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Tipo: | Artigo de Periódico |
Título: | Effect of Bothrops leucurus venom in chick biventer cervicis preparations |
Título(s) alternativo(s): | Toxicon |
Autor(es): | Silva, Rejane Maria Lira da Prianti Junior, Antonio C. G. Ribeiro, Wellington Martins, Rodrigo A. B. Lopes Franceschi, Julia Prado Simioni, Léa Rodrigues Höfling, Maria Alice da Cruz Leite, Gildo B. Hyslop, Stephen Cogo, José C. |
Autor(es): | Silva, Rejane Maria Lira da Prianti Junior, Antonio C. G. Ribeiro, Wellington Martins, Rodrigo A. B. Lopes Franceschi, Julia Prado Simioni, Léa Rodrigues Höfling, Maria Alice da Cruz Leite, Gildo B. Hyslop, Stephen Cogo, José C. |
Abstract: | Bothrops leucurus is a poorly studied pitviper found in northeastern Brazil. We examined the action of B. leucurus venom (5–100 μg/ml) on contractile responses in chick biventer cervicis preparations. Muscle damage was assessed by quantifying the release of creatine kinase (CK) and by histological analysis. B. leucurus venom dose-dependently inhibited the contractile responses of indirectly stimulated preparations, the maximum inhibition with 100 μg of venom/ml being 74.0±6.6% (mean±SEM) after 120 min. The venom also reduced contractures to exogenous acetylcholine (55 and 110 μM) and K+ (13.4 mM) (85–100% reduction with 100 μg of venom/ml) and increased the release of CK (348±139 U/ml in controls vs 1260±263 U/ml with 20 μg of venom/ml after 120 min, p<0.05). The accompanying morphological changes included multivacuolated, swollen, amorphous fibers and agglutinated myofibrils. These results indicate that B. leucurus venom can adversely affect neuromuscular transmission and produce muscle damage in avian preparations. |
Palavras-chave: | Bothrops leucurus Myotoxin Neuromuscular junction Neurotransmission Phospholipase A2 Venom |
Tipo de Acesso: | Acesso Aberto |
URI: | http://repositorio.ufba.br/ri/handle/ri/14458 |
Data do documento: | 2003 |
Aparece nas coleções: | Artigo Publicado em Periódico (Biologia) |
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