Isolation and pharmacological characterisation of hostoxin-1, a postsynaptic neurotoxin from the venom of the Stephen's banded snake (Hoplocephalus stephensi).

作者: A SMITH , S REEVE , W HODGSON , L TAN , S KURUPPU

DOI: 10.1016/J.NEUROPHARM.2006.05.020

关键词: VenomSnake venomNeurotoxinPostsynaptic potentialAntivenomNicotinic agonistPharmacologyAcetylcholineAnesthesiaBiologyCarbachol

摘要: Envenoming by the Stephen's banded snake (Hoplocephalus stephensi) is not usually characterised neurotoxicity. The present study describes pharmacological characterisation of hostoxin-1 (MW 6660 Da), first neurotoxin to be isolated from venom snake. Hostoxin-1 (0.3-1.0 microM) caused concentration-dependent inhibition indirect twitches chick biventer cervicis nerve-muscle preparation. neurotoxic activity (0.3 was irreversible washing, but significantly reversed addition CSL tiger antivenom (5 units/ml) added at t90 (i.e. time which were inhibited 90%). In addition, responses exogenous acetylcholine and carbachol, KCl, indicating a postsynaptic mode action. (5-30 nM) displayed pseudo-irreversible antagonism skeletal muscle nicotinic receptor with pA2 value 8.45+/-0.32 approximately 100-fold more potent than tubocurarine). H. stephensi high level PLA2 (specific 100.1+/-4.4 micromol/min/mg). However, negligible. Partial N-terminal sequencing indicates that it has sequence homology other elapid short-chain neurotoxins.

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