Innovative Immunization Strategies for Antivenom Development

Innovative Immunization Strategies for Antivenom Development

Snakes, scorpions, and spiders are venomous animals that pose a threat to human health, and severe envenomings from the bites or stings of these animals must be treated with antivenom. Current antivenoms are based on plasma-derived immunoglobulins or immunoglobulin fragments from hyper-immunized ani...

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Main Authors: Erick Bermúdez-Méndez, Albert Fuglsang-Madsen, Sofie Føns, Bruno Lomonte, José María Gutiérrez, Andreas Hougaard Laustsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-11-01
Series:Toxins
Subjects:
animal envenoming
antivenom development
immunization
synthetic epitope
recombinant toxin
DNA immunization
neutralization
omics technologies
bioinformatics
high-density peptide microarray technology
snakebite envenoming
scorpion envenoming
spider envenoming
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/10/11/452

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