Recent advancements in snake antivenom production

AS Rathore, R Kumar, OS Tiwari - International journal of biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Snakebite envenoming (SBE), a neglected tropical disease, claims lives of about 138,000
people globally, and antivenom is the only approved treatment worldwide. However, this …

Neurotoxic snakebites in Africa: Clinical implications, therapeutic strategies, and antivenom efficacy

AAI Adio, I Malami, N Lawal, AY Jega, B Abubakar… - Toxicon, 2024 - Elsevier
Snakebite is a significant health concern in Africa, particularly due to neurotoxic
envenomation which can lead to neuromuscular paralysis and respiratory failure. In Nigeria …

Assessing the Efficacy of Monovalent and Commercialized Antivenoms for Neutralizing Moroccan Cobra Naja haje Venom: A Comparative Study

S Khourcha, I Hilal, I Elbejjaj, M Karkouri, A Safi… - Tropical Medicine and …, 2023 - mdpi.com
In Morocco, eight species of venomous snakes belonging to the Viperidae and Elapidae
families are responsible for severe envenomation cases. The species from the Elapidae …

Moroccan Naja haje Venom and its Peptides: In Vivo Toxicity and In Vitro Antiproliferative Effect on Hepatocellular Carcinoma HepG2 Cells

A Lafnoune, S Chakir, B Darkaoui, R Cadi… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose Snake venom, despite its toxicity, presents notable therapeutic potential by
specifically targeting tumor cells to inhibit their proliferation or induce their apoptosis …

Anticancer Potentials of Native and Gamma Irradiated Snake Venom against Human Breast and Colon Cancer Cell Lines: In Vitro Study

MM Mohamed, SO Abdallah, SEI Elbehairi… - Egyptian Journal of …, 2023 - journals.ekb.eg
Snake venom includes various elements and therapeutically relevant nontoxic components,
and a large number of pharmacologically beneficial compounds have been isolated and …