Induction of cell migration and activation in mice by the freshwater sponge Drulia uruguayensis Bonetto & Ezcurra de Drago, 1968 (Porifera: Metaniidae)

• Published in: Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: AO Magalhães, C Volkmer-Ribeiro, LBM Fujimoto, MF Barbosa, JL Cardoso, JFM Barcellos, CC Silva, RR Campos, MCF Cunha, AP Freitas-Lemos, MC Dos-Santos
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: SciELO 2011
• Subjects: dermatitis; Amazonia; cauixi; freshwater sponges; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Toxicology. Poisons; RA1190-1270; Zoology; QL1-991; Arctic; Ezcurra; Drago
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-91992011000100009; https://doaj.org/article/3c93d0196db34794b59c17f084d0ba2d

Freshwater sponges are abundant in the Amazon region and they have been known to cause dermatitis (acute inflammation) since the beginning of the 20th century. To determine whether additional constituents, besides their body spicules, cause dermatological reactions in humans, an experimental study w...