Snake venom components in medicine: From the symbolic rod of Asclepius to tangible medical research and application

• Published in: The international journal of biochemistry & cell biology Vol. 104; pp. 94 - 113
• Main Authors: Estevão-Costa, Maria-Inacia, Sanz-Soler, Raquel, Johanningmeier, Benjamin, Eble, Johannes A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2018
• Subjects: Hemostasis; Metastasis; Mimetics; Platelet; Snake venom; LAAO; PAR; BPP; vWF; BM; Metastasis; ADAM; FDP; Hemostasis; Mimetics; RVV-(V/X); DIC; FIX/X-BP; CRiSP; SVMP; Snake venom; ACE; TFT or 3Ftx; VEGF; SVSP; FAD; PLA2; GP; NGF; EMT; ECM; MMP; PA; TF; Platelet; SVTLE; Nox; ROS; CLRP; CNG channel; GPCR

Both mythologically and logically, snakes have always fascinated man. Snakes have attracted both awe and fear not only because of the elegant movement of their limbless bodies, but also because of the potency of their deadly venoms. Practically, in 2017, the world health organization (WHO) listed sn...