Effect of Tityus serrulatus venom (Tsv) on human bronchial epithelial cells (BEAS-2B).
Tsv caused a decrease in cell viability at 10 and 50 μg/mL.
Necrosis is the main cell death pathway caused by Tsv in BEAS-2B cells.
Tsv activates BEAS-2B cells to produce cytokines IL-1β, IL-6 and IL-8.