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Hemolytic activities of stinging insect venoms

Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology, 1983
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Biochemical evolution in fire ant venoms

Insect Biochemistry, 1973
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Snakebite and Venom

2006
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Differential Effects of Marimastat and Prinomastat on the Metalloprotease Activity of Various Snake Venoms [PDF]

Toxins
Snakebite envenoming is a neglected tropical disease, responsible for approximately 140,000 deaths globally each year. Vipers and elapid snakes represent the most significant snake families in medical contexts, exhibiting a variety of venom components ...
Mahtab Khatibi, José R. Almeida, Soheil Gilabadi, David Ramírez, Paulina Valenzuela-Hormazábal, Ketan Patel, Sakthivel Vaiyapuri   +6 more
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Snake Venoms in Drug Discovery: Valuable Therapeutic Tools for Life Saving

Toxins, 2019
Animal venoms are used as defense mechanisms or to immobilize and digest prey. In fact, venoms are complex mixtures of enzymatic and non-enzymatic components with specific pathophysiological functions.
Tarek Mohamed Abd El-Aziz, James D Stockand   +1 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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Evaluation of the Lethal Potency of Scorpion and Snake Venoms and Comparison between Intraperitoneal and Intravenous Injection Routes

Toxins, 2014
Scorpion stings and snake bites are major health hazards that lead to suffering of victims and high mortality. Thousands of injuries associated with such stings and bites of venomous animals occur every year worldwide.
Naoual Oukkache, Rachid Eljaoudi, Noreddine Ghalim, Fatima Chgoury, Balkiss Bouhaouala, Naima Elmdaghri, Jean-Marc Sabatier   +6 more
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A Review on Genotoxic and Genoprotective Effects of Biologically Active Compounds of Animal Origin

Toxins, 2023
Envenomation by animal venoms remains a serious medical and social problem, especially in tropical countries. On the other hand, animal venoms are widely used as a source of biologically active compounds for the development of novel drugs.
Nikolajs Sjakste, Goran Gajski
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Bee Venom: From Venom to Drug [PDF]

Molecules, 2021
Insects of the order Hymenoptera have a defensive substance that contains many biologically active compounds. Specifically, venom from honeybees (Apis mellifera) contains many enzymes and peptides that are effective against various diseases. Different research papers stated the possibility of using bee venom (a direct bee sting or in an injectable form)
Abdelwahab Khalil, Basem H. Elesawy, Tarek M. Ali, Osama M. Ahmed   +3 more
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Neglected Venomous Animals and Toxins: Underrated Biotechnological Tools in Drug Development

Toxins, 2021
Among the vast repertoire of animal toxins and venoms selected by nature and evolution, mankind opted to devote its scientific attention—during the last century—to a restricted group of animals, leaving a myriad of toxic creatures aside.
Guilherme Rabelo Coelho, Daiane Laise da Silva, Emidio Beraldo-Neto, Hugo Vigerelli, Laudiceia Alves de Oliveira, Juliana Mozer Sciani, Daniel Carvalho Pimenta   +6 more
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