Neutralization of snake venom phospholipase A2 toxins by aqueous extract of Casearia sylvestris (Flacourtiaceae) in mouse neuromuscular preparation

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 490-497

  Cavalcante, Walter L G ^a   Campos, Tayná O ^a   Dal Pai Silva, Maeli ^a   Pereira, Paulo S ^b   Oliveira, Clayton Z ^c   Soares, Andreimar M ^c   Gallacci, Márcia ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RIBEIRÃO PRETO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Casearia sylvestris; Neuromuscular junction; Phospholipases A2; Plant antivenom; Plant medicinal; Snake venoms

Indexed keywords

BOTHROPSTOXIN I; CASEARIA SYLVESTRIS EXTRACT; CROTOXIN; MYOTOXIN II; PHOSPHOLIPASE A2; PHOSPHOLIPASE A2 INHIBITOR; PIRATOXIN I; PLANT EXTRACT; SNAKE VENOM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CASEARIA; CASEARIA SYLVESTRIS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGM; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; MUSCLE INJURY; MUSCLE TWITCH; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PHRENIC NERVE;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CASEARIA; CROTALID VENOMS; CROTOXIN; DIAPHRAGM; GROUP II PHOSPHOLIPASES A2; MALE; MICE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MITOCHONDRIA, MUSCLE; MYOFIBRILS; PHOSPHOLIPASES A2; PHRENIC NERVE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT STEMS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; REPTILIAN PROTEINS; TIME FACTORS; WATER;

BOTHROPS; BOTHROPS JARARACUSSU; BOTHROPS MOOJENI; BOTHROPS PIRAJAI; CASEARIA SYLVESTRIS; CROTALUS; CROTALUS DURISSUS TERRIFICUS; FLACOURTIACEAE;

EID: 34347395759     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2007.04.002     Document Type: Article

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