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Anti-Cancer Effect of Moroccan Cobra Naja haje Venom and Its Fractions against Hepatocellular Carcinoma in 3D Cell Culture

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, Su-Yeon Lee, Jin-Yeong Heo, Imane Gourja, Bouchra Darkaoui, Zaineb Abdelkafi-Koubaa, Fatima Chgoury, Khadija Daoudi, Salma Chakir, Rachida Cadi, Khadija Mounaji, Najet Srairi-Abid, Naziha Marrakchi, David Shum, Haeng-Ran Seo, Naoual Oukkache   +15 more
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ISOLATION OF CARDIOTOXIN FROM COBRA VENOM (NAJA TRIPUDIANS; MONOCELLATE VARIETY)

, 1947
Isolation of an active principle "Cardiotoxin" from cobra venom (Naja tripudians) has been made by fractional precipitation method using different electrolytes such as Na2SO4, NaCI as precipitants and it has been found to be, weight by weight, 15 times ...
NIRMAL KUMAR SARKAR
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Distinctive Distribution of Secretory Phospholipases A₂ in the Venoms of Afro-Asian Cobras (Subgenus: Naja, Afronaja, Boulengerina and Uraeus)

Toxins, 2019
The protein abundances of phospholipases A2 in cobra venom proteomes appear to vary among cobra species. To determine the unique distribution of snake venom phospholipases A2 (svPLA2) in the cobras, the svPLA2 activities for 15 cobra species were ...
Choo Hock Tan, Kin Ying Wong, Nget Hong Tan, Tzu Shan Ng, Kae Yi Tan   +4 more
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Evaluation of Nanodiamond-in-Oil Emulsion with Snake Venom to Enhance Potent Antibody Induction in Mice and Rabbits

Nanomaterials
Nanodiamonds (NDs) are an innovative material in biomedical applications based on their excellent biocompatibility, nanoscale dimensions, and high surface area.
Min-Han Lin, Long-Jyun Su, Hsin-Hung Lin, Liang-Yu Chen, Asmaul Husna, Wang-Chou Sung   +5 more
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3D flow in the venom channel of a spitting cobra: do the ridges in the fangs act as fluid guide vanes? [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
The spitting cobra Naja pallida can eject its venom towards an offender from a distance of up to two meters. The aim of this study was to understand the mechanisms responsible for the relatively large distance covered by the venom jet although the venom ...
Michael Triep, David Hess, Humberto Chaves, Christoph Brücker, Alexander Balmert, Guido Westhoff, Horst Bleckmann   +6 more
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Data from: Venom-gland transcriptome and venom proteome of the Malaysian king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah)

, 2015
Background: The king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) is widely distributed throughout many parts of Asia. This study aims to investigate the complexity of Malaysian Ophiophagus hannah (MOh) venom for a better understanding of king cobra venom variation and ...
Tan, Kae Yi, Tan, Choo Hock, Fung, Shin Yee, Tan, Nget Hong   +3 more
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King cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) bites in Myanmar: venom antigen levels and development of venom antibodies.

, 1995
Venom, venom IgG and IgM antibody and total serum IgG levels following king cobra bites in two reptile handlers were measured by enzyme immunoassay. The patient in case 1 received antivenom while the patient in case 2 did not.
Warrell, DA
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Development of a Monoclonal scFv against Cytotoxin to Neutralize Cytolytic Activity Induced by Naja atra Venom on Myoblast C2C12 Cells

Toxins, 2022
The Taiwanese cobra, Naja atra, is a clinically significant species of snake observed in the wild in Taiwan. Victims bitten by N. atra usually experience severe pain and local tissue necrosis.
Chien-Chun Liu, Cho-Ju Wu, Tsai-Ying Chou, Geng-Wang Liaw, Yung-Chin Hsiao, Lichieh-Julie Chu, Chi-Hsin Lee, Po-Jung Wang, Cheng-Hsien Hsieh, Chun-Kuei Chen, Jau-Song Yu   +10 more
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First Look at the Venom of Naja ashei

Molecules, 2018
Naja ashei is an African spitting cobra species closely related to N. mossambica and N. nigricollis. It is known that the venom of N. ashei, like that of other African spitting cobras, mainly has cytotoxic effects, however data about its specific protein
Konrad Kamil Hus, Justyna Buczkowicz, Vladimír Petrilla, Monika Petrillová, Andrzej Łyskowski, Jaroslav Legáth, Aleksandra Bocian   +6 more
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Clinical effectiveness of hymenoptera venom immunotherapy [PDF]

, 2013
Treatment failure during venom immunotherapy (VIT) may be associated with a variety of risk factors. Our aim was to evaluate the association of baseline serum tryptase concentration (BTC) and of other parameters with the frequency of VIT failure during ...
Scheipl, Fabian, Darsow, Ulf, Reider, Norbert, Bonifazi, Floriano, Aberer, Werner, Schmid-Grendelmeier, Peter, Ruëff, Franziska, Treudler, Regina, Biló, Maria Beatrice, Sturm, Gunter Johannes, Küchenhoff, Helmut, Severino, Maurizio, Wüthrich, Brunello, Seitz, Michael J., Quercia, Oliviero, Bodzenta-Lukaszyk, Anna, Lang, Roland, Haeberli, Gabrielle, Campi, Paolo, Hawranek, Thomas, Müller, Ulrich, Przybilla, Bernhard   +21 more
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