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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Pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of snake antivenom
Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine, 2018 Intact or fractionated immunoglobulins are used as snake antivenom to treat snake envenomation. Intravenously administered antivenom binds with snake toxins in the circulation and neutralizes the toxins.
Bhagya Nikapitiya, Kalana Maduwage
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Preclinical evaluation of caprylic acid-fractionated IgG antivenom for the treatment of Taipan (Oxyuranus scutellatus) envenoming in Papua New Guinea. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2011 Snake bite is a common medical emergency in Papua New Guinea (PNG). The taipan, Oxyuranus scutellatus, inflicts a large number of bites that, in the absence of antivenom therapy, result in high mortality.
Mariángela Vargas +12 more
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Adverse Reactions after Administration of Antivenom in Korea
Toxins, 2020 Kovax® antivenom is the main treatment for toxins produced by the Gloydius species. However, research on adverse reactions after Kovax® antivenom administration is scarce.
Jin Seok Shim +4 more
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Consequences of neglect: analysis of the sub-Saharan African snake antivenom market and the global context. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2012 BACKGROUND: The worldwide neglect of immunotherapeutic products for the treatment of snakebite has resulted in a critical paucity of effective, safe and affordable therapy in many Third World countries, particularly in Africa.
Nicholas I Brown
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A synthetic biology approach for consistent production of plant-made recombinant polyclonal antibodies against snake venom toxins [PDF]
, 2018 Antivenoms developed from the plasma of hyperimmunized animals are the only effective treatment available against snakebite envenomation but shortage of supply contributes to the high morbidity and mortality toll of this tropical disease.
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Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2023 Snakebite is a global public health concern, which often occurs in tropical and subtropical underdeveloped areas, but it is often neglected. In the southern China, Naja naja atra (Chinese cobra) is a common venomous snake that causes swelling and ...
Jie Yang +10 more
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