Histochemical analyses of muscle injury induced by venom from Argentine Bothrops alternatus (víbora de la cruz)

Histochemical methods were used to study necrosis of skeletal muscle fibers induced by Bothrops alternatus snake venom from Argentina. Rats with a body weight between 220–270 g, were used. Animals received an i.m. venom injection (800 μg) in the gastrocnemius. To determine creatinphosphokinase activ...

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Autores principales: Garcia Denegri, M. E., Rey, L., Leiva, L., Acosta de Pérez, O.
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spelling I48-R154-article-19452025-02-12T21:58:20Z Histochemical analyses of muscle injury induced by venom from Argentine Bothrops alternatus (víbora de la cruz) Garcia Denegri, M. E. Rey, L. Leiva, L. Acosta de Pérez, O. Bothrops alternatus muscle injury histochemical analyses. Histochemical methods were used to study necrosis of skeletal muscle fibers induced by Bothrops alternatus snake venom from Argentina. Rats with a body weight between 220–270 g, were used. Animals received an i.m. venom injection (800 μg) in the gastrocnemius. To determine creatinphosphokinase activity (CPK), blood samples were taken from the tail 60 min, 3, 6, 12 and 24 h after the envenoming. About 24 h later, rats received chloral hydrate anesthesia for histological analysis with Hematoxilin–Eosin (H–E) stain, and histochemical studies such as lipid peroxidation (Schiff’s reaction), and calcium precipitation (alizarin red stain). Results showed an increment in plasma CPK level, with its major peak at 3 h. Histochemical analyses revealed an intense destruction of muscular fibers as a consequence of a significant lipid peroxidation and calcium precipitation as well. Histochemical methods can be considered as a valuable tool in applied research regarding toxicological problems such as snake venom intoxication. It can be concluded that B. alternatus snake venom leads to a lipid peroxidation accompanied by citoplasmatic calcium precipitation. In addition, it was demonstrated that H–E stain made on frozen cuts (histochemical technique) is effective to evidence a panoramic tissular view of muscular lesion caused by B. alternatus venom, with the advantage of demanding a shorter execution lapse (few hours) in relationship to classic H–E histological technique, which requires several days of procesing. Universidad Nacional del Nordeste 2006-10-07 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.unne.edu.ar/index.php/vet/article/view/1945 10.30972/vet.1721945 Revista Veterinaria; Vol. 17 Núm. 2 (2006); 67-71 1669-6840 1668-4834 spa https://revistas.unne.edu.ar/index.php/vet/article/view/1945/1693 Derechos de autor 2006 M. E. Garcia Denegri, L. Rey, L. Leiva, O. Acosta de Pérez https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
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topic Bothrops alternatus
muscle injury
histochemical analyses.
spellingShingle Bothrops alternatus
muscle injury
histochemical analyses.
Garcia Denegri, M. E.
Rey, L.
Leiva, L.
Acosta de Pérez, O.
Histochemical analyses of muscle injury induced by venom from Argentine Bothrops alternatus (víbora de la cruz)
topic_facet Bothrops alternatus
muscle injury
histochemical analyses.
author Garcia Denegri, M. E.
Rey, L.
Leiva, L.
Acosta de Pérez, O.
author_facet Garcia Denegri, M. E.
Rey, L.
Leiva, L.
Acosta de Pérez, O.
author_sort Garcia Denegri, M. E.
title Histochemical analyses of muscle injury induced by venom from Argentine Bothrops alternatus (víbora de la cruz)
title_short Histochemical analyses of muscle injury induced by venom from Argentine Bothrops alternatus (víbora de la cruz)
title_full Histochemical analyses of muscle injury induced by venom from Argentine Bothrops alternatus (víbora de la cruz)
title_fullStr Histochemical analyses of muscle injury induced by venom from Argentine Bothrops alternatus (víbora de la cruz)
title_full_unstemmed Histochemical analyses of muscle injury induced by venom from Argentine Bothrops alternatus (víbora de la cruz)
title_sort histochemical analyses of muscle injury induced by venom from argentine bothrops alternatus (víbora de la cruz)
description Histochemical methods were used to study necrosis of skeletal muscle fibers induced by Bothrops alternatus snake venom from Argentina. Rats with a body weight between 220–270 g, were used. Animals received an i.m. venom injection (800 μg) in the gastrocnemius. To determine creatinphosphokinase activity (CPK), blood samples were taken from the tail 60 min, 3, 6, 12 and 24 h after the envenoming. About 24 h later, rats received chloral hydrate anesthesia for histological analysis with Hematoxilin–Eosin (H–E) stain, and histochemical studies such as lipid peroxidation (Schiff’s reaction), and calcium precipitation (alizarin red stain). Results showed an increment in plasma CPK level, with its major peak at 3 h. Histochemical analyses revealed an intense destruction of muscular fibers as a consequence of a significant lipid peroxidation and calcium precipitation as well. Histochemical methods can be considered as a valuable tool in applied research regarding toxicological problems such as snake venom intoxication. It can be concluded that B. alternatus snake venom leads to a lipid peroxidation accompanied by citoplasmatic calcium precipitation. In addition, it was demonstrated that H–E stain made on frozen cuts (histochemical technique) is effective to evidence a panoramic tissular view of muscular lesion caused by B. alternatus venom, with the advantage of demanding a shorter execution lapse (few hours) in relationship to classic H–E histological technique, which requires several days of procesing.
publisher Universidad Nacional del Nordeste
publishDate 2006
url https://revistas.unne.edu.ar/index.php/vet/article/view/1945
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