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Cross-Reactivity and Neutralization Capacity of Polyspecific Antivenom Produced by Razi Institute against Three Species of Buthidea Family Scorpions [PDF]
Asia Pacific Journal of Medical Toxicology, 2019 Background: Scorpion sting is a significant health problem in southern provinces of Iran. Many thousands of people are stung by different species of scorpions annually. More than 60 scorpion species have been reported to be present in Iran. However, Razi
Bahzad Masihipour +4 more
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Venoms, venomics, antivenomics [PDF]
FEBS Letters, 2009 Venoms comprise mixtures of peptides and proteins tailored by Natural Selection to act on vital systems of the prey or victim. Here we review our proteomic protocols for uncoiling the composition, immunological profile, and evolution of snake venoms. Our long‐term goal is to gain a deep insight of all viperid venom proteomes.
Calvete Chornet, Juan José +4 more
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Frontiers in Medicine, 2022 BackgroundVenom-induced consumption coagulopathy (VICC) is an important clinical consequence of Russell’s viper (Daboia russelii) envenoming. There is limited evidence for antivenom effectiveness in resolving VICC.
Anjana Silva +8 more
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First Case Report of an Unusual Echis genus (Squamata: Ophidia: Viperidae) Body Pattern Design in Iran [PDF]
Archives of Razi Institute, 2019 Three families of venomous snakes exist in Iran including Viperidae, Elapidae, and Hydrophidae. Viperidae family is the only family with a widespread distribution. Saw-scaled vipers are important poisonous snakes in Asia and Africa. This name is given to
S. Navidpour +2 more
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Antivenom availability, delays and use in Australia
Toxicon: X, 2023 Antivenom is the main treatment for snake envenoming and there are ongoing concerns about availability in resource poor regions of the world. However, effective antivenom treatment for snake envenoming requires more than improved availability of safe and
Geoffrey K. Isbister
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Evaluating Antivenom Efficacy against Echis carinatus Venoms—Screening for In Vitro Alternatives
Toxins, 2022 In India, polyvalent antivenom is the mainstay treatment for snakebite envenoming. Due to batch-to-batch variation in antivenom production, manufacturers have to estimate its efficacy at each stage of IgG purification using the median effective dose ...
Siddharth Bhatia +2 more
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Cytotoxic Effect of Bee (A. mellifera) Venom on Cancer Cell Lines
Journal of Pharmacopuncture, 2020 Objectives: Nowadays cancer treatment is an important challenge in the medical world that needs better therapies. Many active secretions produced by insects such as honey bees used to discover new anticancer drugs.
Sima Khalilifard Borojeni +3 more
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Polyspecific snake antivenom may help in antivenom crisis [PDF]
BMJ, 2003 EDITOR—In Africa snakebites cause thousands of deaths annually and much permanent physical disability, but the supply of antivenom, the only specific treatment, is threatened by commercial pressures and privatisation. This has been caused over the past few years by the cessation of antivenom manufacture by Behringwerke in Germany, greatly reduced ...
Laing, G +6 more
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Experimental Bothrops atrox envenomation: Efficacy of antivenom therapy and the combination of Bothrops antivenom with dexamethasone. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017 Bothrops atrox snakes are the leading cause of snake bites in Northern Brazil. The venom of this snake is not included in the antigen pool used to obtain the Bothrops antivenom. There are discrepancies in reports on the effectiveness of this antivenom to
Gabriella Neves Leal Santos Barreto +7 more
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Toxins, 2016 Venom detection is crucial for confirmation of envenomation and snake type in snake-bite patients. Enzyme immunoassay (EIA) is used to detect venom, but antivenom in samples prevents venom detection.
Kalana P. Maduwage +3 more
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