Immune response to neurotoxic South American snake venoms
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| Авторы: | , , |
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| Формат: | artículo original |
| Дата публикации: | 2023 |
| Описание: | South American rattlesnakes (Crotalus durissus spp) and coral snakes (Micrurus sp) venoms are characterized by inducing a limited inflammatory innate immune response, in contrast to Bothrops sp snake venoms which exert a prominent inflammatory activity. Some Crotalus durissus spp venoms, in addition, exert immunosuppressive activities that hamper the development of neutralizing antibodies in animals immunized for antivenom production. Micrurus sp venoms are rich in low molecular mass neurotoxins that elicit a limited immune response. These characteristics make it difficult to generate antivenoms of high neutralizing activity. Therefore, the study of the mechanisms operating behind this limited immune response to venoms is relevant from both fundamental and practical perspectives. This review summarizes key aspects of the immune response to these venoms and discusses some pending challenges to further understand these phenomena and to improve antivenom production. |
| Страна: | Kérwá |
| Институт: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Kérwá |
| Язык: | Inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:kerwa.ucr.ac.cr:10669/104566 |
| Online-ссылка: | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0041010123002866?via%3Dihub https://hdl.handle.net/10669/104566 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxicon.2023.107300 |
| Ключевое слово: | Snake venoms Crotalus durissus spp Micrurus sp Immune response Immunosuppresion |