now here is a nice picture to imagine: scorpion venom vs. her2+ breast cancer!
 

Toxicon. 2010 Sep 30. [Epub ahead of print]
Apoptogenic Peptides From Tityus discrepans Scorpion Venom Acting Against The SKBR3 Breast Cancer Cell Line.
D'Suze G, Rosales A, Salazar V, Sevcik C.

Laboratory on Cellular Neuropharmacology.
Abstract
Two novel peptides named neopladine 1 and neopladine 2 were purified from Tityus discrepans scorpion venom and found to be active on human breast carcinoma SKBR3 cells. Mass spec-trometry molecular masses of neopladine 1 and 2 were 29918 and 30388 Da, respectively. Their N-terminal sequences were determined by Edman degradation. The peptides induced apoptosis of SKBR3 cells but had a negligible effect on non-malignant MA104 monkey kidney cells. Neopladine 1 and 2 induced 6.3 and 4.1% of SKBR3 apoptosis, respectively, in 5hours of exposure; the effect was larger with more prolonged exposures. Inmunohistochemistry showed that neopladines bind to SKBR3 cell surface inducing FasL and BcL-2 expression.

PMID: 20888852

Re: now here is a nice picture to imagine: scorpion venom vs. her2+ breast cancer!
 

More venomous goodness here

Re: now here is a nice picture to imagine: scorpion venom vs. her2+ breast cancer!
 

Oh, lovely. Scorpions are my kryptonite and now they might be a key to HER2 cancer? Ironic, no? LOL.

Re: now here is a nice picture to imagine: scorpion venom vs. her2+ breast cancer!
 

We've all had extract of Yew Tree in our veins (Taxol). I wouldn't object to scorpion venom, if it works.

Re: now here is a nice picture to imagine: scorpion venom vs. her2+ breast cancer!
 

I have pictures of me with the Tartikoff Foundation Yew Tree in Monaco's Jardin de Exotique... it's not nearly as sinister as a scorpion! But, I am always willing to do/take whatever is necessary...

Re: now here is a nice picture to imagine: scorpion venom vs. her2+ breast cancer!
 

The Chinese Kung Fu stories have long described using 'poision' to treat 'poision'. Scorpion is one of the most cited critters...