GİRİŞ ve AMAÇ: Akrep zehirleri çeşitli kimyasal maddelerin oluşturduğu oldukça kompleks heterojen karışımlardır. Bu çalışmada, bir akrep türü Mesobuthus gibbosus (Brullé, 1832) (Scorpiones: Buthidae)’un ham zehrinin kanser hücre hatları üzerine sitotoksik antiproliferatif etkileri araştırılmıştır. YÖNTEM GEREÇLER: M. gibbosus’dan elde edilen zehrin iki insan hattı (MCF-7 meme kanseri A549 akciğ...

UNLABELLED The scorpion Mesobuthus martensii is the most populous species in eastern Asian countries, and several toxic components have been identified from their venoms. Nevertheless, a complete proteomic profile of the venom of M. martensii is still not available. In this study, the venom of M. martensii was analyzed by comprehensive proteomic approaches. 153 fractions were isolated from the ...

BACKGROUND A small amount of data is already presented in the relevant literature related to the medical facts of scorpionism caused by Yellow scorpion (Mesobuthus gibbosus: M. gibbosus). Undoubtedly, it is considered as dangerous to human health. This paper presents an unusual case of scorpionism after the sting in vein. CASE REPORT A 25 year old male was bitten by M. gibbosus. He experience...