Effects of calcium gluconate and PMSF in the treatment of acute intoxication of chicken by TOCP.

To examine the efficacy of calcium gluconate (two doses of Ca-Glu 5 mg/kg i.v.) to alleviate the injurious effects of organophosphorus induced delayed neuropathy (OPIDN) in the presence or absence of phenylmethanesulfonyl fluoride (PMSF 90 mg/kg i.m.), 14 groups of four isabrown hens were used. To measure the lymphocyte neuropathy target esterase (LNTE)activity, groups receiving just distilled water (control), groups receiving just Tri-orto-cresyl phosphate (TOCP; 500 mg/kg p.o.) (Positive control), and other groups receiving TOCP and Ca-Glu or PMSF simultaneously or 12 hours later following intoxication by TOCP were used. They were sacrificed 12 and 24 hours after the administration of TOCP. To observe a 28-day time course of neurotoxicity scores and calcium plasma concentration, five groups were used. Regarding free Ca(2+)in the plasma, the positive control produced a characteristic profile time course up and down during 28 days, and some hens with maximum score of neurotoxicity in 28 days. The treatment, which prevented greater oscillation in free Ca(2+) in the plasma, presented a decrease in OPIDN in relation to the positive control. Twelve hours after the administration of TOCP, LNTE was 70-80% inhibited when compared with control, whereas the first decrease in the free Ca(2+) in the plasma was significantly different from the control only 24 hours after the administration of TOCP. In summary, the sooner the Ca-Glu is started, the less severe the neuropathy effects.

Síntese e modelagem molecular do novo derivado indolinônico como candidato a antiinflamatório COX-2 seletivo / Synthesis and molecular modeling of a novel indolinone derivative as a candidate anti-inflammatory selectively inhibiting COX-2

Os fármacos antiinflamatórios são sabidamente os mais comercializados em todo o mundo, e apesar disto apresentam sérios efeitos colaterais, sobretudo no que se refere ao trato gastrintestinal. A descoberta de novos protótipos com atividade e segurança terapêutica melhoradas continua sendo uma busca constante. Com o adventoda química computacional torna-se mais fácil o estudo teórico do comportamento fisiológico de uma nova substância bem como a compreensão do possível mecanismo de ação destas novas moléculas. Assim, através de modelos matemáticos de moléculas e receptores estudou-se neste trabalho o composto I (1-(2,6- diclorofenil)indolin-2-ona) quanto à sua possibilidade deinibir seletivamente a isoforma COX-2 da enzima prostaglandina endoperóxido sintase (PGHS), e também as melhores posições para a introdução de grupamentos químicos e modificações moleculares.