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TOXICON
Volume 103, Issue -, Pages 99-105Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2015.06.016
Keywords
Snake venom; Bothrops asper; Lachesis stenophrys; Immunization; Immunomodulation; Snake antivenom
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- Vicerrectoria de Investigacion, Universidad de Costa Rica [741-B2-601]
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The anti-bothropic activity of an antivenom prepared from the plasma of horses immunized with Bothrops asper venom (anti-B antivenom) was compared with a similar formulation produced from the plasma of horses immunized with a mixture of B. asper and Lachesis stenophrys venoms (anti-BL antivenom). Likewise, a comparison between the anti-lachesic activity of the anti-BL antivenom and a similar formulation prepared from horses immunized only with L. stenophrys venom (anti-L antivenom) was performed. The anti-BL antivenom had lower concentration of anti-bothropic antibodies than the anti-B antivenom. This difference was associated to a lower response towards all components of B. asper venom, but particularly towards some D49-phospholipases A(2) (PLA(2)s) and PIII-metalloproteinases. Consequently, the anti-BL antivenom was less effective neutralizing lethal, coagulant, defibrinogenating, PLA(2), and myotoxic activities of B. asper venom. On the other hand, anti-BL and anti-L antivenoms showed similar concentration of anti-lachesic antibodies, and similar capacity to recognize the HPLC fractions of L. stenopinys venom and to neutralize lethal, coagulant, proteolytic, hemorrhagic, PLA(2) and myotoxic activities induced by this venom. It is concluded that, when used as co-immunogens, the venom of L. stenophiys reduces the antibody response towards B. asper venom, whereas the latter does not affect the anti-lachesic response. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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