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The in vitro effects of two metabolites of inhalational anaesthetics, fluoride and bromide, on pseudocholinesterase (PCHE) and acetylcholinesterase (ACHE) activities in the blood samples of seven healthy patients were studied. The PCHE and ACHE activities were determined by kinetic spectrophotometric methods. Fluoride at the levels achieved with clinical concentrations of enflurane and sevoflurane (25-75 microM.L-1) inhibited PCHE activity by 28-65 per cent (P less than 0.01) and ACHE activity by less than five per cent (P greater than 0.05). Bromide at the levels achieved with clinical concentrations of inhalational anaesthetics had no significant effect on either PCHE or ACHE activity. We recommend caution when succinylcholine and/or ester type local anaesthetics are used in the immediate postoperative period following enflurane or sevoflurane anaesthesia. We also recommend that blood drawing for PCHE activity be delayed at least until 24 hr following enflurane or sevoflurane anaesthesia.
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A correlation between serum vitamin, acetylcholinesterase activity and IQ in children with excessive endemic fluoride exposure in Rajasthan, India
Fluoride is widely distributed in nature and a direct source of adverse health effects in human populations. Fluoride poisoning attributed by long-term exposure to high levels of fluoride [is] called fluorosis. The present study was carried out among 9-14 years old school children of Dausa district, Rajasthan India. The subjects
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Neuroprotective influence of taurine on fluoride-induced biochemical and behavioral deficits in rats
Epidemiological and experimental studies have demonstrated that excessive exposure to fluoride induced neurodevelopmental toxicity both in humans and animals. Taurine is a free intracellular B-amino acid with antioxidant and neuroprotective properties. The present study investigated the neuroprotective mechanism of taurine by evaluating the biochemical and behavioral characteristics in rats exposed
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Interplay of ROS and behavioral pattern in fluoride exposed Drosophila melanogaster.
Highlights NaF exposure increases mortality and changes male-female ratio in Drosophila. NaF treatment alters the activities endogenous antioxidant enzymes. Chronic sub-lethal NaF exposure causes increased oxidative damage. NaF decreases brain cell viability and increases DNA damage. NaF exposure alters selected behavioral pattern in Drosophila melanogaster. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) is
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Rutin attenuates neurobehavioral deficits, oxidative stress, neuro-inflammation and apoptosis in fluoride treated rats.
Highlights The influence of rutin on fluoride – induced neurotoxicity in rat was studied. Rutin reversed the fluoride – induced neurobehavioral deficits in rats. Rutin reversed the fluoride – induced inhibition of acetylcholinesterase activity in rat cerebrum and striatum. Rutin enhanced antioxidant status and inhibited neuro-inflammation and apoptosis in fluoride
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AMPK/p38/Nrf2 activation as a protective feedback to restrain oxidative stress and inflammation in microglia stimulated with sodium fluoride.
Highlights NaF-stimulated redox imbalance and inflammation. NaF activated the Nrf2 signaling in BV-2 cells and primary cultured microglia. Nrf2 activation exerts a neuroprotective effect on NaF-stimulated redox imbalance and inflammation. ROS-AMPK-p38 signaling is the upstream signaling pathway involved in NaF-induced Nrf2 activation. Dysregulated activation of inflammation plays an important role in the
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