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In Vitro Neutralization of the Myotoxicity of Australian Mulga Snake (Pseudechis australis) and Sri Lankan Russell's Viper (Daboia russelii) Venoms by Australian and Indian Polyvalent Antivenoms

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卷 14, 期 5, 页码 -

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DOI: 10.3390/toxins14050302

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myotoxicity; efficacy; antivenom; Daboia russelii; Pseudechis australis

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  1. Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) [1061041, 1110343]

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This study examined the neutralisation effects of Indian and Australian polyvalent antivenoms on the myotoxicity induced by Sri Lankan Russell's viper and Australian mulga snake venom. The results demonstrated that Indian antivenom prevented the muscle contraction inhibition caused by the viper venom, while Australian antivenom did not. Australian antivenom neutralised the myotoxic effects of mulga snake venom, whereas Indian antivenom did not. The effects of antivenoms on already initiated myotoxicity was similar to physically removing the toxins.
We studied the neutralisation of Sri Lankan Russell's viper (Daboia russelii) and Australian mulga snake (Pseudechis australis) venom-induced myotoxicity by Indian (Vins and Bharat) and Australian (Seqirus) polyvalent antivenoms, using the in vitro chick biventer skeletal muscle preparation. Prior addition of Bharat or Vins antivenoms abolished D. russelii venom (30 mu g/mL)-mediated inhibition of direct twitches, while Australian polyvalent antivenom was not protective. Bharat antivenom prevented, while Vins and Australian polyvalent antivenoms partially prevented, the inhibition of responses to exogenous KCl. Myotoxicity of Mulga venom (10 mu g/mL) was fully neutralised by the prior addition of Australian polyvalent antivenom, partially neutralised by Vins antivenom but not by Bharat antivenom. Although the myotoxicity of both venoms was partially prevented by homologous antivenoms when added 5 min after the venom, with an increasing time delay between venom and antivenom, the reversal of myotoxicity gradually decreased. However, antivenoms partially prevented myotoxicity even 60 min after venom. The effect of antivenoms on already initiated myotoxicity was comparable to physical removal of the toxins by washing the bath at similar time points, indicating that the action of the antivenoms on myotoxicity is likely to be due to trapping the toxins or steric hindrance within the circulation, not allowing the toxins to reach target sites in muscles.

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