Title
Characterization of Brown spider (Loxosceles intermedia) hemolymph: Cellular and biochemical analyses
Date Issued
01 January 2015
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Bednaski A.
Trevisan-Silva D.
Matsubara F.
Boia-Ferreira M.
Olivério M.
Gremski L.
Cavalheiro R.
De Paula D.
Takahashi H.
Toledo M.
Nader H.
Veiga S.
Chaim O.
Senff-Ribeiro A.
Federal University of São Paulo
Publisher(s)
Elsevier Ltd
Abstract
This is the first study on the hemolymph from a spider of the Loxosceles genus. These animals are responsible for a great number of envenomation cases worldwide. Several studies on Loxosceles venoms have been published, and the knowledge about the venom and its toxins is considerable, not only regarding the biological and biochemical characterization, but also regarding structural, genetic and phylogenetic approaches. However, the literature on Loxosceles hemolymph is nonexistent. The main goal of the present study was to characterize biochemically the hemolymph content, and especially, to identify its different hemocytes. Moreover, many papers have already shown molecules whose source is the hemolymph and their very interesting activities and biomedical applications, for example, antifungal and antibacterial activities. A 2D-SDS-PAGE of brown spider hemolymph showed approximately 111 spots for pH 3-10 and 150 spots for pH 4-7. A lectin-blotting assay showed that hemolymph carbohydrate residues were similar to those found in venom. Several types of TAG and DAG phospholipids were found in the hemolymph and characterized by HPTLC and mass spectrometry. Four different hemocytes were characterized in Loxosceles intermedia hemolymph: prohemocyte, plasmatocyte, granulocyte and adipohemocyte. This paper opens new possibilities on toxinology, studying an unknown biological material, and it characterizes a source of molecules with putative biotechnological applications.
Start page
62
End page
74
Volume
98
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Bioquímica, Biología molecular
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84924078643
PubMed ID
Source
Toxicon
ISSN of the container
00410101
Sponsor(s)
We thank Pedro Ismael da Silva Júnior, PhD (Butantan, SP) for the scientific discussions concerning hemocyte collection and analysis; Herculano Salviano dos Reis Filho for technical assistance and support with light microscopy techniques; Almeriane Maria Weffort Santos, PhD (Hematology Laboratory, UFPR) and Maria Suely Soares Leonart, PhD (Cytology Laboratory, UFPR) for the Cytospin centrifuge and scientific discussions; Thelma Alvim Veiga Ludwig, PhD (Botanic Department, UFPR) for the support and assistance with the BX40 microscope. This work was supported by CAPES (Toxinologia - CAPES 2011, Proj.2), CNPq (Universal 14/2012 : processo 479480/2012-5 ; proc. 472587/2011-0 ), Fundação Araucária , SETI-PR and FAPESP ( 2006/07005-4 ; 2010/52426-3 ).
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