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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2022

Plant-Derived Toxin Inhibitors as Potential Candidates to Complement Antivenom Treatment in Snakebite Envenomations.

Asenate A X Adrião, Aline O Dos Santos, Emilly J S P de Lima, Jéssica B Maciel, Weider H P Paz, Felipe M A da Silva, Manuela B Pucca, Ana M Moura-da-Silva, Wuelton M Monteiro, Marco A Sartim and 1 more

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
25citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
8.0field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 48 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Asenate A X AdriãoPost Graduate Program in Biodiversity and Biotechnology BIONORTE, Superior School of Health Sciences, Amazonas State University, Manaus, Brazil.
Aline O Dos SantosPost Graduate Program in Biodiversity and Biotechnology BIONORTE, Superior School of Health Sciences, Amazonas State University, Manaus, Brazil.
Emilly J S P de LimaPost Graduate Program in Biodiversity and Biotechnology BIONORTE, Superior School of Health Sciences, Amazonas State University, Manaus, Brazil.
Jéssica B MacielPost Graduate Program in Tropical Medicine, Department of Teaching and Research, Dr. Heitor Vieira Dourado Tropical Medicine Foundation, Manaus, Brazil.
Weider H P PazPost Graduate Program in Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil.
Felipe M A da SilvaPost Graduate Program in Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil.
Manuela B PuccaMedical School, Federal University of Roraima, Boa Vista, Brazil.
Ana M Moura-da-SilvaPost Graduate Program in Tropical Medicine, Department of Teaching and Research, Dr. Heitor Vieira Dourado Tropical Medicine Foundation, Manaus, Brazil.
Wuelton M MonteiroPost Graduate Program in Tropical Medicine, Department of Teaching and Research, Dr. Heitor Vieira Dourado Tropical Medicine Foundation, Manaus, Brazil.
Marco A SartimPost Graduate Program in Biodiversity and Biotechnology BIONORTE, Superior School of Health Sciences, Amazonas State University, Manaus, Brazil.
Hector H F KoolenPost Graduate Program in Biodiversity and Biotechnology BIONORTE, Superior School of Health Sciences, Amazonas State University, Manaus, Brazil.
Fundação de Medicina Tropical · BRUniversidade do Estado do Amazonas · BRUniversidade Federal do Amazonas · BRUniversidade Federal de Roraima · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Snakebite envenomations (SBEs) are a neglected medical condition of global importance that mainly affect the tropical and subtropical regions. Clinical manifestations include pain, edema, hemorrhage, tissue necrosis, and neurotoxic signs, and may evolve to functional loss of the affected limb, acute renal and/or respiratory failure, and even death. The standard treatment for snake envenomations is antivenom, which is produced from the hyperimmunization of animals with snake toxins. The inhibition of the effects of SBEs using natural or synthetic compounds has been suggested as a complementary treatment particularly before admission to hospital for antivenom treatment, since these alternative molecules are also able to inhibit toxins. Biodiversity-derived molecules, namely those extracted from medicinal plants, are promising sources of toxin inhibitors that can minimize the deleterious consequences of SBEs. In this review, we systematically synthesize the literature on plant metabolites that can be used as toxin-inhibiting agents, as well as present the potential mechanisms of action of molecules derived from natural sources. These findings aim to further our understanding of the potential of natural products and provide new lead compounds as auxiliary therapies for SBEs.

Indexed as

Biological ProductsPlants, MedicinalSnake BitesAnimalsAntiveninsSnake VenomsAntiveninsBiological ProductsSnake Venomsbioactive compoundsenvenomationplantssnakebitessnakes

Identifiers

PMID35615352
PMCPMC9126284
OpenAlexW4229364006

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