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Abstract
Loxosceles gaucho spider venom causes a typical dermonecrotic lesion in bitten patients and rarely causes lethal systemic effects. Gel filtration on Sephadex G 100 of L. gaucho spider venom resulted in three fractions: fraction A, containing the higher mol. wt components (approximately 35,000); fraction B, containing lower mol. wt components (approximately 15,000); and fraction C, containing very low mol. wt components (probably small peptides). The dermonecrotic and lethal activities were detected exclusively in fraction A. The venom and fraction A produced large dermonecrotic lesions in rabbits with necrosis spreading by gravity to the skin of the lateral body wall. Analysis by SDS-PAGE showed that the proteins contained in fraction A are approximately 35,000 and 33,000 mol. wt. Immunoblotting analysis showed that the proteins responsible for the dermonecrotic and lethal activity are very immunogenic and the first to be detected by antibodies during the course of immunization.
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