Toad venom bufadienolides and bufotoxins: An updated review

AM Asrorov, M Kayumov… - Drug Development …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Bufadienolides, naturally found in toad venoms having steroid‐like structures, reveal
antiproliferative effects at low doses. However, their application as anticancer drugs is …

Pharmacological insights and role of bufalin (bufadienolides) in inflammation modulation: a narrative review

G Kaur, S Devi, A Sharma, P Sood - Inflammopharmacology, 2024 - Springer
Bufadienolides, specifically bufalin, have garnered attention for their potential therapeutic
application in modulating inflammatory pathways. Bufalin is derived from toad venom and …

[HTML][HTML] Toxic medicine used in Traditional Chinese Medicine for cancer treatment: are ion channels involved?

LIU Hengrui - Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Cancer has been one of the most serious public health issues in the world. Traditional
medicines are widely used in adjunctive therapies in clinical cancer treatment in many …

Transcriptomic and gene-family dynamic analyses reveal gene expression pattern and evolution in toxin-producing tissues of Asiatic toad (Bufo gargarizans)

Y Lv, Y Li, Z Wen, Q Shi - Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Comprising a major clade of Anura, toads produce and secrete numerous toxins from both
the parotoid glands behind their eyes and their dorsal skin. These toxins, made of various …

[HTML][HTML] Action of heparin and acetylcholine modulators on the neurotoxicity of the toad Rhinella schneideri (Anura: Bufonidae) in Brazil

S Rostelato-Ferreira, OB Vettorazzo… - Revista de Biología …, 2021 - scielo.sa.cr
Objective: In this work, we investigated pharmacological strategies to attenuate the
peripheral neurotoxicity induced by R. schneideri poison in avian neuromuscular …

Accion de la heparina y moduladores de acetilcolina en la neurotoxicidad del sapo Rhinella schneideri (Anura: Bufonidae) en Brasil.

S Rostelato-Ferreira, OB Vettorazzo… - Revista de Biología …, 2021 - go.gale.com
Introducción: Rhinella schneideri está ampliamente distribuida en Suramérica y su veneno
es caracterizado por inducir cardiotoxicidad y neurotoxicidad. Objetivo: En este trabajo …