Marine animals and snakes: their venoms and poisons for therapeutics?

The discovery and modification of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor. Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor creation starts when Bothrops jararaca venom was found to be causing hypotension by potentiating-bradykinin activity. Bradykinin-potentiating peptides are also found in Viperidea and El...

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Main Authors: Othman, Iekhsan, Zainal Abidin, Syafiq Asnawi, Abdullah, Nur Atiqah, Shaikh, Mohd Farooq, Ahmad Ismail, Khaldun, Ahmad Rusmili, Muhamad Rusdi, Naidu, Rakesh
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Published: 2018
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author Othman, Iekhsan
Zainal Abidin, Syafiq Asnawi
Abdullah, Nur Atiqah
Shaikh, Mohd Farooq
Ahmad Ismail, Khaldun
Ahmad Rusmili, Muhamad Rusdi
Naidu, Rakesh
author_facet Othman, Iekhsan
Zainal Abidin, Syafiq Asnawi
Abdullah, Nur Atiqah
Shaikh, Mohd Farooq
Ahmad Ismail, Khaldun
Ahmad Rusmili, Muhamad Rusdi
Naidu, Rakesh
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description The discovery and modification of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor. Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor creation starts when Bothrops jararaca venom was found to be causing hypotension by potentiating-bradykinin activity. Bradykinin-potentiating peptides are also found in Viperidea and Elapidea snake species such as Agkistrodon halys pallas, Bothrop jararacussu, Bothriechis lateralis, Bothriechis schlegelii, Macrovipera lebetina and Naja haje haje. Another example are the atrial natriuretic peptides which are hormones that are endogenously released when myocardium is stretched and overload in the body. These peptides cause natriuresis, inhibition of rennin-angiotensin systA tripeptide (Glutamic acid-Valine-Tryptophan) isolated from Bottrop atrox venom has been shown to protect against the dopaminergic neurons loss in Parkinson’s disease model. Similarly, neurotoxins from Mamba performed antagonist activity with acetylcholinesterase receptors that useful in therapeutic of Alzheimer’s disease. A secretory phospholipase A2 from Naja sputatrix reduced neuronal death and promote cell survival in the organotypic hippocampal culture and possess anti-apoptotic effects and recently, an low molecular weight fraction from B. jarararaca showed protection effects against apoptosis of hippocampal cells induced with H2O2. Interestingly, a molecule from South and Central America snake viper, Bothrops asper venom was found to reduce amyloid beta plaque that accumulated in Alzheimer’s disease patient neurons through enhancement Endothelian Converting Enzyme-1 and Neprilysin activity that lead to degradation of amyloid beta protein. These studies showed the potential snake venoms as neuroroprotection or neurotherapeutic source. On the other hand, research on marine organisms have moved from purely chemical exercise of isolating novel structures to a collaborative effort between marine chemists, molecular pharmacologists, and cell biologists. In the advent of the advanced `omics’ technologies in integrative biology, the future of the drug discovery should be enhanced and facilitated. Various bioassays attempting to elucidate the mechanisms between specific enzymes, receptors, and recombinant whole cells are commonly used for identifying marine natural products with potential biomedical uses. This presentation will provide a baseline for further studies on extracting molecules that are potentially importance for therapeutics applications.
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spelling iium-671552018-10-30T08:37:01Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/67155/ Marine animals and snakes: their venoms and poisons for therapeutics? Othman, Iekhsan Zainal Abidin, Syafiq Asnawi Abdullah, Nur Atiqah Shaikh, Mohd Farooq Ahmad Ismail, Khaldun Ahmad Rusmili, Muhamad Rusdi Naidu, Rakesh RA Public aspects of medicine RA644.3 Chronic and Noninfectious Diseases and Public Health RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology RM300 Drugs and their action The discovery and modification of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor. Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor creation starts when Bothrops jararaca venom was found to be causing hypotension by potentiating-bradykinin activity. Bradykinin-potentiating peptides are also found in Viperidea and Elapidea snake species such as Agkistrodon halys pallas, Bothrop jararacussu, Bothriechis lateralis, Bothriechis schlegelii, Macrovipera lebetina and Naja haje haje. Another example are the atrial natriuretic peptides which are hormones that are endogenously released when myocardium is stretched and overload in the body. These peptides cause natriuresis, inhibition of rennin-angiotensin systA tripeptide (Glutamic acid-Valine-Tryptophan) isolated from Bottrop atrox venom has been shown to protect against the dopaminergic neurons loss in Parkinson’s disease model. Similarly, neurotoxins from Mamba performed antagonist activity with acetylcholinesterase receptors that useful in therapeutic of Alzheimer’s disease. A secretory phospholipase A2 from Naja sputatrix reduced neuronal death and promote cell survival in the organotypic hippocampal culture and possess anti-apoptotic effects and recently, an low molecular weight fraction from B. jarararaca showed protection effects against apoptosis of hippocampal cells induced with H2O2. Interestingly, a molecule from South and Central America snake viper, Bothrops asper venom was found to reduce amyloid beta plaque that accumulated in Alzheimer’s disease patient neurons through enhancement Endothelian Converting Enzyme-1 and Neprilysin activity that lead to degradation of amyloid beta protein. These studies showed the potential snake venoms as neuroroprotection or neurotherapeutic source. On the other hand, research on marine organisms have moved from purely chemical exercise of isolating novel structures to a collaborative effort between marine chemists, molecular pharmacologists, and cell biologists. In the advent of the advanced `omics’ technologies in integrative biology, the future of the drug discovery should be enhanced and facilitated. Various bioassays attempting to elucidate the mechanisms between specific enzymes, receptors, and recombinant whole cells are commonly used for identifying marine natural products with potential biomedical uses. This presentation will provide a baseline for further studies on extracting molecules that are potentially importance for therapeutics applications. 2018-10 Proceeding Paper NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/67155/3/67155%20MARINE%20ANIMALS%20AND%20SNAKES_THEIR.pdf Othman, Iekhsan and Zainal Abidin, Syafiq Asnawi and Abdullah, Nur Atiqah and Shaikh, Mohd Farooq and Ahmad Ismail, Khaldun and Ahmad Rusmili, Muhamad Rusdi and Naidu, Rakesh (2018) Marine animals and snakes: their venoms and poisons for therapeutics? In: ASEAN Marine Animals & Snake Envenoming (Poisoning) Management - AMSEM 2018, 23rd-26th October 2018, Yogjakarta, Indonesia. (Unpublished) http://mstamsem.blogspot.com/p/abstract.html
spellingShingle RA Public aspects of medicine
RA644.3 Chronic and Noninfectious Diseases and Public Health
RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology
RM300 Drugs and their action
Othman, Iekhsan
Zainal Abidin, Syafiq Asnawi
Abdullah, Nur Atiqah
Shaikh, Mohd Farooq
Ahmad Ismail, Khaldun
Ahmad Rusmili, Muhamad Rusdi
Naidu, Rakesh
Marine animals and snakes: their venoms and poisons for therapeutics?
title Marine animals and snakes: their venoms and poisons for therapeutics?
title_full Marine animals and snakes: their venoms and poisons for therapeutics?
title_fullStr Marine animals and snakes: their venoms and poisons for therapeutics?
title_full_unstemmed Marine animals and snakes: their venoms and poisons for therapeutics?
title_short Marine animals and snakes: their venoms and poisons for therapeutics?
title_sort marine animals and snakes: their venoms and poisons for therapeutics?
topic RA Public aspects of medicine
RA644.3 Chronic and Noninfectious Diseases and Public Health
RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology
RM300 Drugs and their action
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