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Naja naja karachiensis Envenomation: Biochemical Parameters for Cardiac, Liver, and Renal Damage along with Their Neutralization by Medicinal Plants

BioMed Research International, Volume 2014, Issue 1, 2014., 2014
Naja naja karachiensis envenomation was found to hit more drastically heart, liver, and kidneys. 400 μg/kg of venom‐raised moderate serum levels of ALT (72 ± 4.70 U/L, 0.1 > P > 0.05), AST (157 ± 24.24 U/L, 0.1 > P > 0.05), urea (42 ± 3.08 mg/dL, 0.05 > P > 0.02), creatinine (1.74 ± 0.03 mg/dL, 0.01 > P > 0.001), CK‐MB (21 ± 1.5 U/L, 0.05 > P > 0.02 ...
Muhammad Hassham Hassan Bin Asad, Ghulam Murtaza, Muhammad Ubaid, Durr-e-Sabih, Ashif Sajjad, Rubada Mehmood, Qaisar Mahmood, Muhammad Muzzmil Ansari, Sabiha Karim, Zahid Mehmood, Izhar Hussain, Andrei Surguchov   +11 more
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Scorpion Peptides: Potential Use for New Drug Development

Journal of Toxicology, Volume 2013, Issue 1, 2013., 2013
Several peptides contained in scorpion fluids showed diverse array of biological activities with high specificities to their targeted sites. Many investigations outlined their potent effects against microbes and showed their potential to modulate various biological mechanisms that are involved in immune, nervous, cardiovascular, and neoplastic diseases.
BenNasr Hmed, Hammami Turky Serria, Zeghal Khaled Mounir, Robert Tanguay   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Scorpion envenomation in Bagh-E Malek, Iran –a 5 year study [PDF]

, 2017
Scorpionism is a major health problem in many tropical countries including Iran. The aim of this study was to describe the epidemiological and demographic information among whom stung by scorpions in Bagh-E Malek, Iran.
Asghar Valipour, A, Bahrami, D, Banarimehr, M, Ghassemi, M, Karimyan, A   +4 more
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Report of 267 Cases of Scorpion Bite Referring to an Emergency Department during One Year [PDF]

, 2013
Scorpion bite is a common health problem in many parts of the world, including the Iran’s tropics. There are thousands of cases and a number of deaths due to scorpion bite every year in the country.
Derakhshandeh, Niloufar, Khavanin, Ali, Khosravi, Shaghayegh, Manouchehrifar, Mohammad   +3 more
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The Effects of ICD-85 in vivo and in vitro in Treatment of Cancer [PDF]

Asia Pacific Journal of Medical Toxicology, 2019
Background: Breast cancer is now the most important type of cancer in women around the globe and accounts for 25% of all types of cancer. Prevention and treatment of cancer are essential. Method: The main methods for treating cancer include chemotherapy,
Mohammad Reza Zinatizadeh, Abbas Zare Mirakabadi, Peyman Kheirandish Zarandi, Hamid Reza Mirzaei, Farzaneh Parnak, Sholeh Javadi   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Radiolabeling and Bio-distribution study of ICD-85 with Technetium-99m as a cancer treatment agent in mice [PDF]

, 2018
     ICD-85 is a combination of three poly-peptides, ranging from 10,000 to 30,000 Dalton, derived from the venoms of an Iranian brown snake (Agkistrodon halys) and a yellow scorpion (Hemiscorpius lepturus).
Erfani, Mostafa, Mirzaei, Hamidreza, Mola, Masoud, Shirmardi, Seyed Pezhman, Zare, Abbas   +4 more
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Complications of Scorpion Stings in Patients Admitted in Afzalipour Hospital in Kerman [PDF]

, 2023
Background: Scorpion sting is one of the medical health problems in tropical and subtropical regions of Iran. This study deals with the frequency of complications of scorpion sting, in patients referred to Afzalipour Hospital in Kerman.Methods: This ...
Faezeh Ebrahimi, Rouhullah Dehghani, Saeedeh Shojaeepour, shakiba farhadpour, Zohreh Oghabian   +4 more
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A New Species of the Medically Important Scorpion Genus, Hemiscorpius Peters, 1861 (Hemiscorpiidae), from Southern Iran

Diversity
Seven species of Hemiscorpius Peters, 1861 have been recorded in Iran. Due to the medical importance of this genus, the scorpion populations of southern Kerman Province, in the south of Iran, were studied.
Esmaeil Amiri Ghanat Saman, Hossein Barahoei, Hossein Dehghan, Mohammad Ali Oshaghi, Javad Rafinejad, Amrollah Azarm, Lorenzo Prendini   +6 more
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Molecular Characterization and Phylogeny Analysis Based on Sequences of Cytochrome Oxidase gene From Hemiscorpius lepturus of Iran [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Veterinary Medicine, 2019
: Background: Hemiscorpius lepturus is a medically important scorpion found along the Iranian borders, especially near to Khuzestan Province in the south-west of Iran.
Abbas Jolodar
doaj   +1 more source

Phylogenetic analysis of metalloprotease from transcriptome of venom gland of Hemiscorpius lepturus [PDF]

Archives of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, 2019
Hemiscorpius lepturusis a dangerous scorpion and referred to health concern issue in Khuzestan, Iran. The venom of H.lepturus is cytotoxic and its effect is similar to spider Loxosceles reclusa. Metalloproteinases are the important class of enzymes in the venom that has hemorrhagic activity.
Fatemeh Kazemi-Lomedasht, Delavar Shahbazzadeh, Mahdi Behdani   +2 more
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