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ArticleToxins2016

Activity of Palythoa caribaeorum Venom on Voltage-Gated Ion Channels in Mammalian Superior Cervical Ganglion Neurons.

Fernando Lazcano-Pérez, Héctor Castro, Isabel Arenas, David E García, Ricardo González-Muñoz, Roberto Arreguín-Espinosa

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Article in Toxins, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Fernando Lazcano-PérezDepartamento de Química de Biomacromoléculas, Instituto de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Av. Universidad 3000, Ciudad Universitaria, Ciudad de México 04510, Mexico. ferlaz@hotmail.com.
Héctor CastroDepartamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Av. Universidad 3000, Ciudad Universitaria, Ciudad de México 04510, Mexico. hectorcastrompss@hotmail.com.
Isabel ArenasDepartamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Av. Universidad 3000, Ciudad Universitaria, Ciudad de México 04510, Mexico. isabel.arenas@unam.mx.
David E GarcíaDepartamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Av. Universidad 3000, Ciudad Universitaria, Ciudad de México 04510, Mexico. erasmo@unam.mx.
Ricardo González-MuñozLaboratorio de Biología de Cnidarios, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Funes 3250, Mar del Plata 7600, Argentina. ricordea.gonzalez@gmail.com.
Roberto Arreguín-EspinosaDepartamento de Química de Biomacromoléculas, Instituto de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Av. Universidad 3000, Ciudad Universitaria, Ciudad de México 04510, Mexico. arrespin@unam.mx.
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México · MXNational University of Mar del Plata · AR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Zoanthids are an order of cnidarians whose venoms and toxins have been poorly studied. Palythoa caribaeorum is a zoanthid commonly found around the Mexican coastline. In this study, we tested the activity of P. caribaeorum venom on voltage-gated sodium channel (NaV1.7), voltage-gated calcium channel (CaV2.2), the A-type transient outward (IA) and delayed rectifier (IDR) currents of KV channels of the superior cervical ganglion (SCG) neurons of the rat. These results showed that the venom reversibly delays the inactivation process of voltage-gated sodium channels and inhibits voltage-gated calcium and potassium channels in this mammalian model. The compounds responsible for these effects seem to be low molecular weight peptides. Together, these results provide evidence for the potential use of zoanthids as a novel source of cnidarian toxins active on voltage-gated ion channels.

Indexed as

AnimalsCalcium Channels, N-TypeCells, CulturedCnidarian VenomsElectrophysiological PhenomenaIon ChannelsMaleNAV1.7 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelNeuronsNeurotoxinsPatch-Clamp TechniquesPotassium Channels, Voltage-GatedRats, WistarSea AnemonesSpectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-IonizationSuperior Cervical GanglionCacna1b protein, ratCalcium Channels, N-TypeCnidarian VenomsIon ChannelsNAV1.7 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelNeurotoxinsPotassium Channels, Voltage-GatedScn9a protein, ratcnidariaMALDI-TOF-MSPalythoa caribaeorumSCG neuronsvoltage-gated ion channelszoanthids

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PMID27164140
PMCPMC4885050
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