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Review
. 2017 Sep;3(9):611-614.
doi: 10.1016/j.trecan.2017.07.004. Epub 2017 Aug 10.

Venom Peptides: Improving Specificity in Cancer Therapy

Ravikiran Mahadevappa  1 , Rui Ma  1 , Hang Fai Kwok  2
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Venom Peptides: Improving Specificity in Cancer Therapy

Ravikiran Mahadevappa et al. Trends Cancer. 2017 Sep.

Abstract

Venom peptides (VPs) exhibit high specificity and selectivity towards cancer cells, with effects on cell proliferation, invasion, migration, and angiogenesis, as well as modulating immune responses. Studying VPs can help the design of more specific peptide drugs for targeted cancer therapy.

Keywords: combinatorial anticancer drugs; immunotherapy; targeted cancer therapy; venom peptides.

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