Snakebite envenoming is a neglected tropical disease that kills> 100,000 people and
maims> 400,000 people every year. Impoverished populations living in the rural tropics are …

Snakebite is classified by the WHO as a neglected tropical disease. Envenoming is a
significant public health problem in tropical and subtropical regions. Neurotoxicity is a key …

Phospholipases A2 (PLA2s) are abundant components of snake venoms, where they play
toxic and digestive roles. Despite having a similar three-dimensional structure, venom …

The phospholipase A2 (PLA2) and l-amino acid oxidase (LAAO) are two major enzymes
found in the venoms from most snake species. These enzymes have been structurally and …

Snakebite envenoming (SBE) is a priority neglected tropical disease, which kills in excess of
100,000 people per year. Additionally, many millions of survivors also suffer through …

Neuro-and myotoxicological signs and symptoms are significant clinical features of
envenoming snakebites in many parts of the world. The toxins primarily responsible for the …

Snake venom toxins are responsible for causing severe pathology and toxicity following
envenomation including necrosis, apoptosis, neurotoxicity, myotoxicity, cardiotoxicity …

Abstract Phospholipases A2 (PLA2s) are abundant components in snake venoms, which
play important toxic roles. This review focuses on group II PLA2s endowed with myotoxic …

An acute and highly reproducible motor axon terminal degeneration followed by complete
regeneration is induced by some animal presynaptic neurotoxins, representing an …

Myotoxins play a major role in the pathogenesis of the envenomations caused by snake
bites in large parts of the world where this is a very relevant public health problem. We show …