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

The emergence of antibiotic resistance drives an essential race against time to reveal new
molecular structures capable of addressing this alarming global health problem. Snake …

Secreted phospholipases A2 (sPLA2s) are almost universally expressed in snake venoms,
often representing a major portion of their protein components. Snake venom sPLA2s …

ABSTRACT Background: The Brazil's lancehead, Bothrops brazili, is a poorly studied pit
viper distributed in lowlands of the equatorial rainforests of southern Colombia, northeastern …

RNA purification and cDNA synthesis represents the starting point for molecular analyses of
snake venom proteins-enzymes. Usually, the sacrifice of snakes is necessary for venom …

Snake venoms are a complex mixture of proteins and peptides that can activate/inhibit
platelet aggregation. Bothrops alternatus venom include three main families …

Bothrops asper is one of the most important snake species in Central America, mainly
because of its medical importance in countries like Ecuador, Panama and Costa Rica …

Fire ants are widely studied, invasive and venomous arthropod pests. There is significant
biomedical interest in immunotherapy against fire ant stings. However, mainly due to …

Abstract Phospholipases A 2 (PLA 2 s) are highly prevalent in Bothrops snake venom and
play a crucial role in inflammatory responses and immune cell activation during …

Many venomous species, especially snakes, contain a variety of secreted phospholipases
A2 that contribute to venom toxicity and prey digestion. We characterized a novel highly toxic …