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Focused Proteomics Analysis of Habu Snake (Protobothrops flavoviridis) Venom Using Antivenom-Based Affinity Chromatography Reveals Novel Myonecrosis-Enhancing Activity of Thrombin-Like Serine Proteases

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021
Snakebites are one of the major causes of death and long-term disability in the developing countries due to the presence of various bioactive peptides and proteins in snake venom.
Tomohisa Ogawa, Tomohisa Ogawa, Yu Tobishima, Shizuka Kamata, Youhei Matsuda, Koji Muramoto, Masafumi Hidaka, Eugene Futai, Takeshi Kuraishi, Shinichi Yokota, Motonori Ohno, Shosaku Hattori   +11 more
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Potential of herbal cocktail of medicinal plant extracts against ‘big four’ snake venoms from India

Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine, 2021
Background: Venomous snake bites cause acute medical emergencies and are fatal. India accounts for large proportion of snake-bite deaths globally. Medically important ‘BIG FOUR’ snakes of India are Bungarus caeruleus (krait), Naja naja (cobra), Echis ...
Shwetha Vasudev, Veena S. More, K.S. Ananthraju, Sunil S. More   +3 more
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Anti-Snake Venom Activity of Indigofera Hirsuta Extracts Against Naja Nigricollis Venom

European Journal of Theoretical and Applied Sciences, 2023
  Indogofera hirsuta has reportedly been used in traditional medicine to treat snake envenomation. The study is aimed at exploring the potential of the plant for antivenom activity using standard methods. Preliminary phytochemical screening on the extracts revealed the presence of secondary metabolites such as alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins, steroids ...
Malami Usman Muhammad, Muhammad Salmanu Gayari, Buhari Idris, Muhammadu Bello, Muhammad Yunusa Boyi   +4 more
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Ischemic cerebrovascular event amidst coagulopathy in snake venom envenomation: A case report

Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2023
This case report highlights the necessity to have in consideration about the ischemic complications post snake envenomation along with the traditional hemmorhagic events.
Sriman Narayan Reddy , Kamalesh Tagadur Nataraju , Suman Gowdru Rajkumar , Sai Shashank Moota   +3 more
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Anti-snake venom: use and adverse reaction in a snake bite study clinic in Bangladesh

Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2008
Snakebites can present local or systemic envenomation, while neurotoxicity and respiratory paralysis are the main cause of death. The mainstay of management is anti-snake venom (ASV), which is highly effective, but liable to cause severe adverse ...
MR Amin, SMH Mamun, R Rashid, M Rahman, A Ghose, S Sharmin, MR Rahman, MA Faiz   +7 more
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Anti-hemorrhagic effect of hydro-alcoholic extract of the leaves of Mikania glomerata in lesions induced by Bothrops jararaca venom in rats [PDF]

Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira, 2014
PURPOSE: To investigate the effects of hydroalcoholic leaf extract of Mikania glomerata Spreng (Asteraceae) on the activity of Bothrops jararaca snake venom in Wistar rats. METHODS: Fifty four rats Wistar were divided into six groups of nine animals
Vanessa Barreto Mourao, Gleice Mara Giraldi, Lia Mara Grosso Neves, Fernanda Oliveira de Gaspari de Gaspi, Rodney Alexandre Ferreira Rodrigues, Armindo Antonio Alves, Marcelo Augusto Marreto Esquisatto, Mauricio Ventura Mazzi, Fernanda Aparecida Sampaio Mendonca, Glaucia Maria Tech dos Santos   +9 more
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Retrospective analysis of snake victims in Northern India admitted in a tertiary level institute

Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology, 2012
Context: Snake bites are the common cause of morbidity and mortality in tropical countries. Aims: To analyze the outcome of snake bite victims Settings and Design: Retrospective analysis of data from Intensive care unit, Department of Anesthesiology.
Syed Moied Ahmed, Abu Nadeem, Mohd. Sabihul Islam, Shiwani Agarwal, Lalit Singh   +4 more
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Assessment of snakebite management practices at Meserani Juu in Monduli District, Northern Tanzania.

PLoS ONE, 2022
BackgroundSnakebite envenoming represents a tragically neglected tropical disease mostly affecting poor people living in remote areas of developing countries, primarily in sub-Saharan Africa. Anti-snake venom (ASV) is the only approved specific treatment
Shabani Iddi, Joseph Justin, Kayo Hamasaki, Eveline T Konje, Gilbert W Kongola   +4 more
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Identification and management of Snake Bite in Asia: A narrative review

Journal of the Scientific Society, 2023
Snake bites are an important cause of illness and deaths in the rural population in tropical, subtropical and southeast Asian countries. There are more than 3000 species of snakes found all over the world of which around 300 species are found in India ...
M Rathinasamy, M Mithuna, Sunitha Ramasamy, J Antony, V Jaishree, M Alexander   +5 more
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Anti-snake venom and analgesic activities of extracts and betulinic and oleanolic acids isolated from Parinari curatellifolia

, 2020
Background: Parinari curatellifolia is used in Nigeria by traditional medicine practitioners (TMPs) for the treatment of snakebite and other conditions.
E. M. Halilu, N. October, C. Ugwah-Oguejiofor, Amina Yusuf Jega, Mathias S. Nefai   +4 more
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