[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 …

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 …

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 Castañeda… - 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 …

The structural and functional divergence of a neglected three-finger toxin subfamily in lethal elapids

ZY Zhang, Y Lv, W Wu, C Yan, CY Tang, C Peng, JT Li - Cell Reports, 2022 - cell.com
Bungarus multicinctus is a widely distributed and medically important elapid snake that
produces lethal neurotoxic venom. To study and enhance existing antivenom, we explore …

Biologically active peptides from venoms: applications in antibiotic resistance, cancer, and beyond

L Ageitos, MDT Torres… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Peptides are potential therapeutic alternatives against global diseases, such as
antimicrobial-resistant infections and cancer. Venoms are a rich source of bioactive peptides …

Snake venoms in diagnostic hemostasis and thrombosis

GW Moore - Seminars in thrombosis and hemostasis, 2022 - thieme-connect.com
Snake venoms have evolved primarily to immobilize and kill prey, and consequently, they
contain some of the most potent natural toxins. Part of that armory is a range of hemotoxic …

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 …

Mechanistic insights of snake venom disintegrins in cancer treatment

B Akhtar, F Muhammad, A Sharif, MI Anwar - European journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Snake venoms are a potential source of various enzymatic and non-enzymatic compounds
with a defensive role for the host. Various peptides with significant medicinal properties have …

Past, present, and future of naturally occurring antimicrobials related to snake venoms

N Oguiura, L Sanches, PV Duarte, MA Sulca-López… - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary A critical global health problem is microbial resistance to antibiotics. In
order to further discuss this issue and search for practical means to overcome such …