The red seaweed Plocamium brasiliense shows anti-snake venom toxic effects

• Published in: Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Geisiane Alves da Silva, Thaisa Francielle Souza Domingos, Rainiomar Raimundo Fonseca, Eladio Flores Sanchez, Valéria Laneuville Teixeira, André Lopes Fuly
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: SciELO 2015
• Subjects: Bothrops jararaca; Snake venom; Plocamium brasiliense; Seaweed; Antivenom; Bioprospecting; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Toxicology. Poisons; RA1190-1270; Zoology; QL1-991; Arctic; Eta
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40409-015-0002-2; https://doaj.org/article/500d380ae1a949459a419fb6880accde

Background Snakebite is considered a neglected tropical disease by the World Health Organization. In Brazil, about 70% of the envenomation cases are caused by Bothrops snakes. Its venom may provoke hemorrhage, pain, necrosis, hemolysis, renal or cardiac failure and even death in victims. Since comme...