title: [Pharmacologists in the camps in the Third Reich--part second].
abstract: SS Hygiene Institute provided adequate funding for research on the treatment of mycobacterial infections, and two scientists who became famous in the subject were Dr. Waldemar Hoven (KL Buchenwald) and Dr. Kurt Heissmeyer (KL Neuengamme). They conducted researches not only on adult prisoners, but also on the Jewish children. Studies of tuberculosis were also conducted under the auspices of the German Medical Association by Dr. Rudolf Brachtel. In turn, Dr. Klaus Schilling dealt with the treatment and immunoprophylaxis of malaria. He tested such substances, as pyramidon, aspirin, quinine and atebrin on more than 1200 prisoners. These sulfonamide-derived drugs, were also studied by prof. Karl Gebhardt and Dr. Fritz Fischer. They assessed the efficacy of these drugs in the treatment of "dirty" wounds incurred by German soldiers. Dr. Heinrich Schutz, Karl Babor and Waldemar Wolter they were enthusiasts in so-called biochemical therapy, based on the use of substances of natural origin, such as salt. After termination of War, during the Nuremberg Trials, many of them evaded responsibility, they were running medical practices, some were publishing. However, despite those facts, trials of Nazi war criminals were not result less, they opened world's eyes for the necessity of clarifying rudiments of human subject research, they gave foundations to define records like The Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Dignity of the Human Being with regard to the Application of Biology and Medicine or Good Clinical Practice.
authors: Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Silesia, Poland. labuzek@labuzek.com
authors: Krzysztof
authors: K
authors: Labuzek
authors: Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Silesia, Poland.
authors: Katarzyna
authors: K
authors: Prusek
authors: Department of Gastroenterology, St. Barbara's Main District Hospital, Sosnowiec, Poland.
authors: Maciej
authors: M
authors: Gonciarz
authors: Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Silesia, Poland.
authors: Boguslaw
authors: B
authors: Okopień
mesh_terms: D003209:Concentration Camps / Q000266:history*; D005858:Germany; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006805:Human Experimentation / Q000266:history*; D006801:Humans; D008288:Malaria / Q000266:history / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control; D008887:Military Medicine / Q000266:history*; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000266:history / Q000628:therapy; D010600:Pharmacology / Q000266:history*; D011329:Prisoners / Q000266:history; D013449:Sulfonamides / Q000266:history / Q000627:therapeutic use; D047789:World War II
chemical_list: D013449:Sulfonamides