Antibacterial and Hemolytic Activity of Crotalus triseriatus and Crotalus ravus Venom [PDF]
Animals, 2020 Rattlesnakes have venoms with a complex toxin mixture comprised of polypeptides and proteins. Previous studies have shown that some of these polypeptides are of high value for the development of new medical treatments.
Adrian Zaragoza-Bastida +8 more
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Phenotypic dichotomy in Crotalus durissus ruruima venom and potential consequences for clinical management of snakebite envenomations. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical DiseasesBackgroundPhenotypic polymorphism in rattlesnake venoms is well-documented, with a dichotomy between hemorrhagic (Type I) and neurotoxic (Type II) venoms.
Mônica Colombini +15 more
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Bioprospection of rattlesnake venom peptide fractions with anti-adipose and anti-insulin resistance activity in vitro [PDF]
Toxicon: XAnimal venoms are natural products that have served as a source of novel molecules that have inspired novel drugs for several diseases, including for metabolic diseases such as type-2 diabetes and obesity. From venoms, toxins such as exendin-4 (Heloderma
David Meléndez-Martínez +12 more
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Local and systemic effects caused by Crotalus durissus terrificus, Crotalus durissus collilineatus, and Crotalus durissus cascavella snake venoms in swiss mice [PDF]
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2019 INTRODUCTION: Crotalus envenomations cause serious complications and can be fatal without appropriate treatment. Venom isoforms present and inter/intraspecific variations in the venom composition can result in different symptoms presented by bites by ...
Letícia Helena de Carvalho +13 more
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Caracterización clínica del paciente pediátrico atendido por mordedura de serpiente, Hospital Escuela, Tegucigalpa, 2015-2019 [PDF]
Revista Médica Hondureña, 2021 Antecedentes: Las manifestaciones clínicas de las mordeduras de serpientes son similares en adultos y niños, aunque más graves en estos últimos debido a la proporción de veneno inoculado por la serpiente y el tamaño corporal del paciente pediátrico ...
Scheybi Teresa Miralda Méndez
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A novel activity on thymocytes cells exerted by the rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus cumanensis) venom
Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud, 2021 Introduction: The thymus is active mainly during the neonatal and pre-adolescent periods. Objective: To test naïve thymocytes proliferation and monocytes stimulation. Materials and methods: We collected fresh thymus tissue from neonate mice after surgery.
María M. Pulido-Méndez +2 more
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Crotalic accidents in Brazil: actualities and perspectives
Revista Médica de Minas Gerais, 2022 Introduction: Ophidian accidents are neglected events in tropical and in developing countries, including Brazil. Serpents of the Crotalus genus (rattlesnakes) are those that produce the highest case-fatality in the country.
Hammer, Fernanda Martins +2 more
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Repurposing cancer drugs, batimastat and marimastat, to inhibit the activity of a group I metalloprotease from the venom of the Western Diamondback rattlesnake, Crotalus atrox [PDF]
, 2020 Snakebite envenomation causes over 140,000 deaths every year predominantly in developing countries. As a result, it is one of the most lethal neglected tropical diseases.
Bicknell, Andrew B. +12 more
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Tetrodotoxin-insensitive electrical field stimulation-induced contractions on Crotalus durissus terrificus corpus cavernosum. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Reptiles are the first amniotes to develop an intromitent penis, however until now the mechanisms involved in the electrical field stimulation-induced contraction on corpora cavernosa isolated from Crotalus durissus terrificus were not investigated ...
Rafael Campos +8 more
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A Review of Rattlesnake Venoms
Toxins, 2023 Venom components are invaluable in biomedical research owing to their specificity and potency. Many of these components exist in two genera of rattlesnakes, Crotalus and Sistrurus, with high toxicity and proteolytic activity variation.
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