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Nephrotoxicity of insect and spider venoms in Latin America.
Abdulkader, Regina C R M; Barbaro, Katia C; Barros, Elvino José Guradão; Burdmann, Emmanuel A.
Afiliação
  • Abdulkader RCRM; Laboratory of Renal Physiopathology, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.. Electronic address: kader@usp.br.
  • Barbaro KC; Laboratory of Immunopathology, Butantan Institute, São Paulo, Brazil.
  • Barros EJG; Department of Internal Medicine, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul School of Medicine, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
  • Burdmann EA; Division of Nephrology, São José do Rio Preto Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil.
Semin Nephrol ; 28(4): 373-382, 2008 Jul.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18620960
ABSTRACT
One of the most important and lethal effects of animal venoms is nephrotoxicity. In Latin America, severe acute kidney injury has been reported after accidents with poisonous arthropods such as bees, caterpillars of the genus Lonomia, and spiders of the genus Loxosceles. In this article the characteristics of these venoms, their probable mechanisms of renal damage, and the clinical picture of the accidents are reviewed.
Assuntos

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Venenos de Artrópodes / Injúria Renal Aguda / Mordeduras e Picadas de Insetos Tipo de estudo: Etiology_studies Limite: Animals / Humans Idioma: En Revista: Semin Nephrol Ano de publicação: 2008 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Venenos de Artrópodes / Injúria Renal Aguda / Mordeduras e Picadas de Insetos Tipo de estudo: Etiology_studies Limite: Animals / Humans Idioma: En Revista: Semin Nephrol Ano de publicação: 2008 Tipo de documento: Article