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Engineered nanoparticles bind elapid snake venom toxins and inhibit venom-induced dermonecrosis.
- Source :
- PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases; 10/4/2018, Vol. 12 Issue 10, p1-20, 20p
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Envenomings by snakebites constitute a serious and challenging global health issue. The mainstay in the therapy of snakebite envenomings is the parenteral administration of animal-derived antivenoms. Significantly, antivenoms are only partially effective in the control of local tissue damage. A novel approach to mitigate the progression of local tissue damage that could complement the antivenom therapy of envenomings is proposed. We describe an abiotic hydrogel nanoparticle engineered to bind to and modulate the activity of a diverse array of PLA<subscript>2</subscript> and 3FTX isoforms found in Elapidae snake venoms. These two families of protein toxins share features that are associated with their common (membrane) targets, allowing for nanoparticle sequestration by a mechanism that differs from immunological (epitope) selection. The nanoparticles are non-toxic in mice and inhibit dose-dependently the dermonecrotic activity of Naja nigricollis venom. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- NANOPARTICLES
NANOSTRUCTURED materials
SNAKE venom
LABORATORY mice
PROTEINS
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19352727
- Volume :
- 12
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 132145147
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006736