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José María Gutiérrez

José María Gutiérrez

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Biology and Biochemistry

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Overview

José María Gutiérrez is affiliated with the University of Costa Rica in Costa Rica. Their research spans multiple disciplines with a primary focus in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as well as Immunology and Microbiology. Their work includes significant contributions in subfields such as Genetics, Virology, Molecular Biology, Paleontology, and Pharmacology.

The scientist's research prominently addresses topics related to Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies, Rabies epidemiology and control, Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology, Healthcare and Venom Research, Ion channel regulation and function, Amphibian and Reptile Biology, and Bioactive Natural Diterpenoids Research.

José María Gutiérrez has published extensively in several high-profile venues. Their frequent publication venues include:

  • Toxicon
  • PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • Toxicon X
  • Toxins
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Among their recent published papers are the following:

  • Indicators of Global Climate Change 2022: annual update of large-scale indicators of the state of the climate system and human influence, 2023, Earth system science data
  • Convergent evolution of pain-inducing defensive venom components in spitting cobras, 2021, Science
  • The Search for Natural and Synthetic Inhibitors That Would Complement Antivenoms as Therapeutics for Snakebite Envenoming, 2021, Toxins
  • Varespladib (LY315920) and Methyl Varespladib (LY333013) Abrogate or Delay Lethality Induced by Presynaptically Acting Neurotoxic Snake Venoms, 2020, Toxins
  • Tissue damaging toxins in snake venoms: mechanisms of action, pathophysiology and treatment strategies, 2024, Communications Biology

The scientist collaborates frequently with several co-authors, reflecting a collaborative research environment. Their most frequent co-authors include:

  • Bruno Lomonte
  • Guillermo León
  • Alexandra Rucavado
  • Teresa Escalante
  • Álvaro Segura

Best Publications

  • Phospholipase A2 myotoxins from Bothrops snake venoms

    José María Gutiérrez;Bruno Lomonte

  • Confronting the Neglected Problem of Snake Bite Envenoming: The Need for a Global Partnership

    José María Gutiérrez;R. David G Theakston;David A Warrell

  • Snake venom metalloproteinases:Their role in the pathogenesis of local tissue damage

    José María Gutiérrez;Alexandra Rucavado

  • Skeletal muscle degeneration induced by venom phospholipases A2: insights into the mechanisms of local and systemic myotoxicity

    José Marı́a Gutiérrez;Charlotte L Ownby

  • Hemorrhage induced by snake venom metalloproteinases: biochemical and biophysical mechanisms involved in microvessel damage.

    José María Gutiérrez;Alexandra Rucavado;Teresa Escalante;Cecilia Díaz

  • Venoms, venomics, antivenomics

    Juan J. Calvete;Libia Sanz;Yamileth Angulo;Bruno Lomonte

  • The Global Snake Bite Initiative: an antidote for snake bite.

    David J. Williams;José María Gutiérrez;Robert A. Harrison;David A. Warrell;David A. Warrell

  • Snakebite envenoming from a global perspective: Towards an integrated approach.

    José María Gutiérrez;David J. Williams;Hui Wen Fan;David A. Warrell;David A. Warrell

  • An alternative in vitro method for testing the potency of the polyvalent antivenom produced in Costa Rica.

    JoséMaría Gutiérrez;Claudio Avila;Ermila Rojas;Luis Cerdas

  • Neutralization of proteolytic and hemorrhagic activities of Costa Rican snake venoms by a polyvalent antivenom.

    JoséMaría Gutiérrez;JoséA. Gené;Gustavo Rojas;Luis Cerdas

  • Cellular pathology induced by snake venom phospholipase A2 myotoxins and neurotoxins: common aspects of their mechanisms of action

    Cesare Montecucco;Cesare Montecucco;José María Gutiérrez;Bruno Lomonte

  • Snake Venomics of the Central American Rattlesnake Crotalus simus and the South American Crotalus durissus Complex Points to Neurotoxicity as an Adaptive Paedomorphic Trend along Crotalus Dispersal in South America

    Juan J Calvete;Libia Sanz;Pedro Cid;Pilar de la Torre

  • Caprylic acid fractionation of hyperimmune horse plasma : description of a simple procedure for antivenom production

    Gustavo Rojas;JoséManuel Jiménez;JoséMaría Gutiérrez

  • Phospholipases A2: Unveiling the secrets of a functionally versatile group of snake venom toxins

    José María Gutiérrez;Bruno Lomonte

  • A new muscle damaging toxin, myotoxin II, from the venom of the snake Bothrops asper (terciopelo).

    Bruno Lomonte;José María Gutiérrez

  • Key events in microvascular damage induced by snake venom hemorrhagic metalloproteinases

    Teresa Escalante;Alexandra Rucavado;Jay W. Fox;José María Gutiérrez

  • Ending the drought: New strategies for improving the flow of affordable, effective antivenoms in Asia and Africa

    David J. Williams;José-María Gutiérrez;Juan J. Calvete;Wolfgang Wüster

  • Snake population venomics and antivenomics of Bothrops atrox: Paedomorphism along its transamazonian dispersal and implications of geographic venom variability on snakebite management

    Juan J. Calvete;Libia Sanz;Alicia Pérez;Adolfo Borges

  • Neutrophils do not contribute to local tissue damage, but play a key role in skeletal muscle regeneration, in mice injected with Bothrops asper snake venom.

    C. F. P. Teixeira;S. R. Zamunér;J. P. Zuliani;C. M. Fernandes

  • Correction: Snakebite envenoming

    José María Gutiérrez;Juan J. Calvete;Abdulrazaq G. Habib;Robert A. Harrison

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruno Lomonte
Bruno Lomonte University of Costa Rica
Alexandra Rucavado
Alexandra Rucavado University of Costa Rica
Juan J. Calvete
Juan J. Calvete Spanish National Research Council
Yamileth Angulo
Yamileth Angulo University of Costa Rica
Libia Sanz
Libia Sanz Spanish National Research Council
Jay W. Fox
Jay W. Fox University of Virginia
David A. Warrell
David A. Warrell University of Oxford
Monica Thelestam
Monica Thelestam Karolinska Institute
Cesare Montecucco
Cesare Montecucco University of Padua
Edgardo Moreno
Edgardo Moreno National University of Costa Rica

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