[Quod medicina aliis, aliis est acre venenum**--venoms as a source of anticancer agents].
Natural product derived from plants and animals were used in folk medicine for centuries. The venoms produced by animals for hunting of self-defence are rich in bioactive compounds with broad spectrum of biological activity. The papers presents the most promising compounds isolated from venoms of snakes, scorpions and toads. For these compounds both: mechanism of anticancer activity as well as possibilities of clinical use are presented.
Katedra i Zakład Toksykologii, Uniwersytet Medyczny w Poznaniu.
Małgorzata
M
Kucińska
Katedra i Zakład Toksykologii, Uniwersytet Medyczny w Poznaniu.
Piotr
P
Ruciński
Katedra i Zakład Toksykologii, Uniwersytet Medyczny w Poznaniu.
Marek
M
Murias
D000664:Amphibian Venoms / Q000032:analysis / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000032:analysis / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D012604:Scorpion Venoms / Q000032:analysis / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012605:Scorpions; D012910:Snake Venoms / Q000032:analysis / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012911:Snakes; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000187:drug effects
D000664:Amphibian Venoms; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D012604:Scorpion Venoms; D012910:Snake Venoms