Citation

Pipelzadeh MH, Jalali A, Dezfulian AR, Khorasgani ZN, Sarvestani S, Ghalambor AH, Azarpanah A. Toxicon 2015; 100: 13-19.

Affiliation

Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Toxicology Research Center, Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.toxicon.2015.03.023

PMID

25847302

Abstract

The aim of the present in vivo study was to identify the optimal effective dose, the most favorable time and the route of administration of the available polyvalent scorpion antivenom against the toxic effects induced by Hemiscorpius lepturus (H. lepturus) venom in rat. The end point for assessment included measurement of alanin-amino-peptidase (AAP) and N-acetyl-b-D-glucosaminidase (NAG), biochemical urine analysis and histopathological assessment. The results showed that a single subcutaneous 50 μg of the venom produced significant increase in the AAP and NAG enzyme activity, urinary biochemical parameters and induced histopathological structural abnormalities in the renal system. The optimal effective co-administered dose of the antivenom was 0.5ml, which when administered 1 and 2 hr of envenomation by intravenous (IV) and subcutaneous (SC) routes respectively produced significant protection against these toxic effects. Prudently, the significance of these findings need to be assessed in further clinical studies.

Language: en