Venoms and Toxins - Current Issue

BackgroundOlindias sambaquiensis, the most abundant species of jellyfish along the southern coast of Brazil, frequently stings bathers during the summer months, when the occurrence of this species usually reaches a peak.ObjectiveAs jellyfish are rich in protein and carbohydrates, and as these biomolecules could provide a natural defense against stings, this study investigates whether any of the components present in the Read More

BackgroundAdansonia digitata has been used as a traditional medicine to treat various diseases including snakebite envenomation.ObjectiveIn this study, the protective and ameliorative potentials of crude methanol extract of Adansonia digitata fruit pulp against crude venom of Naja nigricollis in-vitro and in-vivo were investigated.MethodsThe dose-dependent inhibitory studies, pharmacological, histopathological and in vivo stud Read More

BackgroundFungi of the genus Lactarius Pers. before the maturation of spores are not damaged by microorganisms, insects, mollusks, and animals. Such resistance correlates with the period when the basidiomes of these fungi are filled with milky juice, which contains substances of various chemical nature that provide their protection.ObjectiveThe aim of our work is to present the results of our recent and previously Read More