期刊
TOXINS
卷 9, 期 12, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/toxins9120380
关键词
Tityus serrulatus; venom quality; toxicity; proteases; RP-HPLC; in vitro assays; median lethal dose
资金
- Butantan Foundation
- Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa de Sao Paulo-FAPESP [13/15343-0, 13/15344-7]
- FAPESP [15/15364-3, 2009/54067-3]
- Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo (FAPESP) [13/15344-7, 13/15343-0, 15/15364-3] Funding Source: FAPESP
Scorpion stings are the main cause of human envenomation in Brazil and, for the treatment of victims, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends the use of antivenoms. The first step to achieve effective antivenom is to use a good quality venom pool and to evaluate it, with LD50 determination as the most accepted procedure. It is, however, time-consuming and requires advanced technical training. Further, there are significant ethical concerns regarding the number of animals required for testing. Hence, we investigated the correspondence between LD50 results, in vitro assays, and a strong correlation with proteolytic activity levels was observed, showing, remarkably, that proteases are potential toxicity markers for Tityus serrulatus venom. The comparison of reversed-phase chromatographic profiles also has a potential application in venoms' quality control, as there were fewer neurotoxins detected in the venom with high LD50 value. These results were confirmed by mass spectrometry analysis. Therefore, these methods could precede the LD50 assay to evaluate the venom excellence by discriminatingand discardingpoor-quality batches, and, consequently, with a positive impact on the number of animals used. Notably, proposed assays are fast and inexpensive, being technically and economically feasible in Tityus serrulatus venom quality control to produce effective antivenoms.
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