Castro-Pinheiro Camila, Sukhikh Stanislav, Babich Olga, Ivanova Svetlana, Sanchez Eladio Flores, Fuly André Lopes
Fluminense Federal University, Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
SEC "Applied Biotechnologies", Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, Kaliningrad, Russia.
Sci Rep. 2025 Jul 2;15(1):22754. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-08825-2.
Snakebite envenomation causes various toxic effects in humans, including death. Antivenoms are effectively prevent death but cannot completely block local muscle tissue damage, resulting in amputation and disability; thus, complementary therapies are needed. In this study, the ability of exopolysaccharides extracted from the microalgae Chlorella sorokiniana, Scenedesmus obliquus, Nannochloris sp. Naumann, and Scenedesmus acuminatus to inhibit the proteolytic, plasma coagulant, and phospholipase A (PLA) activities of Bothrops jararaca, B. jararacussu, and B. neuwiedi venoms was assessed. Exopolysaccharides from C. sorokiniana, S. obliquus, Nannochloris sp. Naumann, and S. acuminatus inhibited the proteolytic activity of B. jararaca venom by 25%, 99%, 97%, and 13%, respectively; B. jararacussu venom by 14%, 50%, 46%, and 12%, respectively; and B. neuwiedi venom by 1%, 78%, 62%, and 1%, respectively. Exopolysaccharides from S. obliquus and Nannochloris sp. Naumann prevented the coagulation induced by snake venom and decreased the PLA activity by 15% and 30%, respectively. None of the four exopolysaccharides lysed red blood cells and, thus, can be considered as nonhemotoxic compounds. Therefore, microalgae exopolysaccharides may be a candidate as complementary therapies for envenomation by snakes in regions where such incidents are common.
蛇咬伤中毒会对人类造成各种毒性影响,包括死亡。抗蛇毒血清能有效预防死亡,但无法完全阻止局部肌肉组织损伤,从而导致截肢和残疾;因此,需要辅助治疗方法。在本研究中,评估了从索氏小球藻、斜生栅藻、瑙曼微绿球藻和尖细栅藻中提取的胞外多糖抑制巴西矛头蝮、巴西五彩矛头蝮和纽氏矛头蝮蛇毒的蛋白水解、血浆凝固和磷脂酶A(PLA)活性的能力。索氏小球藻、斜生栅藻、瑙曼微绿球藻和尖细栅藻的胞外多糖分别抑制巴西矛头蝮蛇毒蛋白水解活性的25%、99%、97%和13%;抑制巴西五彩矛头蝮蛇毒蛋白水解活性的14%、50%、46%和12%;抑制纽氏矛头蝮蛇毒蛋白水解活性的1%、78%、62%和1%。斜生栅藻和瑙曼微绿球藻的胞外多糖可阻止蛇毒诱导的凝血,且分别使PLA活性降低15%和30%。这四种胞外多糖均未使红细胞裂解,因此可被视为非血液毒性化合物。所以,在蛇咬伤事件常见的地区,微藻胞外多糖可能作为蛇咬伤中毒的辅助治疗方法。
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