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Oxidative stress and antioxidant defense in detoxification systems of snake venom-induced toxicity
Dong, Degang; Deng, Zhongping; Yan, Zhangren; Mao, Wenli; Yi, Jun; Song, Mei; Li, Qiang; Chen, Jun; Chen, Qi; Liu, Liang; Wang, Xi; Huang, Xiuqin; Wang, Wanchun.
  • Dong, Degang; Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. School of Life Sciences. Nanchang. CN
  • Deng, Zhongping; Shanghai University of Chinese Medicine. Innovative Chinese Medicine Research Institute. Shanghai. CN
  • Yan, Zhangren; Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Southern Snake Bite Control Center. Nanchang. CN
  • Mao, Wenli; Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Southern Snake Bite Control Center. Nanchang. CN
  • Yi, Jun; Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Southern Snake Bite Control Center. Nanchang. CN
  • Song, Mei; Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Science and Technology College. Nanchang. CN
  • Li, Qiang; Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Southern Snake Bite Control Center. Nanchang. CN
  • Chen, Jun; Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Southern Snake Bite Control Center. Nanchang. CN
  • Chen, Qi; Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Southern Snake Bite Control Center. Nanchang. CN
  • Liu, Liang; Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Southern Snake Bite Control Center. Nanchang. CN
  • Wang, Xi; Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Southern Snake Bite Control Center. Nanchang. CN
  • Huang, Xiuqin; Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Southern Snake Bite Control Center. Nanchang. CN
  • Wang, Wanchun; Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Southern Snake Bite Control Center. Nanchang. CN
J. venom. anim. toxins incl. trop. dis ; 26: e20200053, 2020. graf
Article in English | LILACS, VETINDEX | ID: biblio-1135159
ABSTRACT
Snakebites remain a major life-threatening event worldwide. It is still difficult to make a positive identification of snake species by clinicians in both Western medicine and Chinese medicine. The main reason for this is a shortage of diagnostic biomarkers and lack of knowledge about pathways of venom-induced toxicity. In traditional Chinese medicine, snakebites are considered to be treated with wind, fire, and wind-fire toxin, but additional studies are required.

Methods:

Cases of snakebite seen at the Affiliated Hospital of Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine were grouped as follows fire toxin - including four cases of bites by Agkistrodon acutus and three bites by Trimeresurus stejnegeri - and wind-fire toxin - four cases of bites by vipers and three bites by cobras. Serum protein quantification was performed using LC-MS/MS. Differential abundance proteins (DAPs) were identified from comparison of snakebites of each snake species and healthy controls. The protein interaction network was constructed using STITCH database.

Results:

Principal component analysis and hierarchical clustering of 474 unique proteins exhibited protein expression profiles of wind-fire toxins that are distinct from that of fire toxins. Ninety-three DAPs were identified in each snakebite subgroup as compared with healthy control, of which 38 proteins were found to have significantly different expression levels and 55 proteins displayed no expression in one subgroup, by subgroup comparison. GO analysis revealed that the DAPs participated in bicarbonate/oxygen transport and hydrogen peroxide catabolic process, and affected carbon-oxygen lyase activity and heme binding. Thirty DAPs directly or indirectly acted on hydrogen peroxide in the interaction network of proteins and drug compounds. The network was clustered into four groups lipid metabolism and transport; IGF-mediated growth; oxygen transport; and innate immunity.

Conclusions:

Our results show that the pathways of snake venom-induced toxicity may form a protein network of antioxidant defense by regulating oxidative stress through interaction with hydrogen peroxide.(AU)
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Snake Venoms / Biomarkers / Oxidative Stress / Hydrogen Peroxide / Antioxidants Limits: Animals Language: English Journal: J. venom. anim. toxins incl. trop. dis Year: 2020 Type: Article Institution/Affiliation country: Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine/CN / Shanghai University of Chinese Medicine/CN

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Snake Venoms / Biomarkers / Oxidative Stress / Hydrogen Peroxide / Antioxidants Limits: Animals Language: English Journal: J. venom. anim. toxins incl. trop. dis Year: 2020 Type: Article Institution/Affiliation country: Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine/CN / Shanghai University of Chinese Medicine/CN