Scorpion envenomation in Brazil: Current scenario and perspectives for containing an increasing health problem

C Guerra-Duarte, R Saavedra-Langer… - PLoS neglected …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Opportunistic scorpion species can colonize urban environments, establishing high-density
communities that enhance the chances of human accidents. This scenario has been taking …

Scorpion species of medical importance in the Brazilian Amazon: a review to identify knowledge gaps

JG Martins, GC Santos, REL Procópio… - Journal of Venomous …, 2021 - SciELO Brasil
Scorpionism is a relevant medical condition in Brazil. It is responsible for most accidents
involving venomous animals in the country, which leads to severe symptoms that can evolve …

Scorpion venom as a source of antimicrobial peptides: overview of biomolecule separation, analysis and characterization methods

S Nasr, A Borges, C Sahyoun, R Nasr, R Roufayel… - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Scorpion venoms have long captivated scientific researchers, primarily due to the potency
and specificity of the mechanism of action of their derived components. Among other …

Exploring the biological activities and proteome of Brazilian scorpion Rhopalurus agamemnon venom

ACM Magalhães, CJC de Santana, RD Melani… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Scorpion venoms are formed by toxins harmful to various organisms, including humans.
Several techniques have been developed to understand the role of proteins in animal …

Exploring high molecular weight components in Tityus serrulatus venom

NM Alano-da-Silva, IS de Oliveira, IA Cardoso… - Toxicon, 2025 - Elsevier
Our study identified high-molecular-weight compounds from Tityus serrulatus venom (TsV),
and most of them have not yet been well explored. TsV was fractionated using FPLC system …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the potential of Brazilian Amazonian scorpion venoms: A comprehensive review of research from 2001 to 2021

JR da Cruz, P Bulet, CM de Moraes - Toxicon: X, 2024 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Antifungal activity of Rhopalurus crassicauda venom against Candida spp.

U Zottich, IS de Oliveira, IG Fereira, FA Cerni… - Toxicon: X, 2022 - Elsevier
Fungal infections are becoming a serious problem of human diseases, being one of the
most important fungal pathogens the yeast of the genus Candida. So far, fungal infection …

Evaluación de los efectos toxinológicos en ratones de los venenos de escorpiones de los géneros Tityus y Centruroides de Panamá: manifestaciones clínicas y …

MM Morán González - 2024 - up-rid.up.ac.pa
El escorpionismo es un problema de salud en Panamá y dentro de los escorpiones de
importancia médica están los géneros Tityus y Centruroides, incluyendo especies como …

[PDF][PDF] HALLAZGO INTRADOMICILIARIO DEL ESCORPIÓN Rhopalurus laticauda Thorell, 1876 (SCORPIONES: BUTHIDAE) EN CORO, ESTADO FALCÓN …

D CAZORLA, A BORGES, P MORALES-MORENO… - researchgate.net
Un ejemplar del escorpión Rhopalurus laticauda Thorell, 1876 (Scorpiones, Buthidae,
Rhopalurusinae) fue capturado en el área de dormitorio de una vivienda ubicada en la …