As a tribute to Butantan Institute in its 120th anniversary, this review describes some of the
scientific research efforts carried out in the study of Lonomia envenoming in Brazil, a country …

Introduction As an ecological adaptation venoms have evolved independently in several
species of Metazoa. As haematophagous arthropods ticks are mainly considered as …

In southern Brazil, since 1989, several cases of accidents produced by unwilling contact with
the body of poisonous caterpillars of the moth species Lonomia obliqua Walker, 1855 …

The major hallmark of rotator cuff tendinopathies (RCT) is the disorganization of the tendon
extracellular matrix (ECM), which is due to a decrease in the ratio of collagen I to collagen III …

Erucism is a skin reaction to envenomation from certain poisonous caterpillar bristles. In
Brazil, most reports of erucism provoked by Lonomia caterpillars are from the southern …

Poisons of caterpillars have different effects on inflammatory and coagulation systems. This
is a case report of a 2-year-old child that accidentally came in contact with several …

The pursuit of better therapies for disorders creating deficiencies in skeletal muscle
regeneration is in progress, and several biotoxins are used in skeletal muscle research …

Few species of butterflies and moths (order Lepidoptera) are involved in human
envenoming [1]. Caterpillars are the larval forms of moths and butterflies. Toxins are usually …

Lepidoptera species are widely distributed around the world and the majority of medically
important envenoming occurs after the contact of human skin with the hairs or bristles of the …

Animal venoms and secretions have been screened, in our research group, to discover,
identify and isolate peptide molecules active in the mammalian haemostatic system. As …