Tissue culture based systems to validate the enzymatic detoxification of organophosphorus neurotoxicants /

3) alterations in ionophore-induced Ca 21 fluxes in

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gandhi, Chirag S., 1969-
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1996.
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Summary:3) alterations in ionophore-induced Ca 21 fluxes in
addressing different aspects of OP toxicity is indicated for
amelioration by organophosphate hydrolase (OPH) were-. 1)
assays utilized for detecting OP neurotoxicity and its
attenuate inhibition of enzyme systems, such detoxification
by mipafox and 56.5% by hydrolyzed mipafox) suggesting that
cells and from 2% to 86% in SY5Y cells. OPH did not suppress
compounds, paraoxon had no effect of Ca'+ fluxes in cells
contrary to expectations based on effects of other OP
detoxification of organophosphorus (OP) neurotoxicants. The
diethyl phosphonic acid. Also cells treated with hydrolyzed
exposed to ionomycin. Cells treated with hydrolyzed paraoxon
fluorescence units) and OPH alone (871 fluorescence units)
inhibition of acetylcholine esterase (AChE), 2) inhibition of
ionomycin (1 195 fluorescence units) than cells treated with
It was observed that OPH suppressed the ability of paraoxon
may augment effects on [Ca 2+] i due to the production of
mipafox hydrolysis proceeds at a slow rate. Microfluoroscopy
neurotoxic esterase (NTE), and
NTE inhibition by mipafox within 5 minutes (59.5% inhibition
organic phosphonic acids. Thus a battery of assays
paraoxon (874 fluorescence units), p-nitrophenol (951
paraoxon and p-nitrophenol showed significantly different
recovery rates. The results of this study suggest that
showed a higher final fluorescence level after recovery from
suggesting a potential role for paraoxon breakdown product
SY5Y (human neuroblastoma) and PC12 (rat pheochromocytoma).
systems to test the efficacy of enzyme prophylaxsis for the
This study was conducted to develop cell culture based
though enzymatic detoxification of OPs may selectively
to inhibit ACHE, restoring activity from 33% to lOO% in PC12
transformed neuronal cell lines
validating enzymatic detoxification of OPs.
with the fluorescent calcium probe fluo-3 suggested that,
Item Description:"Major subject: Toxicology".
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