Effect of Bitis gabonica and Dendroaspis angusticeps snake venoms on apoptosis-related genes in human thymic epithelial cells.

Francisc BodaKrisztina BanfaiKitti GaraiBéla KovácsAttila AlmasiDalma SchefferReka Lambertne SinklerRobert CsonkaTamas CzompolyKrisztian Kvell

Published in: The journal of venomous animals and toxins including tropical diseases (2020)

The observed apoptotic environment suggests that pyroptosis may be the dominant pathway through which B. gabonica and D. angusticeps snake venoms trigger thymic epithelial apoptosis following envenomation.

Keyphrases

cell death
cell cycle arrest
oxidative stress
endoplasmic reticulum stress
endothelial cells
induced pluripotent stem cells
nlrp inflammasome
anti inflammatory
cell proliferation