Summary
Diethylaminoethyl ester of phenyl-cyclopentane carboxylic acid (Parpanit) and diaminoethylphenothiazine (2987 R. P., Diparcol), substances paralysing the autonomic synapses, the postsynaptic cholinergic innervation and the motor centers, protect very actively against nicotinic and cholinergic intoxication. Parpanit has no anticholinesterase action, while Diparcol inactivates selectively pseudo-cholinesterasein vitro andin vivo.
Curarizing and synaptolytic agents as tubocurarine, methyltubocurarine, diiodoethylate of bis (quinoleyl-8′-1, 5-pentane) (3381 R. P.) and lauryl-dimethyl-aminoethanol (764 L.), protect against nicotinic intoxication, but do not suppress the muscarinic actions of cholinergic agents.
Triiodate of tri(tri-ethylammonium-methoxy)-1,2,3-benzene (2559 F.), curarizing, but not synaptolytic substance, protects only against nicotinic convulsions and muscular fasciculations.
Tetra-ethyl-ammonium, synaptolytic substance, protects only against synaptic stimulations induced by nicotinic agents.
Atropine protects against nicotinic and muscarinic actions of nicotinic substances, but not against nicotinic convulsions and muscular fasciculations.
The curarizing and synaptolytic substances as well as atropine do not inhibit cholinesterases. Thus no correlation exists between anticholinesterase, synaptolytic and nicotinolytic properties.
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Heymans, C., van den Heuvel, G. Substances synaptolytiques, curarisantes et nicotinolytiques. Experientia 5, 213–214 (1949). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02172502
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