Bee venom: Overview of main compounds and bioactivities for therapeutic interests

R Wehbe, J Frangieh, M Rima, D El Obeid, JM Sabatier… - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Apitherapy is an alternate therapy that relies on the usage of honeybee products, most
importantly bee venom for the treatment of many human diseases. The venom can be …

Bee venom: an updating review of its bioactive molecules and its health applications

M Carpena, B Nuñez-Estevez, A Soria-Lopez… - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
Bee venom (BV) is usually associated with pain since, when humans are stung by bees,
local inflammation and even an allergic reaction can be produced. BV has been traditionally …

Microglial activation contributes to cognitive impairments in rotenone-induced mouse Parkinson's disease model

D Zhang, S Li, L Hou, L Jing, Z Ruan, B Peng… - Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Background Cognitive decline occurs frequently in Parkinson's disease (PD), which greatly
decreases the quality of life of patients. However, the mechanisms remain to be investigated …

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 …

Honeybee products: An updated review of neurological actions

HR El-Seedi, SAM Khalifa, A Abd El-Wahed… - Trends in Food Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Background According to the World Health Organization, two billion people will
attain the age of 60 years or more by 2050. Ageing is a major risk factor for a number of …

[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 …

Pharmacological alternatives for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders: Wasp and bee venoms and their components as new neuroactive tools

J Silva, V Monge-Fuentes, F Gomes, K Lopes… - Toxins, 2015 - mdpi.com
Neurodegenerative diseases are relentlessly progressive, severely impacting affected
patients, families and society as a whole. Increased life expectancy has made these …

Acupuncture for Parkinson's disease: efficacy evaluation and mechanisms in the dopaminergic neural circuit

Y Zhao, Z Zhang, S Qin, W Fan, W Li, J Liu… - Neural …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a chronic and progressive neurodegenerative disease caused
by degeneration of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra. Existing pharmaceutical …

Beehive products as antibacterial agents: A review

RA Nader, R Mackieh, R Wehbe, D El Obeid… - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Honeybees are one of the most marvelous and economically beneficial insects. As
pollinators, they play a vital role in every aspect of the ecosystem. Beehive products have …

Dexmedetomidine attenuates lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury by inhibiting oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction and apoptosis in rats

C Fu, X Dai, Y Yang, M Lin… - Molecular Medicine …, 2017 - spandidos-publications.com
Previous studies have identified that dexmedetomidine (DEX) treatment can ameliorate the
acute lung injury (ALI) induced by lipopolysaccharide and ischemia-reperfusion. However …