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Defensive Venoms: Is Pain Sufficient for Predator Deterrence? [PDF]

Toxins, 2020
Pain, though unpleasant, is adaptive in calling an animal’s attention to potential tissue damage. A long list of animals representing diverse taxa possess venom-mediated, pain-inducing bites or stings that work by co-opting the pain-sensing pathways of ...
Crystal N. Niermann, Travis G. Tate, Amber L. Suto, Rolando Barajas, Hope A. White, Olivia D. Guswiler, Stephen M. Secor, Ashlee H. Rowe, Matthew P. Rowe   +8 more
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Animal Venom Pharmacological Resources: Exploiting Bioactive Peptides to Target Multi-Drug-Resistant Bacteria. [PDF]

Biochem Res Int
Background The escalating rise of multi–drug‐resistant (MDR) bacterial strains significantly threatens global health, creating a “silent pandemic” prompted by natural selection, gene mutation, and horizontal gene transfer. This crisis is worsened by the deficit in the development of new treatments, necessitating the innovative discovery of new potent ...
Jaber R, Mattei C, Accary C, Roufayel R, Abi Khattar Z, Fajloun Z.   +5 more
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Exploring the potential of Brazilian Amazonian scorpion venoms: A comprehensive review of research from 2001 to 2021 [PDF]

Toxicon: X
The Amazon biome is home to many scorpion species, with around two hundred identified in the region. Of these, forty-eight species have been reported in Brazil so far and six of them are of medical importance: Tityus apiacas, T. metuendus, T. obscurus, T.
Joel Ramanan da Cruz, Philippe Bulet, Cléria Mendonça de Moraes, PhD   +2 more
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Intraspecific variation in protein pattern of red scorpion (Mesobuthus tamulus, coconsis, pocock) venoms from Western and Southern India [PDF]

Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2006
Red scorpions Mesobuthus tamulus (Coconsis, Pocock) were obtained from different regions of West and South India (Ratnagiri, Chiplun and Ahmednagar from Maharashtra and Chennai from Tamil Nadu, respectively).
R. V. Badhe, A. B. Thomas, S. L. Harer, A. D. Deshpande, N. Salvi, A. Waghmare   +5 more
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Animal Venoms as Peptide Libraries for the Discovery of Antiglioblastoma Agents. [PDF]

Biochem Res Int
Glioblastoma is one of the most aggressive and widely recognized types of brain tumors, characterized by significant cellular and molecular diversity and an inherently aggressive nature. The treatment remains highly challenging, with limited effectiveness and persistently low survival rates.
Santiago LR, Pinos Tamayo EA, Moreira Dos Santos D, Kim B, Almeida JR, Ribeiro RIMA.   +5 more
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Identification and Venom Characterization of Two Scorpions from the State of Chihuahua Mexico: Chihuahuanus coahuliae and Chihuahuanus crassimannus [PDF]

Toxins, 2023
Chihuahua is the largest state in Mexico. The ecosystem of this region is composed of large area of bushes, forests, and grasslands, which allows for a specific diversity of fauna; among them are interesting species of non-lethal scorpions.
Carolina Alvarado-Gonzalez, Herlinda Clement, Lourdes Ballinas-Casarrubias, Angelica Escarcega-Avila, Ivan Arenas-Sosa, Karla Sofia Lopez-Contreras, Fernando Zamudio, Gerardo Corzo, Gerardo Pavel Espino-Solis   +8 more
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Scorpion venomics: a 2019 overview [PDF]

Expert Review of Proteomics, 2019
Introduction: A few scorpions are dangerous to humans. Their medical relevance was the initial driving force for venom research. By classical biochemistry and molecular cloning, several venom peptides and their coding transcripts were characterized, mainly those related to toxins.
Jimena I, Cid-Uribe, José Ignacio, Veytia-Bucheli, Teresa, Romero-Gutierrez, Ernesto, Ortiz, Lourival D, Possani   +4 more
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Scorpion Venom and the Inflammatory Response [PDF]

Mediators of Inflammation, 2010
Scorpion venoms consist of a complex of several toxins that exhibit a wide range of biological properties and actions, as well as chemical compositions, toxicity, and pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic characteristics.
Vera L. Petricevich
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Snapshots of scorpion venomics [PDF]

Journal of Arid Environments, 2015
Scorpions are particularly well adapted to survival in extreme habitats (especially arid and semi-arid environments) and their ability to produce and deliver venoms is an important factor in this success. Scorpion venoms are very complex mixtures of different proteins and peptides.
Mohamed A. Abdel-Rahman, Patrick L. Harrison, Peter N. Strong   +2 more
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Interaction of Human Lymphocyte Scavenger Receptors CD5 and CD6 with Toxins from Naja haje, Androctonus australis and Apis mellifera Venoms [PDF]

Biomolecules
Animal venoms induce systemic inflammatory response syndrome through their interaction, inter alia, with pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) of the innate immune system.
Dalila Khemili, Laura Carrillo-Serradell, Violeta Planells-Romeo, Lucía Aragón-Serrano, Selma Djilani, Djelila Hammoudi-Triki, Khedidja Zerouti, Abdenacer Mouffok, Francisco Lozano, María Velasco-de-Andrés   +9 more
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