The Influence of Silver Nanoparticles Against Toxic Effects of Philodryas olfersii Venom.
Jaqueline de Cássia Proença-AssunçãoAnna Paula Farias-de-FrançaNatalia TribuianiJose Carlos CogoRita de Cássia CollaçoPriscila Randazzo-MouraSílvio Roberto ConsonniMarco Vinícius ChaudCarolina Alves Dos SantosYoko Oshima-FrancoPublished in: International journal of nanomedicine (2021)
AgNPs interact with constituents of P. olfersii venom responsible for the edema-forming activity and neuromuscular blockade, but not on the sarcolemma membrane-acting constituents. The protective effect of the studied AgNPs on avian preparation points out to molecular targets as intrinsic and extrinsic nicotinic receptors.