OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins Including Tropical Diseases is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Scorpion species of medical importance in the Brazilian Amazon: a review to identify knowledge gaps	17
Armed stem to stinger: a review of the ecological roles of scorpion weapons	14
Brown spider venom toxins: what are the functions of astacins, serine proteases, hyaluronidases, allergens, TCTP, serpins and knottins?	11
Pain-related toxins in scorpion and spider venoms: a face to face with ion channels	10
P-I metalloproteinases and L-amino acid oxidases from Bothrops species inhibit angiogenesis	9
Amazonian scorpions and scorpionism: integrating toxinological, clinical, and phylogenetic data to combat a human health crisis in the world’s most diverse rainfores	9
Analgesic effects of Phα1β toxin: a review of mechanisms of action involving pain pathways	8
A biocomplex to repair experimental critical size defects associated with photobiomodulation therapy	8
Design, synthesis, and evaluation of Bothrops venom serine protease peptidic inhibitors	8
Venom composition of Trimeresurus albolabris, T. insularis, T. puniceus and T. purpureomaculatus from Indonesia	8
Anti-inflammatory activities of arthropod peptides: a systematic review	8
Snake venom disintegrins update: insights about new findings	7
Novel neuroprotective peptides in the venom of the solitary scoliid wasp Scolia decorata ventralis	7
MS/MS analysis of four scorpion venoms from Colombia: a descriptive approach	7
Proteomics, toxicity and antivenom neutralization of Sri Lankan and Indian Russell’s viper (Daboia russelii) venoms	7
Widow spiders in the New World: a review on Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1805 (Theridiidae) and latrodectism in the Americas	7
Through DNA sensors and hidden mitochondrial effects of SARS-CoV-2	6
Exploring the five-paced viper (Deinagkistrodon acutus) venom proteome by integrating a combinatorial peptide ligand library approach with shotgun LC-MS/MS	6
Persistent interstitial lung abnormalities in post-COVID-19 patients: a case series	6
A new therapeutic approach for bone metastasis in colorectal cancer: intratumoral melittin	6
Leptospirosis diagnosis among patients suspected of dengue fever in Brazil	6
Kinetic and toxicological effects of synthesized palladium(II) complex on snake venom (Bungarus sindanus) acetylcholinesterase	6
Maintenance of venomous snakes in captivity for venom production at Butantan Institute from 1908 to the present: a scoping history	5
Effects of climate variables on the incidence of scorpion stings in Iran for five years	5
COVID-19 impacts on healthcare access in sub-Saharan Africa: an overview	5

Proteolytic activity of Triatoma infestans saliva associated with PAR-2 activation and vasodilation	5
Isobolographic analysis reveals antinociceptive synergism between Phα1β recombinant toxin and morphine in a model of cancer pain in C57BL/6J mice	5
Toxinology in the proteomics era: a review on arachnid venom proteomics	4
Propolis anti-inflammatory effects on MAGE-1 and retinoic acid-treated dendritic cells and on Th1 and T regulatory cells	4
King Cobra and snakebite envenomation: on the natural history, human-snake relationship and medical importance of Ophiophagus hannah	4
Proteomic characterization of Naja mandalayensis venom	4
Persistent SARS-CoV-2 antigen presence in multiple organs of a naturally infected cat from Brazil	4
Towards better antivenoms: navigating the road to new types of snakebite envenoming therapies	4
Back to Tityus serrulatus Lutz & Mello, 1922 (Scorpiones: Buthidae): new comments about an old species	4
A novel proline-rich M-superfamily conotoxin that can simultaneously affect sodium, potassium and calcium currents	4
Inflammation and kidney involvement in human viral diseases caused by SARS-CoV-2, HIV, HCV and HBV	4
Interactions amongst inflammation, renin-angiotensin-aldosterone and kallikrein-kinin systems: suggestive approaches for COVID-19 therapy	4
Compositional and toxicological investigation of pooled venom from farm-raised Naja atra	3
Effects of venoms on neutrophil respiratory burst: a major inflammatory function	3
Isolation and characterization of five novel disulfide-poor conopeptides from Conus marmoreus venom	3
Late peripheral facial paralysis after COVID-19: a rapid systematic review and two case reports	3
Brazilian Theraphosidae: a toxicological point of view	3
Comparative venomic profiles of three spiders of the genus Phoneutria	3
Cone snail species off the Brazilian coast and their venoms: a review and update	3
Antifungal activity of liriodenine on clinical strains of Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii species complexes	3
Isoliquiritigenin regulates the circ_0002860/miR-431-5p/RAB9A axis to function as a tumor inhibitor in melanoma	3
De novo venom gland transcriptomics of Calliophis bivirgata flaviceps: uncovering the complexity of toxins from the Malayan blue coral snake	3
Acute kidney injury caused by venomous animals: inflammatory mechanisms	3
Once upon a time, inflammation	3
Vector saliva controlled inflammatory response of the host may represent the Achilles heel during pathogen transmission	3
Antimalarial potential of Moringa oleifera Lam. (Moringaceae): A review of the ethnomedicinal, pharmacological, toxicological, and phytochemical evidence	3
In situ cellular immune response in non-ulcerated skin lesions due to Leishmania (L.) infantum chagasi infection	3
In vitro and in silico evaluation of the schistosomicidal activity of eugenol derivatives using biochemical, molecular, and morphological tools	2
β-micrustoxin (Mlx-9), a PLA2 from Micrurus lemniscatus snake venom: biochemical characterization and anti-proliferative effect mediated by p53	2
Glycosylation of β1 subunit plays a pivotal role in the toxin sensitivity and activation of BK channels	2
Standardization of molecular techniques for the detection and characterization of intestinal protozoa and other pathogens in humans	2
Inhibitory activities of propolis, nisin, melittin and essential oil compounds on Paenibacillus alvei and Bacillus subtilis	2
Reverse vaccinology and subtractive genomics approaches for identifying common therapeutics against Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis	2
Research advances in the degradation of aflatoxin by lactic acid bacteria	2
O1-conotoxin Tx6.7 cloned from the genomic DNA of Conus textile that inhibits calcium currents	2
Skin secretions of Leptodactylidae (Anura) and their potential applications	2
Overview of protein posttranslational modifications in Arthropoda venoms	2
Virucidal activity of oriental hornet Vespa orientalis venom against hepatitis C virus	2
Voracity, reaction to stings, and survival of domestic hens when feeding on the yellow scorpion (Tityus serrulatus)	2
Scorpions trapped in amber: a remarkable window on their evolution over time from the Mesozoic period to present days	2
Comparison of biological activities of Tityus pachyurus venom from two Colombian regions	2
Dehydrobufotenin extracted from the Amazonian toad Rhinella marina (Anura: Bufonidae) as a prototype molecule for the development of antiplasmodial drugs	2
Launching a CDMO in Brazil aiming to develop biopharmaceuticals for clinical trials	2
Inflammation: improving understanding to prevent or ameliorate kidney diseases	2
Recombinant expression and antigenicity of two peptide families of neurotoxins from Androctonus sp.	2