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ArticleClinical and experimental emergency medicine2025

The key role of magnesium sulfate in the management of organophosphorus pesticide poisoning: a scoping literature review.

Zahra Nekoukar, Homa Talabaki, Zakaria Zakariaei, Mahdi Mesri, Hossein Azadeh

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Article in Clinical and experimental emergency medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Zahra NekoukarDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
Homa TalabakiDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
Zakaria ZakariaeiDivision of Toxicology and Forensic Medicine, Mazandaran Registry Center for Opioids Poisoning, Orthopedic Research Center, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
Mahdi MesriMedical Ethics Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Hossein AzadehIranian National Registry Center for Lophomoniasis and Toxoplasmosis, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.

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Abstract

Organophosphorus agents are easily absorbed via respiratory, gastrointestinal, and dermal routes, and inhibit the acetylcholine transferase enzyme, which is responsible for the majority of toxicity caused by organophosphates in the body. A comprehensive search was conducted across three prominent databases (Google Scholar, PubMed, and Science Direct) to identify relevant articles. The search focused on the keywords "MgSO4" or "magnesium sulfate" in conjunction with "organophosphate" or "organophosphate poisoning." Inhibition of acetylcholine transferase enzyme results in the accumulation of acetylcholine in synapses and the stimulation of cholinergic receptors. As several studies have shown that magnesium sulfate (MgSO4) can inhibit the release of acetylcholine in the central and peripheral sympathetic and parasympathetic synapses, this study reviews the role of MgSO4 in the treatment of organophosphorus poisoning. The intravenous administration of MgSO4 exhibits favorable tolerability and clinical efficacy in alleviating cardiac toxicity associated with organophosphorus poisoning.

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AcetylcholinesteraseCholinergic receptorsMagnesium sulfateOrganophosphate poisoning

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PMCPMC12245660

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