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Diagnostic and Therapeutic Value of Aptamers in Envenomation Cases

open access: yesInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2020
It is now more than a century since Albert Calmette from the Institut Pasteur changed the world of envenomation by demonstrating that antibodies raised against animal venoms have the ability to treat human victims of previously fatal bites or stings ...
Steven Ascoët, M. De Waard
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Endocrinological and biochemical changes of scorpionism in children in Upper Egypt

open access: yesTherapeutic Advances in Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2015
Aim: The aim of this study was to determine some endocrinological and biochemical changes of scorpionism in children in Upper Egypt. In addition, it aimed to find any possible relationship between these changes and the severity of scorpionism.
Ahmed E. Ahmed   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Clinical Review of a Polyvalent F(ab’)2 Antivenom (InoserpTM PAN-AFRICA) in the Management of Snakebite Envenomation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Clinical Studies and Actual Use since Its Introduction in 2012

open access: yesBiology and Life Sciences Forum, 2023
InoserpTM PAN-AFRICA is a polyvalent F(ab’)2 antivenom that has been specifically developed for the management of snakebite envenomation in sub-Saharan Africa.
Henri Mathé
doaj   +1 more source

Retrospective study of outcome in patients with scorpion sting using prazosin with/without dobutamine

open access: yesAsian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2015
Introduction: Scorpion sting is a major public health problem in India with severe life threatening complications. Toxin can cause autonomic overstimulation leading to hypertension, arrhythmias and pulmonary edema with left ventricular dysfunction ...
L Venugopal
doaj   +1 more source

miRNAs derived from cobra venom exosomes contribute to the cobra envenomation

open access: yesJournal of Nanobiotechnology, 2023
Currently, there is an increasing amount of evidence indicating that exosomes and the miRNAs they contain are crucial players in various biological processes. However, the role of exosomes and miRNAs in snake venom during the envenomation process remains
Tianci Liao   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Snakebite envenoming [PDF]

open access: yesNature Reviews Disease Primers, 2017
Snakebite envenoming is a neglected tropical disease that kills >100,000 people and maims >400,000 people every year. Impoverished populations living in the rural tropics are particularly vulnerable; snakebite envenoming perpetuates the cycle of poverty. Snake venoms are complex mixtures of proteins that exert a wide range of toxic actions.
Gutiérrez, J   +5 more
openaire   +5 more sources

The management of a blood donor bitten by a snake [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The worldwide burden of snakebite is high and venomous snakes are found in many regions of the world and are a threat to public health. In Italy, for instance, viper bites are an infrequent but not negligible event.
Catalano, Liviana   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Reversible atrial fibrillation following Crotalinae envenomation

open access: yesJournal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2017
Background Cardiotoxicity is a documented complication of Crotalinae envenomation. Reported cardiac complications following snake envenomation have included acute myocardial infarction, electrocardiogram abnormalities and arrhythmias.
Dan Quan, Kenneth Zurcher
doaj   +1 more source

To Pee, or Not to Pee:A Review on Envenomation and Treatment in European Jellyfish Species [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
There is a growing cause for concern on envenoming European species because of jellyfish blooms, climate change and globalization displacing species. Treatment of envenomation involves the prevention of further nematocyst release and relieving local and ...
Berling   +13 more
core   +4 more sources

Pharmacological Investigation of CC-LAAO, an L-Amino Acid Oxidase from Cerastes cerastes Snake Venom

open access: yesToxins, 2021
Snake venom proteins, which are responsible for deadly snakebite envenomation, induce severe injuries including neurotoxicity, myotoxicity, cardiotoxicity, hemorrhage, and the disruption of blood homeostasis.
Zaineb Abdelkafi-Koubaa   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

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