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Causes of ant sting anaphylaxis in Australia: The Australian ant venom allergy study

, 2011
Objective: To determine the Australian native ant species associated with ant sting anaphylaxis, geographical distribution of allergic reactions, and feasibility of diagnostic venom-specific IgE (sIgE) testing.
Taylor, RW (15519647), Heddle, RJ (15488687), Solley, GO (15660335), Mullins, RJ (15660332), Brown, SGA (15498002), van Eeden, P (15566372), Wiese, MD (15660329), Puy, R (15660338)   +7 more
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The effects of a partially purified fraction of an ant venom in rheumatoid arthritis

, 1984
A partially purified extract of an ant venom from the South American tree ant Pseudomyrmex sp. was tested in a double‐blind, controlled study of patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Venom treated patients demonstrated an improvement in global efficacy and
Arnold, Patricia I, Collins‐Yudiskas, Barbara, Aldrich, Jose, Altman, Roy D, Brown, Harvey E, Schultz, Duane R   +5 more
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A List of and Some Comments about the Trail Pheromones of Ants

Natural Product Communications, 2014
Ants use many different chemical compounds to communicate with their nestmates. Foraging success depends on how efficiently ants communicate the presence of food and thus recruit workers to exploit the food resource.
Xim Cerdá, Louise van Oudenhove, Carlos Bernstein, Raphaël R. Boulay   +3 more
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Multisite evaluation of fire ant venom immunotherapy safety and efficacy. [PDF]

J Allergy Clin Immunol Glob, 2022
Park HJ, Watson NL, Wauters RH, Lomasney EM, Punch C, Dewyea VA, Evans MO, Chavarria CS, Wong SC, Calais CJ, Kaplan MR, Banks TA, Beakes DE, Schwartz DJ.   +13 more
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Intraspecific and Intracolonial Variation in the Profile of Venom Alkaloids and Cuticular Hydrocarbons of the Fire Ant Solenopsis saevissima Smith (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, 2012
Fire ants are aggressive Neotropical ants that are extensively similar in general biology and morphology, making species identification difficult. Some fire ant species are top-rated pests spreading throughout the world by trade vessels. Many researchers
Eduardo Gonçalves Paterson Fox, Adriana Pianaro, Daniel Russ Solis, Jacques Hubert Charles Delabie, Bruno Cunha Vairo, Ednildo de Alcântara Machado, Odair Correa Bueno   +6 more
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Characterization and Localization of Sol g 2.1 Protein from Solenopsis geminata Fire Ant Venom in the Central Nervous System of Injected Crickets (Acheta domestica). [PDF]

Int J Mol Sci, 2023
Nonkhwao S, Rungsa P, Buraphaka H, Klaynongsruang S, Daduang J, Kornthong N, Daduang S.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Characterisation of ant venom peptides and proteins [PDF]

, 2018
University of Technology Sydney. Faculty of Science.Venom peptides are currently being developed as novel therapeutics and bioinsecticides. Given that ants use their venoms for predation and defence against insects, and other organisms, they are a ...
Aili, Samira Ryma
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Synthesis and Insecticidal Activity of Fire Ant Venom Alkaloid-Based 2-Methyl-6-alkyl-Δ^1,6-piperideines. [PDF]

Molecules, 2022
Wu X, Wang G, Xu G, Chen L.
europepmc   +1 more source

A peptide toxin in ant venom mimics vertebrate EGF-like hormones to cause long-lasting hypersensitivity in mammals. [PDF]

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2022
Eagles DA, Saez NJ, Krishnarjuna B, Bradford JJ, Chin YK, Starobova H, Mueller A, Reichelt ME, Undheim EAB, Norton RS, Thomas WG, Vetter I, King GF, Robinson SD.   +13 more
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Histopathological analysis and in situ localisation of Australian tiger snake venom in two clinically envenomed domestic animals [PDF]

, 2011
Objective: To assess histopathological changes in clinically envenomed tiger snake patients and identify tissue specific localisation of venom toxins using immunohistochemistry.
Jacoby-Alner, T.E., Davern, K.M., Swindells, K., Stephens, N., Balmer, L., Brown, S.G.A.   +5 more
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