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| Hernández-Matehuala,Rosalina; Rojas-Molina,Alejandra; Vuelvas-Solórzano,Alma Angelica; Garcia-Arredondo,Alejandro; Ibarra Alvarado,Cesar; Olguín-López,Norma; Aguilar,Manuel. |
| AbstractBackground Millepora alcicornis is a branching hydrocoral common throughout the Caribbean Sea. Like other members of this genus, this species is capable of inducing skin eruptions and blisters with severe pain after contact. In the present study, we investigated the toxicity of theM. alcicornis aqueous extract on several animal models. Considering that some cnidarian hemolysins have been associated to local tissue damage, since they also induce lysis of other cell types, we also made a partial characterization of the hemolytic activity of M. alcicornis aqueous extract. This information is important for understanding the defense mechanisms of the “fire corals”.Methods The effects of pH, temperature, and some divalent cations on the hemolytic... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Fire coral; Millepora alcicornis; Hemolysis; Systemic toxicity; Electronic microscopy. |
| Ano: 2015 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992015000100342 |
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