Inflammation is a major characteristic of envenomation by snakes from viperine and
crotaline species. Bothrops asper snake venom elicits, among other alterations, a …

The active components of snake venoms encompass a complex and variable mixture of
proteins that produce a diverse, but largely stereotypical, range of pharmacologic effects and …

The Handbook of Venoms and Toxins of Reptiles offers" one-stop shopping" to all biologists,
biochemists, toxicologists, physicians, clinicians, and epidemiologists, and informed …

Snake venom metalloproteinases (SVMPs) affect the extracellular matrix (ECM) in multiple
and complex ways. Previously, the combination of various methodological platforms …

Snakebite envenoming represents a major health problem in tropical and subtropical
countries. Considering the elevated number of accidents and high morbidity and mortality …

Envenomation by viperid snakes is characterized by systemic thrombotic syndrome and
prominent local inflammation. To date, the mechanisms underlying inflammation and blood …

Polymorphonuclear neutrophils are the most abundant leukocytes in the blood and
constitute key components of the innate immunity. Upon infection or tissue damage …

The structures and functional activities of metalloproteinases from snake venoms have been
widely studied because of the importance of these molecules in envenomation. Batroxase …

The isolation and study of individual snake venom components paves the way for a deeper
understanding of the pathophysiology of envenomings–thus potentially contributing to …

Snake venom metalloproteinases (SVMPs) are major components in most viperid venoms
that induce disturbances in the hemostatic system and tissues of animals envenomated by …