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Cytoskeleton, endoplasmic reticulum and nucleus alterations in CHO-K1 cell line after Crotalus durissus terrificus (South American rattlesnake) venom treatment

Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2007
Snake venoms are toxic to a variety of cell types. However, the intracellular damages and the cell death fate induced by venom are unclear. In the present work, the action of the South American rattlesnake Crotalus durissus terrificus venom on CHO-K1 ...
B. P. Tamieti, R. A. Damatta, J. C. Cogo, N. S. Da Silva, J. Mittmann, C. Pacheco-Soares   +5 more
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Snake venom toxins: Potential anticancer therapeutics

Journal of Applied Toxicology, Volume 44, Issue 5, Page 666-685, May 2024.
Abstract Snake venom contains a cocktail of compounds dominated by proteins and peptides, which make up the toxin. The toxin components of snake venom attack several targets in the human body including the neuromuscular system, kidney and blood coagulation system and cause pathologies. As such, the venom toxins can be managed and used for the treatment
Benedict C. Offor, Lizelle A. Piater
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Aspectos clínico-patológicos e laboratoriais do envenenamento crotálico experimental em bovinos Clinical and pathological aspects of experimental Crotalus poisoning in cattle

Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira, 2008
Reproduziu-se experimentalmente o envenenamento crotálico, através da inoculação, por via subcutânea, do veneno de Crotalus durissus terrificus (cascavel sul-americana) em dez bovinos mestiços. Dois animais foram utilizados como controle.
Flávio A.S. Graça, Paulo V. Peixoto, Cleide D. Coelho, Saulo A. Caldas, Carlos Hubinger Tokarnia   +4 more
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Chronic venous insufficiency and venous leg ulcers: Aetiology, on the pathophysiology‐based treatment

International Wound Journal, Volume 21, Issue 2, February 2024.
Abstract The chronic venous disease covers a wide spectrum of venous disorders that are characterized by severely impaired blood return that primarily affects veins in the lower extremities. Morphological and functional abnormalities of the venous system led to chronic venous insufficiency (CVI), and present as leg heaviness/achiness, edema ...
Olga Krizanova, Adela Penesova, Alica Hokynkova, Andrea Pokorna, Amir Samadian, Petr Babula   +5 more
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Pulmonary, microbiological and hematological changes in Crotalus durissus terrificus (Serpentes, Viperidae) parasitized by nematodes of the genus Rhabdias (Nematoda, Rhabdiasidae) Alterações Pulmonares, microbiológicas e hematológicas em Crotalus durissus terrificus (Serpentes, Viperidae) parasitadas pelos nematódeos do gênero Rhabdias (Nematoda, Rhabdiasidae)

Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, 2008
This study reported the pulmonary, microbiological, and hematological alterations in Crotalus durissus terrificus parasitized by nematodes of the genus Rhabdias. Histological, microbiological, and hematological analysis were performed on parasitized (n=6)
K.R. Santos, R.K. Takahira, V.L.M. Rall, C. Calderón, J.L. Sequeira, R.J. Silva   +5 more
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The Protective Action of Coutarea hexandra (Rubiaceae) on the Neuromuscular Blockade Induced by Lachesis muta muta (Viperidae: Crotalinae) Venom

BioMed Research International, Volume 2024, Issue 1, 2024.
Envenomations by snakes represent a neglected health problem in tropical and subtropical countries. In South America, Lachesis muta occasionally causes severe human envenomation, with treatment being conditioned to an unspecific antivenom. In this work, we examined the neutralizing ability of Coutarea hexandra stem bark hydroalcoholic extract (Ch‐E ...
Grazielle D. Pilon, Anna P. Farias-de-França, Nathalia M. Cantuária, Magali G. Silva, Aline G. Leão-Torres, Rafael S. Floriano, Marcio G. dos Santos, Nelson Jorge da Silva Jr., Otto M. S. Gerlach, Valdir Cechinel-Filho, Yoko Oshima-Franco, Samuele Maramai   +11 more
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Avaliação em camundongo da eficácia do antiveneno administrado no local da inoculação intramuscular do veneno de Crotalus durissus terrificus Evaluation in mice, of the antivenom efficacy injected at the same place of the intramuscular inoculation of the Crotalus durissus terrificus venom

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 1993
A eficácia do antiveneno crotálico por via intramuscular (im) no local da inoculação, também im, do veneno de Crotalus durissus terrificus foi avaliada em camundongos.
Lindioneza Adriano Ribeiro, Carla Lilian Agostini Utescher, Silvia Lucia Paro Vieira, Sara Fensterseifer, Helena Mukuno, Miguel Tanús Jorge   +5 more
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Antivenenos ofídicos: comparación del desempeño de dos métodos de obtención [PDF]

, 2013
El envenenamiento por serpientes venenosas es frecuente en algunas zonas de Argentina, particularmente en las provincias del noreste y noroeste. Según datos del Programa Nacional de Ofidismo, el número de mordeduras es de alrededor de 1.200 anuales; son ...
Cascone, Osvaldo, de Marco, María Belén, Dokmetjian, José Christian, Fingermann, Matias, Iácono, Rubén, Temprano, Guillermo Carlos, Ávila, Lucía   +6 more
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South American Rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus spp.) Envenomation in Dogs in the Semiarid Region of Brazil [PDF]

, 2020
Background:  South American rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus spp.) envenomation is rarely reported in small animals and livestock in Brazil. Minor swelling at the snakebite site, skeletal muscle, and renal damage, and severe neurological signs characterize
Almeida Pessoa, André Flávio, Botelho de Castro, Márcio, de Macêdo Pessoa, Clarice Ricardo, de Souza Mendes, Rodrigo, Machado, Mizael, Medeiros Dantas, Antônio Flávio, Riet-Correa, Franklin, Trindade de Medeiros, Rosane Maria   +7 more
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Jabuticaba (Plinia jaboticaba) skin extracts as inhibitors of phospholipases A2 and proteases

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
: The phenolic extracts of jabuticaba skin flour (JSF) were characterized by HPLC, and evaluated for their modulating action upon phospholipases A2 and proteases of snake venom, aiming at their possible use in the treatment of the various diseases ...
TAMARA R. MARQUES, MARIANA A. BRAGA, PEDRO H.S. CESAR, SILVANA MARCUSSI, ANGELITA D. CORRÊA   +4 more
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