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cAMP-Inhibits Cytoplasmic Phospholipase A(2) and Protects Neurons against Amyloid-beta-Induced Synapse Damage [PDF]
, 2015 A key event in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the production of amyloid-β (Aβ) peptides and the loss of synapses. In cultured neurons Aβ triggered synapse damage as measured by the loss of synaptic proteins. α-synuclein (αSN), aggregates of which accumulate
Bate, C, Williams, A
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Biochemical and toxinological characterization of Naja sumatrana (Equatorial spitting cobra) venom
Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2011 The lethal and enzymatic activities of venom from Naja sumatrana (Equatorial spitting cobra) were determined and compared to venoms from three other Southeast Asian cobras (Naja sputatrix, Naja siamensis and Naja kaouthia).
MKK Yap, NH Tan, SY Fung
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Local Cytotoxic Effects in Cobra Envenoming: A Pilot Study
Toxins, 2022 The cobra (genus Naja (N.)) is one of the most common venomous snakes. Due to its frequency and deadly complications of muscle paralysis, local necrosis, and chronic musculoskeletal disability, it should not be ignored.
Jing-Hua Lin +3 more
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Leukocyte sequestration in pulmonary microvessels and lung injury following systemic complement activation in rabbits [PDF]
, 1999 Inflammatory reactions are associated with sequestration of leukocytes in the lung. Complement activation leads to accumulation of leukocytes in alveolar septa and alveoli, to lung edema and hemorrhage.
Goetz, Alwin Eduard +5 more
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Toxins, 2020 Latest advancement of omics technologies allows in-depth characterization of venom compositions. In the present work we present a proteomic study of two snake venoms of the genus Naja i.e., Naja naja (black cobra) and Naja oxiana (brown cobra) of ...
Aisha Manuwar +8 more
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Marked central nervous system pathology in CD59 knockout rats following passive transfer of Neuromyelitis optica immunoglobulin G. [PDF]
, 2017 Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (herein called NMO) is an inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system in which pathogenesis involves complement-dependent cytotoxicity (CDC) produced by immunoglobulin G autoantibodies ...
Verkman, Alan S, Yao, Xiaoming
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Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2004 We investigated the in vitro process of cell death caused by Egyptian cobra venom on primary human embryonic kidney (293T) and mouse myoblast (C2C12) cell lines. The aim of these studies was to provide further information about triggering cell death, and
M. A. A. Omran, S. A. Fabb, G. Dickson
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Proteomic characterization of Naja mandalayensis venom
Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2021 Background Naja mandalayensis is a spitting cobra from Myanmar. To the best of our knowledge, no studies on this venom composition have been conducted so far.
Emídio Beraldo Neto +3 more
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Toxins, 2021 Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary liver cancer in adults, the fifth most common malignancy worldwide and the third leading cause of cancer related death.
Ayoub Lafnoune +15 more
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Purification and characterization of a myotoxic phospholipase-a2 from indian cobra (Naja-Naja-Naja) venom [PDF]
, 1989 Purification and characterization of a myotoxic phospholipase A2 from Indian cobra (Naja naja naja) venom. Toxicon27, 861–873, 1989.—A major phospholipase A2 (NN-XIII-PLA2) which constitutes 20% of the whole Naja naja naja venom was purified to ...
Bhat, M. K, Gowda, T. V
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