Non-invasive assessment of the cardiac effects of Chironex fleckeri and Carukia barnesi venoms in mice, using pulse wave doppler

Seymour, Jamie, Saggiomo, Silvia, Lam, Willis, Pereira, Peter, and Little, Mark (2020) Non-invasive assessment of the cardiac effects of Chironex fleckeri and Carukia barnesi venoms in mice, using pulse wave doppler. Toxicon, 185. pp. 15-25.

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Abstract

Both Chironex fleckeri venom (CFV) and Carukia barnesi venoms (CBV) are known to cause significant cardiac morbidity and mortality. Many animal studies have demonstrated cardiac dysfunction with these venoms. This study specifically examines the systolic and diastolic cardiac functions using non-invasive pulse wave doppler. Mitral and aortic doppler sonograms of anaesthetised mice were obtained utilising a 10 MHz doppler probe. These continuous sonograms were analysed to ascertain changes in cardiac function before and after the parenteral administration of the test venoms. We found that CFV administration causes rapid cardiac dysfunction without a change in heart rate. Analysis of the resulting sonograms shows both systolic and diastolic dysfunction which together is suggestive of a progressively poorly compliant, contracted left ventricle. Additionally, the rapidity of cardiac dysfunction suggests a direct effect of CFV on myocardial cells. In contrast CBV showed a moderate immediate inotropic and chronotropic effect that was sustained until precipitous cardiac decompensation. This is consistent with the hypotheses of a toxin induced stress cardiomyopathy from sustained catecholaminergic activity.

Item ID: 63671
Item Type: Article (Research - C1)
ISSN: 1879-3150
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Copyright Information: © 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Funders: Emergency Medicine Foundation (EMP)
Projects and Grants: EMPG-205R22-2014-LITTLE
Date Deposited: 21 Jul 2020 02:55
FoR Codes: 31 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > 3101 Biochemistry and cell biology > 310102 Cell development, proliferation and death @ 50%
31 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > 3104 Evolutionary biology > 310410 Phylogeny and comparative analysis @ 50%
SEO Codes: 97 EXPANDING KNOWLEDGE > 970106 Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences @ 100%
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