科学家探索蝎子毒素如何帮助治疗心脏病发作。蝎子毒素含有一种对高血压大鼠心血管系统有有益作用的肽。

Exploring how a scorpion toxin might help treat heart attacks

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Diana P. Goméz-Mendoza, Rafael Pereira Lemos, Itamar C. G. Jesus, Vladimir Gorshkov, Shaun M. K. McKinnie, John C. Vederas, Frank Kjeldsen, Silvia Guatimosim, Robson Augusto Santos, Adriano M. C. Pimenta, Thiago Verano-Braga. Moving Pieces in a Cellular Puzzle: A Cryptic Peptide from the Scorpion Toxin Ts14 Activates AKT and ERK Signaling and Decreases Cardiac Myocyte Contractility via Dephosphorylation of Phospholamban. Journal of Proteome Research, 2020; DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.0c00290