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| Teixeira-Araújo,Ricardo; Castanheira,Patrícia; Brazil-Más,Leonora; Pontes,Francisco; Araújo,Moema Leitão de; Alves,Maria Lucia Machado; Zingali,Russolina Benedeta; Correa-Netto,Carlos. |
| Abstract Background Snakebite treatment requires administration of an appropriate antivenom that should contain antibodies capable of neutralizing the venom. To achieve this goal, antivenom production must start from a suitable immunization protocol and proper venom mixtures. In Brazil, antivenom against South American rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus terrificus) bites is produced by public institutions based on the guidelines defined by the regulatory agency of the Brazilian Ministry of Health, ANVISA. However, each institution uses its own mixture of rattlesnake venom antigens. Previous works have shown that crotamine, a toxin found in Crolatus durissus venom, shows marked individual and populational variation. In addition, serum produced from... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/report |
Palavras-chave: Antivenom production; Antivenomics; Crotalus durissus; Crotamine; Crotoxin; Geographic venom variation. |
| Ano: 2017 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992017000100602 |
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| Araujo,Ricardo Teixeira; Corrêa-Netto,Carlos; Brazil-Más,Leonora; Silveira,Caio Raony Farina; Fernandes,Irene; Zingali,Russolina Benedeta. |
| Abstract Background Snakes of the genus Bothrops, popularly known as pit vipers, are responsible for most cases of snakebite in Brazil. Within this genus, Bothrops jararacussu and B. jararaca deserve special attention due to the severity of their bites and for inhabiting densely populated areas. Regarding the treatment of snakebites by Bothrops jararacussu, questions have been raised about the effectiveness of the specific bothropic antivenom in neutralizing myotoxic effects; however, there are no accurate data for humans. Thus, the development of a differential diagnostic kit for this species would be of great interest because it provides, for healthcare professionals, a tool that would allow us to determine whether the accident was caused by B.... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Bothrops jararacussu; Bothrops jararaca; Bothropstoxin-I; Monoclonal antibodies; Species specificity. |
| Ano: 2017 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992017000100308 |
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