Pharmacology Research Papers/Topics

Snake venoms: Composition and Cancer Therapeutic Potentials

Cancer being one of the leading causes of death worldwide Many active secretions produced by animals have been employed in the development of new drugs to treat cancer. There is urgent need to search for new drugs from natural products. In recent years, remarkable progress has been made for the treatment of cancer. The major drawback of the current methods of cancer treatment is the therapies after initial treatments. It has led to the increased use of anticancer drug developed from natural s...

THE ROLE OF NITRIC OXIDE IN THE IMMUNE SYSTEM

ABSTRACTNitric oxide is produced in high amount from the break down of arginine by a group of enzyme called nitric oxide synthase. Nitric oxide is an intercellular messenger that has been recognized as one of the versatile player in the immune system. Cells of the innate immune system such as macrophages, neutrophil and natural killer use patterns recognition receptors to recognize the molecular patters associated with pathogens. The specific role nitric oxide plays depend on the place o...