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Tityus bahiensis scorpion venom injected to dams during pregnancy affects some cytokines of fetuses

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Author(s):
Dorce, Ana L. C. [1, 2] ; Frare, Eduardo O. [1] ; Paulo, Maria E. F. V. [1] ; Dorce, Valquiria A. C. [1] ; Nencioni, Ana L. A. [1]
Total Authors: 5
Affiliation:
[1] Butantan Inst, Pharmacol Lab, BR-05503900 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[2] Secretary Publ Hlth State Sao Paulo, Postgrad Program Dis Control Coordinat, Sao Paulo - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 2
Document type: Journal article
Source: Toxicon; v. 103, p. 114-118, SEP 1 2015.
Web of Science Citations: 3
Abstract

Due to the high incidence of scorpion stings in Brazil, pregnant women are among the possible victims. Cytokines are important during the pregnancy, and scorpion venoms can change their release. We evaluated the levels of some cytokines in the fetuses after the treatment of pregnant rats with the Tityus bahiensis scorpion venom. The concentration of some of them is altered and can be responsible for the effects previously observed on innate reflexes, and the physical and behavioral development of the offspring. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 11/10222-5 - Effects of Tityus bahiensis venom on the maternal reproductive development and the participation of cytokines and of growth factors on the changes observed in the offspring of dames treated with the venom on the perinatal period
Grantee:Ana Leonor Abrahao Nencioni Soares
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants