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Immunotherapeutic potential of Crotoxin: anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive properties

Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2018
For the past 80 years, Crotoxin has become one of the most investigated isolated toxins from snake venoms, partially due to its major role as the main toxic component in the venom of the South American rattlesnake Crotalus durissus terrificus.
Marco Aurélio Sartim, Danilo Luccas Menaldo, Suely Vilela Sampaio   +2 more
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Clinical, Laboratory, and Therapeutic Aspects of Crotalus durissus (South American Rattlesnake) Victims: A Literature Review

BioMed Research International, Volume 2019, Issue 1, 2019., 2019
Snakebite envenoming is a neglected public health issue in many tropical and subtropical countries. To diagnosis and treat snakebites may be challenging to health care personnel since sufficient information has not been yet provided. This review presents the clinical, therapeutic, and laboratory aspects of Crotalus durissus (South American rattlesnakes)
Bruno Tumang Frare, Yann Keller Silva Resende, Bruno de Carvalho Dornelas, Miguel Tannus Jorge, Valter Augusto Souza Ricarte, Lívia Maria Alves, Luiz Fernando Moreira Izidoro, Giuseppe Piccione   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Antiviral activity of animal venom peptides and related compounds [PDF]

, 2017
Viruses exhibit rapid mutational capacity to trick and infect host cells, sometimes assisted through virus-coded peptides that counteract host cellular immune defense.
Mata, Élida Cleyse Gomes da Mata, Mourão, Caroline Barbosa Farias, Rangel, Marisa, Schwartz, Elisabeth Nogueira Ferroni   +3 more
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Crotalus durissus ruruima Snake Venom and a Phospholipase A2 Isolated from This Venom Elicit Macrophages to Form Lipid Droplets and Synthesize Inflammatory Lipid Mediators

Journal of Immunology Research, Volume 2019, Issue 1, 2019., 2019
Viper snake Crotalus durissus ruruima (Cdr) is a subspecies found in northern area of Brazil. Among the snakes of Crotalus genus subspecies, the venom of Cdr presents highest level of crotoxin, which is the major component of Crotalus snake venoms, formed by two subunits (crotapotin and a phospholipase A2 named CBr) and presents potent neurotoxic ...
Ana Eduarda Zulim de Carvalho, Karina Giannotti, Elbio Leiguez Junior, Márcio Matsubara, Maria Cristina Dos Santos, Consuelo Latorre Fortes-Dias, Catarina Teixeira, Benoit Stijlemans   +7 more
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Midazolam inhibits hippocampal long-term potentiation and learning through dual central and peripheral benzodiazepine receptor activation and neurosteroidogenesis [PDF]

, 2010
Benzodiazepines (BDZs) enhance GABA(A) receptor inhibition by direct actions on central BDZ receptors (CBRs). Although some BDZs also bind mitochondrial receptors [translocator protein (18 kDa) (TSPO)] and promote the synthesis of GABA-enhancing ...
Izumi, Yukitoshi, O\u27Dell, Kazuko A, Tokuda, Kazuhiro, Zorumski, Charles F   +3 more
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Venenos botrópicos e crotálicos: principais aspectos e produtos derivados para fins terapêuticos e diagnósticos - uma breve abordagem [PDF]

, 2022
Os acidentes ofídios, principalmente por cobras dos géneros Bothrops e Crotalus, são um importante problema de saúde pública, especialmente em países tropicais devido à elevada taxa de ocorrência e letalidade, sendo considerados como uma doença ...
Leilismara Sousa Nogueira, Maria das Graças Carvalho, Melina de Barros Pinheiro, Natália Ribeiro Nunes, Rita Carolina Figueiredo Duarte   +4 more
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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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Antiplasmodial effect of the venom of Crotalus durissus cumanensis, crotoxin complex and Crotoxin B

Acta Tropica, 2012
The antiplasmodial activity of phospholipases A(2) (PLA(2)) isolated from different animals has been studied. We explored the in vitro anti Plasmodium falciparum effect of a fraction containing crotoxin, Crotoxin B and whole venom of the rattlesnake Crotalus durissus cumanensis.
Quintana, Juan Carlos, Chacón, A. M., Vargas Muñoz, Leidy Johana, Segura Latorre, Cesar, Gutiérrez, José María, Alarcón, Juan Carlos   +5 more
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Natural Antispasmodics: Source, Stereochemical Configuration, and Biological Activity

BioMed Research International, Volume 2018, Issue 1, 2018., 2018
Natural products with antispasmodic activity have been used in traditional medicine to alleviate different illnesses since the remote past. We searched the literature and compiled the antispasmodic activity of 248 natural compounds isolated from terrestrial plants.
Edith Fabiola Martínez-Pérez, Zaida N. Juárez, Luis R. Hernández, Horacio Bach, Juergen Buenger   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Crotoxin:SBA-15 Complex Down-Regulates the Incidence and Intensity of Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis Through Peripheral and Central Actions

Frontiers in Immunology, 2020
Crotoxin (CTX), the main neurotoxin from Crotalus durissus terrificus snake venom, has anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory and antinociceptive activities. However, the CTX-induced toxicity may compromise its use.
Morena Brazil Sant'Anna, Aline C. Giardini, Marcio A. C. Ribeiro, Flavia S. R. Lopes, Nathalia B. Teixeira, Louise F. Kimura, Michelle C. Bufalo, Orlando G. Ribeiro, Andrea Borrego, Wafa H. K. Cabrera, Julio C. B. Ferreira, Julio C. B. Ferreira, Vanessa O. Zambelli, Vanessa O. Zambelli, Osvaldo A. Sant'Anna, Gisele Picolo   +15 more
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