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Borja-Oliveira,C. R.; Kassab,B. H.; Soares,A. M.; Toyama,M. H.; Giglio,J. R.; Marangoni,S.; Re,L.; Rodrigues-Simioni,L.. |
Two presynaptic phospholipases A2 (PLA2), neuwieditoxin-I (NeuTX-I) and neuwieditoxin-II (NeuTX-II), were isolated from the venom of Bothrops neuwiedi pauloensis (BNP). The venom was fractionated using molecular exclusion HPLC (Protein-Pak 300SW column), followed by reverse phase HPLC (µBondapak C18 column). Tricine-SDS-PAGE in the presence or absence of dithiothreitol showed that NeuTX-I and NeuTX-II had a molecular mass of approximately 14 kDa and 28kDa, respectively. At 10µg/ml, both toxins produced complete neuromuscular blockade in indirectly stimulated chick biventer cervicis isolated preparation without inhibiting the response to acetylcholine, but NeuTX-II reduced the response to KCl by 67.0±8.0% (n=3; p<0.05). NeuTX-I and NeuTX-II are probably... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Chick biventer cervicis; Loose patch clamp; Nerve-muscle preparation; Neuromuscular junction; Neurotoxicity; PLA2 neurotoxin; Presynaptic action; Bothrops neuwiedi pauloensis; Neuwieditoxin-I; Neuwieditoxin-II. |
Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992007000100008 |
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