Diet Restriction and Fasting Exacerbate the Toxicity of Soman in Young and Old Guinea Pigs

Abstract

This study evaluated the effects of age (60 vs. 150 days), diet restriction (ad libitum vs. 80%), and fasting (recently fed vs. fasted 18 h) on survival, toxic signs, body weight, blood glucose, carboxylesterase, acetylcholinesterase, and butyrylcholinesterase in male guinea pigs exposed acutely to 0, 0.6, or 1.0 LD50 soman subcutaneously. Following soman exposure, body weight decreased but recovered by 1 week. Acetylcholinesterase levels were significantly decreased at all post-exposure time points (up to 1 week). Butyrylcholinesterase levels were suppressed out to 48 h post-exposure, but recovered by 1 week. Toxic signs were more severe in diet-restricted animals than ad libitum animals. Young animals exhibited more severe signs of toxicity than old animals. All animals in the saline and 0.6 LD50 groups survived to 1 week. For the 1.0 LD50 groups, old animals exhibited significantly greater survival (44.4%) than young animals (16.7%). Ad-libitum animals had significantly longer mean survival (87.7 h) times than diet-restricted animals (55.5 h), demonstrating a toxicity-enhancing effect of diet restriction.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA564521

Entities

People

  • Jeffrey L. Langston
  • Todd M. Myers

Organizations

  • United States Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acetylcholinesterases
  • Age Groups
  • Animals
  • Anticonvulsants
  • Biomedical Research
  • Body Weight
  • Brain
  • Brain Injuries
  • Data Analysis
  • Laboratory Animals
  • Medical Personnel
  • Nerve Agents
  • Organophosphorus Compounds
  • Poisoning
  • Rodents
  • Survival
  • Toxicity

Fields of Study

  • Biology

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