Plant-Derived Toxin Inhibitors as Potential Candidates to Complement Antivenom Treatment in Snakebite Envenomations.

Autor: Adrião AAX; Post Graduate Program in Biodiversity and Biotechnology BIONORTE, Superior School of Health Sciences, Amazonas State University, Manaus, Brazil., Dos Santos AO; Post Graduate Program in Biodiversity and Biotechnology BIONORTE, Superior School of Health Sciences, Amazonas State University, Manaus, Brazil., de Lima EJSP; Post Graduate Program in Biodiversity and Biotechnology BIONORTE, Superior School of Health Sciences, Amazonas State University, Manaus, Brazil., Maciel JB; Post Graduate Program in Tropical Medicine, Department of Teaching and Research, Dr. Heitor Vieira Dourado Tropical Medicine Foundation, Manaus, Brazil., Paz WHP; Post Graduate Program in Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil., da Silva FMA; Post Graduate Program in Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil.; Multidisciplinary Support Center, Federal University of Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil., Pucca MB; Medical School, Federal University of Roraima, Boa Vista, Brazil., Moura-da-Silva AM; Post Graduate Program in Tropical Medicine, Department of Teaching and Research, Dr. Heitor Vieira Dourado Tropical Medicine Foundation, Manaus, Brazil.; Laboratory of Immunopathology, Institute Butantan, São Paulo, Brazil., Monteiro WM; Post Graduate Program in Tropical Medicine, Department of Teaching and Research, Dr. Heitor Vieira Dourado Tropical Medicine Foundation, Manaus, Brazil., Sartim MA; Post Graduate Program in Biodiversity and Biotechnology BIONORTE, Superior School of Health Sciences, Amazonas State University, Manaus, Brazil.; Post Graduate Program in Tropical Medicine, Department of Teaching and Research, Dr. Heitor Vieira Dourado Tropical Medicine Foundation, Manaus, Brazil.; University Nilton Lins, Manaus, Brazil., Koolen HHF; Post Graduate Program in Biodiversity and Biotechnology BIONORTE, Superior School of Health Sciences, Amazonas State University, Manaus, Brazil.; Post Graduate Program in Tropical Medicine, Department of Teaching and Research, Dr. Heitor Vieira Dourado Tropical Medicine Foundation, Manaus, Brazil.; Post Graduate Program in Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Frontiers in immunology [Front Immunol] 2022 May 09; Vol. 13, pp. 842576. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 May 09 (Print Publication: 2022).
DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.842576
Abstrakt: Snakebite envenomations (SBEs) are a neglected medical condition of global importance that mainly affect the tropical and subtropical regions. Clinical manifestations include pain, edema, hemorrhage, tissue necrosis, and neurotoxic signs, and may evolve to functional loss of the affected limb, acute renal and/or respiratory failure, and even death. The standard treatment for snake envenomations is antivenom, which is produced from the hyperimmunization of animals with snake toxins. The inhibition of the effects of SBEs using natural or synthetic compounds has been suggested as a complementary treatment particularly before admission to hospital for antivenom treatment, since these alternative molecules are also able to inhibit toxins. Biodiversity-derived molecules, namely those extracted from medicinal plants, are promising sources of toxin inhibitors that can minimize the deleterious consequences of SBEs. In this review, we systematically synthesize the literature on plant metabolites that can be used as toxin-inhibiting agents, as well as present the potential mechanisms of action of molecules derived from natural sources. These findings aim to further our understanding of the potential of natural products and provide new lead compounds as auxiliary therapies for SBEs.
Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.
(Copyright © 2022 Adrião, dos Santos, de Lima, Maciel, Paz, da Silva, Pucca, Moura-da-Silva, Monteiro, Sartim and Koolen.)
Databáze: MEDLINE