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Provedor de dados: | 80
País: | Brazil
Título: | Anti-Trimeresurus albolabris venom IgY antibodies: preparation, purification and neutralization efficacy
Autores: | Duan,Hai-long; He,Qi-yi; Zhou,Bin; Wang,Wen-wen; Li,Bo; Zhang,Ying-zheng; Deng,Qiu-ping; Zhang,Ying-feng; Yu,Xiao-dong.
Data: | 2016-01-01
Ano: | 2016
Palavras-chave: | IgY; Egg yolk; Snake venom; Trimeresurus albolabris; LD50.
Resumo: | Abstract  Background  Snakebite incidence in southwestern China is mainly attributed to one of the several venomous snakes found in the country, the white-lipped green pit viper Trimeresurus albolabris. Since antivenom produced from horses may cause numerous clinical side effects, the present study was conducted aiming to develop an alternative antivenom antibody (immunoglobulin Y - IgY) from leghorn chickens.  Methods  IgY in egg yolk from white leghorn chicken previously injected with T. albolabris venom was extracted by water, precipitated by ammonium sulfate and purified by affinity chromatographic system. IgY was identified by SDS-PAGE, ELISA and Western blot, and its neutralizing assay was conducted on mice.  Results  Chickens injected multiple times with T. albolabris venom elicited strong antibody responses, and from their egg yolk IgY was isolated and purified, which exhibited a single protein band on SDS-PAGE and two bands (about 65 and 35 kDa, respectively) under reduced conditions. Immunoblot analysis revealed that these IgY are polyclonal antibodies since they bind with most venom components. In the neutralizing assay, all mice survived while the ratios of IgY/venom reached up to 3.79 (50.0 mg/13.2 mg).  Conclusions  IgY antibody response was successfully conducted in white leghorn chicken injected with T. albolabrisvenom. IgY against T. albolabris venom was obtained for the first time, and it exhibited strong neutralizing potency on mice. These results may lay a foundation for the development of IgY antivenom with clinical applications in the future.
Tipo: | Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992016000100316
Editor: | Centro de Estudos de Venenos e Animais Peçonhentos
Relação: | 10.1186/s40409-016-0078-3
Formato: | text/html
Fonte: | Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases  v.22 2016
Fonte: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess