Repurposed drug to the rescue of snakebite victims

Sci Transl Med. 2020 May 6;12(542):eabb6700. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abb6700.

Abstract

Preclinical data suggest the possibility of repurposing a drug for early intervention in envenoming by snake venom rich in metalloproteinases (Albulescu et al., this issue).

Publication types

  • Review
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Antivenins / therapeutic use
  • Chelating Agents
  • Humans
  • Pharmaceutical Preparations*
  • Snake Bites* / drug therapy

Substances

  • Antivenins
  • Chelating Agents
  • Pharmaceutical Preparations