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Study Of Irradiated Bothropstoxin-1 With 60co Gamma Rays: Immune System Behavior
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Journal Of Venomous Animals And Toxins Including Tropical Diseases. , v. 15, n. 2, p. 216 - 225, 2009.
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10.1590/S1678-91992009000200005
2-s2.0-67649598417
Autor
Caproni P.
Baptista J.A.
De Almeida T.L.
Passos L.A.C.
Nascimento N.
Institución
Resumen
Ionizing radiation has been successfully employed to modify the immunological properties of biomolecules. Very promising results were obtained when crude animal venoms, as well as isolated toxins, were treated with 60Co gamma rays, yielding toxoids with good immunogenicity. The achievement of modified antigens with lower toxicity and preserved or improved immunogenicity can be very useful. Ionizing radiation has already been proven to be a powerful tool to attenuate snake venom toxicity without affecting, and even increasing, their immunogenic properties. However, little is known about the modifications that irradiated molecules undergo and even less about the immunological response that such antigens elicit. In the present work, we investigated the immunological behavior of bothropstoxin-1, a K49 phospholipase, before and after irradiation. Structural modifications of the toxin were analyzed by SDS-PAGE. Isogenic mice were immunized with either the native or the irradiated toxin. 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