Toxicological, enzymatic, and immunochemical characterization of Bothrops asper (Serpentes: Viperidae) reference venom from Panama
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| Aineistotyyppi: | artículo original |
| Julkaisupäivä: | 2021 |
| Kuvaus: | Introduction: It is estimated that 2 000 snakebites occur in Panama every year, 70 % of which are inflicted by Bothrops asper. Objective: To determine the biochemical and toxicologic effects and to assess the immunochemical characteristics of a reference pool of B. asper venom representative of Panama. Methods: The reference venom was prepared as a homogeneous mixture of the venoms obtained from 78 adult snakes collected in four geographic areas of Panama. Enzymatic and toxicological activities were assessed. The electrophoretic pattern was studied by SDS-PAGE. Immunoreactivity of various antivenoms was analyzed by Western blot. Results: B. asper reference venom has lethal, hemorrhagic, myotoxic, edema-forming, coagulant, defibrinating, proteinase and phospholipase A2 activities. SDS-PAGE showed the presence of protein bands with molecular weights ranging from 8 to 70 kDa, with the presence of predominant bands at ≈ 15 kDa and ≈ 30 to 66 kDa, which likely correspond to phospholipases A2 and metalloproteinases, respectively. Immunoblotting showed a high degree of recognition by various antivenoms, especially by antivenoms from Colombia and Costa Rica. Conclusions: Following recommendations by the World Health Organization, this reference venom of B. asper of Panama will become a useful tool for the preclinical evaluation of antivenoms distributed in this country. |
| Maa: | Kérwá |
| Organisaatio: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Kérwá |
| Kieli: | Inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:kerwa.ucr.ac.cr:10669/104220 |
| Linkit: | https://hdl.handle.net/10669/104220 https://doi.org/10.15517/rbt.v69i1.39502 |
| Sanahaku: | toxicity immunochemical characterization Bothrops asper venom antivenom snakebite Panama mordedura de serpiente veneno toxicidad caracterización inmunoquímica antiveneno |