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ArticlePloS one2013

Beneficial effects of trypsin inhibitors derived from a spider venom peptide in L-arginine-induced severe acute pancreatitis in mice.

Weiwen Ning, Yongjun Wang, Fan Zhang, Hengyun Wang, Fan Wang, Xiaojuan Wang, Huaxin Tang, Songping Liang, Xiaoliu Shi, Zhonghua Liu

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Article in PloS one, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
  2. Acute pancreatitis experimental models, advantages and disadvantages.Journal of physiology and biochemistry · 2025
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  4. Animal venoms: a novel source of anti-Frontiers in pharmacology · 2023
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  5. Chloroquine relieves acute lung injury in rats with acute hemorrhagic necrotizing pancreatitis.Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology. Medical sciences = Hua zhong ke ji da xue xue bao. Yi xue Ying De wen ban = Huazhong keji daxue xuebao. Yixue Yingdewen ban · 2013
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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Weiwen NingCollege of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Yongjun Wang
Fan Zhang
Hengyun Wang
Fan Wang
Xiaojuan Wang
Huaxin Tang
Songping Liang
Xiaoliu Shi
Zhonghua Liu
Hunan Normal University · CNSecond Xiangya Hospital of Central South University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

HWTI is a 55-residue protein isolated from the venom of the spider Ornithoctonus huwena. It is a potent trypsin inhibitor and a moderate voltage-gated potassium channel blocker. Here, we designed and expressed two HWTI mutants, HWTI-mut1 and HWTI-mut2, in which the potassium channel inhibitory activity was reduced while the trypsin inhibitory activity of the wild type form (approximately 5 EPU/mg) was retained. Animal studies showed that these mutants were less toxic than HWTI. The effects of HWTI and HWTI-mut1 were examined in a mouse model of acute pancreatitis induced by intraperitoneal injection of a large dose of L-arginine (4 mg/kg, twice). Serum amylase and serum lipase activities were assessed, and pathological sections of the pancreas were examined. Treatment with HWTI and HWTI-mut1 significantly reduced serum amylase and lipase levels in a dose dependent manner. Compared with the control group, at 4 mg/kg, HWTI significantly reduced serum amylase level by 47% and serum lipase level by 73%, while HWTI-mut1 significantly reduced serum amylase level by 59% and serum lipase level by 72%. Moreover, HWTI and HWTI-mut1 effectively protected the pancreas from acinar cell damage and inflammatory cell infiltration. The trypsin inhibitory potency and lower neurotoxicity of HWTI-mut1 suggest that it could potentially be developed as a drug for the treatment of acute pancreatitis with few side effects.

Indexed as

Acute DiseaseAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsArginineFemaleInsect ProteinsMaleMiceModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataMutationPancreatitisPeptide FragmentsPotassium ChannelsProtein ConformationRatsArginineInsect ProteinsPeptide FragmentsPotassium ChannelsSpider VenomsTrypsinTrypsin Inhibitors

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PMID23613780
PMCPMC3626702
OpenAlexW1998605728

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