title: [Effects of Buthus occitanus tunetanus envenomation on an experimental murine model of gestation].
abstract: Scorpion envenoming is less studied in pregnant victims. In this work, the effect of Buthus occitanus tunetanus on parturition in late pregnancy was studied in an animal model. Four groups of six primigravid female rats, each one at the 22nd day of pregnancy, were used. The first two groups had received an intra-peritoneal injection of 500 microg/kg of Buthus occitanus tunetanus crude venom or a physiological saline solution and left until foetal delivery. Then, the time elapsed until the first pup delivery and that separating the first and latest ones were measured. The other two groups served for the uterine electrophysiological activity exploration. Rats were anaesthetized, artificially ventilated and had received an intraperitoneal injection of 500 microg/kg of Buthus occitanus tunetanus crude venom or a physiological saline solution. Our results showed a significant increase of the latency to foetal delivery, labour time, and uterine contractile activity in envenomed rats compared to controls. Such signs are usually seen in dynamic dystocia. It was concluded that Buthus occitanus tunetanus envenoming might induce a dynamic dystocia, when it occurred in late pregnancy.
authors: Département de biologie, faculté des sciences de Bizerte, Jarzouna 7021, Bizerte, Tunisie. hmednasr2006@yahoo.fr
authors: Hmed
authors: H
authors: Ben Nasr
authors: Serria
authors: S
authors: Hammami
authors: Georges
authors: G
authors: Mion
authors: Zoheir
authors: Z
authors: Sahnoun
authors: Fakher
authors: F
authors: Chouaiekh
authors: Tarek
authors: T
authors: Rebaï
authors: Mondher
authors: M
authors: Kassis
authors: Max
authors: M
authors: Goyffon
authors: Khaled
authors: K
authors: Zeghal
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D003075:Coitus; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D036801:Parturition / Q000187:drug effects; D011247:Pregnancy; D011270:Pregnancy, Animal / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D012604:Scorpion Venoms / Q000633:toxicity*; D013094:Spermatozoa
chemical_list: C469905:Buthus tamulus insect toxin; D012604:Scorpion Venoms