title: Neuroprotective effects of antidotes in soman-poisoned rats.
abstract: 1. The neuroprotective effects of antidotes (atropine, obidoxime/atropine mixture, HI-6/atropine mixture) on rats poisoned with soman at a sublethal dose (48 micrograms/kg i.m.; 60% of LD50 value) were studied. The neurotoxicity was monitored using a functional observational battery (FOB) and an automatic measurement of motor activity. The neurotoxicity of soman was monitored at 24 h and 7 d following soman poisoning. 2. The results indicate that atropine alone and the oxime HI-6 in combination with atropine seem to be effective antidotal treatment for the elimination of soman-induced neurotoxicity in the case of sublethal poisonings. 3. On the other hand, the combination of obidoxime with atropine appears to be practically ineffective in diminishing neurotoxic soman-induced symptoms. 4. Dealing with neuroprotective effects of antidotes, the oxime HI-6 in combination with atropine seems to be more suitable antidotal mixture than obidoxime in combination with atropine even in the case of sublethal poisoning with nerve agents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Toxicology, Purkynĕ Military Medical Academy, Hradec Králové. kassa@pmfhk.cz
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kassa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Koupilová
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000931:Antidotes / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001285:Atropine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002619:Chemical Warfare Agents / Q000506:poisoning*; D002800:Cholinesterase Inhibitors / Q000506:poisoning*; D008297:Male; D009420:Nervous System / Q000187:drug effects; D009768:Obidoxime Chloride / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011041:Poisoning / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D012999:Soman / Q000506:poisoning*
chemical_list: D000931:Antidotes; D002619:Chemical Warfare Agents; D002800:Cholinesterase Inhibitors; D009768:Obidoxime Chloride; D001285:Atropine; D012999:Soman