Mechanisms underpinning the permanent muscle damage induced by snake venom metalloprotease.
Snakebite is a major neglected tropical health issue that affects over 5 million people worldwide resulting in around 1.8 million envenomations and 100,000 deaths each year.Snakebite envenomation also causes innumerable morbidities, specifically loss of limbs as a result of excessive tissue/muscle damage.Snake venom metalloproteases (SVMPs) are a p