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Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2021, Issue 1, 2021., 2021 The scorpions, named Mesobuthus martensii, commonly called Quanxie (全蝎) in Chinese, have been widely used as one of the animal medicines for more than 1,000 years because of the strong toxicity of their venoms. Meanwhile, scorpions are sexually dimorphic in appearance, and many exhibit traits associated with sex‐biased gene expression, including ...
Songyu Gao +11 more
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Toxins, 2020 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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Tetracycline Protects against Dermonecrosis Induced by Loxosceles Spider Venom [PDF]
, 2007 Envenomation by spiders belonging to the Loxosceles genus (brown spider) often results in local dermonecrotic lesions. We have previously shown that Loxosceles sphingomyelinase D (SMase D), the venom component responsible for all the pathological effects,
Tambourgi, Denise V. +11 more
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Clinical effectiveness of hymenoptera venom immunotherapy [PDF]
, 2013 Treatment failure during venom immunotherapy (VIT) may be associated with a variety of risk factors. Our aim was to evaluate the association of baseline serum tryptase concentration (BTC) and of other parameters with the frequency of VIT failure during ...
Scheipl, Fabian +21 more
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Pharmacological aspects of Vipera xantina palestinae venom [PDF]
, 2011 In Israel, Vipera xantina palestinae (V.x.p.) is the most common venomous snake, accounting for several hundred cases of envenomation in humans and domestic animals every year, with a mortality rate of 0.5 to 2%.
Katzhendler, Jeoshua +14 more
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Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2021 Accidents caused by the bites of brown spiders (Loxosceles) generate a clinical condition that often includes a threatening necrotic skin lesion near the bite site along with a remarkable inflammatory response.
Luiza Helena Gremski +10 more
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Loxosceles Spider Venom Induces the Production of α and β Chemokines: Implications for the Pathogenesis of Dermonecrotic Arachnidism [PDF]
, 1999 Bites from the brown recluse spider and other Loxosceles arachnids result in dermonecrotic skin lesions. Neutrophils (PMN) are essential to the development of Loxosceles -induced skin lesions, but paradoxically, in vitro PMN activation is inhibited by ...
Warren, Jeffrey S. +3 more
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Prospective Use of Brown Spider Venom Toxins as Therapeutic and Biotechnological Inputs
Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 2021 Brown spider (genus Loxosceles) venoms are mainly composed of protein toxins used for predation and defense. Bites of these spiders most commonly produce a local dermonecrotic lesion with gravitational spread, edema and hemorrhage, which together are ...
Luiza Helena Gremski +10 more
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Media framing of spiders may exacerbate arachnophobic sentiments
People and Nature, Volume 2, Issue 4, Page 1145-1157, December 2020., 2020 Abstract Spiders are able to arouse strong emotional reactions in humans. While spider bites are statistically rare events, our perception is skewed towards the potential harm spiders can cause to humans. Nevertheless, there is still limited understanding of the role of the media in spreading (mis)information about them thereby promoting this distorted
Stefano Mammola +4 more
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Biomedicines, 2022 Loxoscelism is the clinical condition triggered after the bite of spiders of the genus Loxosceles. The main species involved in accidents in South America are L. intermedia, L. laeta, and L. gaucho.
Bruno Cesar Antunes +11 more
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