EFFECTIVITY OF NEW ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE REACTIVATORS IN TREATMENT OF CYCLOSARIN POISONING IN MICE AND RATS

HI-6, BI-6 and HS-6 administered in equimolar doses and combined with atropine in cyclosarin-poisoned mice and rats. It was demon-strated that all the therapeutic regimens tested, were able to decrease the cyclosarin-induced toxicity significantly – at least 1.5 times. Higher therapeutic ratios, almost three times, were achieved in rats in comparison with mice. The highest therapeutic ratio was achieved for therapeutic regimen consisting of HI-6 and atropine in both mice and rats. Obidoxime was the least effective oxime in the treatment of cyclosarin intoxication. The BI-6 oxime was significantly more efficacious than obidoxime (in both mice and rats) and HS-6 (in rats) but its effectiveness did not reach the efficacy of HI-6