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| Year : 2004 | Volume
: 36
| Issue : 4 | Page : 234-237 |
Cardio-respiratory effects of DRDE-07, a new prophylactic agent for sulphur mustard toxicity, in anesthetized rats
V Malviya1, R Singh2, D Kumar2, U Pathak2, P Kumar2, DK Jaiswal2, R Mathur3, R Vijayaraghavan2
1 Govt. M. J. S. P. G College, Bhind - 477 001, India
2 Defence Research and Development Establishment. Jhansi Road, Gwalior - 474 002, India
3 School of Studies in Zoology, Jiwaji University, Gwalior - 474 020, India
Correspondence Address:
R Vijayaraghavan
Defence Research and Development Establishment. Jhansi Road, Gwalior - 474 002
India
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OBJECTIVE: To study the cardio-respiratory effects of DRDE-07, a new prophylactic agent for sulphur mustard.
MATERIAL AND METHODS: The effect of DRDE-07 was studied in anesthetized male rats (Wistar), by administering it either by intraperitoneal or oral routes. Different doses (0.25, 0.5, 1.0 and 2.0 LD50) were used and various cardio-respiratory parameters viz., mean arterial blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate and tidal volume were monitored on an oscillograph.
RESULTS: Intraperitoneal administration of 0.5 and 1.0 LD50 and oral administration of 0.25 LD50 of DRDE-07 did not produce any effect on the cardio-respiratory variables. Oral administration of 0.5 and 1.0 LD50 showed a significant decrease in mean arterial blood pressure after 60 min. None of the animals died in the two-hour monitoring period. Two (2.0) LD50 administration of DRDE-07 either by intraperitoneal or oral routes induced a sudden decrease in the mean arterial blood pressure and the animals died within one hour.
CONCLUSION: DRDE-07 did not show any significant effect on the cardio-respiratory variables at a dose of 0.25 LD50 by oral route and 1.0 LD50 by intraperitoneal route. The death after intraperitoneal or oral administration (2.0 LD50) of DRDE-07 is due to the sudden fall in the mean arterial blood pressure.
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