ALLMedicine™ Ammonia Toxicity Center

Dec 13th, 2022 - The NF-κB signaling pathway is the most critical pathway in innate immunity. IκB (Cactus) is the primary cytoplasmic inhibitor of NF-κB (Dorsal). In this study, we found that ammonia exposure could significantly induce the expression of Cactus, in...

Jul 20th, 2022 - Ammonia (NH3) is a typical pollutant in the atmosphere and is well known for its harmful effects on plants, animals as well as human health. Previous studies have shown that NH3 exposure can cause damage to immune organs and impaired immune functi...

Apr 11th, 2022 - Medication Summary Pharmacologic therapy for ammonia toxicity is directed at hypoxia, bronchospasm, acute lung injury (ALI), hypovolemia, and burns of the skin and eyes. Corticosteroids and antibiotics have limited indications; broader use of thes...

Apr 11th, 2022 - Approach Considerations Serum ammonia lconcentrations are of little value in patients with ammonia exposure because they do not correlate with clinical toxicity. However, patients with compromised hepatic function may show increased serum ammonia ...

Apr 11th, 2022 - Practice Essentials Injury from ammonia most commonly is caused by inhalation, but it also may follow ingestion or direct contact with eyes or skin. Relevant thresholds of exposure to toxic gases are defined as follows: Time-weighted average (TWA)...

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