Progress and Challenges in the Field of Snakebite Envenoming Therapeutics

JM Gutiérrez, N R. Casewell… - Annual Review of …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Snakebite envenoming kills and maims hundreds of thousands of people every year,
especially in the rural settings of tropical regions. Envenomings are still treated with animal …

Recombinant snake antivenoms get closer to the clinic

AH Laustsen - Trends in immunology, 2024 - cell.com
Snakebite envenomings kill~ 100 000 victims each year and leave many more with
permanent sequelae. Antivenoms have been available for more than 125 years but are in …

[HTML][HTML] Towards better antivenoms: navigating the road to new types of snakebite envenoming therapies

S Thumtecho, NJ Burlet, A Ljungars… - Journal of Venomous …, 2023 - SciELO Brasil
Snakebite envenoming is a significant global health challenge, and for over a century,
traditional plasma-derived antivenoms from hyperimmunized animals have been the primary …

Engineering of pH-dependent antigen binding properties for toxin-targeting IgG1 antibodies using light-chain shuffling

T Tulika, F Ruso-Julve, S Ahmadi, A Ljungars… - Structure, 2024 - cell.com
Immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies that bind their cognate antigen in a pH-dependent
manner (acid-switched antibodies) can release their bound antigen for degradation in the …

[HTML][HTML] Improving in vivo assays in snake venom and antivenom research: A community discussion

AE Marriott, NR Casewell, E Lilley, JM Gutiérrez… - …, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
On the 26 th January 2023, a free to attend,'improving in vivo snake venom research: a
community discussion'meeting was held virtually. This webinar brought together researchers …

[HTML][HTML] Discovery of a human monoclonal antibody that cross-neutralizes venom phospholipase A2s from three different snake genera

CV Sørensen, JR Almeida, MF Bohn… - Toxicon, 2023 - Elsevier
Despite the considerable global impact of snakebite envenoming, available treatments
remain suboptimal. Here, we report the discovery of a broadly-neutralizing human …

De novo designed proteins neutralize lethal snake venom toxins

S Vázquez Torres, M Benard Valle, SP Mackessy… - Nature, 2025 - nature.com
Snakebite envenoming remains a devastating and neglected tropical disease, claiming over
100,000 lives annually and causing severe complications and long-lasting disabilities for …

De novo designed proteins neutralize lethal snake venom toxins

SV Torres, MB Valle, SP Mackessy… - Research …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Snakebite envenoming remains a devastating and neglected tropical disease, claiming over
100,000 lives annually and causing severe complications and long-lasting disabilities for …

The potential risks of equine serum therapy in transmitting new infectious diseases: lessons from a post-pandemic era

MB Pucca, AL Camphora - Frontiers in Public Health, 2024 - frontiersin.org
In the world of medical treatments, certain interventions carry hidden risks that are not
always readily apparent. The use of equine serum in human therapies has raised …