Venoms and Extracellular Vesicles: A New Frontier in Venom Biology by Auwal A. Bala, Naoual Oukkache, Elda E. Sanchez, Montamas Suntravat, Jacob A. Galan

“…Recent advancements in isolating and purifying EV cargo, mass spectrometry techniques, and bioinformatics have positioned EVs as potential biomarkers that could elucidate biological signaling pathways and provide valuable information on the relationship between venomous toxins, their mechanisms of action, and the effectiveness of antivenoms. …”
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Recognizing Florida's Venomous Snakes by Steve A. Johnson, Martin B. Main

“… Florida is home to 45 species of native snakes, six of which are venomous (poisonous). The venomous species include five pit vipers (Eastern Diamond-backed Rattlesnake, Timber Rattlesnake, Pygmy Rattlesnake, Copperhead, and Cottonmouth) and the Coral Snake. …”
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Stinging and Venomous Caterpillars of the Southeast by Rebecca Perry, Adam G. Dale

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Scorpion Venom and the Inflammatory Response by Vera L. Petricevich

“…These venoms are associated with high morbility and mortality, especially among children. …”
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Recognizing Florida's Venomous Snakes by Steve A. Johnson, Martin B. Main

“… Florida is home to 45 species of native snakes, six of which are venomous (poisonous). The venomous species include five pit vipers (Eastern Diamond-backed Rattlesnake, Timber Rattlesnake, Pygmy Rattlesnake, Copperhead, and Cottonmouth) and the Coral Snake. …”
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Stinging and Venomous Caterpillars of the Southeast by Rebecca Perry, Adam G. Dale

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Antitumor effect of Bothrops jararaca venom by Reinaldo J. da Silva, Márcia G. da Silva, Lízia C. Vilela, Denise Fecchio

“…Many experimental studies have been carried out using snake venoms for the treatment of animal tumors, with controversial results. …”
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Venomous Snakes and Lizards of New Mexico by Brandon M. Bourassa, Steve A. Johnson, Max D. Havelka, Basil V. Iannone

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Venom of the Endoparasitoid Wasp Pteromalus puparum: An Overview by Jia-Ying Zhu, Gong-Yin Ye, Cui Hu

“…Parasitoid venom is a focal research point in the biological control area, which aims to explore its physiological functions and nature. …”
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Position of the Anaphylaxis, Insect Venom Allergy and Mastocytosis Section of the Polish Society of Allergology regarding the principles of diagnosing hypersensitivity to Hymenoptera insects venom by Marita Nittner-Marszalska, Marek Niedoszytko, Ewa Cichocka-Jarosz, Andrzej Bożek, Iwona Poziomkowska-Gęsicka, Radoslaw Gawlik, Marta Chełmińska

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Complement activation in wasp venom-induced acute kidney injury by Rui Cheng, Liang Xu, Jianhua Gong, Fanglin Yu, Ying Lv, Hai Yuan, Fengqi Hu

“…Nevertheless, the specific role and mechanism of complement activation in acute kidney injury (AKI) caused by wasp venom remain unclear. The aim of this study was to elucidate the specific complement pathway activated and investigate complement activation in AKI induced by wasp venom. …”
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Histopathological Study of Bee Venom with Different Concentrations in Laboratory Mice by Zeyad G. Al-Rikabi, Montaha Abdulkareem Al-Saffar, Huda S. Nassir, Inam B. Falih

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Exploiting venom toxins in paratransgenesis to prevent mosquito-borne disease by Stephanie French, Rachael Da Silva, Janet Storm, Christida E. Wastika, India Cullen, Martijn ten Have, Grant L. Hughes, Cassandra M. Modahl

“…A variety of effectors can be expressed but venom toxins are excellent effector candidates because they are target specific, potent and stable. …”
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Snake venom and cerebrovascular events: insights and public health implications by Jorge Vasconez-Gonzalez, María de Lourdes Noboa-Lasso, Esteban Ortiz-Prado

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Crotalus durissus ruruima Snake Venom and a Phospholipase A2 Isolated from This Venom Elicit Macrophages to Form Lipid Droplets and Synthesize Inflammatory Lipid Mediators by Ana Eduarda Zulim de Carvalho, Karina Giannotti, Elbio Leiguez Junior, Márcio Matsubara, Maria Cristina Dos Santos, Consuelo Latorre Fortes-Dias, Catarina Teixeira

“…Curiously, the venom of C. d. ruruima (CdrV) is better neutralized by antibothropic than by anticrotalic serum, strongly suggesting that this venom has similarities with venom of Bothrops genus snakes with regard to the ability to induce inflammation. …”
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Chemical and Biological Characterization of Venom of the Ant Solenopsis Xyloni McCook by Murray S. Blum, J. E. Roberts, A. F. Novak

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Local inflammation, lethality and cytokine release in mice injected with Bothrops atrox venom by S. F. Barros, I. Friedlanskaia, V. L. Petricevich, T. L. Kipnis

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Comparison of cytotoxicity methods for studying Vipera ammodytes venom and the anticytotoxic potency of antivenom by Ivana Lukic, Veljko Blagojevic, Rajna Minic, Sasa Ivanovic, Suncica Borozan, Vitomir Cupic, Irena Zivkovic

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Assessing the Proteomic Activity of the Venom of the Ant Ectatomma tuberculatum (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ectatomminae) by Juliana Rocha da Silva, Aline Zanotelli de Souza, Carlos Priminho Pirovani, Helena Costa, Aline Silva, João Carlos Teixeira Dias, Jacques Hubert Charles Delabie, Renato Fontana

“…Ectatomma tuberculatum has one of the most toxic venoms known among ants but there is no detailed study on its characteristics. …”
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Pro- and Anti-Inflammatory Cytokines Release in Mice Injected with Crotalus durissus terrificus Venom by A. Hernández Cruz, S. Garcia-Jimenez, R. Zucatelli Mendonça, V. L. Petricevich

“…The effects of Crotalus durissus terrificus venom (Cdt) were analyzed with respect to the susceptibility and the inflammatory mediators in an experimental model of severe envenomation. …”
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