Open AccessThe Influence of Silver Nanoparticles Against Toxic Effects of Philodryas olfersii Venom
Author(s) -
Jaqueline de Cássia Proença-Assunção,
Anna Paula Farias-de-França,
Natália Tribuiani,
José Carlos Cogo,
Rita de Cássia Collaço,
Priscila Randazzo-Moura,
Sílvio Roberto Consonni,
Marco V. Chaud,
Carolina Alves dos Santos,
Yoko OshimaFranco
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of nanomedicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.245
H-Index - 128
eISSN - 1178-2013
pISSN - 1176-9114
DOI - 10.2147/ijn.s293366
Subject(s) - venom , pharmacology , myotoxin , edema , chemistry , antivenom , toxicity , medicine , anesthesia , biochemistry , snake venom
A silver nanoparticle obtained by reducing salts with solid dispersion of curcumin (130 nm, 0.081 mg mL -1 ) was used to counteract against the toxic - edematogenic, myotoxic, and neurotoxic - effects of Philodryas olfersii venom.