Bee venom therapy: Potential mechanisms and therapeutic applications

S Zhang, Y Liu, Y Ye, XR Wang, LT Lin, LY Xiao… - Toxicon, 2018 - Elsevier
Bee venom is a very complex mixture of natural products extracted from honey bee which
contains various pharmaceutical properties such as peptides, enzymes, biologically active …

Therapeutic Use of Bee venom and potential applications in veterinary medicine

R Bava, F Castagna, V Musella, C Lupia, E Palma… - Veterinary …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Bee products consist of many substances that have long been known for
their medicinal and health-beneficial properties. Venom is certainly the one that has …

The ecosystem services provided by social insects: traits, management tools and knowledge gaps

L Elizalde, M Arbetman, X Arnan, P Eggleton… - Biological …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Social insects, ie ants, bees, wasps and termites, are key components of ecological
communities, and are important ecosystem services (ESs) providers. Here, we review the …

[HTML][HTML] Pharmacological properties and therapeutic potential of honey bee venom

A Ullah, FM Aldakheel, SI Anjum, G Raza… - Saudi Pharmaceutical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Honey bee venom (BV) is a valuable product, and has a wide range of biological effects,
and its use is rapidly increasing in apitherapy. Therefore, the current study, we reviewed the …

Bee venom composition: From chemistry to biological activity

AA Abd El-Wahed, SAM Khalifa, BY Sheikh… - Studies in natural …, 2019 - Elsevier
Nature has provided many drugs capable of treating and alleviating human diseases.
Terrestrial plants, bacteria, insects, fungi, and bee products have played major roles in …

Neuroinflammation: An overview of neurodegenerative and metabolic diseases and of biotechnological studies

AP de Araújo Boleti, TM de Oliveira Flores… - Neurochemistry …, 2020 - Elsevier
Neuroinflammation is an important factor contributing to cognitive impairment and
neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD) …

The Honey Bee Apis mellifera: An Insect at the Interface between Human and Ecosystem Health

G Papa, R Maier, A Durazzo, M Lucarini, IK Karabagias… - Biology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Apis mellifera Linnaeus (1758), a honey bee, is a eusocial insect widely
known for its role in pollination, an essential ecosystem service for plant biodiversity, and …

Therapeutic effects of apamin as a bee venom component for non-neoplastic disease

H Gu, SM Han, KK Park - Toxins, 2020 - mdpi.com
Bee venom is a natural toxin produced by honeybees and plays an important role in
defending bee colonies. Bee venom has several kinds of peptides, including melittin …

Harnessing the power of bee venom for therapeutic and regenerative medical applications: an updated review

KM Sadek, NA Shib, ES Taher, F Rashed… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Honeybees have been helpful insects since ancient centuries, and this benefit is not limited
to being a honey producer only. After the bee stings a person, pain, and swelling occur in …

Animal protein toxins: origins and therapeutic applications

N Chen, S Xu, Y Zhang, F Wang - Biophysics reports, 2018 - Springer
Venomous animals on the earth have been found to be valuable resources for the
development of therapeutics. Enzymatic and non-enzymatic proteins and peptides are the …