There are an estimated 5.4 million snakebite cases every year. People with snakebite
envenoming suffer from severe complications, or even death. Although some review articles …

Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a key regulator of angiogenesis, a
physiological process characterized by the formation of new vessels from a preexisting …

Snake species within the Bothrops complex (sensu lato) are of medical relevance in Latin
America, but knowledge on their venom characteristics is limited, or even unavailable, for …

Despite coagulotoxicity being a primary weapon for prey capture by Bothrops species
(lancehead pit vipers) and coagulopathy being a major lethal clinical effect, a genus-wide …

Snake venoms have a complex mixture of compounds that are conserved across species
and act synergistically, triggering severe local and systemic effects. Identification of the toxin …

We report a structural and functional proteomics characterization of venoms of the two
subspecies (Bothrops bilineatus bilineatus and B. b. smaragdinus) of the South American …

Accidents with snakes from the genus Bothrops represent~ 90% of all snakebites in Brazil.
Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) targeting venom components can be important assets for …

Bothrops brazili is a pitviper from Amazonian region, responsible for many accidents in Peru.
Despite its relevance, its venom has not been extensively characterized. In the present work …

Introdução: Acidentes com animais peçonhentos são classificados como doenças tropicais
negligenciadas e são atualmente a mais frequente causa de intoxicação em humanos no …

The two-striped forest-pitviper (Bothrops bilineatus) is an arboreal snake that is currently
represented by two subspecies (B. b. bilineatus and B. b. smaragdinus) that comprise a …