title: Serological, biochemical and enzymatic alterations in rodents after experimental envenomation with Hadruroides lunatus scorpion venom.
abstract: Toxic effects of Peruvian Hadruroides lunatus scorpion venom on different biochemical and enzymatic parameters in blood serum of Wistar rats and Swiss mice were determined after experimental envenomation. An increase in enzymatic activities of Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST), Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) and levels of serum protein and albumin were observed while a decrease in creatinine level in serum was perceived after 30 min of envenomation. No alterations in urea levels and in kidney histology were detected in the envenomed rats. The global leukocytes count was diminished, with decrease in lymphocytes, eosinophils and neutrophils levels in the bloodstream, while no alterations were found in hematological parameters of red series in rats injected with H. lunatus venom. IL-2, IL-4, IL-6, INF-γ, TNF, IL-17A and IL-10 levels were evaluated 0.5, 3 and 6 h after experimental envenomation of mice with H. lunatus venom. From all the analyzed cytokines, only IL-6 showed an increase in serum levels. Taken together, these results point out that envenomation by H. lunatus can impair hematological and immunological parameters and therefore might be monitored in accidents involving this species.
authors.affiliation: Departamentos de Bioquímica e Imunologia do Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270-901, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Costal-Oliveira
authors.affiliation: Departamentos de Bioquímica e Imunologia do Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270-901, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Guerra-Duarte
authors.affiliation: Departamentos de Bioquímica e Imunologia do Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270-901, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
authors.forename: K L P
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Castro
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Salud, Lima, Peru.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tintaya
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Salud, Lima, Peru.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bonilla
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Salud, Lima, Peru.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.affiliation: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yarlequé
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Parasitologia do Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270-901, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fujiwara
authors.affiliation: Escola de Veterinaria, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270-901, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Melo
authors.affiliation: Departamentos de Bioquímica e Imunologia do Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270-901, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Electronic address: olortegi@icb.ufmg.br.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chávez-Olórtegui
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases / Q000097:blood; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000097:blood; D016753:Interleukin-10 / Q000097:blood; D020381:Interleukin-17 / Q000097:blood; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000097:blood; D015847:Interleukin-4 / Q000097:blood; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000097:blood; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D065008:Scorpion Stings / Q000473:pathology*; D012604:Scorpion Venoms / Q000633:toxicity*; D012605:Scorpions / Q000378:metabolism*; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D020381:Interleukin-17; D007376:Interleukin-2; D015850:Interleukin-6; D012604:Scorpion Venoms; D012709:Serum Albumin; D016753:Interleukin-10; D015847:Interleukin-4; D007371:Interferon-gamma; D003404:Creatinine; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases
keywords: Envenoming; Hadruroides lunatus; Scorpion venom; Serological parameters