Venom Derived Nerve Growth Factors and Their Potential Therapeutic Applications

Abstract

Venom is a natural source of therapeutically active compounds, exhibiting pharmacological action. Nerve growth factors represent a group of proteins responsible for the upkeep and separation of thoughtful and tangible neurons of the fringe sensory system of vertebrates. Many arthropods have been the moderate source of nerve growth factors with contradictory outcomes. Many studies report many diverse nerve growth factors, which are therapeutically and biologically active but differ widely in their isoelectric properties, immunological cross-reactivity with antibodies to mouse b-NGF, endogenous levels of ester peptidase activity as well as molecular weight.