A Sea Anemone Lebrunia neglecta Venom Fraction Decreases Boar Sperm Cells Capacitation: Possible Involvement of HVA Calcium Channels [PDF]
Toxins, 2022 Sea anemones produce venoms characterized by a complex mixture of low molecular weight compounds, proteins and peptides acting on voltage-gated ion channels. Mammal sperm cells, like neurons, are characterized by their ion channels. Calcium channels seem
Fernando Lazcano-Pérez +12 more
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Electrophysiological evaluation of the effect of peptide toxins on voltage-gated ion channels: a scoping review on theoretical and methodological aspects with focus on the Central and South American experience [PDF]
Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical DiseasesThe effect of peptide toxins on voltage-gated ion channels can be reliably assessed using electrophysiological assays, such as the patch-clamp technique.
Jessica Rojas-Palomino +5 more
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Evolution and diversification of the cnidarian venom system [PDF]
, 2016 The phylum Cnidaria (corals, sea pens, sea anemones, jellyfish and hydroids) is the oldest venomous animal lineage (~750 million years old), making it an ideal phylum to understand the origin and diversification of venom. Cnidarians are characterised by specialised cellular structures called cnidae, which they utilise to inject mixtures of bioactive ...
Mahdokht Jouiaei
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Transcriptomic Insights into the Diversity and Evolution of Myxozoa (Cnidaria, Endocnidozoa) Toxin-like Proteins [PDF]
Marine Drugs, 2022 Myxozoa is a speciose group of endoparasitic cnidarians that can cause severe ecological and economic effects. Their cnidarian affinity is affirmed by genetic relatedness and the presence of nematocysts, historically called “polar capsules”.
Bin Xiao +3 more
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Venomics Reveals the Venom Complexity of Sea Anemone Heteractis magnifica [PDF]
Marine DrugsThe venoms of various sea anemones are rich in diverse toxins, which usually play a dual role in capturing prey and deterring predators. However, the complex components of such venoms have not been well known yet.
Ming Li +7 more
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Natural Compounds and Drug Discovery: Can Cnidarian Venom Play a Role?
Central Nervous System Agents in Medicinal Chemistry, 2019 Natural compounds extracted from organisms and microorganisms are an important resource for the development of drugs and bioactive molecules. Many such compounds have made valuable contributions in diverse fields such as human health, pharmaceutics and industrial applications.
Gian Luigi Mariottini, I. Darren Grice
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Venoms and medicinal properties of cnidarians
Iranian South Medical Journal, 2015 Marine organisms are rich sources of bioactive compounds and their biotechnological potential attracted the attention to biologists and chemists all over the world. During the first decade of the 21st century alone, over 2000 molecules from cnidarians were described.
Zahra Amini Khoei
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Hemolytic venoms from marine cnidarian jellyfish - an overview.
Journal of venom research, 2014 Cnidarian jellyfish are viewed as an emergent problem in several coastal zones throughout the world. Recurrent outbreaks pose a serious threat to tourists and bathers, as well as to sea-workers, involving health and economical aspects. As a rule, cnidarian stinging as a consequence of nematocyst firing induces merely local symptoms but cardiovascular ...
Gian Luigi Mariottini
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Envenomation by cnidarians and renal injuries Nephrotoxic Effects of Venoms from Sea Anemones from Japan [PDF]
, 2017 Masashi Mizuno
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