"Scorpion Venoms" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Venoms from animals of the order Scorpionida of the class Arachnida. They contain neuro- and hemotoxins, enzymes, and various other factors that may release acetylcholine and catecholamines from nerve endings. Of the several protein toxins that have been characterized, most are immunogenic.
| Descriptor ID |
D012604
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D20.888.065.830 D23.946.833.065.830
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| Concept/Terms |
Scorpion Venoms- Scorpion Venoms
- Venoms, Scorpion
- Scorpion Venom
- Venom, Scorpion
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| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Scorpion Venoms" by people in Profiles.
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Targeting KCa1.1 Channels with a Scorpion Venom Peptide for the Therapy of Rat Models of Rheumatoid Arthritis. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2018 05; 365(2):227-236.
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Prolonged immunomodulation in inflammatory arthritis using the selective Kv1.3 channel blocker HsTX1[R14A] and its PEGylated analog. Clin Immunol. 2017 07; 180:45-57.
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A potent and Kv1.3-selective analogue of the scorpion toxin HsTX1 as a potential therapeutic for autoimmune diseases. Sci Rep. 2014 Mar 28; 4:4509.
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Recombinant expression of margatoxin and agitoxin-2 in Pichia pastoris: an efficient method for production of KV1.3 channel blockers. PLoS One. 2012; 7(12):e52965.
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Vm24, a natural immunosuppressive peptide, potently and selectively blocks Kv1.3 potassium channels of human T cells. Mol Pharmacol. 2012 Sep; 82(3):372-82.
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Tumor paint: a chlorotoxin:Cy5.5 bioconjugate for intraoperative visualization of cancer foci. Cancer Res. 2007 Jul 15; 67(14):6882-8.
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The impact of the fourth disulfide bridge in scorpion toxins of the alpha-KTx6 subfamily. Proteins. 2005 Dec 01; 61(4):1010-23.
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Mu opioid receptor activation inhibits GABAergic inputs to basolateral amygdala neurons through Kv1.1/1.2 channels. J Neurophysiol. 2006 Apr; 95(4):2032-41.
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Evidence for domain-specific recognition of SK and Kv channels by MTX and HsTx1 scorpion toxins. J Biol Chem. 2004 Dec 31; 279(53):55690-6.
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[Ion channels and demyelination: basis of a treatment of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) by potassium channel blockers]. Rev Neurol (Paris). 2004 May; 160(5 Pt 2):S16-27.