Diagnostic and Therapeutic Value of Aptamers in Envenomation Cases
It is now more than a century since Albert Calmette from the Institut Pasteur changed the world of envenomation by demonstrating that antibodies raised against animal venoms have the ability to treat human victims of previously fatal bites or stings. Moreover, the research initiated at that time eff...
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| description | It is now more than a century since Albert Calmette from the Institut Pasteur changed the world of envenomation by demonstrating that antibodies raised against animal venoms have the ability to treat human victims of previously fatal bites or stings. Moreover, the research initiated at that time effectively launched the discipline of toxicology, first leading to the search for toxic venom components, followed by the demonstration of venoms that also contained compounds of therapeutic value. Interest from pharmaceutical companies to treat envenomation is, however, declining, mainly for economic reasons, and hence, the World Health Organization has reclassified this public health issue to be a highest priority concern. While the production, storage, and safety of antivenom sera suffer from major inconveniences, alternative chemical and technological approaches to the problem of envenomation need to be considered that bypass the use of antibodies for toxin neutralization. Herein, we review an emerging strategy that relies on the use of aptamers and discuss how close—or otherwise—we are to finding a viable alternative to the use of antibodies for the therapy of human envenomation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ff19fd4630cf4889a78d62026ea31a3c2023-11-20T00:51:49ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences1661-65961422-00672020-05-012110356510.3390/ijms21103565Diagnostic and Therapeutic Value of Aptamers in Envenomation CasesSteven Ascoët0Michel De Waard1L’institut du thorax, INSERM, CNRS, UNIV NANTES, F-44007 Nantes, FranceL’institut du thorax, INSERM, CNRS, UNIV NANTES, F-44007 Nantes, FranceIt is now more than a century since Albert Calmette from the Institut Pasteur changed the world of envenomation by demonstrating that antibodies raised against animal venoms have the ability to treat human victims of previously fatal bites or stings. Moreover, the research initiated at that time effectively launched the discipline of toxicology, first leading to the search for toxic venom components, followed by the demonstration of venoms that also contained compounds of therapeutic value. Interest from pharmaceutical companies to treat envenomation is, however, declining, mainly for economic reasons, and hence, the World Health Organization has reclassified this public health issue to be a highest priority concern. While the production, storage, and safety of antivenom sera suffer from major inconveniences, alternative chemical and technological approaches to the problem of envenomation need to be considered that bypass the use of antibodies for toxin neutralization. Herein, we review an emerging strategy that relies on the use of aptamers and discuss how close—or otherwise—we are to finding a viable alternative to the use of antibodies for the therapy of human envenomation.https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/21/10/3565venomsenvenomationtoxinsdiagnosisaptamersin vivo neutralization |
| spellingShingle | Steven Ascoët Michel De Waard Diagnostic and Therapeutic Value of Aptamers in Envenomation Cases International Journal of Molecular Sciences venoms envenomation toxins diagnosis aptamers in vivo neutralization |
| title | Diagnostic and Therapeutic Value of Aptamers in Envenomation Cases |
| title_full | Diagnostic and Therapeutic Value of Aptamers in Envenomation Cases |
| title_fullStr | Diagnostic and Therapeutic Value of Aptamers in Envenomation Cases |
| title_full_unstemmed | Diagnostic and Therapeutic Value of Aptamers in Envenomation Cases |
| title_short | Diagnostic and Therapeutic Value of Aptamers in Envenomation Cases |
| title_sort | diagnostic and therapeutic value of aptamers in envenomation cases |
| topic | venoms envenomation toxins diagnosis aptamers in vivo neutralization |
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