Oral Acute Toxicity and Genotoxicity of Heteroctenus junceus Scorpion Venom [PDF]
Veterinary Medicine and ScienceObjective The study evaluates the elemental composition, oral acute toxicity, genotoxicity, and mutagenic potential of Heteroctenus junceus scorpion venom.
Alexis Díaz‐García +4 more
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Scorpion Venom: Detriments and Benefits [PDF]
Biomedicines, 2020 Scorpion venom may cause severe medical complications and untimely death if injected into the human body. Neurotoxins are the main components of scorpion venom that are known to be responsible for the pathological manifestations of envenoming.
Shirin Ahmadi +8 more
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Comparative venom gland transcriptome analysis of the scorpion
BMC Genomics, 2010 Background Lychas mucronatus is one scorpion species widely distributed in Southeast Asia and southern China. Anything is hardly known about its venom components, despite the fact that it can often cause human accidents.
Zhijian Cao +6 more
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Heteroctenus junceus Scorpion Venom Modulates the Concentration of Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines in F3II Tumor Cells [PDF]
Life, 2023 The ability of Heteroctenus junceus scorpion venom to modulate the concentration of cytokines related to its antitumoral effect is unknown. F3II cells were treated with ¼ IC50, ½ IC50 and the IC50 of H. junceus scorpion venom.
Arianna Yglesias-Rivera +3 more
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Evaluation of in vivo Lethality and in vitro Cytotoxic Effect of Odontobuthus bidentatus Scorpion Venom [PDF]
Archives of Razi Institute, 2022 The results of numerous studies have revealed that some deadly scorpion venoms are composed of various bioactive molecules that have significant cytotoxic effects on cancer cells.
Z Salehi-Najafabadi +2 more
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Unveiling the Diversity and Modifications of Short Peptides in Buthus martensii Scorpion Venom through Liquid Chromatography-High Resolution Mass Spectrometry [PDF]
ToxinsMore recently, short peptides in scorpion venom have received much attention because of their potential for drug discovery. Although various biological effects of these short peptides have been found, their studies have been hindered by the lack of ...
Ling Zeng +8 more
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F2 peptide fraction of Androctonus crassicauda scorpion venom: Inducing M2 to M1 macrophage polarization and inhibiting colon carcinoma cell proliferation and migration [PDF]
Avicenna Journal of PhytomedicineObjective: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is among the deadliest malignancies, often diagnosed at advanced stages, limiting treatment efficacy and necessitating alternative therapeutic approaches.
Noushin Ghadiri +5 more
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Extraction and quantification of antivenomous antibodies in chicken eggs against scorpion venom
Ciência Rural, 2023 : Avian-derived IgY is thought to be the best therapy for scorpion bites concerning low-level side effects. The present study analyzed a hypothesis about the neutralization of scorpion venom Androcotonus australis through antibodies produced in the egg ...
Mehvish Andleeb, Aleem Ahmed Khan
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Pharmacological Research, 2023 Animal venom is an important evolutionary innovation in nature. As one of the most representative animal venoms, scorpion venom contains an extremely diverse set of bioactive peptides.
Zhiqiang Xia +4 more
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Arizona bark scorpion venom resistance in the pallid bat, Antrozous pallidus. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 The pallid bat (Antrozous pallidus), a gleaning bat found in the western United States and Mexico, hunts a wide variety of ground-dwelling prey, including scorpions.
Bradley H Hopp +3 more
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