Pyridostigmine bromide and Gulf War syndrome.

Abstract

Gulf War Syndrome has become a growing concern of US government, military Gulf war veterans and their families. It is suggested that research on genotype/phenotype of acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase may help to discover the role of pyridostigmine bromide in the cause of Gulf War Syndrome.

• Authors: Z X Shen
• Journal: Medical hypotheses (Med Hypotheses) Vol. 51 Issue 3 Pg. 235-7 (Sep 1998) ISSN: 0306-9877 [Print] United States
• PMID: 9792201 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Cholinesterase Inhibitors
• Acetylcholinesterase
• Butyrylcholinesterase
• Pyridostigmine Bromide

Topics

• Acetylcholinesterase (genetics)
• Administration, Oral
• Butyrylcholinesterase (genetics)
• Cholinesterase Inhibitors (administration & dosage, adverse effects)
• Gas Poisoning (prevention & control)
• Genetic Predisposition to Disease (enzymology)
• Humans
• Inactivation, Metabolic (genetics)
• Models, Biological
• Persian Gulf Syndrome (etiology, genetics)
• Pyridostigmine Bromide (administration & dosage, adverse effects, pharmacokinetics)