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Proteomic and functional profiling of the venom of Bothrops ayerbei from Cauca, Colombia, reveals striking interspecific variation with Bothrops asper venom
(Journal of Proteomics Volume 96, 16 January 2014, Pages 159–172, 2014-01)
Bothrops ayerbei, a pitviper inhabiting the Patía River's basin (Valle Alto del Río Patía) in the Southwestern Department of Cauca, Colombia, was considered as a variant form of Bothrops asper prior to being proposed as a ...
Acanthamoeba genotype T4 keratitis in a patient with Thygeson’s superficial punctate keratitis
Queratitis por Acanthamoeba genotipo T4 en un paciente con queratitis punteada de Thygeson
(2017-01)
A case of amoebic keratitis due to Acanthamoeba genotype T4 is reported. The patient is a 74-year old
woman with Thygeson’s superficial punctate keratitis. Corneal scrapings were employed for the diagnosis, which included ...
Depletion of complement enhances the clearance of Brucella abortus in mice
(2018)
Brucellosis is a bacterial disease of animals and humans. Brucella abortus
barely activates the innate immune system at the onset of infection, and this
bacterium is resistant to the microbicidal action of complement. ...
Structure of myotoxin-II, a catalytically inactive Lys49 phospholipase A2 homologue from Atropoides nummifer venom
(2006)
Lys49 snake-venom phospholipase A2 (PLA2) homologues are highly myotoxic
proteins which, although lacking catalytic activity, possess the ability to disrupt
biological membranes, inducing significant muscle-tissue loss ...
Venomic and antivenomic analyses of the Central American coral snake, Micrurus nigrocinctus (Elapidae)
(2011-01-31)
The proteome of the venom of Micrurus nigrocinctus (Central American coral snake) was analyzed by a “venomics” approach. Nearly 50 venom peaks were resolved by RP-HPLC, revealing a complex protein composition. Comparative ...
Bactericidal activity of Lys49 and Asp49 myotoxic phospholipases A2 from Bothrops asper snake venom: synthetic Lys49 myotoxin II-(115-129)-peptide identifies its bactericidal region
(1998)
Mammalian group-II phospholipases A2 (PLA2) of inflammatory fluids display bactericidal properties,
which are dependent on their enzymatic activity. This study shows that myotoxins II (Lys49) and III
(Asp49), two group-II ...
Stability of equine IgG antivenoms obtained by caprylic acid precipitation: Towards a liquid formulation stable at tropical room temperature
(2009-05)
Liquid formulations of antivenom require a cold chain for their distribution and storage, especially in tropical countries characterized by high temperature and humidity (climatic zone IV). Since cold chain is often deficient ...
Perfil de resistencia a insecticidas en una cepa de Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus) de la Región Caribe de Costa Rica
Insecticidal resistance profiles of an Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus) strain from the Caribbean Region of Costa Rica
(2014)
Introducción: el dengue constituye la principal enfermedad de transmisión vectorial en Costa Rica. El control del vector Aedes aegypti consiste en la aplicación de piretrinas y temefós, por lo cual es importante monitorear ...
Secretory phospholipases A2 isolated from Bothrops asper and from Crotalus durissus terrificus snake venoms induce distinct mechanisms for biosynthesis of prostaglandins E2 and D2 and expression of cyclooxygenases
(2008-09-01)
The effects of myotoxin III (MT-III), a phospholipase A2 (sPLA2) from Bothrops asper snake venom, and crotoxin B (CB), a neurotoxic and myotoxic sPLA2 from the venom of Crotalus durissus terrificus, on cyclooxygenases ...
Exposure of a Tropical Soil to mg/kg of Oxytetracycline Elicits Hormetic Responses in the Catabolic Activities of its Microbial Community
(2011-04)
Many farmers in developing countries protect their crops with oxytetracycline and fertilize their farmlands with manure from animals that received this drug as growth promoter. In this study, a tropical soil was exposed ...