Insects as biological models to assay spider and scorpion venom toxicity
This study was undertaken to develop an experimental protocol using insects as biological models to assay venom toxicity of the following spiders Loxosceles gaucho, Phoneutria nigriventer, Nephilengys cruentata and Tityus serrulatus scorpion. Three different insect species were bioassayed: Apis mell...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:802417fb57404e5cad72c970ca006c22 2023-05-15T15:05:28+02:00 Insects as biological models to assay spider and scorpion venom toxicity M. F. Manzoli-Palma N. Gobbi M. S. Palma 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-91992003000200004 https://doaj.org/article/802417fb57404e5cad72c970ca006c22 EN eng SciELO http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992003000200004 https://doaj.org/toc/1678-9199 doi:10.1590/S1678-91992003000200004 1678-9199 https://doaj.org/article/802417fb57404e5cad72c970ca006c22 Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, Vol 9, Iss 2, Pp 174-185 (2003) bioassay venom insect model toxicity Apis mellifera Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Toxicology. Poisons RA1190-1270 Zoology QL1-991 article 2003 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-91992003000200004 2022-12-30T22:21:12Z This study was undertaken to develop an experimental protocol using insects as biological models to assay venom toxicity of the following spiders Loxosceles gaucho, Phoneutria nigriventer, Nephilengys cruentata and Tityus serrulatus scorpion. Three different insect species were bioassayed: Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera), Grillus assimilis (Orthoptera), and Diatraea saccharalis (Lepidoptera). Venoms were injected into the hemocele of insects with a microsyringe at concentrations that caused dose/weight-dependent effects; doses causing either paralysis (ED50) or death (LD50) were recorded for each venom and insect test-species. T. serrulatus and L. gaucho venoms were lethal to all tested species, while P. nigriventer venom caused paralysis and death, and N. cruentata venom caused only paralysis at the doses assayed. A comparison between the insect test species described above revealed that A. mellifera was highly sensitive to all venoms tested; even a tiny amount of N. cruentata non-lethal venom caused a change in the walking pattern leading to transient paralysis. D. saccharalis larvae were very resistant to all four venoms. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Gaucho ENVELOPE(-58.450,-58.450,-63.800,-63.800) Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases 9 2 174 185 |
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This study was undertaken to develop an experimental protocol using insects as biological models to assay venom toxicity of the following spiders Loxosceles gaucho, Phoneutria nigriventer, Nephilengys cruentata and Tityus serrulatus scorpion. Three different insect species were bioassayed: Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera), Grillus assimilis (Orthoptera), and Diatraea saccharalis (Lepidoptera). Venoms were injected into the hemocele of insects with a microsyringe at concentrations that caused dose/weight-dependent effects; doses causing either paralysis (ED50) or death (LD50) were recorded for each venom and insect test-species. T. serrulatus and L. gaucho venoms were lethal to all tested species, while P. nigriventer venom caused paralysis and death, and N. cruentata venom caused only paralysis at the doses assayed. A comparison between the insect test species described above revealed that A. mellifera was highly sensitive to all venoms tested; even a tiny amount of N. cruentata non-lethal venom caused a change in the walking pattern leading to transient paralysis. D. saccharalis larvae were very resistant to all four venoms. |
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Insects as biological models to assay spider and scorpion venom toxicity |
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Insects as biological models to assay spider and scorpion venom toxicity |
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Insects as biological models to assay spider and scorpion venom toxicity |
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