Entomoceuticals define a subset of pharmaceuticals derived from insects. The therapeutic
effect of insect-derived drugs has been empirically validated by the direct use of various folk …

The traditional view of integrins portrays these highly conserved cell surface receptors as
mediators of cellular attachment to the extracellular matrix (ECM), and to a lesser degree, as …

In Korea, various insect species such as crickets and grasshoppers, as well as honey bee
and silkworm pupae, have been consumed as food and used in oriental medicine. In this …

Ischemic stroke is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide. Increasing evidence
indicates that ischemic stroke is a thromboinflammatory disease in which the contact–kinin …

Several adaptor molecules bind to cytoplasmic tails of β-integrins and facilitate bidirectional
signaling, which is critical in thrombosis and hemostasis. Interfering with integrin-adaptor …

Background A diverse group of physiologically active peptides/proteins are present in the
salivary glands of horsefly Tabanus yao (Diptera, Tabanidae) that facilitate acquisition of …

Multiple representatives of eulipotyphlan mammals such as shrews have oral venom
systems. Venom facilitates shrews to hunt and/or hoard preys. However, little is known about …

Triatomines are hematophagous arthropod vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative
agent of Chagas Disease. Panstrongylus lignarius, also known as Panstrongylus herreri, is …

Increasing evidence has shown that collagen peptides have multiple biological activities.
Our previous study has separated and identified antiplatelet aggregation peptides Asp-Glu …

14–3–3ζ protein, the key target in the regulation and control of integrin β3 outside-in
signaling, is an attractive new strategy to inhibit thrombosis without affecting hemostasis. In …