Inhibition of the Myotoxicity Induced by Bothrops jararacussu Venom and Isolated Phospholipases A2 by Specific Camelid Single-Domain Antibody Fragments.

Antivenoms, produced using animal hyperimmune plasma, remains the standard therapy for snakebites. Although effective against systemic damages, conventional antivenoms have limited efficacy against local tissue damage. Additionally, the hypersensitivity reactions, often elicited by antivenoms, the h...

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Main Authors: Nidiane D R Prado, Soraya S Pereira, Michele P da Silva, Michelle S S Morais, Anderson M Kayano, Leandro S Moreira-Dill, Marcos B Luiz, Fernando B Zanchi, André L Fuly, Maribel E F Huacca, Cleberson F Fernandes, Leonardo A Calderon, Juliana P Zuliani, Luiz H Pereira da Silva, Andreimar M Soares, Rodrigo G Stabeli, Carla F C Fernandes
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
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Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4814101?pdf=render
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author Nidiane D R Prado
Soraya S Pereira
Michele P da Silva
Michelle S S Morais
Anderson M Kayano
Leandro S Moreira-Dill
Marcos B Luiz
Fernando B Zanchi
André L Fuly
Maribel E F Huacca
Cleberson F Fernandes
Leonardo A Calderon
Juliana P Zuliani
Luiz H Pereira da Silva
Andreimar M Soares
Rodrigo G Stabeli
Carla F C Fernandes
author_facet Nidiane D R Prado
Soraya S Pereira
Michele P da Silva
Michelle S S Morais
Anderson M Kayano
Leandro S Moreira-Dill
Marcos B Luiz
Fernando B Zanchi
André L Fuly
Maribel E F Huacca
Cleberson F Fernandes
Leonardo A Calderon
Juliana P Zuliani
Luiz H Pereira da Silva
Andreimar M Soares
Rodrigo G Stabeli
Carla F C Fernandes
author_sort Nidiane D R Prado
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description Antivenoms, produced using animal hyperimmune plasma, remains the standard therapy for snakebites. Although effective against systemic damages, conventional antivenoms have limited efficacy against local tissue damage. Additionally, the hypersensitivity reactions, often elicited by antivenoms, the high costs for animal maintenance, the difficulty of producing homogeneous lots, and the instability of biological products instigate the search for innovative products for antivenom therapy. In this study, camelid antibody fragments (VHH) with specificity to Bothropstoxin I and II (BthTX-I and BthTX-II), two myotoxic phospholipases from Bothrops jararacussu venom, were selected from an immune VHH phage display library. After biopanning, 28 and 6 clones recognized BthTX-I and BthTX-II by ELISA, respectively. Complementarity determining regions (CDRs) and immunoglobulin frameworks (FRs) of 13 VHH-deduced amino acid sequences were identified, as well as the camelid hallmark amino acid substitutions in FR2. Three VHH clones (KF498607, KF498608, and KC329718) were capable of recognizing BthTX-I by Western blot and showed affinity constants in the nanomolar range against both toxins. VHHs inhibited the BthTX-II phospholipase A2 activity, and when tested for cross-reactivity, presented specificity to the Bothrops genus in ELISA. Furthermore, two clones (KC329718 and KF498607) neutralized the myotoxic effects induced by B. jararacussu venom, BthTX-I, BthTX-II, and by a myotoxin from Bothrops brazili venom (MTX-I) in mice. Molecular docking revealed that VHH CDRs are expected to bind the C-terminal of both toxins, essential for myotoxic activity, and to epitopes in the BthTX-II enzymatic cleft. Identified VHHs could be a biotechnological tool to improve the treatment for snake envenomation, an important and neglected world public health problem.
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spelling doaj.art-0a8b433c329f4416aaea944975dc51fa2022-12-21T19:13:06ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032016-01-01113e015136310.1371/journal.pone.0151363Inhibition of the Myotoxicity Induced by Bothrops jararacussu Venom and Isolated Phospholipases A2 by Specific Camelid Single-Domain Antibody Fragments.Nidiane D R PradoSoraya S PereiraMichele P da SilvaMichelle S S MoraisAnderson M KayanoLeandro S Moreira-DillMarcos B LuizFernando B ZanchiAndré L FulyMaribel E F HuaccaCleberson F FernandesLeonardo A CalderonJuliana P ZulianiLuiz H Pereira da SilvaAndreimar M SoaresRodrigo G StabeliCarla F C FernandesAntivenoms, produced using animal hyperimmune plasma, remains the standard therapy for snakebites. Although effective against systemic damages, conventional antivenoms have limited efficacy against local tissue damage. Additionally, the hypersensitivity reactions, often elicited by antivenoms, the high costs for animal maintenance, the difficulty of producing homogeneous lots, and the instability of biological products instigate the search for innovative products for antivenom therapy. In this study, camelid antibody fragments (VHH) with specificity to Bothropstoxin I and II (BthTX-I and BthTX-II), two myotoxic phospholipases from Bothrops jararacussu venom, were selected from an immune VHH phage display library. After biopanning, 28 and 6 clones recognized BthTX-I and BthTX-II by ELISA, respectively. Complementarity determining regions (CDRs) and immunoglobulin frameworks (FRs) of 13 VHH-deduced amino acid sequences were identified, as well as the camelid hallmark amino acid substitutions in FR2. Three VHH clones (KF498607, KF498608, and KC329718) were capable of recognizing BthTX-I by Western blot and showed affinity constants in the nanomolar range against both toxins. VHHs inhibited the BthTX-II phospholipase A2 activity, and when tested for cross-reactivity, presented specificity to the Bothrops genus in ELISA. Furthermore, two clones (KC329718 and KF498607) neutralized the myotoxic effects induced by B. jararacussu venom, BthTX-I, BthTX-II, and by a myotoxin from Bothrops brazili venom (MTX-I) in mice. Molecular docking revealed that VHH CDRs are expected to bind the C-terminal of both toxins, essential for myotoxic activity, and to epitopes in the BthTX-II enzymatic cleft. Identified VHHs could be a biotechnological tool to improve the treatment for snake envenomation, an important and neglected world public health problem.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4814101?pdf=render
spellingShingle Nidiane D R Prado
Soraya S Pereira
Michele P da Silva
Michelle S S Morais
Anderson M Kayano
Leandro S Moreira-Dill
Marcos B Luiz
Fernando B Zanchi
André L Fuly
Maribel E F Huacca
Cleberson F Fernandes
Leonardo A Calderon
Juliana P Zuliani
Luiz H Pereira da Silva
Andreimar M Soares
Rodrigo G Stabeli
Carla F C Fernandes
Inhibition of the Myotoxicity Induced by Bothrops jararacussu Venom and Isolated Phospholipases A2 by Specific Camelid Single-Domain Antibody Fragments.
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title Inhibition of the Myotoxicity Induced by Bothrops jararacussu Venom and Isolated Phospholipases A2 by Specific Camelid Single-Domain Antibody Fragments.
title_full Inhibition of the Myotoxicity Induced by Bothrops jararacussu Venom and Isolated Phospholipases A2 by Specific Camelid Single-Domain Antibody Fragments.
title_fullStr Inhibition of the Myotoxicity Induced by Bothrops jararacussu Venom and Isolated Phospholipases A2 by Specific Camelid Single-Domain Antibody Fragments.
title_full_unstemmed Inhibition of the Myotoxicity Induced by Bothrops jararacussu Venom and Isolated Phospholipases A2 by Specific Camelid Single-Domain Antibody Fragments.
title_short Inhibition of the Myotoxicity Induced by Bothrops jararacussu Venom and Isolated Phospholipases A2 by Specific Camelid Single-Domain Antibody Fragments.
title_sort inhibition of the myotoxicity induced by bothrops jararacussu venom and isolated phospholipases a2 by specific camelid single domain antibody fragments
url http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4814101?pdf=render
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