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Biochemical and pharmacological study of venom of the wolf spider Lycosa singoriensis
Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2009 The wolf spider Lycosa singoriensis is a large and venomous spider distributed throughout northwestern China. Like other spider venoms, the wolf spider venom is a chemical cocktail.
ZH Liu, W Qian, J Li, Y Zhang, S Liang
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Spider-Venom Peptides as Therapeutics [PDF]
Toxins, 2010 Spiders are the most successful venomous animals and the most abundant terrestrial predators. Their remarkable success is due in large part to their ingenious exploitation of silk and the evolution of pharmacologically complex venoms that ensure rapid subjugation of prey.
Natalie J. Saez +6 more
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Molecules, 2021 The brown widow spider, Latrodectus geometricus, is a predator of a variety of agricultural insects and is also hazardous for humans. Its venom is a true pharmacopeia representing neurotoxic peptides targeting the ion channels and/or receptors of both ...
Pornsawan Khamtorn +5 more
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The venom gland transcriptome of Latrodectus tredecimguttatus revealed by deep sequencing and cDNA library analysis. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Latrodectus tredecimguttatus, commonly known as black widow spider, is well known for its dangerous bite. Although its venom has been characterized extensively, some fundamental questions about its molecular composition remain unanswered.
Quanze He +5 more
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Proteotranscriptomic Insights into the Venom Composition of the Wolf Spider Lycosa tarantula
Toxins, 2020 Spider venoms represent an original source of novel compounds with therapeutic and agrochemical potential. Whereas most of the research efforts have focused on large mygalomorph spiders, araneomorph spiders are equally promising but require more ...
Dominique Koua +7 more
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Toxins, 2023 The wandering spider, Phoneutria depilata, is one of Colombia’s most active nocturnal arthropod predators of vertebrates and invertebrates. Its venom has been a relevant subject of study in the last two decades.
Diego Sierra Ramírez +7 more
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Spider Venoms: Biochemical Aspects [PDF]
American Zoologist, 1969 SYNOPSIS. The venoms of spiders are quite complex and contain an array of biologically active components. The majority of studies on the biochemical aspects of these venoms have utilized four species: Phoneutria fera, Lycosa erythrognatha, Atrax robustus , and Latrodectus mactans .
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Brown Recluse spider bite mediated hemolysis: clinical features, a possible role for complement inhibitor therapy, and reduced RBC surface glycophorin A as a potential biomarker of venom exposure. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 The venom of Loxosceles reclusa (Brown Recluse spider) can cause a severe, life-threatening hemolysis in humans for which no therapy is currently available in the USA beyond supportive measures.
Eric A Gehrie, Hui Nian, Pampee P Young
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Nature Communications, 2020 The sodium channels Nav1.7, Nav1.8 and Nav1.9 are critical for pain perception in peripheral nociceptors. Loss of function of Nav1.7 leads to congenital insensitivity to pain in humans.
Xi Zhou +14 more
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A Novel Insecticidal Spider Peptide that Affects the Mammalian Voltage-Gated Ion Channel hKv1.5
Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021 Spider venoms include various peptide toxins that modify the ion currents, mainly of excitable insect cells. Consequently, scientific research on spider venoms has revealed a broad range of peptide toxins with different pharmacological properties, even ...
Diana Alvarado +13 more
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