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Animal Venoms as Potential Source of Anticonvulsants.

Syafiq Asnawi Zainal Abidin, Anthony Kin Yip Liew, Iekhsan Othman, Farooq Shaikh

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Review in F1000Research, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Syafiq Asnawi Zainal AbidinMonash University Malaysia, Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University, Bandar Sunway, Selangor, 47500, Malaysia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8249-7668
Anthony Kin Yip LiewMonash University Malaysia, Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University, Bandar Sunway, Selangor, 47500, Malaysia.
Iekhsan OthmanMonash University Malaysia, Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University, Bandar Sunway, Selangor, 47500, Malaysia.
Farooq ShaikhSchool of Dentistry and Medical Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Orange, New South Wales, 2800, Australia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Epilepsy affects millions of people worldwide, and there is an urgent need to develop safe and effective therapeutic agents. Animal venoms contain diverse bioactive compounds like proteins, peptides, and small molecules, which may possess medicinal properties against epilepsy. In recent years, research has shown that venoms from various organisms such as spiders, ants, bees, wasps, and conus snails have anticonvulsant and antiepileptic effects by targeting specific receptors and ion channels. This review underscores the significance of purified proteins and toxins from these sources as potential therapeutic agents for epilepsy. In conclusion, this review emphasizes the valuable role of animal venoms as a natural resource for further exploration in epilepsy treatment research.

Indexed as

AnticonvulsantsVenomsAnimalsEpilepsyHumansAnticonvulsantsVenomsAnimal VenomAnticonvulsantBioactive CompoundsEpilepsyGABANMDA

Identifiers

PMID38919947
PMCPMC11196940

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