Hi1a molecule is a peptide from the venom of Australian spider Hadronyche infensa (K’gari funnel web spider) which researchers have found, in studies done on mice, to be an acid-sensing ion channel 1a (ASIC1a) inhibitor.[1][2][3] It has cardioprotective properties - preventing heart tissue from degradation during a heart attack[2][4] and also has a highly neuroprotective effect in case of stroke.[5][6] It has the potential to become the first drug for acute ischemic events that act by preventing cell death.[1][3][7]
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- ^ a b Redd, Meredith A.; Yoshikawa, Yusuke; Khan, Nemat; Waqar, Maleeha; Saez, Natalie J.; Outhwaite, Jennifer E.; Russell, Jake S.; Hanna, Amy D.; Chiu, Han S.; Er, Sing Yan; Butcher, Neville J.; Mardon, Karine; Fraser, John F.; Smythe, Mark L.; Rash, Lachlan D.; Thomas, Walter G.; King, Glenn F.; Reichelt, Melissa E.; Palpant, Nathan J. (2024). "Acid-sensing ion channel 1a blockade reduces myocardial injury in rodent models of myocardial infarction". European Heart Journal. 45 (17): 1571–1574. doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehad793.
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- ^ Chassagnon, Irène R.; McCarthy, Claudia A.; Chin, Yanni K.-Y.; Pineda, Sandy S.; Keramidas, Angelo; Mobli, Mehdi; Pham, Vi; De Silva, T. Michael; Lynch, Joseph W.; Widdop, Robert E.; Rash, Lachlan D.; King, Glenn F. (April 4, 2017). "Potent neuroprotection after stroke afforded by a double-knot spider-venom peptide that inhibits acid-sensing ion channel 1a". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114 (14): 3750–3755. Bibcode:2017PNAS..114.3750C. doi:10.1073/pnas.1614728114. PMC 5389327. PMID 28320941.
- ^ "Hi1a demonstrates neuroprotective activity in EAE mice | BioWorld". www.bioworld.com.
- ^ https://www.health.gov.au/news/mrff-funnel-web-spider-venom-may-provide-a-new-drug-for-heart-attacks
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