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A retrospective analysis of snake envenomation in the intensive care unit of a tertiary care hospital in Delhi

Journal of Acute Disease, 2019
Objective: To evaluate the epidemiology, clinical profile and treatment for patients with snake bite in the intensive care unit of our hospital. Methods: A retrospective analysis of patients with snake bite admitted to the intensive care unit of a ...
Shivali Panwar, Aashish Dang
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Anti-HIV Activity of Snake Venom Phospholipase A2s: Updates for New Enzymes and Different Virus Strains

International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022
Since the beginning of the HIV epidemic, lasting more than 30 years, the main goal of scientists was to develop effective methods for the prevention and treatment of HIV infection. Modern medicines have reduced the death rate from AIDS by 80%.
A. Siniavin, S. Grinkina, A. Osipov, V. Starkov, V. Tsetlin, Y. Utkin   +5 more
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In vitro assessment and phase I randomized clinical trial of anfibatide a snake venom derived anti-thrombotic agent targeting human platelet GPIbα

Scientific Reports, 2021
The interaction of platelet GPIbα with von Willebrand factor (VWF) is essential to initiate platelet adhesion and thrombosis, particularly under high shear stress conditions. However, no drug targeting GPIbα has been developed for clinical practice. Here
Benjamin X Li, Xiangrong Dai, X. Xu, R. Adili, Miguel A. D. Neves, X. Lei, Chuanbin Shen, G. Zhu, Yiming Wang, Hui Zhou, Yan Hou, Tiffany Ni, Y. Pasman, Zhongqiang Yang, Fang Qian, Yanan Zhao, Yongxiang Gao, Jing Liu, Maikun Teng, A. Marshall, Eric G. Cerenzia, Mandy Li, H. Ni   +22 more
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Assessing Anti-malaria Effect of Naja Naja Oxiana Snake Venom by Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction Method

Complementary Medicine Journal of Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, 2021
Objective: Malaria is one of the most important parasitic diseases and one of the important health issues especially in tropical and subtropical countries.
Fatemeh Hajialiani, Sedigheh Sadeghi, Delavar Shahbazzadeh, Fatemeh Tabatabaie , Zahra Zamani   +4 more
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Caralluma dalzielii as a potential anti-venom agent against Naja nigricollis envenomation in Wistar rats [PDF]

Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
The World Health Organization has listed Snakebite Envenomation as a significantly ignored tropical disease with a worldwide annual snakebite affecting millions of people, especially in Africa.
Chinenye Jane Ugwah-Oguejiofor, Adegboyega Ogunlade, Nuhu Danladi Baba, Amina Yusuf Jega   +3 more
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Isolation, Purification and Characterization of Hyaluronidase and Phospholipase A2 Enzymes of Echis ocellatus and Naja nigricollis Snake Venoms

Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management, 2023
Issues related to snakebite has for long been of high economic and medical importance. Management and treatment of snake envenomation has always been an issue, especially in remote areas, where anti-snake venom and facilities for its storage are not ...
N. E. Egbe, V. M. Yilwa, A. U. Hassan, U. O. Ozojiofor   +3 more
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Reappraisal of Vipera aspis venom neurotoxicity. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2007
BACKGROUND: The variation of venom composition with geography is an important aspect of intraspecific variability in the Vipera genus, although causes of this variability remain unclear.
Elisabeth Ferquel, Luc de Haro, Virginie Jan, Isabelle Guillemin, Sabine Jourdain, Alexandre Teynié, Jacques d'Alayer, Valérie Choumet   +7 more
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Neutralizing potential of Rauvolfia serpentina root extract against Naja naja venom

Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2020
Snake bites are a serious health hazard occurs throughout the world especially in tropical countries like India. Anti-Snake Venom Serum is the only remedy available to treat snake bite victims successfully till date.
Thulasi Sivaraman, Nadooparambil Sasi Sreedevi, Subramani Meenachisundharam, Ramachandran Vadivelan   +3 more
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Hemorrhagic stroke following snake bite in Burkina Faso (West Africa). A case series

Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines, 2021
Background Snake bites remain a major medical problem in West Africa, and hemorrhagic stroke following a snakebite has emerged as a rare secondary condition. The objective of this study was to determine the neurological complications following snake bite.
Alfred Anselme Dabilgou, Apoline Sondo, Alassane Dravé, Ismael Diallo, Julie Marie Adeline Kyelem, Christian Napon, Jean Kaboré   +6 more
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Inhibition of bacterial biofilms by the snake venom proteome

Biotechnology Reports, 2023
Snake venoms possess a range of pharmacological and toxicological activities. Here we evaluated the antibacterial and anti-biofilm activity against methicillin-susceptible and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA and MRSA) of venoms from the
Neyaz A. Khan, Fernanda G. Amorim, John P. Dunbar, Dayle Leonard, Damien Redureau, Loïc Quinton, Michel M. Dugon, Aoife Boyd   +7 more
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