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The Impact of Pesticides - Academy Publish

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Figure 2. Reactivation <strong>of</strong> phosphorylated acetylcholinesterase with PAM-2 andformation <strong>of</strong> reactivated enzyme and phosphorylated oxime.O ORAChE-P +OR N CH=NOH AChE+CH 3N CH=NOCH 3O ORPORPyridinium oximes are effective against OP-inhibited AChE in the peripheralnervous system, but have a limited penetration across the blood-brain barrier due totheir pharmacokinetic pr<strong>of</strong>ile and the presence <strong>of</strong> quaternary nitrogen atom(s) intheir structure. However, it appears that oxime penetration through blood-brainbarrier is underestimated since soman can cause seizure-related opening <strong>of</strong> theblood-brain barrier (Carpenter et al., 1990; Grange-Messent et al., 1999) and enablepassage <strong>of</strong> higher oxime concentrations into the brain. It was shown that 0.5-1.0LD50 <strong>of</strong> sarin caused a dose-dependent increase in permeability <strong>of</strong> blood-brainbarrier in midbrain, brainstem, cerebrum and cerebellum in rats 24 hours afterpoisoning (Abdel-Rahman et al., 2002). Sakurada et al. (2003) have determined theamount <strong>of</strong> PAM-2 passing accross the blood-brain barrier at approximately 10% <strong>of</strong>the given dose which may be effective in reactivation <strong>of</strong> OP-inhibited AChE inbrain. Additional data indicate indicate that in OP poisoning, when given withatropine, PAM-2 can pass bloodbrain barrier at higher concentrations.In addition to performing AChE reactivation in OP poisoning, pyridinium oximesmight also show direct pharmacological effects. This issue is discussed in detail byJokanović and Stojiljković (2006) and Jokanović and Prostran (2009). In addition,the structure-activity relationships for pyridinium oximes developed as AChEreactivators were discussed by Jokanović and Prostran (2009) and Musilek andcoworkers (2011).Observational studies <strong>of</strong> pralidoxime and obidoxime suggest that the ability toreverse AChE inhibition with oximes varies with the pesticide ingested. AChEinhibited by diethyl OP pesticides, such as parathion and quinalphos, seems to beeffectively reactivated by oximes, but AChE inhibited by dimethyl OP, such asdimethoate, monocrotophos and oxydemeton-methyl, apparently responds poorly.AChE inhibited by S-alkyl-linked OP, such as pr<strong>of</strong>en<strong>of</strong>os, is not reactivated byoximes at all. This difference is probably caused by variations in the rate <strong>of</strong> aging oninhibited AChE induced by different OP pesticides.Figure 3. Chemical structure <strong>of</strong> pyridinium oximes used in the medical treatment <strong>of</strong>human OP poisoning. X indicates an anion.<strong>Academy</strong><strong>Publish</strong>.org - <strong>The</strong> <strong>Impact</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Pesticides</strong>49

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