Comparisons of Protein and Peptide Complexity in Poneroid and Formicoid Ant Venoms [PDF]
, 2016 © 2016 American Chemical Society. Animal venom peptides are currently being developed as novel drugs and bioinsecticides. Because ants use venoms for defense and predation, venomous ants represent an untapped source of potential bioactive toxins.
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Appetite for self-destruction: suicidal biting as a nest defense strategy in Trigona stingless bees [PDF]
, 2014 Self-sacrificial behavior represents an extreme and relatively uncommon form of altruism in worker insects. It can occur, however, when inclusive fitness benefits are high, such as when defending the nest.
Al Toufailia, Hasan +5 more
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Prevalent bee venom genes evolved before the aculeate stinger and eusociality
BMC Biology, 2023 Background Venoms, which have evolved numerous times in animals, are ideal models of convergent trait evolution. However, detailed genomic studies of toxin-encoding genes exist for only a few animal groups.
Ivan Koludarov +17 more
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Are ticks venomous animals? [PDF]
, 2017 [Introduction]: As an ecological adaptation venoms have evolved independently in several species of Metazoa. As haematophagous arthropods ticks are mainly considered as ectoparasites due to directly feeding on the skin of animal hosts. Ticks are of major
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Imunoterapia específica com venenos de Hymenoptera: revisão sistemática [PDF]
, 2010 CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: The only effective treatment for patients who have severe reactions after Hymenoptera stings is venom immunotherapy. The aim of this study was to review the literature to assess the effects of venom immunotherapy among patients ...
CASTRO, Fabio Fernandes Morato +4 more
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Peptidomic analysis of the venom of the solitary bee Xylocopa appendiculata circumvolans
Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2017 Background Among the hymenopteran insect venoms, those from social wasps and bees – such as honeybee, hornets and paper wasps – have been well documented.
Kohei Kazuma +10 more
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Anti-inflammatory activity of Blutaparon portulacoides ethanolic extract against the inflammatory reaction induced by Bothrops jararacussu venom and isolated myotoxins BthTX-I and II [PDF]
, 2009 This article reports the anti-inflammatory effect of Blutaparon portulacoides (B. portulacoides), specifically the ethanolic extract of its aerial parts, on the edema formation and leukocyte influx caused by Bothrops jararacussu (B.
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Secreted Phospholipases A2 from Animal Venoms in Pain and Analgesia
Toxins, 2017 Animal venoms comprise a complex mixture of components that affect several biological systems. Based on the high selectivity for their molecular targets, these components are also a rich source of potential therapeutic agents.
Vanessa O. Zambelli +4 more
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Pimecrolimus Is a Potent Inhibitor of Allergic Reactions to Hymenopteran Venom Extracts and Birch Pollen Allergen In Vitro. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Pimecrolimus (Elidel, SDZ ASM 981) is an anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory 33-epichloro-derivative of macrolactam ascomycin, with low potential for affecting systemic immune responses compared with other calcineurin inhibitors, cyclosporin A and ...
Petr Heneberg +2 more
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Kounis syndrome in poisoning due to bee stings, a narrative review
Iatreia, 2023 Kounis syndrome is defined by the appearance of acute coronary events associated to anaphylactic symptoms. The pathophysiological mechanism is still uncertain, however, coronary vasospastic activity secondary to a hy-persensitivity type I response is ...
Diana Lizeth Cabrera-Rojas +1 more
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