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Toxins, 2022 Scorpion venom is a complex secretory mixture of components with potential biological and physiological properties that attracted many researchers due to promising applications from clinical and pharmacological perspectives.
Parviz Ghezellou +4 more
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Scorpion venoms in gastric cancer
Oncology Letters, 2016 Venom secretions from snakes, scorpions, spiders and bees, have been widely applied in traditional medicine and current biopharmaceutical research. Possession of anticancer potential is another novel discovery for animal venoms and toxins. An increasing number of studies have shown the anticancer effects of venoms and toxins of snakes, and scorpions in
Zhang, Xiao-Ying, Zhang, Pei-Ying
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Potential of Scorpion (Scorpiops pseudomonatus) Venom in Diabetes Therapy: A Study on α-Amylase and α-Glucosidase Inhibition [PDF]
Journal of Liaquat National HospitalBackground: The increasing number of diabetes mellitus patients and the complications of its treatment using chemical medicine have made it necessary to look for new treatment options that can control blood glucose levels.
Syed Asif Nawaz +4 more
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, 2020 Background: Scorpion sting is a frequent event in tropical and subtropical countries. The objective of this study is to evaluate Efficacy of Paravatadi Agada on Indian Red Scorpion Venom (Mesobuthus Tamulus). Materials and Methods: PA was prepared as per
Rajput, Dhirajsing +2 more
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The Effects of Androctonus crassicauda Scorpion Venom on Liver and Kidney Histopathology and Biochemical Factors in STZ-induced Diabetic Rats [PDF]
Asia Pacific Journal of Medical ToxicologyBackground: Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a complex metabolic disorder characterized by insulin resistance and relative insulin deficiency, leading to chronic hyperglycemia.
Fateme Jafari +4 more
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Scorpions and their Venom [PDF]
Nature, 1922 PHYSALIA in “Animaux Venimeux,” p. 252, says that in all venomous animals their immunity to their own venom is limited, and announces that in an experiment a scorpion, Bulteus australis, was killed by an injection of the same venom as its own. I should like to add further observations from personal experience, bearing on this very interesting subject.
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Chaperone-mediated native folding of a β-scorpion toxin in the periplasm of E.coli
, 2014 Background: Animal neurotoxin peptides are valuable probes for investigating ion channel structure/function relationships and represent lead compounds for novel therapeutics and insecticides.
Cole, Ambrose R. +7 more
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Synergistic effect of Rhopalurus junceus scorpion venom combined with conventional cytostatics in cervical cancer cell line HeLa. [PDF]
Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmacognosy Research, 2019 Context: Venom from endemic scorpion of Cuba, Rhopalurus junceus, decreases the viability of epithelial cancer cells and has negligible cytotoxic effect on normal cells.
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BmK-YA, an Enkephalin-Like Peptide in Scorpion Venom
, 2012 By screening extracts of venom from the Asian scorpion Buthus martensii Karsch (BmK) for their abilities to activate opioid receptors, we have identified BmK-YA, an amidated peptide containing an enkephalin-like sequence. BmK-YA is encoded by a precursor
Liang, Xinmiao +7 more
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The myth of scorpion suicide: are scorpions insensitive to their own venom? [PDF]
Journal of Experimental Biology, 1998 ABSTRACT The resistance of the scorpion Androctonus australis to its own venom, as well as to the venom of other species, was investigated. A comparison of the electrical and pharmacological properties of muscle and nerve fibres from Androctonus australis with those from the crayfish Procambarus clarkii enabled us to understand the lack ...
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