Antioxidant activity in bee products: A review

M Martinello, F Mutinelli - Antioxidants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Bee products have been used since ancient times both for their nutritional value and for a
broad spectrum of therapeutic purposes. They are deemed to be a potential source of …

Significance of apoidea as main pollinators. ecological and economic impact and implications for human nutrition

P Hristov, B Neov, R Shumkova, N Palova - Diversity, 2020 - mdpi.com
Wild and managed bees provide pollination services to crops and wild plants, as well as a
variety of other services beneficial to humans. Honey bees are the most economically …

Apitherapy for Parkinson's disease: A focus on the effects of propolis and royal jelly

AM Ali, H Kunugi - Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The vast increase of world's aging populations is associated with increased risk of age‐
related neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease (PD). PD is a widespread …

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 …

Acupuncture-related therapies for Parkinson's disease: a meta-analysis and qualitative review

X Wen, K Li, H Wen, Q Wang, Z Wu, X Yao… - Frontiers in Aging …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Objective: This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to assess the effects of the
combination of acupuncture-related therapies with conventional medication compared with …

Animal toxins as therapeutic tools to treat neurodegenerative diseases

JM De Souza, BDC Goncalves, MV Gomez… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Neurodegenerative diseases affect millions of individuals worldwide. So far, no disease-
modifying drug is available to treat patients, making the search for effective drugs an urgent …

Clinical applications of bee venom acupoint injection

TY Lin, CL Hsieh - Toxins, 2020 - mdpi.com
Bee venom is a complex natural mixture with various pharmaceutical properties. Among
these properties, its peptides and enzymes have potential medical therapy for pain relief and …

[HTML][HTML] Therapeutic potential of bee and scorpion venom phospholipase A2 (PLA2): a narrative review

P Soltan-Alinejad, H Alipour… - Iranian Journal of …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Venomous arthropods such as scorpions and bees form one of the important groups with an
essential role in medical entomology. Their venom possesses a mixture of diverse …

New fraternine analogues: Evaluation of the antiparkinsonian effect in the model of Parkinson's disease

AB Mayer, H de Oliveira Amaral, DGR de Oliveira… - Neuropeptides, 2024 - Elsevier
Venom-derived peptides are important sources for the development of new therapeutic
molecules, especially due to their broad pharmacological activity. Previously, our research …

Comparison of Metabolites and Gut Microbes between Patients with Parkinson's Disease and Healthy Individuals—A Pilot Clinical Observational Study (STROBE …

CH Kim, J Jung, Y Lee, K Kim, S Kang, G Kang, H Chu… - Healthcare, 2022 - mdpi.com
Introduction: Even if levodopa, dopamine agonists, and others are used for patients with
Parkinson's disease, the effect is not sustained, and side effects such as motor fluctuation …