Increments in cytokines and matrix metalloproteinases in skeletal muscle after injection of tissue-damaging toxins from the venom of the snake Bothrops asper

• Hauptverfasser: Alexandra Rucavado (Verfasst von), Teresa Escalante (Verfasst von), Catarina F. P. Teixeira (Verfasst von), Cristina María Fernándes (Verfasst von), Cecilia Díaz (Verfasst von), José María Gutiérrez (Verfasst von)
• Format: Buch
• Veröffentlicht: Hindawi Limited, 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Envenomations by the snake Bothrops asper are characterized by prominent local tissue damage (i.e. myonecrosis), blistering, hemorrhage and edema. Various phospholipases A2 and metalloproteinases that induce local pathological alterations have been purified from this venom. Since these toxins induce...