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| Gatti,MAN; Vieira,LM; Barraviera,B; Barraviera,SRCS. |
| Venous ulcers of the lower limbs complicated by infection or chronicity represent a serious public health problem. The elevated number of those afflicted burdens the health services, interferes in quality of life and causes absenteeism. Although there are 2,500 items on the market, ranging from the simplest dressing up to the most complex types of dressing, treatment remains a challenge. Among the substances used, fibrin sealant is the one that promotes diminution of bacterial colonization and of edema, controls hemorrhaging, alters the pain threshold by protecting the nerve endings, hydrates the wound bed and forms granulation tissue that favors healing. Its disadvantages include higher cost and utilization of human fibrinogen that can transmit infectious... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/other |
Palavras-chave: Fibrin sealant; Healing; Wounds; Venous ulcers. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992011000200015 |
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| Barros,LC; Soares,AM; Costa,FL; Rodrigues,VM; Fuly,AL; Giglio,JR; Gallacci,M; Thomazini-Santos,IA; Barraviera,SRCS; Barraviera,B; Ferreira Junior,RS. |
| Gyroxin, a thrombin-like enzyme isolated from Crotalus durissus terrificus venom and capable of converting fibrinogen into fibrin, presents coagulant and neurotoxic activities. The aim of the present study was to evaluate such coagulant and toxic properties. Gyroxin was isolated using only two chromatographic steps - namely gel filtration (Sephadex G-75) and affinity (Benzamidine Sepharose 6B) - resulting in a sample of high purity, as evaluated by RP-HPLC C2/C18 and electrophoretic analysis that showed a molecular mass of 30 kDa. Gyroxin hydrolyzed specific chromogenic substrates, which caused it to be classified as a serine proteinase and thrombin-like enzyme. It was stable from pH 5.5 to 8.5 and inhibited by Mn²+, Cu²+, PMSF and benzamidine. Human... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Gyroxin; Neurotoxicity; Coagulant activity; Crotalus durissus terrificus; Serine proteinase. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992011000100004 |
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