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JOURNAL OF VENOMOUS ANIMALS AND TOXINS INCLUDING TROPICAL DISEASES
Volume 20, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
BIOMED CENTRAL LTD
DOI: 10.1186/1678-9199-20-35
Keywords
Venomous fish; Thalassophryne nattereri; Immunological memory; Nattectin; Natterin
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- State of Sao Paulo Research Foundation - FAPESP [2004/15112-0, 2008/55395-1, 2003/13751-2, 2012/50294-8, 1998/14307-9, 2013/07467-1]
- National Council for Scientific and Technological Development - CNPq
- Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo (FAPESP) [98/14307-9] Funding Source: FAPESP
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Thalassophryne nattereri (niquim) is a venomous fish found off North and Northeast coast of Brazil, where it is known by the severity of the accidents involving humans. This review article is divided into four topics. The first one provides a brief description of the animal biology and its distribution off Brazilian coastal waters, the venom apparatus, signs and symptoms observed in envenomated humans and also describes envenomation in mice. The second topic describes the use of modern genetic approach and mass spectrometry for identification of highly expressed genes in its venom glands and the sequence of major toxins. The third chapter offers a detailed study of tissue injury induced by the venom and reveals the role of toxins that impair inflammation reduction. Finally, the fourth section expands the understanding of many extrinsic and intrinsic essential factors in maintaining survival of memory B cell compartment. Our results demonstrate the wide possibilities for research in the area of toxinology, also the necessity of interconnection among biochemistry, pharmacology and immunology areas for the expansion of knowledge and for generation of innovation.
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