title: Pharmacological perspectives of wasp venom.
abstract: Venoms of several animals have been used to study various physiopathologic processes, and also to offer opportunity to design and develop new therapeutic drugs. We briefly review certain wasp venom components and their biological effects, which may be potential sources of novel pharmacologically active compounds.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Microbiologia e Imunologia Clínica, Faculdade de Farmácia, Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Pará/UFPA, Rua Augusto Correia, Belém, PA, Brasil. martachagas2@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: Marta C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Monteiro
authors.forename: Pedro R T
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Romão
authors.forename: Andreimar M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Soares
mesh_terms: D000485:Allergens / Q000276:immunology; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D019476:Insect Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D009498:Neurotoxins / Q000494:pharmacology; D010740:Phospholipases / Q000494:pharmacology; D014862:Wasp Venoms / Q000201:enzymology / Q000276:immunology / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014863:Wasps
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens; D019476:Insect Proteins; D009498:Neurotoxins; D014862:Wasp Venoms; D010740:Phospholipases