Venomics and Peptidomics of Palearctic Vipers: A Clade-Wide Analysis of Seven Taxa of the Genera Vipera, Montivipera, Macrovipera, and Daboia across …

M Damm, M Karış, D Petras… - Journal of proteome …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Snake venom variations are a crucial factor to understand the consequences of snakebite
envenoming worldwide, and therefore it is important to know about toxin composition …

A Guide to the Clinical Management of Vipera Snakebite in Italy

MR Di Nicola, M Crevani, I Avella, A Cerullo… - Toxins, 2024 - mdpi.com
The genus Vipera encompasses most species of medically significant venomous snakes of
Europe, with Italy harbouring four of them. Envenomation by European vipers can result in …

[HTML][HTML] Proteogenomics-guided functional venomics resolves the toxin arsenal and activity of Deinagkistrodon acutus venom

I Avella, L Schulte, S Hurka, M Damm… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Snakebite primarily impacts rural communities of Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The sharp-
nosed viper (Deinagkistrodon acutus) is among the snakes of highest medical importance in …

[HTML][HTML] Venom variation among the three subspecies of the north African mountain viper Vipera monticola Saint Girons 1953

M Damm, I Avella, R Merzara, N Lucchini, J Buldain… - Biochimie, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The North African mountain viper (Vipera monticola) is a medically relevant
venomous snake distributed in Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia. Three subspecies of V …

Venomics of the milos viper (Macrovipera schweizeri) unveils patterns of venom composition and exochemistry across blunt-nosed viper venoms

L Schulte, M Damm, I Avella, L Uhrig… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Snakebite is a neglected tropical disease and a globally important driver of
death and morbidity. Vipers of the genus Macrovipera (Viperidae: Viperinae) are among the …

Proteogenomic approaches for snake venom protein-based drug development: current trends and challenges

SK Jhade, K Kalidoss, PK Pathak… - Transactions of The …, 2025 - academic.oup.com
Snake venom proteins have long been recognized for their therapeutic potential.
Proteogenomic strategies, integrating transcriptomics and proteomics, have emerged as …

Intraspecific venom variation in the Iberian asp viper (Vipera aspis zinnikeri) across natural and intensive agricultural habitats

J Buldain, R Vitorino, T Lima, I Avella, Ó Zuazo… - Journal of …, 2025 - Elsevier
Snake venom composition varies at different levels. To date, comparative venom studies
have seldom taken into account the role of habitat type in the occurrence of snake venom …

Comparative venom analysis between melanistic and normally coloured phenotypes of the common adder (Vipera berus)

L Schulte, L Uhrig, J Eichberg… - Royal Society …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Snake venom is an ecologically relevant functional trait directly linked with a snake's fitness
and survival, facilitating predation and defence. Snake venom variation occurs at all …

[HTML][HTML] The Toxin Diversity, Cytotoxicity, and Enzymatic Activity of Cape Cobra (Naja nivea) Venom

T Lüddecke, I Avella, M Damm, L Schulte, J Eichberg… - Toxins, 2024 - mdpi.com
“True” cobras (genus Naja) are among the venomous snakes most frequently involved in
snakebite accidents in Africa and Asia. The Cape cobra (Naja nivea) is one of the African …

Ontogeny, not prey availability, underlies allopatric venom variability in insular and mainland populations of Vipera ammodytes

M Lakušić, M Damm, V Bjelica, M Anđelković… - Journal of …, 2025 - Elsevier
Allopatric populations living under distinct ecological conditions are excellent systems to
infer factors underlying intraspecific venom variation. The venom composition of two …