Neutralizing Effects of Small Molecule Inhibitors and Metal Chelators on Coagulopathic Viperinae Snake Venom Toxins

C Xie, LO Albulescu, MA Bittenbinder, GW Somsen… - Biomedicines, 2020 - mdpi.com
Animal-derived antivenoms are the only specific therapies currently available for the
treatment of snake envenoming, but these products have a number of limitations associated …

The procoagulant snake venom serine protease potentially having a dual, blood coagulation factor V and X-activating activity

Z Latinović, A Leonardi, CY Koh, RM Kini… - Toxins, 2020 - mdpi.com
A procoagulant snake venom serine protease was isolated from the venom of the nose-
horned viper (Vipera ammodytes ammodytes). This 34 kDa glycoprotein, termed Vaa SP-VX …

Unraveling the Reaction Mechanism of Russell's Viper Venom Factor X Activator: A Paradigm for the Reactivity of Zinc Metalloproteinases?

J Castro-Amorim, A Oliveira… - Journal of Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Snake venom metalloproteinases (SVMPs) are important drug targets against snakebite
envenoming, the neglected tropical disease with the highest mortality worldwide. Here, we …

Comparative gender peptidomics of Bothrops atrox venoms: are there differences between them?

A Simizo, ES Kitano, SS Sant'Anna… - Journal of Venomous …, 2020 - SciELO Brasil
Background: Bothrops atrox is known to be the pit viper responsible for most snakebites and
human fatalities in the Amazon region. It can be found in a wide geographical area including …

Intraspecific Differences in the Venom of Crotalus durissus cumanensis from Colombia

A Rodríguez-Vargas, N Vega, E Reyes-Montaño… - Toxins, 2022 - mdpi.com
Biochemical and biological differences in the venom of Crotalus durissus cumanensis from
three ecoregions of Colombia were evaluated. Rattlesnakes were collected from the …

Immunorecognition and Neutralization of Crotalus durissus cumanensis Venom by a Commercial Antivenom Produced in Colombia

A Acosta-Peña, V Núñez, JA Pereañez, P Rey-Suárez - Toxins, 2022 - mdpi.com
In Colombia, on average 2.9% of the nearly 5600 snakebite events that occur annually
involve the rattlesnake Crotalus durissus cumanensis. The envenomation by this snake is …

Qualitative Profiling of Venom Toxins in the Venoms of Several Bothrops Species Using High-Throughput Venomics and Coagulation Bioassaying

DJC Weekers, LL Alonso, AX Verstegen, J Slagboom… - Toxins, 2024 - mdpi.com
Envenoming resulting from snakebites is recognized as a priority neglected tropical disease
by The World Health Organization. The Bothrops genus, consisting of different pitviper …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis and Identification of Putative Novel Peptides Purified from Iranian Endemic Echis Carinatus Sochureki Snake Venom by MALDI-TOF Mass …

NN Nasrabadi, H Vatanpour, NM Dounighi… - Archives of Razi …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract The Iranian Echis Carinatus (IEC) venom is an exclusive natural source of bio-
substances for a wide range of purposes in the blood coagulation cascade. The present …