| Autor: |
Aruwa CE; Department of Biotechnology and Food Technology, Durban University of Technology, P.O. Box 1334, Durban 4000, South Africa., Mukaila YO; Department of Botany, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife 220005, Nigeria., Ajao AA; Department of Botany and Plant Biotechnology, University of Johannesburg, P.O. Box 524, Auckland Park APK 2006, South Africa., Sabiu S; Department of Biotechnology and Food Technology, Durban University of Technology, P.O. Box 1334, Durban 4000, South Africa. |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) [Molecules] 2020 Mar 26; Vol. 25 (7). Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Mar 26. |
| DOI: |
10.3390/molecules25071516 |
| Abstrakt: |
Poisoning is the greatest source of avoidable death in the world and can result from industrial exhausts, incessant bush burning, drug overdose, accidental toxication or snake envenomation. Since the advent of Albert Calmette's cobra venom antidote, efforts have been geared towards antidotes development for various poisons to date. While there are resources and facilities to tackle poisoning in urban areas, rural areas and developing countries are challenged with poisoning management due to either the absence of or inadequate facilities and this has paved the way for phyto-antidotes, some of which have been scientifically validated. This review presents the scope of antidotes' effectiveness in different experimental models and biotechnological advancements in antidote research for future applications. While pockets of evidence of the effectiveness of antidotes exist in vitro and in vivo with ample biotechnological developments, the utilization of analytic assays on existing and newly developed antidotes that have surpassed the proof of concept stage, as well as the inclusion of antidote's short and long-term risk assessment report, will help in providing the required scientific evidence(s) prior to regulatory authorities' approval. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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