Snake venoms are heterogeneous mixtures of proteins and peptides used for prey
subjugation. With modern proteomics there has been a rapid expansion in our knowledge of …

Snakebite envenoming is an important public health issue responsible for mortality and
severe morbidity. Where mortality is mainly caused by venom toxins that induce …

Approximate 70% of cobra venom is composed of cytotoxin (CTX), which is responsible for
the dermonecrotic symptoms of cobra envenomation. However, CTX is generally low in …

Cytotoxins (CTXs), an essential class of the non-enzymatic three-finger toxin family, are
ubiquitously present in cobra venoms. These low-molecular-mass toxins, contributing to …

The Taiwanese cobra, Naja atra, is a clinically significant species of snake observed in the
wild in Taiwan. Victims bitten by N. atra usually experience severe pain and local tissue …

Patients envenomed by snakes from the Viperidae and Elapidae families in China often
have varying degrees of local tissue necrosis. Due to the relative clinical characteristics of …

Background Current immunotherapies with unexpected severe side effects and treatment
resistance have not resulted in the desired outcomes for patients with melanoma, and there …

In this paper, we provide an overview of mitochondrial bioenergetics and specific conditions
that lead to the formation of non-bilayer structures in mitochondria. Secondly, we provide a …

Cytotoxins (CTs) are three-finger membrane-active toxins present mainly in cobra venom.
Our analysis of the available CT amino acid sequences, literature data on their membrane …

Objective This study aimed to evaluate the clinical therapeutic efficacy of anti-snake venom
serum blockade in treating local tissue necrosis caused by Chinese cobra (Naja atra) bites …