Evaluation of Cyanea capillata Sting Management Protocols Using Ex Vivo and In Vitro Envenomation Models
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Testing of Potential Rinse Solutions Using the Tentacle Solution Assay
2.2. Testing of First Aid Measures Using Functional Models
3. Discussion
4. Conclusions
5. Materials and Methods
5.1. Animal Collection
5.2. Tentacle Solution Assay (TSA) and In Vitro Tests
5.3. Evaluating First Aid Measures with Functional Assays (Tentacle Skin Blood Agarose Assay, or TSBAA)
5.4. Statistical Analyses
Supplementary Materials
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
MDPI | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute |
TSA | Tentacle Solution Assay |
CEBM | Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine |
TBAA | Tentacle Blood Agarose Assay |
TSBAA | Tentacle Skin Blood Agarose Assay |
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Doyle, T.K.; Headlam, J.L.; Wilcox, C.L.; MacLoughlin, E.; Yanagihara, A.A. Evaluation of Cyanea capillata Sting Management Protocols Using Ex Vivo and In Vitro Envenomation Models. Toxins 2017, 9, 215. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins9070215
Doyle TK, Headlam JL, Wilcox CL, MacLoughlin E, Yanagihara AA. Evaluation of Cyanea capillata Sting Management Protocols Using Ex Vivo and In Vitro Envenomation Models. Toxins. 2017; 9(7):215. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins9070215
Chicago/Turabian StyleDoyle, Thomas K., Jasmine L. Headlam, Christie L. Wilcox, Eoin MacLoughlin, and Angel A. Yanagihara. 2017. "Evaluation of Cyanea capillata Sting Management Protocols Using Ex Vivo and In Vitro Envenomation Models" Toxins 9, no. 7: 215. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins9070215