Aspectos espaciais do escorpionismo em Ponta Grossa, Paraná, Brasil [PDF]
Cadernos De Saude Publica, 2013 Dentre os acidentes por animais peçonhentos, o escorpionismo vem crescendo de forma significativa nas áreas urbanas de todo o país. Considerando que Ponta Grossa é o município com o maior número desse tipo de acidentes no Estado do Paraná, Brasil, o ...
Bianca Mayara Kotviski +1 more
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O combate ao escorpionismo [PDF]
Memorias Do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1946 O outor estuda os processos de combate aos acidentes pelas picadas dos escorpiões, visando: a) Profilaxia e b) Terapêutica. Refere-se à luta nos campos e nas cidades e aqui, dentro e fora dos domicílios.
Octavio de Magalhães +1 more
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Isolation and Functional Characterization of an Acidic Myotoxic Phospholipase A2 from Colombian Bothrops asper Venom [PDF]
Toxins, 2017 Myotoxic phospholipases A2 (PLA2) are responsible for many clinical manifestations in envenomation by Bothrops snakes. A new myotoxic acidic Asp49 PLA2 (BaCol PLA2) was isolated from Colombian Bothrops asper venom using reverse-phase high performance ...
Silvia Posada Arias +7 more
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Inhibition of a Snake Venom Metalloproteinase by the Flavonoid Myricetin [PDF]
Molecules, 2018 Most of the snakebite envenomations in Central and South America are caused by species belonging to Bothrops genus. Their venom is composed mainly by zinc-dependent metalloproteinases, responsible of the hemorrhage characteristic of these envenomations ...
Lina María Preciado +4 more
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Snake venomics of Bothrops punctatus, a semiarboreal pitviper species from Antioquia, Colombia [PDF]
PeerJ, 2014 Bothrops punctatus is an endangered, semi-arboreal pitviper species distributed in Panamá, Colombia, and Ecuador, whose venom is poorly characterized.
Maritza Fernández Culma +3 more
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MipLAAO, a new L-amino acid oxidase from the redtail coral snake Micrurus mipartitus [PDF]
PeerJ, 2018 L-amino acid oxidases (LAAOs) are ubiquitous enzymes in nature. Bioactivities described for these enzymes include apoptosis induction, edema formation, induction or inhibition of platelet aggregation, as well as antiviral, antiparasite, and antibacterial
Paola Rey-Suárez +5 more
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Sulfur Compounds as Inhibitors of Enzymatic Activity of a Snake Venom Phospholipase A2: Benzyl 4-nitrobenzenecarbodithioate as a Case of Study [PDF]
Molecules, 2020 Snakebite is a neglected disease with a high impact in tropical and subtropical countries. Therapy based on antivenom has limited efficacy in local tissue damage caused by venoms. Phospholipases A2 (PLA2) are enzymes that abundantly occur in snake venoms
Isabel Henao Castañeda +3 more
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Interactions between Triterpenes and a P-I Type Snake Venom Metalloproteinase: Molecular Simulations and Experiments [PDF]
Toxins, 2018 Small molecule inhibitors of snake venom metalloproteinases (SVMPs) could provide a means to rapidly halt the progression of local tissue damage following viperid snake envenomations.
Lina María Preciado +3 more
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Synthetic Inhibitors of Snake Venom Enzymes: Thioesters Derived from 2-Sulfenyl Ethylacetate [PDF]
Pharmaceuticals, 2019 Snakebite envenomings are a global public health issue. The therapy based on the administration of animal-derived antivenoms has limited efficacy against the venom-induced local tissue damage, which often leads to permanent disability.
Isabel C. Henao Castañeda +2 more
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Escorpionismo no Extremo Sul da Bahia, 2010-2017: perfil dos casos e fatores associados à gravidade
Epidemiologia E Servicos De Saude: Revista Do Sistema Unico De Saude Do Brasil, 2020 Resumo Objetivo: descrever o perfil epidemiológico do escorpionismo e investigar fatores associados à gravidade dos casos no Extremo Sul Baiano, Brasil.
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