Caterpillars are the larval forms of moths and butterflies and belong to the order
Lepidoptera. Caterpillars, and occasionally moths, have evolved defense mechanisms …

Animal venoms are a focus of research due to the hazards they represent and to their
relationship to evolution and ecology, pharmacology, biodiscovery, and biotechnology …

Contact with the Lonomia caterpillar causes numerous accidents, especially in Venezuela
and the southern region of Brazil, where it is considered a public health problem. The …

Lepidoptera (moths, butterflies, and caterpillars) are an uncommon cause of adverse
reactions in humans. Most reactions to Lepidoptera are mild and self‐limited; however …

Ethnopharmacology relevance The angiogenesis control at the initiation of rheumatoid
arthritis (RA) that mainly blocks the inflammatory cascades expects to attenuate the action of …

The pathophysiology of recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) involves deficiencies in the
proliferation and migration capacities of endometrial stromal cells (hESCs), which impair …

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 …

Contact with the bristles of the caterpillar Lonomia obliqua can cause serious hemorrhage.
Previously it was reported that a procoagulant protein (Lopap) in the bristle extract of L …

Envenomation caused by Lonomia obliqua is a public health hazard in Southern Brazil.
Envenomed victims present severe hemorrhagic syndrome that can progress to intracranial …

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 …