Avaliação de células mesenquimais e dapsona para o tratamento de feridas dermonecróticas causadas pelo veneno de Loxosceles laeta em coelhos [PDF]
This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of mesenchymal stem cells (MSC), alone or associated with dapsone (DAP), in treating dermonecrotic wounds caused by Loxosceles laeta venom. Twenty-five male rabbits were distributed into five groups.
Barreto, Maira Souza Oliveira +10 more
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Loxoscelism is the most important form of araneism in South America. The treatment of these accidents uses heterologous antivenoms obtained from immunization of production animals with crude loxoscelic venom.
Sabrina de Almeida Lima +12 more
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Loxoscelismo dermonecrotico en bovinos
Fueron atendidos por el Servicio Clínico Ambulatorio de Grandes Animales de la Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad de Córdoba, dos bovinos hembra, ambas de la raza Brahman, una novilla de 15 meses y un peso de 150 Kg y una vaca de ...
José Alberto Cardona-Álvarez +2 more
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Estratégia reprodutiva da aranha-marrom Loxosceles intermedia Mello-Leitão, 1934 e L. laeta (NICOLET, 1849): reserva espermática nos bulbos copulatórios [PDF]
Introduction: Spiders of the genus Loxosceles are characterized as primitive and haplogous whose simple reproductive apparatus is devoid of epigyne and hematodocha. The present research started from the hypothesis that the overpopulation of L. intermedia
Amaral, Vanessa de Oliveira +1 more
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Loxosceles niedeguidonae (Araneae, Sicariidae) a new species of brown spider from Brazilian semi-arid region [PDF]
A new species of recluse spider, Loxosceles niedeguidonae sp. n., is described from the Parque Nacional Serra da Capivara, State of Piauí, Brazil. This is the first endemic species described from Brazilian semi-arid environment.
Bertani +16 more
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Alien spiders: First record of Loxosceles gaucho Gertsch, 1967 (Araneae: Sicariidae) in the Amazon region, Brazil [PDF]
We present the first record for Loxosceles gaucho Gertsch, 1967 in the Amazonian region of Brazil. Four males, fifteen females and forty-nine immatures were collected in different places in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.
Almeida, Marlus Queiroz +5 more
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Sphingomyelinase D activity in model membranes: structural effects of in situ generation of ceramide-1-phosphate. [PDF]
The toxicity of Loxosceles spider venom has been attributed to a rare enzyme, sphingomyelinase D, which transforms sphingomyelin to ceramide-1-phosphate. The bases of its inflammatory and dermonecrotic activity, however, remain unclear.
Roberto P Stock +7 more
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Brown Spider (Loxosceles genus) Venom Toxins: Tools for Biological Purposes [PDF]
Venomous animals use their venoms as tools for defense or predation. These venoms are complex mixtures, mainly enriched of proteic toxins or peptides with several, and different, biological activities.
Amzallag +213 more
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Envenomations are complex medical emergencies that can have a range of symptoms and sequelae. The only specific, scientifically-validated treatment for envenomation is antivenom administration, which is designed to alleviate venom effects.
Dwin Grashof +7 more
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The emerging field of venom-microbiomics for exploring venom as a microenvironment, and the corresponding Initiative for Venom Associated Microbes and Parasites (iVAMP) [PDF]
Venom is a known source of novel antimicrobial natural products. The substantial, increasing number of these discoveries have unintentionally culminated in the misconception that venom and venom-producing glands are largely sterile environments.
Adams, Rachelle M.M. +13 more
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