Listar Microbiología por autor "Jensen, Simon D."
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A Call for Incorporating Social Research in the Global Struggle against Snakebite
Gutiérrez, José María; Burnouf, Thierry; Harrison, Robert A.; Calvete Chornet, Juan José; Brown, Nicholas I.; Jensen, Simon D.; Warrell, David A.; Williams, David J. (2015-09-17)In Africa, Asia, Latin America, and parts of Oceania, envenoming after snakebite is a serious public health problem. Conservative data suggest that between 1.2 and 5.5 million people suffer snakebites every year, resulting ... -
Antivenomic Characterization of Two Antivenoms Against the Venom of the Taipan, Oxyuranus scutellatus, from Papua New Guinea and Australia
Herrera Vega, María; Paiva, Owen K.; Pagotto, Ana Helena; Segura Ruiz, Álvaro; Serrano, Solange M. T.; Vargas Arroyo, Mariángela; Villalta Arrieta, Mauren; Jensen, Simon D.; León Montero, Guillermo; Williams, David J.; Gutiérrez, José María (2014-11-05)Antivenoms manufactured by bioCSL Limited (Australia) and Instituto Clodomiro Picado (Costa Rica) against the venom of the taipan snakes (Oxyuranus scutellatus) from Australia and Papua New Guinea (PNG), respectively, were ... -
Comparative proteomic analysis of the venom of the taipan snake, Oxyuranus scutellatus, from Papua New Guinea and Australia: Role of neurotoxic and procoagulant effects in venom toxicity
Herrera Vega, María; Fernández Ulate, Julián; Vargas Arroyo, Mariángela; Villalta Arrieta, Mauren; Segura Ruiz, Álvaro; León Montero, Guillermo; Angulo Ugalde, Yamileth; Paiva, Owen K.; Matainaho, Teatulohi; Jensen, Simon D.; Winkel, Kenneth D.; Calvete Chornet, Juan José; Williams, David J.; Gutiérrez, José María (2012-04-03)The venom proteomes of populations of the highly venomous taipan snake, Oxyuranus scutellatus, from Australia and Papua New Guinea (PNG), were characterized by reverse-phase HPLC fractionation, followed by analysis of ... -
Ending the drought: New strategies for improving the flow of affordable, effective antivenoms in Asia and Africa
Williams, David J.; Gutiérrez, José María; Calvete Chornet, Juan José; Wüster, Wolfgang; Ratanabanangkoon, Kavi; Paiva, Owen K.; Brown, Nicholas I.; Casewell, Nicholas R.; Harrison, Robert A.; Rowley, Paul D.; O'Shea, Mark; Jensen, Simon D.; Winkel, Kenneth D.; Warrell, David A. (2011-08-24)The development of snake antivenoms more than a century ago should have heralded effective treatment of the scourge of snakebite envenoming in impoverished, mostly rural populations around the world. That snakebite still ... -
Neutralization of the neuromuscular inhibition of venom and taipoxin from the taipan (Oxyuranus scutellatus) by F(ab0)2 and whole IgG antivenoms
Herrera Vega, María; de Cássia de O. Collaço, Rita; Villalta Arrieta, Mauren; Segura Ruiz, Álvaro; Vargas Arroyo, Mariángela; Wright, Christine E.; Paiva, Owen K.; Matainaho, Teatulohi; Jensen, Simon D.; León Montero, Guillermo; Williams, David J.; Rodrigues Simioni, Lea; Gutiérrez, José María (2016-01-22)The neuromuscular junction activity of Oxyuranus scutellatus venom and its presynaptic neurotoxin, taipoxin, and their neutralization by two antivenoms were examined in mouse phrenic nerve-diaphragm preparations. The action ... -
Preclinical evaluation of caprylic-acid fractionated IgG antivenom for the treatment of taipan (Oxyuranus scutellatus) envneoming in Papua New Guinea
Vargas Arroyo, Mariángela; Segura Ruiz, Álvaro; Herrera Vega, María; Villalta Arrieta, Mauren; Estrada Umaña, Ricardo; Cerdas Solís, Maykel; Paiva, Owen K.; Matainaho, Teatulohi; Jensen, Simon D.; Winkel, Kenneth D.; León Montero, Guillermo; Gutiérrez, José María; Williams, David J. (PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 5 (5) e1144, 2011-05-17)Background: Snake bite is a common medical emergency in Papua New Guinea (PNG). The taipan, Oxyuranus scutellatus, inflicts a large number of bites that, in the absence of antivenom therapy, result in high mortality. ... -
The Need for Full Integration of Snakebite Envenoming within a Global Strategy to Combat the Neglected Tropical Diseases: The Way Forward
Gutiérrez, José María; Warrell, David A.; Williams, David J.; Jensen, Simon D.; Brown, Nicholas I.; Calvete Chornet, Juan José; Harrison, Robert A. (2013-06-13)Snakebite envenoming constitutes a serious medical condition that primarily affects residents of rural communities in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and New Guinea [1], [2]. It is an occupational, environmental, and domestic ...