Bee venom: composition and anticancer properties

G Gajski, E Leonova, N Sjakste - Toxins, 2024 - mdpi.com
Among the various natural compounds used in alternative and Oriental medicine, toxins
isolated from different organisms have had their application for many years, and Apis …

Why to study peptides from venomous and poisonous animals?

AN de Oliveira, AM Soares, SL Da Silva - International Journal of Peptide …, 2023 - Springer
Venom and poison peptides are powerful biological weapons and have proven immense
pharmacological potential because of their high binding affinity to a wide range of molecular …

[HTML][HTML] Snake venom: a promising source of neurotoxins targeting voltage-gated potassium channels

AK AlShammari, TM Abd El-Aziz, A Al-Sabi - Toxins, 2023 - mdpi.com
The venom derived from various sources of snakes represents a vast collection of
predominantly protein-based toxins that exhibit a wide range of biological actions, including …

Snake venom phospholipase A2s exhibit strong virucidal activity against SARS-CoV-2 and inhibit the viral spike glycoprotein interaction with ACE2

AE Siniavin, MA Streltsova, MA Nikiforova… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2021 - Springer
The COVID-19 pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 requires new treatments both to alleviate
the symptoms and to prevent the spread of this disease. Previous studies demonstrated …

Forty-four years of global trade in CITES-listed snakes: Trends and implications for conservation and public health

F Hierink, I Bolon, AM Durso, RR de Castaneda… - Biological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Trade in venomous and non-venomous snakes can negatively impact wild snake
populations and may drive snakebite risk for people. However, we often lack sufficient trade …

Snake antivenoms—toward better understanding of the administration route

E Gamulin, S Mateljak Lukačević, B Halassy, T Kurtović - Toxins, 2023 - mdpi.com
Envenomations induced by animal bites and stings constitute a significant public health
burden. Even though a standardized protocol does not exist, parenterally administered …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative Analysis of Tentacle Extract and Nematocyst Venom: Toxicity, Mechanism, and Potential Intervention in the Giant Jellyfish Nemopilema nomurai

XY Geng, MK Wang, XC Hou, ZF Wang, Y Wang… - Marine drugs, 2024 - mdpi.com
The giant jellyfish Nemopilema nomurai sting can cause local and systemic reactions;
however, comparative analysis of the tentacle extract (TE) and nematocyst venom extract …

[PDF][PDF] Venoms classification and therapeutic uses: a narrative review.

MA Morsy, S Gupta, CP Dora, V Jhawat… - European Review for …, 2023 - europeanreview.org
The mere glimpse of venomous animals has always terrified humans because of the
devastating effects of their venoms. However, researchers across the globe have isolated …

Novel multitarget ACE inhibitory peptides from bovine colostrum immunoglobulin G: Cellular transport, efficacy in regulating endothelial dysfunction, and network …

CL Wu, ZF Ni, XY Kuang, MF Li, MH Zong… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2024 - ACS Publications
In this study, we used traditional laboratory methods, bioinformatics, and cellular models to
screen novel ACE inhibitory (ACEI) peptides with strong ACEI activity, moderate absorption …

Snake venom disintegrins update: Insights about new findings

GO Almeida, IS Oliveira, EC Arantes… - Journal of Venomous …, 2023 - SciELO Brasil
Snake venom disintegrins are low molecular weight, non-enzymatic proteins rich in cysteine,
present in the venom of snakes from the families Viperidae, Crotalidae, Atractaspididae …