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Mil. Med. Sci. Lett. (Voj. Zdrav. Listy) 2013, vol. 82(3), p. 139-140 ISSN 0372-7025 LETTER TO THE EDITOR 18 th INTERDISCIPLINARY CZECH-SLOVAK TOXICOLOGY MEETING TOXCON 2013 Traditional toxicology conference TOXCON 2013 was held in Hradec Králové (Czech Republic) from 19 th to 21 st June 2013. The toxicologists from a variety of institutions, government, academic and industry from the Czech republic and abroad have the great opportunity to meet each other at this meeting annually, alternately in the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic. The conference was or- ganized by the Czech Society for Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology CLS JEP (ČSEKFT) and Slovak Toxicology Society (SETOX). This year, prof. Kamil Kuča was respon- sible for the organizing of this toxicology meeting in the Czech Republic under the auspices of the University Hospital in Hradec Králové. Co- organizer of the conference was Faculty of Medi- cine, Charles University in Hradec Králové and Faculty of Military Health Sciences, University of Defence Hradec Kralove. The organizers regis- tered 142 participants from the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Ukraine and Iran. There were presented 100 poster presentations and 31 lectures divided thematically into seven sections. The opening ceremony was in the diction of rep- resentatives of the co-organizing institutions. After their introductory words, the program immediately followed the first block of lectures. The first three lec- tures were devoted to the theme of methanol toxicity and methanol poisoning, which was in the Czech Re- public and Poland in 2012. Next contributions were on synthetic cannabinoids and possibilities of new treatment options for rheumatoid arthritis. One par- ticular section was focused on the issue of cytotoxi- city and developmental toxicity. In the traditional section of military toxicology were presented the re- sults of current research in the field of antidotal ther- apy, the biological effectiveness of cholinesterase reactivators, bioscavengeres and their use in the case of poisoning with organophosphorus compounds. Figure 1. Toxcon 2013 – welcome session
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Mil. Med. Sci. Lett. (Voj. Zdrav. Listy) 2013, vol. 82(3), p. 139-140ISSN 0372-7025
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
18th INTERDISCIPLINARY CZECH-SLOVAK TOXICOLOGYMEETING TOXCON 2013
Traditional toxicology conference TOXCON2013 was held in Hradec Králové (Czech Republic)from 19th to 21st June 2013. The toxicologists froma variety of institutions, government, academic andindustry from the Czech republic and abroad havethe great opportunity to meet each other at thismeeting annually, alternately in the Czech Republicand the Slovak Republic. The conference was or-ganized by the Czech Society for Experimental andClinical Pharmacology and Toxicology CLS JEP(ČSEKFT) and Slovak Toxicology Society(SETOX). This year, prof. Kamil Kuča was respon-sible for the organizing of this toxicology meetingin the Czech Republic under the auspicesof the University Hospital in Hradec Králové. Co-organizer of the conference was Faculty of Medi-cine, Charles University in Hradec Králové andFaculty of Military Health Sciences, Universityof Defence Hradec Kralove. The organizers regis-tered 142 participants from the Czech Republic,
Slovakia, Bulgaria, Ukraine and Iran. There werepresented 100 poster presentations and 31 lecturesdivided thematically into seven sections.
The opening ceremony was in the diction of rep-resentatives of the co-organizing institutions. Aftertheir introductory words, the program immediatelyfollowed the first block of lectures. The first three lec-tures were devoted to the theme of methanol toxicityand methanol poisoning, which was in the Czech Re-public and Poland in 2012. Next contributions wereon synthetic cannabinoids and possibilities of newtreatment options for rheumatoid arthritis. One par-ticular section was focused on the issue of cytotoxi-city and developmental toxicity. In the traditionalsection of military toxicology were presented the re-sults of current research in the field of antidotal ther-apy, the biological effectiveness of cholinesterasereactivators, bioscavengeres and their use in the caseof poisoning with organophosphorus compounds.
Figure 1. Toxcon 2013 – welcome session
Another separate section of lectures was focusedon the molecular aspects of renal toxicity,carcinogenesis and receptor studies in kidney andplacenta. The final conference lectures were thencomposed of teratogenesis and mutagenesis topics.Program of the conference was complemented bysummary lectures focused on ochratoxin A,possibilities and trends of laboratory analysisin the forensic and clinical toxicology,on the flavonoids contained in red wine. The finallecture, closing the conference, was aimedon development of new chemical entities, and theirtesting in in vitro and in vivo conditions to theirpractical application in the marketplace, which isconducter recently at the Biomedical ResearchCenter which was established in the Universityhospital Hradec Kralove in 2012.
Next, the 19th toxicology conference TOXCONwill take place next year in the Slovak Republic.
Martin KunesUniversity Hospital Hradec Kralove
Centre for Transfer of Biomedical TechnologiesSokolská 581, 500 05 Hradec Kralove
CzechRepublice-mail: [email protected]
Kamil KucaUniversity Hospital Hradec Kralove
Centre for Transfer of Biomedical TechnologiesSokolská 581, CzechRepublic
e-mail: [email protected] of Defence
Faculty of Military Health SciencesTrebesska 1575
500 01 Hradec Kralove
Received 3rd September 2013.Revised 3rd September 2013.
Published 6th September 2013.
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Figure 2. Toxcon 2013 – poster session
