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Comparative Snake Venom Analysis for Facilitating Wildlife Forensics: A Pilot Study

Journal of Analytical Methods in Chemistry, 2022
Confirm and authentic identification of species is required for the implementation of wildlife laws in cases of illegal trafficking of snake venoms. Illegally trafficked snake venom might be misidentified with other drugs of abuse, and sometimes, the ...
Saurabh Bhargava, Kiran Kumari, Rajendra Kumar Sarin, Rajvinder Singh   +3 more
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A Combined Bioassay and Nanofractionation Approach to Investigate the Anticoagulant Toxins of Mamba and Cobra Venoms and Their Inhibition by Varespladib

Toxins, 2022
Envenomation by elapid snakes primarily results in neurotoxic symptoms and, consequently, are the primary focus of therapeutic research concerning such venoms. However, mounting evidence suggests these venoms can additionally cause coagulopathic symptoms,
Arif Arrahman, Taline D. Kazandjian, Kristina B. M. Still, Julien Slagboom, Govert W. Somsen, Freek J. Vonk, Nicholas R. Casewell, Jeroen Kool   +7 more
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A comparative cross-reactivity and paraspecific neutralization study on Hypnale hypnale, Echis carinatus, and Daboia russelii monovalent and therapeutic polyvalent anti-venoms.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2022
Envenoming by the hump-nosed pit viper (Hypnale hypnale) raises concern as it inflicts significant debilitation and death in the Western Ghats of India and in the adjacent island nation of Sri Lanka.
Vaddaragudisalu D Sandesha, Bhaskar Darshan, Chandrashekar Tejas, Kesturu S Girish, Kemparaju Kempaiah   +4 more
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Application of an Extracellular Matrix-Mimicking Fluorescent Polymer for the Detection of Proteolytic Venom Toxins

Toxins, 2023
The cytotoxicity caused by snake venoms is a serious medical problem that greatly contributes to the morbidity observed in snakebite patients. The cytotoxic components found in snake venoms belong to a variety of toxin classes and may cause cytotoxic ...
Eric Wachtel, Matyas A. Bittenbinder, Bas van de Velde, Julien Slagboom, Axel de Monts de Savasse, Luis L. Alonso, Nicholas R. Casewell, Freek J. Vonk, Jeroen Kool   +8 more
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Massive Envenomation Syndrome or Multiple Honey Bee Stings: A case series of Multiple Organ Dysfunctions [PDF]

Journal of Research in Applied and Basic Medical Sciences
Background: Multiple organ dysfunction can occur after a large number of honey bee stings, typically developing 24 to 48 hours after the stings. Case presentation: This report describes three cases of multiorgan dysfunction following multiple honeybee ...
Shaik Munawar Ahmed, Bujanuri Bharath Kumar Reddy, Ravi Sankar Velavarthipati, Bhattaram Skanda Gopala Krishna   +3 more
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Modulation of αv integrins by lebecetin, a viper venom-derived molecule, in experimental neuroinflammation and demyelination models

Scientific Reports
Several neurodegenerative diseases, such as multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease, are linked to alterations in myelin content or structure. Transmembrane receptors such as integrins could be involved in these alterations.
Nour-elhouda Neili, Zaineb AbdelKafi-Koubaa, Jed Jebali, Khouloud Kaidi, Ghada Sahraoui, Melika Ben Ahmed, Najet Srairi-Abid, Naziha Marrakchi, Raoudha Doghri, Ines ELBini   +9 more
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Neurotoxins Acting on TRPV1—Building a Molecular Template for the Study of Pain and Thermal Dysfunctions

Toxins
Transient Receptor Potential (TRP) channels are ubiquitous proteins involved in a wide range of physiological functions. Some of them are expressed in nociceptors and play a major role in the transduction of painful stimuli of mechanical, thermal, or ...
Florian Beignon, Margaux Notais, Sylvie Diochot, Anne Baron, Ziad Fajloun, Hélène Tricoire-Leignel, Guy Lenaers, César Mattei   +7 more
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A rare case of quadriparesis

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2019
Snakebite is a public health problem. Common krait is nocturnally active with painless bite. Patients exhibit neuromuscular weakness.
Ashok Kumar Pandey, Swati Sharma, Vaishali Upadhyay   +2 more
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Interaction of Human Lymphocyte Scavenger Receptors CD5 and CD6 with Toxins from Naja haje, Androctonus australis and Apis mellifera Venoms

Biomolecules
Animal venoms induce systemic inflammatory response syndrome through their interaction, inter alia, with pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) of the innate immune system.
Dalila Khemili, Laura Carrillo-Serradell, Violeta Planells-Romeo, Lucía Aragón-Serrano, Selma Djilani, Djelila Hammoudi-Triki, Khedidja Zerouti, Abdenacer Mouffok, Francisco Lozano, María Velasco-de-Andrés   +9 more
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Coagulotoxicity of Bothrops (Lancehead Pit-Vipers) Venoms from Brazil: Differential Biochemistry and Antivenom Efficacy Resulting from Prey-Driven Venom Variation

Toxins, 2018
Lancehead pit-vipers (Bothrops genus) are an extremely diverse and medically important group responsible for the greatest number of snakebite envenomations and deaths in South America.
Leijiane F. Sousa, Christina N. Zdenek, James S. Dobson, Bianca op den Brouw, Francisco C. P. Coimbra, Amber Gillett, Tiago H. M. Del-Rei, Hipócrates de M. Chalkidis, Sávio Sant’Anna, Marisa M. Teixeira-da-Rocha, Kathleen Grego, Silvia R. Travaglia Cardoso, Ana M. Moura da Silva, Bryan G. Fry   +13 more
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