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Autophagy activation attenuates the neurotoxicity of local anesthetics by decreasing caspase-3 activity in rats

Rev. bras. anestesiol; 70 (6), 2020
Abstract Background and objectives The mechanisms by which local anesthetics cause neurotoxicity are very complicated. Apoptosis and autophagy are highly coordinated mechanisms that maintain cellular homeostasis against stress. Studies have shown that autophagy activation serves as a protective mechanis...

Intoxicación por paraquat y convulsiones: a propósito de un caso en una institución de salud de Pasto, Nariño

Med. U.P.B; 39 (2), 2020
Caso clínico de un hombre de 20 años, procedente de área rural de un municipio de Nariño, que consulta a un centro de salud después de 36 horas de haber ingerido de modo no intencional 20-30 mL de gramoxone (dicloruro de paraquat) mientras estaba en estado de embriaguez, con síntomas digestivos, hi...

Tremorgenic syndrome caused by Ipomoea pes caprae in cattle

Pesqui. vet. bras; 40 (6), 2020
Poisonous plants are a significant cause of death among adult cattle in Brazil. Plants that affect the central nervous system are widely spread throughout the Brazilian territory and comprise over 30 toxic species, including the genus Ipomoea, commonly associated with a lysosomal storage disease and a tr...

Approaches for a field diagnosis of abamectin poisoning in calves

Pesqui. vet. bras; 40 (3), 2020
An approach for the diagnosis of an abamectin outbreak in calves in the field is described and discussed. In a Midwestern Brazilian property, nine out of a 52 newborn calves were affected and died, making up for morbidity, mortality, and lethality ratios of 17.3%, 17.3%, and 100%, respectively. Major cli...

Avaliação neurocomportamental e níveis de acetilcolinesterase cerebral em ratos expostos subcronicamente ao fipronil

O fipronil é um inseticida de toxicidade seletiva amplamente empregado na agricultura e na medicina veterinária. Porém, há relatos de efeitos neurotóxicos dessa substância, que geram prejuízos para vertebrados. Avaliou-se a atividade locomotora, a coordenação motora e a atividade da enzima aceti...

Evaluation of the neurotoxic effects of intrathecal administration of (S)-(+)-Ketoprofen on rat spinal cords: randomized controlled experimental study

Rev. bras. anestesiol; 69 (4), 2019
Abstract Background and objectives Intrathecal administration of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs is more efficacious for post-operative pain management. Cyclooxygenase inhibiting non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs like (S)-(+)-Ketoprofen, may be effective at lower intrathecal doses than parente...

Evolução Clínica e Preditores da Neuropatia Periférica Induzida por Quimioterapia

Rev. bras. cancerol; 65 (2), 2019
Introdução: Drogas antineoplásicas neurotóxicas estão frequentemente associadas à neuropatia periférica induzida por quimioterapia (NPIQ). Objetivo: Avaliar a evolução clínica dos pacientes expostos a tratamento antineoplásico potencialmente neurotóxico e identificar possíveis preditores clÃ...

Colistin induced neurotoxity: a case report and review of literature

Rev. bras. neurol; 54 (4), 2018
OBJECTIVE: To describe a case of neurotoxity associated to Colistin. CASE DESCRIPTION: A 29-year-old black male under treatment for urinary tract infection with identification of Klebsiella pneumoniae in urine culture resistant to all carbapenem antibiotics, presented visual turbidity, paresthesia on the...

Toxicidad por colistina: hiperpigmentación cutánea, neurotoxicidad y nefrotoxicidad: Reporte de caso
Colistin toxicity: skin hyperpigmentation, neuro and renal toxicity: A case report

Rev. méd. hered; 29 (4), 2018
La colistina o polimixina E es un antibiótico cuyo uso fue descontinuado por la toxicidad renal y neurológica relacionadas al uso de colistina sulfato. Estos efectos adversos han disminuido con el uso del profármaco colistimetato sódico. Actualmente el uso de colistina es más frecuente debido al inc...

Neurotoxicidad orofacial en FOLFIRINOX: ¿Oxaliplatino o Irinotecán?

Rev. med. Rosario; 84 (2), 2018
El cáncer de páncreas resulta una de las patologías oncológicas con mayor índice de mortalidad en Argentina. Dadala importancia y prevalencia de esta afección, en los últimos años se han desarrollado varias alternativas de tratamiento que incluyen cirugía, radioterapia y quimioterapia endovenosa...