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Chemical compound and chemical warfare nerve agent
VX is an extremely toxic synthetic chemical compound in the organophosphorus class, specifically, a thiophosphonate. In the class of nerve agents, it was developed for military use in chemical warfare after translation of earlier discoveries of organophosphate toxicity in pesticide research. In its pure form, VX is an oily, relatively non-volatile liquid that is amber-like in colour. Because of its low volatility, VX persists in environments where it is dispersed. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: VX (nerve agent)A 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Selective Inhibition of Na V 1.8 with VX-548 for Acute PainInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Glubb PashaThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Rescue of CF airway epithelial cell function in vitro by a CFTR potentiator, VX-770Cited 1,170 times
- Go sideways: SomanA closely related topic
- Go sideways: SarinA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Rescue of CF airway epithelial cell function in vitro by a CFTR potentiator, VX-770
Correction of the F508del-CFTR protein processing defect in vitro by the investigational drug VX-809
Evidence of the Existence of Magnetism in Pristine VX 2 Monolayers (X = S, Se) and Their Strain-Induced Tunable Magnetic Properties
VX-680, a potent and selective small-molecule inhibitor of the Aurora kinases, suppresses tumor growth in vivo
VX-445–Tezacaftor–Ivacaftor in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis and One or Two Phe508del Alleles
Effect of VX-770 in Persons with Cystic Fibrosis and the G551D- CFTR Mutation
Results of a phase IIa study of VX-809, an investigational CFTR corrector compound, in subjects with cystic fibrosis homozygous for the F508del-CFTR mutation
Chemical Detoxification of Nerve Agent VX
🆕 Influential since 2022
Selective Inhibition of Na V 1.8 with VX-548 for Acute Pain
State-Dependent Inhibition of Nav1.8 Sodium Channels by VX-150 and VX-548
Development of a Metal–Organic Framework/Textile Composite for the Rapid Degradation and Sensitive Detection of the Nerve Agent VX
836-P: Glucose-Dependent Insulin Production and Insulin-Independence in Type 1 Diabetes from Stem Cell–Derived, Fully Differentiated Islet Cells—Updated Data from the VX-880 Clinical Trial
VX-765 attenuates silica-induced lung inflammatory injury and fibrosis by modulating alveolar macrophages pyroptosis in mice
📚 Books worth reading
Glubb PashaTrevor Royle · 1992- 📕Organización de la iglesia y órdenes religiosas en el virreinato del Perú en el siglo XVIRoberto Levillier · 1919
- 📕Home sunshine · 1888
- 📕Die Bischöfe des Heiligen Römischen Reiches, 1648 bis 1803Erwin Gatz · 1990
Glubb Pasha, a biographyJames D. Lunt · 1984
Writing VX-REXX ProgramsRonny Richardson · 1995
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