Hemiscorpius lepturus envenomation exhibits various pathological changes in the affected tissues, including skin, blood cells, cardiovascular and central nervous systems. The enzymatic activity and protein component of the venom have not been described previously. In the present study, the electrophoretic profile of H. lepturus venom was determined by SDS-PAGE (12 and 15%), resulting in major p...

Snakebites in Europe are mostly due to bites from Viperidae species of the genus Vipera. This represents a neglected public health hazard with poorly defined incidence, morbidity and mortality. In Europe, fourteen “true vipers” (subfamily Viperinae) present, eleven which belong Amongst these, main medically relevant their greater diffusion across highest number registered snakebites six, namely...

The numerous components of the venoms various animal species cause an extremely wide range effects and symptoms in recipient’s body. At same time, degree severity pathological changes is determined, general, by type animal, volume method toxin administration, as well characteristic features victim. Changes structural functional parameters wall jejunum under influence viper venom are still poorl...

Vipera aspis aspis (V.a.a.) is the most dangerous poisonous snake in South-Eastern France. The clinical symptoms observed after V.a.a. envenomations involve mostly local signs (pain, edema) associated in the more severe cases with systemic symptoms (gastro-intestinal and cardiovascular manifestations). Since 1992, several unusual cases of moderate and severe 'neurotoxic' envenomations by V.a.a....

Envenoming bites by Vipera ammodytes ammodytes (the long-nosed viper) can cause life-threatening neurotoxicity, particularly in children. We investigated the mechanisms of the neurotoxicity of ammodytoxin A, the principal toxin in the venom of these snakes, in isolated nerve-muscle preparations from mice. The toxin was bound selectively to the neuromuscular junction, and at concentrations simil...

temporary paralysis is a rare manifestation of envenoming following the yellow iranian scorpion, odontobuthus doriae (o. doriae). thus, to elucidate the underlying mechanism, we investigated the neurotoxic effect of venom in the sciatic nerve, the possible mechanism in a mice model. the neurotoxicity and temperature effects in the venom-induced neurotoxicity were examined using the mouse sciati...