Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2021 INTRODUCTION: Snakebites in the Brazilian Amazon are caused mostly by snakes from the Bothrops genus and envenomated patients may suffer from tissue complications. METHODS: This study aimed to identify risk factors for severe tissue complications (STC)
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Clinical assessment and pathophysiology of Bothrops venom-related acute kidney injury: a scoping review [PDF]
Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2020 Bothrops are one of the most common medically important snakes found in Latin America. Its venom is predominantly hemotoxic and proteolytic, which means that local lesion (edema and redness) and hemorrhagic symptoms are recurrent in envenoming by this ...
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Release of Cytokines in the Peritoneal Fluid of C57BL/6 Mice After Bothrops jararaca and Bothrops atrox Venom Injection [PDF]
ToxinsThe release of cytokines in the peritoneal fluid after stimulation with Bothrops atrox and Bothrops jararaca venoms is a crucial process in the inflammatory response triggered by these venoms.
Adriana da Silva Fernandes Ribas +4 more
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The Versatility of Serine Proteases from Brazilian Bothrops Venom: Their Roles in Snakebites and Drug Discovery [PDF]
BiomoleculesSerine proteases are multifunctional and versatile venom components found in viper snakes, including the Bothrops species, a widely distributed genus notorious for causing the highest number of snakebites across Latin America. These enzymes, representing
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Flora bacteriana da cavidade oral, presas e veneno de Bothrops jararaca: possível fonte de infecção no local da picada Bacterial flora of the oral cavity, fangs and venom of Bothrops jararaca: possible source of infection at the local bite [PDF]
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 1990 Materiais colhidos das presas, das bainhas das presas e do veneno de 15 Bothrops jararaca recém-capturadas, aparentemente saudáveis, foram submetidos a exame bacterioscópico e cultura aeróbia a anaeróbia.
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Toxins, 2019 Bothrops snakebites usually present systemic bleeding, and the clinical–epidemiological and laboratorial factors associated with the development of this manifestation are not well established.
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Thrombotic microangiopathy due to Bothrops erythromelas: a case report in Northeast Brazil
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2020 Bothrops erythromelas are serpents that belong to the Viperidae family, which are the main species responsible for human snakebites in Ceara State, Northeast Brazil.
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Qualitative Profiling of Venom Toxins in the Venoms of Several Bothrops Species Using High-Throughput Venomics and Coagulation Bioassaying [PDF]
ToxinsEnvenoming resulting from snakebites is recognized as a priority neglected tropical disease by The World Health Organization. The Bothrops genus, consisting of different pitviper species, is considered the most medically significant taxa in Central and ...
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Urinary proteomics reveals biological processes related to acute kidney injury in Bothrops atrox envenomings. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical DiseasesAcute kidney injury (AKI) is a critical systemic complication caused by Bothrops envenoming, a neglected health problem in the Brazilian Amazon. Understanding the underlying mechanisms leading to AKI is crucial for effectively mitigating the burden of ...
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Lesión renal aguda secundaria a mordedura de serpiente del género bothrops: a propósito de un caso
Revista Colombiana de Nefrología, 2022 Introducción: el accidente ofídico es una intoxicación ocasionada por la inoculación de venenoa través de la mordedura de una serpiente, la cual genera alteraciones locales y sistémicas.
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