Poison activities of the Bothrops lanceolatus and your neutralization with specific immuneserums / Atividades da peçonha da Bothrops lanceolatus e sua neutralização com imunesoros especificos

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2008

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Poisonings caused by venom snakes bitten resulte in serious biological efects due to several factors, such as: the complexity of ofidic poison, victim conditions, genetic factors, and others. The most efficacious treatment of these ofidic accidents is made by serum therapy that may cause hypersensibility reactions. Endemic Bothrops lanceolatus (BL) from the Caribbean Island Martinica has some biological activities similar to the brazilian Bothrops. Mice previous treated with 4.8µg/g Bothrops lanceolatus poison and after 72 hours immunized with sheep erythrocytes (SE) showed inhibition in the production of antibodies Anti-SE in primary and secondary response (P<0.05). This effect was also noticed with the fraction I (2.4µg/g) (P<0.05) obtained by Sephadex G-100 exclusion chromatography. The fraction II (FII) (2.4µg/g) of Bothrops lanceolatus, which did not present significant inhibition of immune response (P>0.05), was used as antigen (in immunization). Rabbit s immunized with 1mg the fraction II in adjuvant of Freund produced immuneserum (Anti-FII) more reactive for Bothrops lanceolatus venom than the commercial (Anti-BL) one produced in equines demonstrated by tests of immunodifusion and ELISA. Both immuneserums neutralized the hemorrhagic, hemolytic, caseinolytic, esterolytic and coagulation activities of the Bothrops lanceolatus poison. The Anti-FII was more efficient in neutralization of hemolytic and caseinolytic activities and Anti-BL hemorrhagic and coagulation activities. The esterolytic activity was equaly neutralized in both immuneserums. Our results suggest that through the selection of antigen (immunogenic) it is possible to produce more potent immuneserum to neutralize the physiopathological effects observed in the ophidians poisonings.

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antibodies bothrops lanceolatus anticorpos snake cobra - veneno

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