HORMONE-DEPENDENT AND DOSE SCHEDULE-DEPENDENT PROTECTION BY HI-6 AGAINST SOMAN AND TABUN POISONING
HORMONE-DEPENDENT AND DOSE SCHEDULE-DEPENDENT PROTECTION BY HI-6 AGAINST SOMAN AND TABUN POISONING
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DOI：
10.1016/0272-0590(89)90032-8
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发表时间：
1989-04-01
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HAND, BT
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作者：
LUNDY, PM;GOULET, JC;HAND, BT
The protective ratio produced by HI-6 (with atropine) against soman and tabun poisoning in rats and guinea pigs was determined. The amount of protection afforded by HI-6 decreased with time following poisoning, prompting us to examine the effects of repeated doses of HI-6 (four additional) given over a 5-hr period. In addition, it was determined that HI-6 produced much better protection in female rats than male rats, which led to a study of the hormone dependence of this activity. When in addition to the first dose of HI-6 four additional doses were given over a 5-hr period, the protective ratio, defined as LD50 in treated animals/LD50 in untreated animals, in males against soman, increased from 4.2 to 7.8, and against tabun, from 2.5 to 6.6. A single dose of HI-6 produced a protective ratio in females of 10.5 against soman and 4.3 against tabun, whereas multiple doses increased these values to greater than 27 and 22, respectively. A regimen consisting of gonad removal and long-term treatment with a sex hormone of the opposite gender reversed the sex-related differences in response to the protective effects of HI-6. In addition a single injection of HI-6 (plus atropine), 1 min following either soman or tabun, produced good protective ratios in guinea pigs against both soman (between 4 and 5) and tabun (5.1); however, there was no apparent hormone-dependent effect similar to that obtained in rats. The results demonstrate unequivocal protective effects of HI-6 against tabun and a very dramatic hormone-dependent factor in its activity against either organophosphate. It can be inferred from the results that for maximal effectiveness against soman or tabun, maintenance of adequate blood/tissue levels of HI-6 is absolutely essential.
