Cholinesterase reactivator

Cholinesterase reactivators are drugs that reverse the inhibition of cholinesterase by organophosphates or sulfonates.[1] They are used as antidote for treating organophosphate insecticide and nerve agent poisoning.[2]

See also

  • Acetylcholinesterase inhibitor
  • Nerve agent

References

  1. ^ "Cholinesterase Reactivators - MeSH - NCBI". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.
  2. ^ Antonijevic, B.; Stojiljkovic, M. P. (1 March 2007). "Unequal Efficacy of Pyridinium Oximes in Acute Organophosphate Poisoning". Clinical Medicine & Research. 5 (1): 71–82. doi:10.3121/cmr.2007.701. PMC 1855336. PMID 17456837.
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Acetylcholine metabolism and transport modulators
Enzyme
(modulators)
ChATTooltip Choline acetyltransferase
  • Inhibitors: 1-(-Benzoylethyl)pyridinium
  • 2-(α-Naphthoyl)ethyltrimethylammonium
  • 3-Chloro-4-stillbazole
  • 4-(1-Naphthylvinyl)pyridine
  • Acetylseco hemicholinium-3
  • Acryloylcholine
  • AF64A
  • B115
  • BETA
  • CM-54,903
  • N,N-Dimethylaminoethylacrylate
  • N,N-Dimethylaminoethylchloroacetate
AChETooltip Acetylcholinesterase
BChETooltip Butyrylcholinesterase
Transporter
(modulators)
CHTTooltip Choline transporter
VAChTTooltip Vesicular acetylcholine transporter
Release
(modulators)
Inhibitors
  • SNAP-25Tooltip Synaptosomal-associated protein 25 inactivators: Botulinum toxin (A, C, E)
  • VAMPTooltip Vesicle-associated membrane protein inactivators: Botulinum toxin (B, D, F, G)
Enhancers
See also
Receptor/signaling modulators
Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor modulators
Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor modulators
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