Research Article
Crotalus durissus ruruima Snake Venom and a Phospholipase A2 Isolated from This Venom Elicit Macrophages to Form Lipid Droplets and Synthesize Inflammatory Lipid Mediators
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COX-1 but not COX-2 is involved in LD formation induced by CdrV and CBr in peritoneal macrophages. Elicited macrophages from three independent experiments with 3 to 5 animals were treated with valeryl salicylate (30 μM) or etoricoxibe (1 μM) for 1 h before stimulation with CdrV (10 μg/mL) or CBr (6.5 μg/mL) or RPMI (control) for 1 h. LDs were counted using light microscopy after osmium staining. Each bar represents the of the number of LDs/cell in 50 cells. Values represent the for three to five animals. compared with control cells; #.