PURPOSE The bradycardia produced by pyridostigmine and physostigmine in an animal model of acute cardiac denervation was examined according to its relation to cholinesterase inhibition and sensitivity to block by cholinergic receptor antagonists. METHODS Cats were anaesthetised, vagotomised and propranolol-treated. Heart rate was continuously recorded. Erythrocyte cholinesterase activity of a...

Organophosphate (OP) pesticides exert their toxic effects by cholinesterase inhibition and the consequent prolongation of the undesirable effects of accumulation of acetylcholine. However, sustained cholinesterase inhibition through sustained sub-acute administration of organophosphates leads to disappearance of the initial signs of toxicity, termed behavioral tolerance. The present study exami...

The British Association for Psychopharmacology (BAP) coordinated a meeting of experts to review and revise its first (2006) Guidelines for clinical practice with anti-dementia drugs. As before, levels of evidence were rated using accepted standards which were then translated into grades of recommendation A to D, with A having the strongest evidence base (from randomized controlled trials) and D...