Kallikrein-kinin system activation by Lonomia obliqua caterpillar bristles: Involvement in edema and hypotension responses to envenomation

Toxicon

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 663-669

  Bohrer, C B ^a   Reck Junior, J ^a   Fernandes, D ^b   Sordi, R ^b   Guimaraes J A ^a   Assreuy, J ^b   Termignoni, C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bradykinin; Edema; Hypotension; Kallikrein; Lonomia obliqua; Venom

Indexed keywords

APROTININ; ICATIBANT; LONOMIA OBLIQUA CATERPILLAR BRISTLE EXTRACT; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT KININOGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VENOM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CATERPILLAR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENVENOMATION; FEMALE; HYPOTENSION; KALLIKREIN KININ SYSTEM; LONOMIA OBLIQUA; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ARTHROPOD VENOMS; BLOOD PRESSURE; EDEMA; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; HYPOTENSION; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; KALLIKREIN-KININ SYSTEM; KININOGENS; LARVA; MALE; MICE; MOTHS; OLIGOPEPTIDES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

LONOMIA OBLIQUA;

EID: 33947325167     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2006.11.005     Document Type: Article

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