Inflammatory effects of snake venom myotoxic phospholipases A2

CFP Teixeira, ECT Landucci, E Antunes, M Chacur… - Toxicon, 2003 - Elsevier
Snake venom phospholipases A2 (PLA2) show a remarkable functional diversity. Among
their toxic activities, some display the ability to cause rapid necrosis of skeletal muscle fibers …

Chemical modifications of phospholipases A2 from snake venoms: effects on catalytic and pharmacological properties

AM Soares, JR Giglio - Toxicon, 2003 - Elsevier
Phospholipases A2 (PLA2s) constitute major components of snake venoms and have been
extensively investigated not only because they are very abundant in these venoms but …

Structural and functional characterization of BnSP-7, a Lys49 myotoxic phospholipase A2 homologue from Bothrops neuwiedi pauloensis venom

AM Soares, R Guerra-Sá, CR Borja-Oliveira… - Archives of Biochemistry …, 2000 - Elsevier
BnSP-7, a Lys49 myotoxic phospholipase A2 homologue from Bothrops neuwiedi
pauloensis venom, was structurally and functionally characterized. Several biological …

Effects of aqueous extract of Casearia sylvestris (Flacourtiaceae) on actions of snake and bee venoms and on activity of phospholipases A2

MH Borges, AM Soares, VM Rodrigues… - … and Physiology Part B …, 2000 - Elsevier
The crude aqueous extract from the leaves of Casearia sylvestris, a plant found in Brazilian
open pastures, was assayed for its ability to inhibit phospholipase A2 (PLA2) activity and …

Gallic acid anti-myotoxic activity and mechanism of action, a snake venom phospholipase A2 toxin inhibitor, isolated from the medicinal plant Anacardium humile

TR Costa, AF Francisco, FF Cardoso… - International journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Snakebite envenoming is the cause of an ongoing health crisis in several regions of the
world, particularly in tropical and neotropical countries. This scenario creates an urgent …

Phospholipase A2 myotoxins from Bothrops snake venoms: structure-function relationship

AM Soares, MRM Fontes… - Current Organic Chemistry, 2004 - ingentaconnect.com
Phospholipases A2 constitute the major components from Bothrops snake venoms and have
been extensively investigated not only because they are relatively very abundant in these …

[HTML][HTML] Size Matters: An Evaluation of the Molecular Basis of Ontogenetic Modifications in the Composition of Bothrops jararacussu Snake Venom

LA Freitas-de-Sousa, PG Nachtigall, JA Portes-Junior… - Toxins, 2020 - mdpi.com
Ontogenetic changes in venom composition have been described in Bothrops snakes, but
only a few studies have attempted to identify the targeted paralogues or the molecular …

Systemic and local myotoxicity induced by snake venom group II phospholipases A2: comparison between crotoxin, crotoxin B and a Lys49 PLA2 homologue

JM Gutiérrez, LA Ponce-Soto, S Marangoni, B Lomonte - Toxicon, 2008 - Elsevier
The patterns of myotoxicity induced in mice by crotoxin, crotoxin B and a Lys49
phospholipase A2 (PLA2) homologue were compared. Lys49 PLA2-induced local …

Identification of the myotoxic site of the Lys49 phospholipase A2 from Agkistrodon piscivorus piscivorus snake venom: synthetic C-terminal peptides from Lys49, but …

CE Núñez, Y Angulo, B Lomonte - Toxicon, 2001 - Elsevier
Group II phospholipase A2 (PLA2) myotoxins found in the venoms of Crotalidae snakes can
be divided into 'Asp49'and 'Lys49'isoforms, the latter being considered catalytically-inactive …

Structural and functional characterization of an acidic platelet aggregation inhibitor and hypotensive phospholipase A2 from Bothrops jararacussu snake venom

SH Andrião-Escarso, AM Soares, MRM Fontes… - Biochemical …, 2002 - Elsevier
An acidic (pI∼ 4.5) phospholipase A2 (BthA-I-PLA2) was isolated from Bothrops jararacussu
snake venom by ion-exchange chromatography on a CM-Sepharose column followed by …