Title : Prevention and antagonism of acute carbofuran intoxication by memantine and atropine.

Pub. Date : 1989

PMID : 2778846






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1 A single sc dose of memantine HCl (MEM, 18 mg/kg) and atropine sulfate (ATS, 16 mg/kg) 60 and 15 min, respectively, prior to carbofuran administration completely prevented the expected gross toxic signs and significantly (p less than .01) attenuated the carbofuran-induced inhibition of AChE activity. Memantine acetylcholinesterase Rattus norvegicus
2 The results of this study suggested that, in addition to cholinolytic effects of atropine, memantine may prevent and antagonize the acute toxicity of carbofuran by (a) protection of AChE activity and its rapid reactivation from inhibition and (b) rapid elimination of carbofuran. Memantine acetylcholinesterase Rattus norvegicus