal Year: 2009..Altogether, these studies are aimed at elucidating novel aspects of the communication between astrocytes and neurons and at characterizing new mechanisms involved in the developmental neurotoxicity of ethanol. ..
- DRUGS AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE ADRENERGIC NERVOUS SYSTEMTheodore Slotkin; Fiscal Year: 1992....
- DRUGS AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE ADRENERGIC NERVOUS SYSTEMTheodore Slotkin; Fiscal Year: 2003....
- MECHANISMS OF CHLORPYRIFOS DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROTOXICITYTheodore Slotkin; Fiscal Year: 2004..Molecular mechanisms of developmental neurotoxicity can be determined and linked to eventual alterations in behavioral performance. ..
