Aim To study whether antivenom from laying hens can be used for the detection of venom antigens, Methods Chickens （white Leghorn） were immunized with detoxicated king cobra venom by formaldehyde and egg yolk immunog...Aim To study whether antivenom from laying hens can be used for the detection of venom antigens, Methods Chickens （white Leghorn） were immunized with detoxicated king cobra venom by formaldehyde and egg yolk immunoglobulin （IgY） isolated from yolk; IgY was labelled with the horseradish peroxidase （HRP）. Experimental condition and parameters were determined by chessboard test. The specificity, sensitivity, precision, and stability of this method were assayed in the experiment. Results This method could detect as low as 32 μg· L^-1 of the king cobra antigens. A good linear relation was found within 32 ～ 750 μg· L^-1 of king cobra venom concentrations （ r = 0. 963）. There was no cross reactivity for the reagents with Agkistrodon acutus Guenther venom or Vipera russelli siamensis Smith venom;slight cross reactivity .with Bungarus multicinctus Blyth venom or Bungarus fasciatus Chmeider venom; and notable cross reactivity with cobra venom. The average intra-assay relative standard deviation （RSD） was 1% - 3%, and the inter-assay RSD was less than 8%. The reagents （including IgY and HRP-IgY） were stable; no differences （P 〉 0.05） were observed for the detection of venom antigens when the reagents were stored at 37 ℃ up to 6 d. Conclusion IgY is a good reagent for diagnosis of snakebite after eliminating the genus cross reactivity.展开更多
Objective:To investigate the protective effect of cobra venom factor(CVF)on lung tissue injury in rats with sepsis induced by cecal puncture,with a view to providing theoretical basis for the development of new anti-s...Objective:To investigate the protective effect of cobra venom factor(CVF)on lung tissue injury in rats with sepsis induced by cecal puncture,with a view to providing theoretical basis for the development of new anti-sepsis drugs.Methods:A total of 144 rats were randomly divided into sham operation group,sepsis group and CVF group,with 48 rats in each group.Cecal ligation and puncture(CLP)was used to establish a rat model of sepsis.And 8 rats were taken from each group at 2,4,8,12,16and 24 h to observe the differences in lung wet/dry weight ratio,lung histopathological changes,and serum inflammatory factor levels.Results:CVF treatment significantly alleviated the degree of pulmonary edema and swelling in septic rats,slowed down the trend of elevated lung wet/dry weight ratio,and reduced the pathological damage of lungs.The degree of vascular congestion,edema and inflammatory cell infiltration in lung tissue of the sepsis group increased with time,and the degree of lesions in the CVF group was milder than that in the sepsis group.The TNF-αlevel in lung tissue of septic rats was significantly down-regulated by CVF treatment,and the TNF-αlevels in the CVF group during the 8-24 h period ranged from[8 h:(1.47±0.14)ng/ml]to[24 h:(1.14±0.03)ng/ml],which was closer to that in sham operation group.Meanwhile,the IL-10level decreased from(91.3±5.5)ng/L to(39.8±13.4)ng/L during 8-24 h,which was higher than other groups.Conclusion:CVF can play a protective role against injury by down-regulating TNF-αand up-regulating IL-10 pathways,which can serve to alleviate focal lung injury and pulmonary edema from sepsis.展开更多
文摘Aim To study whether antivenom from laying hens can be used for the detection of venom antigens, Methods Chickens （white Leghorn） were immunized with detoxicated king cobra venom by formaldehyde and egg yolk immunoglobulin （IgY） isolated from yolk; IgY was labelled with the horseradish peroxidase （HRP）. Experimental condition and parameters were determined by chessboard test. The specificity, sensitivity, precision, and stability of this method were assayed in the experiment. Results This method could detect as low as 32 μg· L^-1 of the king cobra antigens. A good linear relation was found within 32 ～ 750 μg· L^-1 of king cobra venom concentrations （ r = 0. 963）. There was no cross reactivity for the reagents with Agkistrodon acutus Guenther venom or Vipera russelli siamensis Smith venom;slight cross reactivity .with Bungarus multicinctus Blyth venom or Bungarus fasciatus Chmeider venom; and notable cross reactivity with cobra venom. The average intra-assay relative standard deviation （RSD） was 1% - 3%, and the inter-assay RSD was less than 8%. The reagents （including IgY and HRP-IgY） were stable; no differences （P 〉 0.05） were observed for the detection of venom antigens when the reagents were stored at 37 ℃ up to 6 d. Conclusion IgY is a good reagent for diagnosis of snakebite after eliminating the genus cross reactivity.
文摘Objective:To investigate the protective effect of cobra venom factor(CVF)on lung tissue injury in rats with sepsis induced by cecal puncture,with a view to providing theoretical basis for the development of new anti-sepsis drugs.Methods:A total of 144 rats were randomly divided into sham operation group,sepsis group and CVF group,with 48 rats in each group.Cecal ligation and puncture(CLP)was used to establish a rat model of sepsis.And 8 rats were taken from each group at 2,4,8,12,16and 24 h to observe the differences in lung wet/dry weight ratio,lung histopathological changes,and serum inflammatory factor levels.Results:CVF treatment significantly alleviated the degree of pulmonary edema and swelling in septic rats,slowed down the trend of elevated lung wet/dry weight ratio,and reduced the pathological damage of lungs.The degree of vascular congestion,edema and inflammatory cell infiltration in lung tissue of the sepsis group increased with time,and the degree of lesions in the CVF group was milder than that in the sepsis group.The TNF-αlevel in lung tissue of septic rats was significantly down-regulated by CVF treatment,and the TNF-αlevels in the CVF group during the 8-24 h period ranged from[8 h:(1.47±0.14)ng/ml]to[24 h:(1.14±0.03)ng/ml],which was closer to that in sham operation group.Meanwhile,the IL-10level decreased from(91.3±5.5)ng/L to(39.8±13.4)ng/L during 8-24 h,which was higher than other groups.Conclusion:CVF can play a protective role against injury by down-regulating TNF-αand up-regulating IL-10 pathways,which can serve to alleviate focal lung injury and pulmonary edema from sepsis.
