Effects of atropine and propranolol on lung inflammation in experimental envenomation: comparison of two buthidae venoms

• Published in: Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Hadjer Saidi, Sonia Adi-Bessalem, Djelila Hammoudi-Triki, Fatima Laraba-Djebari
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: SciELO 2013
• Subjects: Scorpion venoms; Cytokines; Lung inflammation; Acetylcholine; Atropine; Propranolol; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Toxicology. Poisons; RA1190-1270; Zoology; QL1-991; Arctic; Hector
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1186/1678-9199-19-8; https://doaj.org/article/1878f99f13d04dbd845d0956f1c3a7b8

Background Previous works had shown that scorpion venom induced neurotransmitter elevation and an inflammatory response associated with various anatomo-pathological modifications. The most dangerous scorpions species in Algeria responsible for these effects are Androctonus australis hector (Aah) and...