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 …

Melittin: a venom-derived peptide with promising anti-viral properties

H Memariani, M Memariani, H Moravvej… - European Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Despite tremendous advances in the development of anti-viral therapeutics, viral infections
remain a chief culprit accounting for ongoing morbidity and mortality worldwide. Natural …

[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 …

Melittin: from honeybees to superbugs

H Memariani, M Memariani, M Shahidi-Dadras… - Applied microbiology …, 2019 - Springer
The emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, dubbed superbugs, together with relative
stagnation in developing efficient antibiotics has led to enormous health and economic …

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 …

Bee venom—a potential complementary medicine candidate for SARS-CoV-2 infections

KI Kasozi, G Niedbała, M Alqarni, G Zirintunda… - Frontiers in public …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is characterized by severe
cytokine storm syndrome following inflammation. SARS-CoV-2 directly interacts with …

Gramicidin S and melittin: Potential anti-viral therapeutic peptides to treat SARS-CoV-2 infection

MG Enayathullah, Y Parekh, S Banu, S Ram… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
The COVID19 pandemic has led to multipronged approaches for treatment of the disease.
Since de novo discovery of drugs is time consuming, repurposing of molecules is now …

Bee venom and its peptide component melittin suppress growth and migration of melanoma cells via inhibition of PI3K/AKT/mTOR and MAPK pathways

HN Lim, SB Baek, HJ Jung - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Malignant melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer and highly chemoresistant. Melittin,
an amphiphilic peptide containing 26 amino acid residues, is the major active ingredient …

Neuroprotective Activity of Melittin—The Main Component of Bee Venom—Against Oxidative Stress Induced by Aβ25–35 in In Vitro and In Vivo Models

CD Nguyen, G Lee - Antioxidants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Melittin, a 26-amino acid peptide, is the main component of the venom of four honeybee
species and exhibits neuroprotective actions. However, it is unclear how melittin ameliorates …

Anti-fungal properties and mechanisms of melittin

H Memariani, M Memariani - Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2020 - Springer
Many fungal diseases remain poorly addressed by public health authorities, despite posing
a substantial threat to humans, animals, and plants. More worryingly, few classes of anti …