Postmortem Analyses Unveil the Poor Efficacy of Decontamination, Anti-Inflammatory and Immunosuppressive Therapies in Paraquat Human Intoxications

Ricardo Jorge Dinis-Oliveira; Paula Guedes de Pinho; Liliana Santos; Helena Teixeira; Teresa Magalhães; Agostinho Santos; Maria de Lourdes Bastos; Fernando Remião; José Alberto Duarte; Félix Carvalho

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0007149

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Postmortem Analyses Unveil the Poor Efficacy of Decontamination, Anti-Inflammatory and Immunosuppressive Therapies in Paraquat Human Intoxications

Ricardo Jorge Dinis-Oliveira ,

* E-mail: ricardinis@sapo.pt (RD); felixdc@ff.up.pt (FC)

Affiliations Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal, Department of Clinical Analysis and Public Health, Center of Research in Health Technologies (CITS)-IPSN-CESPU, CRL, Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal, REQUIMTE, Department of Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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Paula Guedes de Pinho,

Affiliation REQUIMTE, Department of Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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Liliana Santos,

Affiliations Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal, Biomedical Sciences Institute Abel Salazar, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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Helena Teixeira,

Affiliation National Institute of Legal Medicine I.P., Coimbra, Portugal
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Teresa Magalhães,

Affiliations Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal, Center of Forensic Sciences, Foundation for Science and Technology, Lisbon, Portugal, Biomedical Sciences Institute Abel Salazar, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal, National Institute of Legal Medicine I.P., Coimbra, Portugal
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Agostinho Santos,

Affiliations Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal, Center of Forensic Sciences, Foundation for Science and Technology, Lisbon, Portugal, National Institute of Legal Medicine I.P., Coimbra, Portugal
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Maria de Lourdes Bastos,

Affiliation REQUIMTE, Department of Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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Fernando Remião,

Affiliation REQUIMTE, Department of Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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José Alberto Duarte,

Affiliation CIAFEL, Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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Félix Carvalho

* E-mail: ricardinis@sapo.pt (RD); felixdc@ff.up.pt (FC)

Affiliation REQUIMTE, Department of Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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Postmortem Analyses Unveil the Poor Efficacy of Decontamination, Anti-Inflammatory and Immunosuppressive Therapies in Paraquat Human Intoxications

Ricardo Jorge Dinis-Oliveira,
Paula Guedes de Pinho,
Liliana Santos,
Helena Teixeira,
Teresa Magalhães,
Agostinho Santos,
Maria de Lourdes Bastos,
Fernando Remião,
José Alberto Duarte,
Félix Carvalho

Published: September 25, 2009
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0007149

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