Animal poisons and venoms are comprised of different classes of molecules displaying wide-
ranging pharmacological activities. This review aims to provide an in-depth view of toxin …

Scorpion venom may cause severe medical complications and untimely death if injected into
the human body. Neurotoxins are the main components of scorpion venom that are known to …

Scorpions are an ancient and diverse venomous lineage, with over 2200 currently
recognized species. Only a small fraction of scorpion species are considered harmful to …

It remains a challenge for the effective treatment of neuroinflammatory disease, including
multiple sclerosis (MS), stroke, epilepsy, and Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. The …

Ion channels allow the flux of specific ions across biological membranes, thereby
determining ion homeostasis within the cells. Voltage-gated potassium-selective ion …

Animal venom is an important evolutionary innovation in nature. As one of the most
representative animal venoms, scorpion venom contains an extremely diverse set of …

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 …

Evolution and natural selection have endowed animal venoms, including scorpion venoms,
with a wide range of pharmacological properties. Consequently, scorpions, their venoms …

Scorpion envenomation results in a wide range of clinical manifestations that are mostly
attributed to the activation of the autonomic nervous system by venom toxins. In fact …

In Brazil, the scorpion species responsible for most severe incidents belong to the Tityus
genus and, among this group, T. serrulatus, T. bahiensis, T. stigmurus and T. obscurus are …