Publications

2020

  • Fibrinogen-clotting enzyme, pictobin, from Bothrops pictus snake venom. Structural and functional characterization. Vivas-Ruiz DE, Sandoval GA, Gonzalez-Kozlova E, Zarria-Romero J, Lazo F, Rodríguez E, Magalhães HPB, Chávez-Olortegui C, Oliveira LS, Alvarenga VG, Urra FA, Toledo J, Yarlequé A, Eble JA, Sanchez EF. Int J Biol Macromol. 2020;153:779-795. doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.03.055.

  • Potential utilization of a lambda carrageenan polysaccharide, derived from a cultivated, clonal strain of the red seaweed Chondrus crispus (Irish moss) against toxic actions of venom of Bothrops jararaca and B. jararacussu snakes. Da Silva, A.C.R.; Pereira, K.K.G.; Critchley, A.T.; Sanchez, E.F.; Fuly, A.L. Journal Applied Phycology. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10811-020-02229-7

  • Potential use of extract of the plant Schwartiza brasiliensis (choisy) bedell ex gir.-Cañas against the toxic effects of the venom of Bothrops jararaca or B. jararacussu. De Souza, J. F.; De Oliveira, E. C.; Da Silva, A. C. R.; Da Silva, V. P.; Kaplan, M.A.C.; Figueiredo, M. R.; Sanchez, E.F.; Fuly, A. L. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 2020.125: 109951 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopha.2020.109951

  • Bothrops leucurus venom induces acute hypotension in rats by means of its phospholipase A2 (blD-PLA2). Menezes TN, Naumann GB, Peixoto P, Rouver WN, Gomes HL, Campos FV, Borges MH, Dos Santos RL, Bissoli NS, Sanchez EF, Figueiredo SG. Toxicon. 2020;185:5-14. doi: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2020.06.007. 

  • The plant Stryphnodendron adstringens (Mart.) Coville as a neutralizing source against some toxic activities of Bothrops jararacussu snake venom. Simas Pereira Junior LC, Coriolano de Oliveira E, Valle Rorig TD, Pinto de Araújo PI, Sanchez EF, Garrett R, Palazzo de Mello JC, Fuly AL. Toxicon. 2020;186:182-190. doi: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2020.08.011. 

  • Putting the brakes on tumorigenesis with snake venom toxins: New molecular insights for cancer drug discovery. Urra, F.A.*, & Araya-Maturana, R. Seminars in cancer biology, 2020. S1044-579X(20)30102-4.

  • Philodryas (Serpentes: Dipsadidae) Envenomation, a Neglected Issue in Chile. Urra, F.A.*, Miranda-Calle, A. B., & Araya-Maturana, R. 2020. Toxins, 11(12), 697. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins11120697.

  • The Parotoid Gland Secretion from Peruvian Toad Rhinella horribilis (Wiegmann, 1833): Chemical Composition and Effect on the Proliferation and Migration of Lung Cancer Cells. Schmeda-Hirschmann G, de Andrade JP, Soto-Vasquez MR, Alvarado-García PAA, Palominos C, Fuentes-Retamal S, Mellado M, Correa P, Urra FA. Toxins (Basel). 2020;12(9):608. doi: 10.3390/toxins12090608.

  • First record of the invasive gecko, Lepidodactylus lugubris Duméril & Bibron, 1836 in mainland Chile (Squamata, Gekkonidae). Urra FA, Zúñiga A, Miranda-Calle AB, Melero N. Herpetozoa 2020. 33: 125-129. https://doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.33.e53625

  • Death-feigning behaviour (thanatosis) in Chilean green racer, Philodryas chamissonis (Wiegmann, 1835) (Serpentes: Dipsadidae). Zañartu N, Urra FA. Herpetology Notes. 2020. 13:731-732.

2019

  • Atroxlysin-III, A Metalloproteinase from the Venom of the Peruvian Pit Viper Snake Bothrops atrox (Jergón) Induces Glycoprotein VI Shedding and Impairs Platelet Function. Oliveira LS, Estevão-Costa MI, Alvarenga VG, Vivas-Ruiz DE, Yarleque A, Lima AM, Cavaco A, Eble JA, Sanchez EF. Molecules. 2019; 24(19):3489. doi: 10.3390/molecules24193489. PMID: 31561469
  • Biochemical and molecular characterization of the hyaluronidase from Bothrops atrox Peruvian snake venom. Vivas-Ruiz DE, Gonzalez-Kozlova EE, Delgadillo J, Palermo PM, Sandoval GA, Lazo F, Rodríguez E, Chávez-Olórtegui C, Yarlequé A, Sanchez EF. Biochimie. 2019 Jul;162:33-45. doi: 10.1016/j.biochi.2019.03.022. Epub 2019 Apr 1. PMID: 30946947
  • L-amino acid oxidase from Bothrops atrox snake venom triggers autophagy, apoptosis and necrosis in normal human keratinocytes. Costal-Oliveira F, Stransky S, Guerra-Duarte C, Naves de Souza DL, Vivas-Ruiz DE, Yarlequé A, Sanchez EF, Chávez-Olórtegui C, Braga VMM. Sci Rep. 2019 Jan 28;9(1):781. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-37435-4. PMID: 30692577 Free PMC article.
  • Philodryas chamissonis (Chilean Green Racer) Nocturnal activity. Cañas, J & Urra, FA. Herpetological Review 2019. 50 (3): 600.
  • Observations on reproduction in captivity of the endemic long-tailed snake Philodryas chamissonis (Wiegmann, 1835) (Reptilia, Squamata, Dipsadidae) from Chile. Cabeza O, Vargas E, Ibarra C, Urra F. Herpetozoa 2019. 32: 203-209
  • First record of Pompilocalus sp. ROIG ALSINA, 1989 (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) preying on Tachymenis chilensis coronellina (WERNER, 1898)(Serpentes: Dipsadidae) from Central Chile. Contreras, José M.; Felix A. Urra*, Nicolás A. Rojas-Porras Herpetology Notes. 2019. 12: 931-932
  • Chemical structure and snake antivenom properties of sulfated agarans obtained from Laurencia dendroidea (Ceramiales, Rhodophyta). Ferreira, L.G.; Da Silva, A.C.R.; Noseda, M.D.; Fuly, A.L.; De Carvalho, M.M.; Fujii, M.T.; Sanchez, E.F.; Carneiro, J.; Duarte, M.E.R. Carbohydrate Polymers. 2019. 218: 136-144. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2019.04.066
  • Utilization of the Plant Clusia fluminensis Planch & Triana Against Some Toxic Activities of the Venom of Bothrops jararaca and B. jararacussu Snake Venom Toxic activities. Da Silva, A.R.; Anholeti, M.C.; Pietroluongo, M.; Sanchez, E.F.; Valverde, A.L.; De Paiva, S.R.; Figueiredo, M.R.; Kaplan, M.A.C.; Fuly, A.L. Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry. 2019. 19: 31339072,. doi: 10.2174/1568026619666190724160711
  • Biochemical and functional properties of a new L-amino acid oxidase (LAAO) from Micrurus lemniscatus snake venom. Soares, T.G.; Dos Santos, J.L.; Alvarenga, V.G.; Santos, J.S.C.; Leclercq, S.Y.; Faria, C.D.; Oliveira, M.A.A; Bemquerer, M.P.; Sanchez, E.F.; De Lima, M.E.; Figueiredo, S.G.; Borges, M.H. International Journal Of Biological Macromolecules. 2019, 140: 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.11.033

2018

  • Proteomic profile, biological activities and antigenic analysis of the venom from Bothriopsis bilineata smaragdina (“loro machaco”), a pitviper snake from Peru. Rodrigues CR, Teixeira-Ferreira A, Vargas FFR, Guerra-Duarte C, Costal-Oliveira F, Stransky S, Lopes-de-Souza L, Dutra AAA, Yarlequé A, Bonilla C, Sanchez EF, Perales J, Chávez-Olórtegui C. J Proteomics. 2018;187:171-181. doi: 10.1016/j.jprot.2018.07.016.
  • Potential Utilization of a Polysaccharide from the Marine Algae Gayralia oxysperma, as an Antivenom for Viperidae Snakebites. da Silva ACR, Duarte MER, Noseda MD, Ferreira LG, Cassolato JEF, Sanchez EF, Fuly AL. Mar Drugs. 2018;16(11):412. doi: 10.3390/md16110412.
  • Venoms versus Vasculature and Hemostasis: In Search for Non-Hemorrhagic Anti- Hemostatic Venom Components. Eble, J.A,; Estevao-Costa, M.I.; Niland, S.; Sanchez, E.F. Journal of Clinical & Cellular Immunology. 2018. 9: 1000563. doi: 10.4172/2155-9899.1000563