Composition for preventing or treating inflammatory disease comprising the venom of Agkistrodon piscivorus piscivorus or Naja melanoleuca

Abstract

A pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating inflammatory disease comprising snake venom is disclosed. More specifically, the pharmaceutical composition or quasi-drug includes venom of Agkistrodon piscivorus piscivorus or Naja melanoleuca as an active ingredient. A method for preventing or treating inflammatory disease includes administering the venom of Agkistrodon piscivorus piscivorus or Naja melanoleuca to a subject. The composition can increase the expression of C-C chemokine receptor type 1 (CCR1) in a mouse where skin ulcer is induced and thus has an excellent effect of treating skin ulcers, and thus can be effectively used for the treatment of skin ulcers, in particular Behcet's disease or Buerger's disease.

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