background: iron is an essential mineral for normal cellular physiology but its ‎overload can lead to cell injury. for many years, deferoxamine injection has been used ‎as an iron chelator for treatment of iron overload. the aim of this study is to compare ‎oral deferoxamine, activated charcoal, and vitamin c, as an absorbent factor of fe, in ‎changing the serum level of iron in iron overload r...

a carbamazepine intoxication with attempt is a relatively common clinical problem that presenting with coma, respiratory depression, arrhythmia, hemodynamic instability and even death. we report a case of severe carbamazepine poisoning that was successfully treated with one session charcoal hemoperfusion. on admission, the patient was comatose and required ventilator support. hemoperfusion with...

The present study was undertaken to study the combined effect of Aflatoxin and Ochratoxin A on liver enzymes of broilers and the amelioration of the effects using adsorbents. Aflatoxin and ochratoxin A were mixed with the broiler diet to attain a concentration of 1 ppm and 2 ppm respectively. Activated charcoal at 0.4% and lyophilized yeast culture at 0.2% level were used as adsorbents for test...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW For decades, activated charcoal has been used as a 'universal antidote' for the majority of poisons because of its ability to prevent the absorption of most toxic agents from the gastrointestinal tract and enhance the elimination of some agents already absorbed. This manuscript will review the history of activated charcoal, its indications, contraindications, and the complicat...

BACKGROUND The case-fatality for intentional self-poisoning in the rural developing world is 10-50-fold higher than that in industrialised countries, mostly because of the use of highly toxic pesticides and plants. We therefore aimed to assess whether routine treatment with multiple-dose activated charcoal, to interrupt enterovascular or enterohepatic circulations, offers benefit compared with ...

House dust mite sensitized asthmatics are advised to practice allergen avoidance. Charcoal pillows are used in Korea with unsubstantiated claims regarding their efficacy in alleviating asthma symptoms. We tested the effects of activated charcoal on breeding of house dust mites in culture. Twenty live adult house dust mites (Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus) were inoculated, 10 replicates, on cult...

Two well-known metal-organic frameworks (MOF-5, NiDOBDC) were synthesized and studied for facile xenon capture and separation. Our results indicate that NiDOBDC adsorbs significantly more xenon than MOF-5, and is more selective for xenon over krypton than activated carbon.