Review

Maintenance of venomous snakes in captivity for venom production at Butantan Institute from 1908 to the present: a scoping history

 

Once upon a time, inflammation

 

Vector saliva controlled inflammatory response of the host may represent the Achilles heel during pathogen transmission

 

Effects of venoms on neutrophil respiratory burst: a major inflammatory function

 

Brown spider venom toxins: what are the functions of astacins, serine proteases, hyaluronidases, allergens, TCTP, serpins and knottins?

 

Inflammation and kidney involvement in human viral diseases caused by SARS-CoV-2, HIV, HCV and HBV

 

Through DNA sensors and hidden mitochondrial effects of SARS-CoV-2

 

Acute kidney injury caused by venomous animals: inflammatory mechanisms

 

Armed stem to stinger: a review of the ecological roles of scorpion weapons

 

Scorpion species of medical importance in the Brazilian Amazon: a review to identify knowledge gaps

 

Inflammation: improving understanding to prevent or ameliorate kidney diseases

 

Anti-inflammatory activities of arthropod peptides: a systematic review

 

Widow spiders in the New World: a review on Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1805 (Theridiidae) and latrodectism in the Americas

 

Analgesic effects of Phα1β toxin: a review of mechanisms of action involving pain pathways

 

Brazilian Theraphosidae: a toxicological point of view

 

Pain-related toxins in scorpion and spider venoms: a face to face with ion channels

 

Amazonian scorpions and scorpionism: integrating toxinological, clinical, and phylogenetic data to combat a human health crisis in the world’s most diverse rainforest

 

Interactions amongst inflammation, renin-angiotensin-aldosterone and kallikrein-kinin systems: suggestive approaches for COVID-19 therapy

 

King Cobra and snakebite envenomation: on the natural history, human-snake relationship and medical importance of Ophiophagus hannah

 

 

Research

Dehydrobufotenin extracted from the Amazonian toad Rhinella marina (Anura: Bufonidae) as a prototype molecule for the development of antiplasmodial drugs

 

Design, synthesis, and evaluation of Bothrops venom serine protease peptidic inhibitors

 

Escherichia coli vacuolating factor, involved in avian cellulitis, induces actin contraction and binds to cytoskeleton proteins in fibroblasts

 

Proteolytic activity of Triatoma infestanssaliva associated with PAR-2 activation and vasodilation

 

Identification and recombinant expression of an antimicrobial peptide (cecropin B-like) from soybean pest Anticarsia gemmatalis

 

Quantity – but not diversity – of secreted peptides and proteins increases with age in the tree frog Pithecopus nordestinus

 

Kinetic and toxicological effects of synthesized palladium(II) complex on snake venom (Bungarus sindanus) acetylcholinesterase

 

Reverse vaccinology and subtractive genomics approaches for identifying common therapeutics against Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis

 

Proteomics, toxicity and antivenom neutralization of Sri Lankan and Indian Russell’s viper (Daboia russelii) venoms

 

Characterization and evaluation of the enzymatic activity of tetanus toxin submitted to cobalt-60 gamma radiation

 

A novel proline-rich M-superfamily conotoxin that can simultaneously affect sodium, potassium and calcium currents

 

Glycosylation of β1 subunit plays a pivotal role in the toxin sensitivity and activation of BK channels

 

Novel neuroprotective peptides in the venom of the solitary scoliid wasp Scolia decorata ventralis

 

Neuroactive venom compounds obtained from Phlogiellus bundokalbo as potential leads for neurodegenerative diseases: insights on their acetylcholinesterase and beta-secretase inhibitory activities in vitro

 

Effects of climate variables on the incidence of scorpion stings in Iran for five years

 

MS/MS analysis of four scorpion venoms from Colombia: a descriptive approach

 

Proteomic characterization of Naja mandalayensis venom

 

P-I metalloproteinases and L-amino acid oxidases from Bothrops species inhibit angiogenesis

 

Isobolographic analysis reveals antinociceptive synergism between Phα1β recombinant toxin and morphine in a model of cancer pain in C57BL/6J mice

 

De novo venom gland transcriptomics of Calliophis bivirgata flaviceps: uncovering the complexity of toxins from the Malayan blue coral snake

 

Proteomic analysis of Red Sea Conus taeniatus venom reveals potential biological applications

 

Exploring the five-paced viper (Deinagkistrodon acutus) venom proteome by integrating a combinatorial peptide ligand library approach with shotgun LC-MS/MS

 

Virucidal activity of oriental hornet Vespa orientalis venom against hepatitis C virus

 

BM-MSC-derived small extracellular vesicles (sEV) from trained animals presented nephroprotective potential in unilateralureteral obstruction model

 

Comparison of biological activities of Tityus pachyurus venom from two Colombian regions

Characterization of the first two toxins isolated from the venom of the ancient scorpion Tityus (Archaeotityus) mattogrossensis (Borelli, 1901)

 

 

Case Report

Persistent interstitial lung abnormalities in post-COVID-19 patients: a case series

 

 

 

Short Communication

In situ cellular immune response in non-ulcerated skin lesions due to Leishmania (L.) infantum chagasi infection

 

Leptospirosis diagnosis among patients suspected of dengue fever in Brazil