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Type: | Artigo de periódico |
Title: | Presynaptic Action Of Bothriopsis Bilineata Smargadina (forest Viper) Venom In vitro. |
Author: | Rodrigues-Simioni, Léa Floriano, Rafael Stuani Rostelato-Ferreira, Sandro Sousa, Norma Cristina Marangoni, Sergio Ponce-Soto, Luis Alberto Carregari, Victor Corasolla Hyslop, Stephen |
Abstract: | In this work, we examined the neuromuscular activity of Bothriopsis bilineata smargadina (forest viper) venom in vertebrate isolated nerve-muscle preparations. In chick biventer cervicis preparations the venom caused concentration-dependent (0.1-30 μg/ml) neuromuscular blockade that was not reversed by washing, with 50% blockade occurring in 15-90 min. Muscle contractures to exogenous acetylcholine and KCl were unaffected by venom, but there was a slight increase in creatine kinase release after 120 min (from 80 ± 15 to 206 ± 25U/ml, n=6, p<0.05). In mouse phrenic nerve-diaphragm preparations, the venom (1, 10 and 30 μg/ml) produced marked facilitation (∼120% increase above basal) at the highest concentration followed by neuromuscular blockade; the effects at lower concentrations were considerably less marked. Venom increased the quantal content values after 15 and 30 min followed by significant inhibition at ≥ 90 min. However, venom did not alter the muscle membrane resting potential or the response to exogenous carbachol. In both preparations, incubation at 22 °C instead of 37 °C delayed the onset of blockade, as did inhibition of venom PLA(2) activity. In curarized mouse preparations, the venom produced only muscle facilitation. These results indicate that B. b. smargadina venom causes neuromuscular blockade in vitro by a presynaptic mechanism involving PLA(2). |
Subject: | Acetylcholine Animals Carbachol Chickens Creatine Kinase Diaphragm In Vitro Techniques Membrane Potentials Mice Muscle Contraction Neuromuscular Blocking Agents Neuromuscular Junction Phrenic Nerve Synaptic Transmission Viper Venoms Viperidae |
Citation: | Toxicon : Official Journal Of The International Society On Toxinology. v. 58, n. 1, p. 140-5, 2011-Jul. |
Rights: | fechado |
Identifier DOI: | 10.1016/j.toxicon.2011.05.002 |
Address: | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21586301 |
Date Issue: | 2011 |
Appears in Collections: | Unicamp - Artigos e Outros Documentos |
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