[HTML][HTML] Marine organisms as a rich source of biologically active peptides

MWFS Macedo, NB Cunha, JA Carneiro… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Oceanic environments are one of the largest sources of bioactive molecules, due to the high
degree of biodiversity and the innumerable ecological relationships established between …

Taxane‐induced neurotoxicity: Pathophysiology and therapeutic perspectives

R da Costa, GF Passos, NLM Quintão… - British journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Taxane‐derived drugs are antineoplastic agents used for the treatment of highly common
malignancies. Paclitaxel and docetaxel are the most commonly used taxanes; however …

[HTML][HTML] Cone snails: A big store of conotoxins for novel drug discovery

B Gao, C Peng, J Yang, Y Yi, J Zhang, Q Shi - Toxins, 2017 - mdpi.com
Marine drugs have developed rapidly in recent decades. Cone snails, a group of more than
700 species, have always been one of the focuses for new drug discovery. These venomous …

An updated understanding of the mechanisms involved in chemotherapy-induced neuropathy

JA Boyette-Davis, S Hou, S Abdi… - Pain management, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
The burdensome condition of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy occurs with
various chemotherapeutics, including bortezomib, oxaliplatin, paclitaxel and vincristine. The …

[HTML][HTML] Animal protein toxins: origins and therapeutic applications

N Chen, S Xu, Y Zhang, F Wang - Biophysics reports, 2018 - Springer
Venomous animals on the earth have been found to be valuable resources for the
development of therapeutics. Enzymatic and non-enzymatic proteins and peptides are the …

The peptide Phα1β, from spider venom, acts as a TRPA1 channel antagonist with antinociceptive effects in mice

R Tonello, C Fusi, S Materazzi… - British journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Purpose Peptides from venomous animals have long been important for
understanding pain mechanisms and for the discovery of pain treatments. Here, we …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

Cisplatin-induced neuropathic pain is mediated by upregulation of N-type voltage-gated calcium channels in dorsal root ganglion neurons

M Leo, LI Schmitt, M Erkel, M Melnikova… - Experimental …, 2017 - Elsevier
Cisplatin is important in the treatment of various types of cancer. Although it is highly
effective, it also has severe side effects, with neurotoxicity in dorsal root ganglion (DRG) …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in understanding chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy

R Gordon-Williams, P Farquhar-Smith - F1000Research, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is a common cause of pain and poor
quality of life for those undergoing treatment for cancer and those surviving cancer. Many …

[HTML][HTML] Antinociceptive activity of transient receptor potential channel TRPV1, TRPA1, and TRPM8 antagonists in neurogenic and neuropathic pain models in mice

K Sałat, B Filipek - Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. B, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The aim of this research was to assess the antinociceptive activity of the transient receptor
potential (TRP) channel TRPV1, TRPM8, and TRPA1 antagonists in neurogenic, tonic, and …