ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2020
Diagnostic and Therapeutic Value of Aptamers in Envenomation Cases.
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- Targeting cobra venom cytotoxin: a linear 40-mer ssDNA aptamer-based antivenom confers neutralisation potentials against cobra venom-induced cytotoxicity.Archives of toxicology · 2026Article
- Aptamer based immunotherapy: a potential solid tumor therapeutic.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Review
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- Unlocking precision in aptamer engineering: a case study of the thrombin binding aptamer illustrates why modification size, quantity, and position matter.Nucleic acids research · 2024Article
- Therapeutic Applications of Aptamers.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
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- Considerations for the development of a field-based medical device for the administration of adjunctive therapies for snakebite envenoming.Toxicon: X · 2023Article
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- Harnessing Epigenetics for Breast Cancer Therapy: The Role of DNA Methylation, Histone Modifications, and MicroRNA.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Towards better antivenoms: navigating the road to new types of snakebite envenoming therapies.The journal of venomous animals and toxins including tropical diseases · 2023Article
- Managing snakebite.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2022Review
- A Quest for a Universal Plasma-Derived Antivenom Against All Elapid Neurotoxic Snake Venoms.Frontiers in immunology · 2021Review
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Abstract
It is now more than a century since Albert Calmette from the Institut Pasteur changed the world of envenomation by demonstrating that antibodies raised against animal venoms have the ability to treat human victims of previously fatal bites or stings. Moreover, the research initiated at that time effectively launched the discipline of toxicology, first leading to the search for toxic venom components, followed by the demonstration of venoms that also contained compounds of therapeutic value. Interest from pharmaceutical companies to treat envenomation is, however, declining, mainly for economic reasons, and hence, the World Health Organization has reclassified this public health issue to be a highest priority concern. While the production, storage, and safety of antivenom sera suffer from major inconveniences, alternative chemical and technological approaches to the problem of envenomation need to be considered that bypass the use of antibodies for toxin neutralization. Herein, we review an emerging strategy that relies on the use of aptamers and discuss how close-or otherwise-we are to finding a viable alternative to the use of antibodies for the therapy of human envenomation.
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