THE opinion has been advanced that acetylcholine acts in the heart not only as the mediator of the vagus nerve but also as the so-called local hormone in local extraneural regulation of heart activity ...
To examine the protective effects of scutellarin (Scu) on rats with learning and memory deficit induced by β-amyloid peptide (Aβ). Fifty male Wistar rats were randomly divided into 5 groups: control, ...
image: Inactivation of AChE and BChE by inhibitors can increase the acetylcholine level and hence may be an encouraging strategy for the treatment of AD and related neurological problems. view more ...
Dangerous chemical pesticides are widely used and potentially dangerous to portions of the population in developing countries like Thailand. Poisoning occurs when the inhibition of cholinesterase ...
Drugs called cholinesterase inhibitors have shown modest benefits for patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's. In the February Annals of Neurology, researchers led by Steven DeKosky, of the ...
Background: The developmental neurotoxicity of organophosphate pesticides involves mechanisms other than their shared property of cholinesterase inhibition. Objectives: We gave diazinon (DZN) to ...
Dr. Paul Aisen answers the question: 'What Are Cholinesterase Inhibitors?' May 4, 2009 -- Question: What are cholinesterase inhibitors (donepezil, galantamine, rviastigmine), how are they used to ...
In one of the last FDA emails of 2015, I learned that the U.S. Army received approval on December 23 of a oral dosage form of pyridostigmine bromide to protect soldiers against the nerve gas, Soman.
INDIANAPOLIS — Cholinesterase inhibitors, used to treat cognitive symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, are also a safe and effective alternative therapy for the behavioral and psychological symptoms of ...
THE purpose of this paper is to acquaint the clinician with the intoxication produced by some of the commonly used phosphate insecticides, the material being based on a survey of the severe and fatal ...
A device that could detect the earliest signs of exposure to deadly chemical warfare agents is being developed by researchers in Augusta and Boston. The earliest sign of exposure to agents such as ...