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- Title
Comparative study of the analgesic effects of Bungarus fasciatus snake venom from Vinh Phuc and Tien Giang Provinces of Vietnam.
- Authors
Thien Vu Tran; Trang Thuy Thi Nguyen; Anh Ngoc Hoang; Utkin, Yuri N.
- Abstract
Purpose: To determine the analgesic activity of Bungarus fasciatus venom and their fractions from two Vietnamese Provinces. Methods: Male Swiss Albino mice were randomly divided into three groups containing 8 to 10 mice each. Control group was injected subcutaneously with normal saline, standard group received aspirin solution (50 mg/kg) perorally, and study group received a solution of crude venom or isolated fractions in physiological saline. To determine analgesic activity, acetic acid writhing and tail immersion tests were used. The venoms were separated by liquid chromatography and the analgesic activity of the fractions was analyzed. Results: Both venoms showed analgesic effect in the acetic acid writhing test, but only the venom from Tien Giang showed analgesic effect in the tail immersion test. The bioactive fractions of Vinh Phuc and Tien Giang venoms were significantly different, with most of Vinh Phuc venom fractions being more active (p < 0.05). Thus, 35 min after the injection, the number of writhings decreased from 15 - 16 in the control to 0.85 ± 0.34 for the BF-4VS (Vinh Phuc) fraction compared to 2.67 ± 1.20 (p < 0.05) for the BF- 4DT (Thien Giang) fraction. Two proteins with analgesic activity were isolated from Vinh Phuc venom, and one with greater activity matched the known B. fasciatus phospholipase A2. Conclusion: The analgesic activity of two samples of B. fasciatus venom from two different provinces in Vietnam reveal that their pharmacological profiles differ. The isolates can be explored as lead in the development of new analgesic agents.
- Subjects
VIETNAM; ANALGESICS; SNAKE venom; PHOSPHOLIPASE A2; VENOM; LABORATORY mice; ACETIC acid; LIQUID chromatography
- Publication
Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, 2022, Vol 21, Issue 9, p1915
- ISSN
1596-5996
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4314/tjpr.v21i9.15