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International Journal of Neuroscience and Behavioral Science(CEASE PUBLICATION) Vol. 3(1), pp. 7 - 10
DOI: 10.13189/ijnbs.2015.030102
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A Mini Review on Anti-Cancerous Potentials of Snake Venoms
Sana Ullah 1, Tauseef Ahmad 2,*
1 Department of Animal Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad, Islamic Republic of Pakistan
2 Department of Microbiology, Hazara University Mansehra, Islamic Republic of Pakistan
ABSTRACT
Snake has been known as a group of dangerous animals to everyone around the world since time unmemorable. Its venom is considered as a source of morbidity and mortality in human beings but it is also an important therapeutic agent for treating various types of cancers such leukaemia, breast cancer, ovarian cancer and prostate cancer etc. There is a wide range of snake species around the globe having different types of venoms. These different types of venom are having different types of activities such as cytotoxicity, apoptosis inducing, antiproliferative activity, platelets activation through CLEC-2 (C-type lectin-like receptor 2) platelet targeting and inhibition of RNA and DNA production.
KEYWORDS
Snake, Cancer, Leukaemia, Venoms
Cite This Paper in IEEE or APA Citation Styles
(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Sana Ullah , Tauseef Ahmad , "A Mini Review on Anti-Cancerous Potentials of Snake Venoms," International Journal of Neuroscience and Behavioral Science(CEASE PUBLICATION), Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 7 - 10, 2015. DOI: 10.13189/ijnbs.2015.030102.
(b). APA Format:
Sana Ullah , Tauseef Ahmad (2015). A Mini Review on Anti-Cancerous Potentials of Snake Venoms. International Journal of Neuroscience and Behavioral Science(CEASE PUBLICATION), 3(1), 7 - 10. DOI: 10.13189/ijnbs.2015.030102.