Scientist Marcia Helena Borges is on the team working to develop a medicine to treat erectile dysfunction, inspired by spider venom. "The venom is only used to learn the properties of the molecule" which causes the priapism in bite victims, said Maria Elena de Lima, a UFMG researcher. Brazil...
The first phase is characterized by local effects, including a painful bite site, with swelling, redness, and fang marks. General symptoms during this first phase can also include perioral numbness, severe facial and tongue spasms, piloerection, nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, salivation, ...
"The venom is only used to learn the properties of the molecule" which causes the priapism in bite victims, said Maria Elena de Lima, a UFMG researcher. Brazilian biotech company Biozeus has bought the patent for the molecule. The company wants to sell it in an ointment, which would be ...
The condition caused by brown spiders, categorized as Loxoscelism, is associated with a series of clinical symptoms including cutaneous lesions, which spread gravitationally from the spider bite. The lesions are characterized by necrotizing wounds that are dark blue-violet in color and become ...
This causes an increase in intracellular cGMP which relaxes the smooth muscles of the cavernous body and results in penile erection. There are several drugs on the market today for treatment of erectile dysfuncion (ED), including sildenafil (Viagra®), tadalafil (Cialis®), and vardenafil (...