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| Fortes-Dias,Consuelo L.; Macedo,Diego Henrique Fagundes; Barbosa,Rafaella Pereira; Souza-Silva,Gabriel; Ortolani,Paula Ladeira. |
| Abstract Background: Endogenous phospholipase A2 inhibitors from snake blood (sbPLIs) have been isolated from several species around the world, with the primary function of self-protection against the action of toxic phospholipases A2. In American snakes, sbPLIs were solely described in pit vipers, in which the natural protection role is justified. In this study, we described a sbPLI in Boa constrictor (popularly known as jiboia), a non-venomous snake species from America. Methods: PLA2 inhibitory activity was tested in the blood plasma of B. constrictor using C. d. terrificus venom as the enzyme source. Antibodies developed against CNF, a sbγPLI from Crotalus durissus terrificus, were used to investigate the presence of homologues in the blood plasma... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Phospholipase A2 inhibitor; Phospholipase A2; Boidae; Snakes; Rattlesnake venom. |
| Ano: 2020 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992020000100305 |
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| Furtado,M. F. D.; Santos,M. C.; Kamiguti,A. S.. |
| An in vitro and in vivo comparative study was performed on the effects of Crotalus durissus terrificus venoms from a mother and its 15 newborns. The venoms were tested for protein content, lethality, proteolytic, myotoxic, hemorrhagic, and phospholipase A2 activity. The minimum coagulant dose in plasma and human fibrinogen, protrhombin, and Factor II activations were analyzed. The venoms were also analyzed by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE). This showed that despite similar total protein content, the biological effects of the venoms were different. Venom from young snakes exhibited higher enzymatic and coagulant activities and higher myotoxicity compared to the mother’s. In addition, the PLA2 content paralleled myotoxicity. However, no difference... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Age-related; Biological activities; Rattlesnake venom; Crotalus durissus terrificus. |
| Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992003000200005 |
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| Tamieti,B. P.; Damatta,R. A.; Cogo,J. C.; Da Silva,N. S.; Mittmann,J.; Pacheco-Soares,C.. |
| Snake venoms are toxic to a variety of cell types. However, the intracellular damages and the cell death fate induced by venom are unclear. In the present work, the action of the South American rattlesnake Crotalus durissus terrificus venom on CHO-K1 cell line was analyzed. The cells CHO-K1 were incubated with C. d. terrificus venom (10, 50 and 100g/ml) for 1 and 24 hours, and structural alterations of actin filaments, endoplasmic reticulum and nucleus were assessed using specific fluorescent probes and agarose gel electrophoresis for DNA fragmentation. Significant structural changes were observed in all analyzed structures. DNA fragmentation was detected suggesting that, at the concentrations used, the venom induced apoptosis. |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Cell culture; Actin filaments; Nucleus; Endoplasmic reticulum; Crotalus; Rattlesnake venom; Apoptosis. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992007000100004 |
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