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Discovering Venom-Derived Drug Candidates Using Differential Gene Expression
Toxins, 2023 Venoms are a diverse and complex group of natural toxins that have been adapted to treat many types of human disease, but rigorous computational approaches for discovering new therapeutic activities are scarce.
Joseph D. Romano +6 more
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Quo Vadis Venomics? A Roadmap to Neglected Venomous Invertebrates
Toxins, 2014 Venomics research is being revolutionized by the increased use of sensitive -omics techniques to identify venom toxins and their transcripts in both well studied and neglected venomous taxa.
Bjoern Marcus von Reumont +2 more
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Pharmaceuticals, 2022 Scorpion stings are a public health event in Colombia lacking official epidemiological data, and are considered a medical emergency. Despite the two local producers of antivenoms, neither of them is currently manufacturing scorpion antivenoms. We present
Sebastian Estrada-Gomez +4 more
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Pallas, 2020 In this report the testimonies of Pliny concerning the term saliva (28, 35, 1-39, 8) are examined. Moreover at this «monographic» moment, which presents about 19 cases of therapeutic or magical application of human saliva, the other passages in the ...
Livia Radici, Paola Radici Colace
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FEBS Open Bio, 2021 Buthus occitanus (B. occitanus) is one of the most dangerous scorpions in the world. Despite the involvement of B. occitanus scorpion in severe cases of envenomation in Morocco, no study has focused yet on the proteomic composition of the Moroccan B ...
Khadija Daoudi +8 more
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Bioactive peptides from venoms against glioma progression
Frontiers in Oncology, 2022 Venoms are complex mixtures of different molecules and ions. Among them, bioactive peptides have been found to affect cancer hallmarks, such as cell proliferation, cell invasion, cell migration, and can also modulate the immune response of normal and ...
Bernarda Majc +6 more
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Harnessing the Power of Venomous Animal-Derived Toxins against COVID-19
Toxins, 2023 Animal-derived venoms are complex mixtures of toxins triggering important biological effects during envenomings. Although venom-derived toxins are known for their potential of causing harm to victims, toxins can also act as pharmacological agents. During
Isadora Oliveira +8 more
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, 2023 Bothrops venoms are rich in enzymes acting on platelets and coagulation. This action is dependent on two major co-factors, i.e., calcium and phospholipids, while antivenoms variably neutralize venom-related coagulopathy effects.
Rabah Gahoual +10 more
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Field study on scorpions and scorpionism in the southeast of El Jadida, Morocco [PDF]
BIO Web of ConferencesMorocco has a rich and diverse fauna of scorpions. However, certain regions such as Boulaouane remain underdocumented despite their importance for public health.
Ammouch Khawla +5 more
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, 2022 Two recently revised Azemiops snakes with apparent differences in their external appearances and skeletal morphologies but unclear genetic boundaries have been proposed. Some researchers have refrained from using the newly proposed taxonomy because these
Gao, Jian-Fang +11 more
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