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Preclinical assessment of the neutralizing capacity of antivenoms produced in six Latin American countries against medically-relevant Bothrops snake venoms
(2010-11)
Species of the genus Bothrops induce the vast majority of snakebite envenomings in Latin America. A preclinical study was performed in the context of a regional network of public laboratories involved in the production, ...
Inhibition of local hemorrhage and dermonecrosis induced by Bothrops asper snake venom: effectiveness of early in situ administration of the peptidomimetic metalloproteinase inhibitor batimastat and the chelating agent CaNa2EDTA
(2000-11)
The effectiveness of the chelating agent CaNa2EDTA and the peptidomimetic matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor batimastat (BB-94) to inhibit local tissue damage induced by Bothrops asper snake venom was studied in mice. Both ...
Pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic relationships of immunoglobulin therapy for envenomation.
(2003-07)
Parenteral administration of horse- and sheep-derived antivenoms constitutes the cornerstone in the therapy of envenomations induced by animal bites and stings. Depending on the type of neutralising molecule, antivenoms ...
Comparison of the adjuvant activity of aluminum hydroxide and calcium phosphate on the antibody response towards Bothrops asper snake venom
(2014)
The adjuvanticity of aluminum hydroxide and calcium phosphate on the antibody response in
mice towards the venom of the snake Bothrops asper was studied. It was found that, in vitro,
most of the venom proteins are similarly ...
Pathogenic mechanisms underlying adverse reactions induced by intravenous administration of snake antivenoms
(2013-12-15)
Snake antivenoms are formulations of immunoglobulins, or immunoglobulin fragments, purified from the plasma of animals immunized with snake venoms. Their therapeutic success lies in their ability to mitigate the progress ...
Proteomic and toxinological characterization of the venom of the South African Ringhals cobra Hemachatus haemachatus
(2018-06)
The protein composition and toxinological profile of the venom of the African spitting elapid Hemachatus haemachatus
(Ringhals) were characterized by bottom-up proteomics and functional in vitro and in vivo assays.
Venom ...
Immune Response Towards Snake Venoms
(2011)
The immune response involves a complex repertoire of innate and adaptive responses to foreign agents in the organism. The present review focuses on the immune response to snake venoms, including those occurring in snakebite ...
Assessing a 6-h endpoint observation time in the lethality neutralization assay used to evaluate the preclinical efficacy of snake antivenoms
(2021-11)
The lethality neutralization assay in mice is the gold standard for the evaluation of the preclinical efficacy and
specification fulfillment of snake antivenoms. However, owing to the animal suffering involved, this assay ...
Caracterización proteómica y toxicológica del veneno de Crotalus pifanorum (viperidae) y evaluación de su uso como inmunógeno sobre la respuesta por anticuerpos contra co-inmunógenos y venenos de otros crótalos americanos
(2019)
En Costa Rica se produce un antiveneno poliespecífico (PoliVal-ICP) usando como inmunógenos los venenos de las serpientes Bothrops asper, Crotalus simus y Lachesis stenophrys. Este antiveneno es capaz de neutralizar a la ...
Comparison between IgG and F(ab′)2 polyvalent antivenoms: neutralization of systemic effects induced by Bothrops asper venom in mice, extravasation to muscle tissue, and potential for induction of adverse reactions
(2001-06)
Whole IgG and F(ab′)2 equine-derived polyvalent (Crotalinae) antivenoms, prepared from the same batch of hyperimmune plasma, were compared in terms of neutralization of the lethal and defibrinating activities induced by ...