Consulta: creatorFacets:"Cintra,A. C. O."
Registros recuperados: 1
Data/hora: 09/06/2024 04:33:53

Neutralization of the neuromuscular activity of bothropstoxin-i, a myotoxin from Bothrops jararacussu snake venom, by a hydroalcoholic extract of Casearia sylvestris Sw. (guaçatonga)
Provedor de dados: 80
Autores: Oshima-Franco,Y.; Alves,C. M. V.; Andréo Filho,N.; Gerenutti,M.; Cintra,A. C. O.; Leite,G. B.; Rodrigues-Simioni,L.; Silva,M. G.
Numerous plants are used as snakebite antidotes in Brazilian folk medicine, including Casearia sylvestris Swartz, popularly known as guaçatonga. In this study, we examined the action of a hydroalcoholic extract from C. sylvestris on the neuromuscular blockade caused by bothropstoxin-I (BthTX-I), a myotoxin from Bothrops jararacussu venom, in mouse isolated phrenic nerve-diaphragm (PND) preparations. Aqueous (8 and 12 mg/ml, n=4 and 5, respectively) and hydroalcoholic (12 mg/ml, n=12) extracts of the leaves of C. sylvestris caused facilitation in PND preparations followed by partial neuromuscular blockade. BthTX-I (20 µg/ml, n=4) caused 50% paralysis after 65±15 min (mean ± S.E.M). Preincubation (30 min at 37° C) of BthTX-I (20 µg/ml, n=4) with a...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Alternative medicine; Phytotherapy; Plant extracts; Snakebite.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992005000400007