Reactive oxygen species (ROS)-mediated antibacterial oxidative therapies: available methods to generate ROS and a novel option proposal

S Alfei, GC Schito, AM Schito, G Zuccari - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
The increasing emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) pathogens causes difficult-to-treat
infections with long-term hospitalizations and a high incidence of death, thus representing a …

Honey: An advanced antimicrobial and wound healing biomaterial for tissue engineering applications

J Yupanqui Mieles, C Vyas, E Aslan, G Humphreys… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Honey was used in traditional medicine to treat wounds until the advent of modern medicine.
The rising global antibiotic resistance has forced the development of novel therapies as …

Bee products in dermatology and skin care

A Kurek-Górecka, M Górecki, A Rzepecka-Stojko… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Honey, propolis, bee pollen, bee bread, royal jelly, beeswax and bee venom are natural
products which have been used in medicine since ancient times. Nowadays, studies …

New insights into the biological and pharmaceutical properties of royal jelly

S Ahmad, MG Campos, F Fratini, SZ Altaye… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Royal jelly (RJ) is a yellowish-white and acidic secretion of hypopharyngeal and mandibular
glands of nurse bees used to feed young worker larvae during the first three days and the …

Dissecting the antimicrobial composition of honey

VC Nolan, J Harrison, JAG Cox - Antibiotics, 2019 - mdpi.com
Honey is a complex sweet food stuff with well-established antimicrobial and antioxidant
properties. It has been used for millennia in a variety of applications, but the most noteworthy …

Honey in wound healing: An updated review

H Tashkandi - Open life sciences, 2021 - degruyter.com
Wound healing is a complex process with many interdependent pathophysiological and
immunological mediators to restore the cellular integrity of damaged tissue. Cutaneous …

Antibacterial activity of different blossom honeys: New findings

M Bucekova, L Jardekova, V Juricova, V Bugarova… - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Antibacterial activity is the most investigated biological property of honey. The goal of this
study was to evaluate the antibacterial activity of 57 Slovak blossom honeys against …

Bee products: A representation of biodiversity, sustainability, and health

A Durazzo, M Lucarini, M Plutino, L Lucini, R Aromolo… - Life, 2021 - mdpi.com
Biodiversity strengthens the productivity of any ecosystem (agricultural land, forest, lake,
etc.). The loss of biodiversity contributes to food and energy insecurity; increases …

Phytochemicals-mediated production of hydrogen peroxide is crucial for high antibacterial activity of honeydew honey

M Bucekova, M Buriova, L Pekarik, V Majtan… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Honeydew honey is increasingly valued due to its pronounced antibacterial potential;
however, the underlying mechanism and compounds responsible for the strong antibacterial …

Antibacterial effect of honey-derived exosomes containing antimicrobial peptides against oral streptococci

C Leiva-Sabadini, S Alvarez, NP Barrera… - International Journal …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Recently, our group found exosome-like extracellular vesicles (EVs) in Apis
mellifera honey displaying strong antibacterial effects; however, the underlying mechanism …