1H NMR Profiling of the Venom from Hylesia continua: Implications of Small Molecules for Lepidopterism

AudienciaPúblico en generales_ES
CoberturaMéxicoes_ES
Fecha de ingreso2026-10-05T16:33:12Z
Fecha de publicación2023-01-01
ResumenLepidopterism caused by caterpillar contact is considered a public health problem around the world. The local and systemic responses of this pathology include short- and long-term inflammatory events. Although the proteolytic activity of the venoms from caterpillars is strongly associated with an inflammatory response in humans and murine models, fast and acute symptoms such as a burning sensation, itching, and pain should be related to the presence of low-weight hydrophilic molecules which easily influence cell metabolism. This investigation reports on the H-1-Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) profiling of the venom from the larva of Hylesia continua, a caterpillar linked to frequent cases of lepidopterism in the northern highlands of Puebla, Mexico. According to one-dimensional (1D) and two-dimensional (2D) NMR data, the venom of H. continua contained 19 compounds with proven pain-inducing activity (i.e., acetic acid, lactic acid, formic acid, succinic acid, 2-hydroxyglutaric acid, ethanol, and glutamate), inflammatory activity (i.e., cadaverine, putrescine, and acetoin), as well as natural immunosuppressive activity (i.e., O-phosphocholine and urocanic acid). The levels of the 19 compounds were calculated using quantitative-NMR (qNMR) and extensively discussed on the basis of their toxic properties which partially explain typical symptoms of lepidopterism caused by the larvae of H. continua. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first investigation reporting a complex mixture of small molecules with inflammatory properties dissolved in the venom of a lepidopteran larva.es_ES
Doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/toxins15020101es_ES
URIhttps://riuat.uat.edu.mx/handle/123456789/5026
Idiomaenes_ES
EditorialMDPIes_ES
RelaciónToxinses_ES
URL relacionadohttps://doi.org/10.3390/toxins15020101es_ES
DerechosAcceso abierto (Metadatos de producción científica)es_ES
Licenciahttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2es_ES
FuenteToxins
Palabra claveHylesia continuaes_ES
Palabra clavelepidopterismes_ES
Palabra claveinflammationes_ES
Palabra clavepain-inducinges_ES
Palabra clavesmall moleculeses_ES
Título1H NMR Profiling of the Venom from Hylesia continua: Implications of Small Molecules for Lepidopterismes_ES
TipoArtículoes_ES
ArbitradoHa sido Arbitradoes_ES
AutorVilla-Ruano, Nemesio
AutorBecerra-Martinez, Elvia
AutorCunill-Flores, Jose Maria
AutorTorres-Castillo, Jorge Ariel
AutorHorta-Valerdi, Guillermo M.
AutorPacheco-Hernandez, Yesenia
AutorVilla-Ruano, Nemesioes_ES
AutorBecerra-Martinez, Elviaes_ES
AutorCunill-Flores, Jose Mariaes_ES
AutorTorres-Castillo, Jorge Arieles_ES
AutorHorta-Valerdi, Guillermo M.es_ES
AutorPacheco-Hernandez, Yeseniaes_ES
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipases_ES
Número2es_ES
URL relacionadahttps://doi.org/10.3390/toxins15020101
Tipo de artículoIndexado
Tipo de artículoIndexadoes_ES
Volumen15es_ES

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