Evidence map›Paper›PMID 29409903›Full record

ReviewBiochemical pharmacology2018

Cholinesterases and the fine line between poison and remedy.

Carey N Pope, Stephen Brimijoin

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Review in Biochemical pharmacology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers.

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37citing papers in PubMed
10.0field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

37 citing papers in PubMed, 130 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. From Mechanisms to Materials: Oximate Reactivity and Emerging Strategies for Organophosphate Detoxification.Chemphyschem : a European journal of chemical physics and physical chemistry · 2026
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  7. Pharmacodynamics, Safety, and Tolerability of Pyridostigmine Bromide in Heart Failure.Current therapeutic research, clinical and experimental · 2025
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  8. Exploring Intrinsic Disorder in Human Synucleins and Associated Proteins.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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  9. Prognostication and Prediction of Outcomes in Patients with Organophosphorus and Carbamate Poisoning: A Prospective Cohort Study.Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Carey N PopeDepartment of Physiological Sciences, Interdisciplinary Toxicology Program, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA. Electronic address: carey.pope@okstate.edu.
Stephen BrimijoinDepartment of Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55902, USA.
Oklahoma State University · USWinnMed · US

Funding

The Effect of Pesticide Exposure on Cognitive and Brain Development in Latino Children: PACE5 Administrative Supplement 2R01ES008739 · NIEHS · WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI ARCURY, THOMAS A., LAURIENTI, PAUL · 2000 to 2022
$11.1M
PRESYNAPTIC MODULATION OF ANTICHOLINESTERASE TOXICITYR01ES009119 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE · PI POPE, CAREY N · 1998 to 2013
$3.8M
Definitive Preclinical Studies of Hydrolase Gene Transfer to Treat Cocaine AbuseUH3DA042492 · NIDA · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI HOOTEN, W. MICHAEL, PENG, KAH-WHYE · 2019 to 2021
$3.1M
Definitive Preclinical Studies of Hydrolase Gene Transfer to Treat Cocaine AbuseUG3DA042492 · NIDA · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI BRIMIJOIN, WILLIAM STEPHEN, PENG, KAH-WHYE · 2016 to 2017
$2.8M
REDUCING FARMWORKERS EXPOSURE TO AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALSR21ES008739 · NIEHS · WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI ARCURY, THOMAS A · 1996 to 1999
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NIDA NIH HHS UG3 DA042492NIDA NIH HHS UH3 DA042492NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES008739NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES009119NIEHS NIH HHS R21 ES008739
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Acetylcholinesterase (AChE, EC 3.1.1.7) and butyrylcholinesterase (BChE, EC 3.1.1.8) are related enzymes found across the animal kingdom. The critical role of acetylcholinesterase in neurotransmission has been known for almost a century, but a physiological role for butyrylcholinesterase is just now emerging. The cholinesterases have been deliberately targeted for both therapy and toxicity, with cholinesterase inhibitors being used in the clinic for a variety of disorders and conversely for their toxic potential as pesticides and chemical weapons. Non-catalytic functions of the cholinesterases (ChEs) participate in both neurodevelopment and disease. Manipulating either the catalytic activities or the structure of these enzymes can potentially shift the balance between beneficial and adverse effect in a wide number of physiological processes.

Indexed as

AcetylcholinesteraseAlzheimer DiseaseAnimalsButyrylcholinesteraseCholinergic NeuronsCholinesterase InhibitorsHumansPoisoningAcetylcholinesteraseButyrylcholinesteraseCholinesterase InhibitorsAcetylcholinesteraseAlzheimer’sButyrylcholinesteraseCholinergic signalingCholinesterase inhibitorsGhrelin metabolismOrganophosphates

Identifiers

PMID29409903
PMCPMC5959757
OpenAlexW2793164549

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