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Venom and Toxin as Targeted Therapy

By Kwok, Hang Fai (Henry)

Venom and Toxin as Targeted Therapy Natural Sciences

Venom and Toxin as Targeted Therapy

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Targeted therapy has developed significantly in the last one and half decades, prescribing specific medications for treatment of particular diseases, such as cancer, diabetes, and heart disease. One of the most exciting recent developments in targeted therapies was the isolation of disease-specific molecules from natural resources, such as animal venoms and plant metabolites/toxins, for use as templates for new drug motif designs. In addition, the study of venom proteins/peptides and toxins naturally targeted mammalian receptors and demonstrated high specificity and selectivity towards defined ion channels of cell membranes. Research has also focsed intensely on receptors. The focus of this Special Issue of Toxins addressed the most recent advances using animal venoms, such as frog secretions, bee/ant venoms and plant/fungi toxins, as medicinal therapy. Recent advances in venom/toxin/immunotoxins for targeted cancer therapy and immunotherapy, along with using novel disease-specific venom-based protein/peptide/toxin and currently available FDA-approved drugs for combinationtreatments will be discussed. Finally, we included an overview of select promising toad/snake venom-based peptides/toxins potentially able to address the forthcoming challenges in this field. Both research and review articles proposing novelties or overviews, respectively, were published in this Special Issue after rigorous evaluation and revision by expert peer reviewers.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
178
Release Date:
2019-09-30
Publication Date:
2019-09-30
Publisher:
MDPI AG
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
3039211897
ISBN13:
9783039211890
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
467 g
Height:
170 cm
Width:
244 cm
Thickness:
12 cm
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