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New generation of cell‐penetrating peptides: Functionality and potential clinical application

Journal of Peptide Science, Volume 27, Issue 5, May 2021., 2021
New generation of CPPs achieves high uptake efficiency, cell‐ and tissue‐selective internalization, escape from endosomes, stability against proteases, and low toxicity against healthy cells. Certain members are derived from natural sources, and some of them exhibit innate tumor selectivity.
Siegmund Reissmann, Margarita P. Filatova   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Production, Transmission, Pathogenesis, and Control of Dengue Virus: A Literature‐Based Undivided Perspective

BioMed Research International, Volume 2021, Issue 1, 2021., 2021
Dengue remains one of the most serious and widespread mosquito‐borne viral infections in human beings, with serious health problems or even death. About 50 to 100 million people are newly infected annually, with almost 2.5 billion people living at risk and resulting in 20,000 deaths.
Muhammad Torequl Islam, Cristina Quispe, Jesús Herrera-Bravo, Chandan Sarkar, Rohit Sharma, Neha Garg, Larry Ibarra Fredes, Miquel Martorell, Mohammed M. Alshehri, Javad Sharifi-Rad, Sevgi Durna Daştan, Daniela Calina, Radi Alsafi, Saad Alghamdi, Gaber El-Saber Batiha, Natália Cruz-Martins, Cassiano Felippe Gonçalves-de-Albuquerque   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bilateral posterior circulation stroke secondary to a crotalid envenomation: case report

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2013
Snake bite envenoming is a disease with potential serious neurological complications. We report a case of an adolescent who was bitten by a rattlesnake and developed bilateral posterior circulation stroke.
Thiago Cardoso Vale, Alysson Ferreira Leite, Priscila Ribeiro da Hora, Marayra Inês França Coury, Ricardo Cipriano da Silva, Antônio Lúcio Teixeira   +5 more
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Transferência do Hepatozoon tupinambis, parasita do lagarto Tupinambis teguixin, para a serpente cascavel (Crotalus durissus terrificus), por intermédio do mosquito Culex fatigans

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1974
Os autores obtiveram a transferência do Hepatozoon tupinambis (Laveran e Salibeni, 1909) parasita do lagarto Teiidae, Tupinambis teguixin, L., para a serpente cascavel, Crotalus durissus terrificus (Laur.), alimentando-a com mosquitos experimentalmente ...
Samuel B. Pessôa, Persio de Biasi, Giuseppe Puorto   +2 more
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Prevalence of Hepatozoon spp. (Apicomplexa, Hepatozoidae) among recently captured Brazilian snakes

Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, 2003
The goal of this study was to determine the prevalence of Hepatozoon spp. infection in recently captured snakes from Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil. Blood was collected from all snakes by ventral tail venipuncture.
L.H. O'Dwyer, T.C. Moço, T.H. Barrella, F.C. Vilela, R.J. Silva   +4 more
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Immunization with native and cobalt 60-irradiated Crotalus durissus terrificus venom in swiss mice: assessment of the neutralizing potency of antisera

Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2005
ELISA was used to evaluate, follow, and compare the humoral immune response of Swiss mice during hyperimmunization with natural and Cobalt 60-irradiated (60Co) Crotalus durissus terrificus venom.
R. S. Ferreira Junior, N. Nascimento, J. C. Martinez, J. B. Alves, D. A. Meira, B. Barraviera   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Crotoxin-Induced Mice Lung Impairment: Role of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors and COX-Derived Prostanoids

Biomolecules, 2020
Respiratory compromise in Crotalus durissus terrificus (C.d.t.) snakebite is an important pathological condition. Considering that crotoxin (CTX), a phospholipase A2 from C.d.t. venom, is the main component of the venom, the present work investigated the
Marco Aurelio Sartim, Camila O. S. Souza, Cassiano Ricardo A. F. Diniz, Vanessa M. B. da Fonseca, Lucas O. Sousa, Ana Paula F. Peti, Tassia Rafaella Costa, Alan G. Lourenço, Marcos C. Borges, Carlos A. Sorgi, Lucia Helena Faccioli, Suely Vilela Sampaio   +11 more
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Comparación entre las técnicas de neutralización en ratón y E.L.I.S.A para determinar la potencia del anti-veneno crotalus durissus terrificus

Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud, 1984
Las técnicas de neutralización en ratón y ELISA se compararon como métodos para determinar la potencia del antiveneno Crotalus durissus terrificus.
María Cristina Forero CH., Moisés Wasserman   +1 more
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Kinetics of venom and antivenom serum levels, clinical evaluation and therapeutic effectiveness in dogs inoculated with Crotalus durissus terrificus venom

Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2008
This work evaluated the clinical and therapeutic aspects as well as serum levels of venom and antivenom IgG by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in experimental envenomation of dogs with Crotalus durissus terrificus venom.
F. Sangiorgio, M. Sakate, R. M. B. Nogueira, J. P. Araújo JR., C. Chavez-Olortegui   +4 more
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The venom of South American rattlesnakes inhibits macrophage functions and is endowed with anti-inflammatory properties

Mediators of Inflammation, 1996
The injection of Crotalus durissus terrificus venom into the foot pad of mice did not induce a significant inflammatory response as evaluated by oedema formation, increased vascular permeability and cell migration. The subcutaneous injection of the venom,
Maria C. C. de Sousa e Silva, Luis R. C. Gonçalves, Mario Mariano   +2 more
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