Neutralization of coral snake Micrurus nigrocinctus venom by a monovalent antivenom
Braz. j. med. biol. res
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24(7): 701-10, 1991. tab
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in English
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| ID: lil-99506
ABSTRACT
The neutralizing ability of a monovalent anti-Micrurus nigrocinctus (coral snake) antivenom produced in Costa Rica was tested against the letal, myotoxic and phospholipase A, activities of homologous venom. In addition, immunodiffusion and Western blot analyses were performed. in experiments where venom and antivenom were incubated prior to the test, antivenom was effective in neutralizing lethal, myotoxic and phospholipase A2, activities, with Effective Doses 50% of 2700 *l antivenom/mg venom, 1840 *l antivenom/mg venom, and 3630 *l antivenom, respectively. When coral snake antivenom was administered different times after coral snake venom injection, neutralization of lethality was achieved ehen antivenom was injected iv immediately and 15 min after venom. In contrast, lethaly was not reduced when antivenom was administered by the route. Only partial neutralization of myotoxixity was observed even when antivenom was injected iv immediately after envenomation. Immunodiffusion and immunoblot analyses demonstrated the presence of antibodies in antivenom against several, but not all, venom components
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Main subject:
Antivenins
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Elapid Venoms
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Animals
Language:
English
Journal:
Braz. j. med. biol. res
Journal subject:
Biology
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Medicine
Year:
1991
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