title: Route-specific cardiorespiratory and neuromuscular changes following organophosphorous poisoning in rats.
abstract: Organophosphorous compounds cause a variety of physiological effects. The effect of various routes of administration of these compounds on the pathophysiology is still an open question. The present study addresses the effect of two organophosphorous compounds, namely diisopropyl fluorophosphate and methylisopropyl phosphonofluoridate, given by two different routes (i.v. and s.c.), on physiological parameters in anaesthetized and artificially ventilated rats. Both organophosphorous compounds produced a dose-dependent rise in blood pressure, bradycardia and twitch potentiation after i.v. administration. These effects are mediated by muscarinic as well as alpha-adrenoreceptors and are not affected by adrenalectomy. However, after s.c. administration, both organophosphorous compounds produced a dose-dependent transient hypotension and bradycardia, mediated by muscarinic receptors, without affecting other physiological parameters. The results indicate the route-specific effects of these compounds on the cholinergic-catecholaminergic interactions in rats.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Defence Research and Development Establishment, Gwalior, India.
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Dube
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Das Gupta
mesh_terms: D000315:Adrenalectomy; D000818:Animals; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D001980:Bronchi / Q000187:drug effects; D006321:Heart / Q000187:drug effects*; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D007279:Injections, Subcutaneous; D007531:Isoflurophate / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000506:poisoning; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000187:drug effects*; D009420:Nervous System / Q000187:drug effects*; D062025:Organophosphate Poisoning; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds / Q000008:administration & dosage; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D012119:Respiration / Q000187:drug effects*; D012524:Sarin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000506:poisoning; D014132:Trachea / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D007531:Isoflurophate; D012524:Sarin