Snakebite envenoming

JM Gutiérrez, JJ Calvete, AG Habib… - Nature reviews Disease …, 2017 - nature.com
Snakebite envenoming is a neglected tropical disease that kills> 100,000 people and
maims> 400,000 people every year. Impoverished populations living in the rural tropics are …

Applications of the phage display technology in molecular biology, biotechnology and medicine

K Pierzynowska, J Morcinek-Orłowska… - Critical Reviews in …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The phage display technology is based on the presentation of peptide sequences on the
surface of virions of bacteriophages. Its development led to creation of sophisticated systems …

Synthetic development of a broadly neutralizing antibody against snake venom long-chain α-neurotoxins

IS Khalek, RR Senji Laxme, YTK Nguyen… - Science Translational …, 2024 - science.org
Snakebite envenoming is a major global public health concern for which improved therapies
are urgently needed. The antigenic diversity present in snake venom toxins from various …

[HTML][HTML] Generation of synthetic nanobodies against delicate proteins

I Zimmermann, P Egloff, CAJ Hutter, BT Kuhn… - Nature protocols, 2020 - nature.com
Here, we provide a protocol to generate synthetic nanobodies, known as sybodies, against
any purified protein or protein complex within a 3-week period. Unlike methods that require …

A pressure test to make 10 molecules in 90 days: external evaluation of methods to engineer biology

A Casini, FY Chang, R Eluere, AM King… - Journal of the …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Centralized facilities for genetic engineering, or “biofoundries”, offer the potential to design
organisms to address emerging needs in medicine, agriculture, industry, and defense. The …

[HTML][HTML] Affinity maturation of antibody fragments: A review encompassing the development from random approaches to computational rational optimization

J Li, G Kang, J Wang, H Yuan, Y Wu, S Meng… - International journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Routinely screened antibody fragments usually require further in vitro maturation to achieve
the desired biophysical properties. Blind in vitro strategies can produce improved ligands by …

Lys49 myotoxins, secreted phospholipase A2-like proteins of viperid venoms: A comprehensive review

B Lomonte - Toxicon, 2023 - Elsevier
Muscle necrosis is a potential clinical complication of snakebite envenomings, which in
severe cases can lead to functional or physical sequelae such as disability or amputation …

Structural basis for phospholipase A2-like toxin inhibition by the synthetic compound Varespladib (LY315920)

GHM Salvador, AAS Gomes, W Bryan-Quirós… - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
Abstract The World Health Organization recently listed snakebite envenoming as a
Neglected Tropical Disease, proposing strategies to significantly reduce the global burden …

[HTML][HTML] Towards better antivenoms: navigating the road to new types of snakebite envenoming therapies

S Thumtecho, NJ Burlet, A Ljungars… - Journal of Venomous …, 2023 - SciELO Brasil
Snakebite envenoming is a significant global health challenge, and for over a century,
traditional plasma-derived antivenoms from hyperimmunized animals have been the primary …

Development of Nanobodies Against Hemorrhagic and Myotoxic Components of Bothrops atrox Snake Venom

H Bailon Calderon, VO Yaniro Coronel… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Snake envenoming is a globally neglected public health problem. Antivenoms produced
using animal hyperimmune plasma remain the standard therapy for snakebites. Although …