openalexFrontiers in Pharmacology2026-07-23
Immunomodulatory properties of venom-derived crotamine
Isadora Oliveira, I M P L V O Ferreira, Lorena Sousa, João Alberghini-dos-Santos, Felipe Cerni, Manuela Pucca
Crotamine is a low-molecular-weight cationic polypeptide isolated from Crotalus durissus terrificus snake venom, classified as a non-enzymatic toxin with distinctive structural and functional properties. This toxin also exhibits characteristics of a cell-penetrating peptide, owin…