Neurotoxins and pore forming toxins in sea anemones: Potential candidates for new drug development.
Histol Histopathol
; 38(1): 9-28, 2023 Jan.
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ABSTRACT
There are two kinds of toxins in sea anemones neurotoxins and pore forming toxins. As a representative of the sodium channel toxin, the neurotoxin ATX II in neurotoxin mainly affects the process of action potential and the release of transmitter to affect the inactivation of the sodium channel. As the representatives of potassium channel toxins, BgK and ShK mainly affect the potassium channel current. EqTx and Sticholysins are representative of pore forming toxins, which can form specific ion channels in cell membranes and change the concentration of internal and external ions, eventually causing hemolytic effects. Based on the above mechanism, toxins such as ATX II can also cause toxic effects in tissues and organs such as heart, lung and muscle. As an applied aspect it was shown that sea anemone toxins often have strong toxic effects on tumor cells, induce cancer cells to enter the pathway of apoptosis, and can also bind to monoclonal antibodies or directly inhibit relevant channels for the treatment of autoimmune diseases.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Anêmonas-do-Mar
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Neurotoxinas
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Histol Histopathol
Assunto da revista:
HISTOLOGIA
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PATOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
China