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Reducing the impact of snakebite envenoming in Latin America and the Caribbean: achievements and challenges ahead
(2014-09-01)
Snakebite envenoming constitutes an important public health problem in Latin America and some countries of
the Caribbean. The advances and pending tasks in the study and control of this neglected tropical disease in ...
Effects of chemical modifications of crotoxin B, the phospholipase A2 subunit of crotoxin from Crotalus durissus terrificus snake venom, on its enzymatic and pharmacological activities
(2001-09-01)
Crotoxin B, the basic Asp49-PLA2 subunit from crotoxin, the main component of Crotalus durissus terrificus venom, displays myotoxic, edema-inducing, bactericidal (upon Escherichia coli), liposomal-disrupting and anticoagulant ...
Isolation and characterization of synergistic hemorrhagins from the venom of the snake Bothrops asper
(1993-09)
Three hemorrhagic factors (BaH1, BH2 and BH3) were isolated from the venom of Bothrops asper by gel filtration on Sephacryl S-200, DEAE-Sepharose chromatography, metal chelate affinity chromatography and hydrophobic ...
Biochemical and biological characterization of two serine proteinases from Colombian Crotalus durissus cumanensis snake venom
(2013-03-01)
Two clotting serine proteinases, named Cdc SI and Cdc SII, were isolated and characterized for the first time from Colombian Crotalus durissus cumanensis snake venom. The enzymes were purified using two chromatographic ...
Neutralization of local tissue damage induced by Bothrops asper (terciopelo) snake venom
(1998-11)
Local tissue damage represents a serious consequence of Bothrops asper envenomations. It encompasses a complex series of alterations, including myonecrosis, dermonecrosis, hemorrhage and edema. Due to its rapid development ...
Effect of storage temperature on the stability of polyvalent antivenom produced in Costa Rica.
(1990)
The effect of storage temperature on the stability of the liquid polyvalent (crotaline) antivenom produced at the Instituto Clodomiro Picado, Costa Rica, was studied during a twelve-month period. The following parameters ...
Neutralization of Bothrops mattogrossensis snake venom from Bolivia: Experimental evaluation of llama and donkey antivenoms produced by caprylic acid precipitation
(2010-02-01)
Polyspecific bothropic/crotalic and bothropic/lachesic antivenoms were produced in Bolivia by immunizing two donkeys with the venoms of Bothrops mattogrossensis and Crotalus durissus terrificus and one llama with the venoms ...
Antivenomics of Atropoides mexicanus and Atropoides picadoi snake venoms: Relationship to the neutralization of toxic and enzymatic activities
(2010-09-30)
Viperid snakes of the genus Atropoides are distributed in Mexico and Central America and, owing to their size and venom yield, are capable of provoking severe envenomings in humans. This study evaluated, using an ‘antivenomics’ ...
Characterization of a novel snake venom component: Kazal-type inhibitor-like protein from the arboreal pitviper Bothriechis schlegelii
(2016-06)
Snake venoms are composed mainly of a mixture of proteins and peptides. Notably, all snake venom toxins have been assigned to a small number of protein families. Proteomic studies on snake venoms have recently identified ...
Industrial Production and Quality Control of Snake Antivenoms
(2014)
The production of snake antivenoms involves stages such as production of venom, immunization of animals to generate hyperimmune plasma, immunoglobulin purification, viral inactivation (or removal), and stabilization of the ...