Can anti-bothropstoxin-I antibodies discriminate between Bothrops jararaca and Bothrops jararacussu venoms? [PDF]
Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2017 Background Snakes of the genus Bothrops, popularly known as pit vipers, are responsible for most cases of snakebite in Brazil. Within this genus, Bothrops jararacussu and B.
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Proteomics and life-history variability of Endogenous Phospholipases A2 Inhibitors (PLIs) in Bothrops jararaca plasma. [PDF]
PLoS ONEIn Brazil, the genus Bothrops is responsible for most ophidian accidents. Snake venoms have a wide variety of proteins and peptides exhibiting a broad repertoire of pharmacological and toxic effects that elicit systemic injury and characteristic local ...
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Trichomoniasis in Bothrops jararaca (serpentes, viperidae)
Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2003 We describe a case of trichomoniasis in a Bothrops jararaca (Serpentes, Viperidae) donated to the Center for the Study of Venoms and Venomous Animals - CEVAP/UNESP.
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Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira, 2008 Relata-se a ocorrência de um acidente ofídico em um rebanho de ovinos, mestiços da raça Bergamascia, no município de Miguel Pereira, Estado do Rio de Janeiro.
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Snake Venom Peptide Fractions from <i>Bothrops jararaca</i> and <i>Daboia siamensis</i> Exhibit Differential Neuroprotective Effects in Oxidative Stress-Induced Zebrafish Models. [PDF]
Pharmaceuticals (Basel)Introduction: Snake venoms are rich sources of bioactive peptides with therapeutic potential, particularly against neurodegenerative diseases linked to oxidative stress. While the peptide fraction (
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Involvement of von Willebrand factor and botrocetin in the thrombocytopenia induced by Bothrops jararaca snake venom. [PDF]
PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 2021 Patients bitten by snakes consistently manifest a bleeding tendency, in which thrombocytopenia, consumption coagulopathy, mucous bleeding, and, more rarely, thrombotic microangiopathy, are observed.
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Tracking the recruitment and evolution of snake toxins using the evolutionary context provided by the Bothrops jararaca genome. [PDF]
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2021 Significance The jararaca lancehead genome provides a comprehensive road map of the genomic context of pitviper toxin genes. Comparisons of these genomic segments across the phylogeny revealed an unexpectedly high number of toxin families that originated
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Maresin 2, a Specialized Pro-Resolution Lipid Mediator, Reduces Pain and Inflammation Induced by <i>Bothrops jararaca</i> Venom in Mice. [PDF]
Toxins (Basel)The venom of Bothrops jararaca (BjV) induces intense and prolonged pain, which is not alleviated by antivenom, along with hemorrhage and inflammation.
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Pain and Cellular Migration Induced by Bothrops jararaca Venom in Mice Selected for an Acute Inflammatory Response: Involvement of Mast Cells. [PDF]
Front Immunol, 2021 Bothrops jararaca venom (BjV) can induce mast cell degranulation. In order to investigate the role of mast cells and the interference of the host genetic background in the inflammation induced by BjV, we have used mouse strains selected for maximal ...
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Altered RNome expression in Murine Gastrocnemius Muscle following Exposure to Jararhagin, a Metalloproteinase from Bothrops jararaca Venom. [PDF]
Toxins (Basel), 2022 Small RNAs (sRNAs) and microRNAs (miRNAs) are small endogenous noncoding single-stranded RNAs that regulate gene expression in eukaryotes. Experiments in mice and humans have revealed that a typical small RNA can affect the expression of a wide range of ...
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