[HTML][HTML] 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 …

[HTML][HTML] Insect antimicrobial peptides, a mini review

Q Wu, J Patočka, K Kuča - Toxins, 2018 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are crucial effectors of the innate immune system. They
provide the first line of defense against a variety of pathogens. AMPs display synergistic …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

[HTML][HTML] Bee venom: From venom to drug

A Khalil, BH Elesawy, TM Ali, OM Ahmed - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Insects of the order Hymenoptera have a defensive substance that contains many
biologically active compounds. Specifically, venom from honeybees (Apis mellifera) contains …

[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial resistance and recent alternatives to antibiotics for the control of bacterial pathogens with an emphasis on foodborne pathogens

YA Helmy, K Taha-Abdelaziz, HAEH Hawwas, S Ghosh… - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the most important global public health problems.
The imprudent use of antibiotics in humans and animals has resulted in the emergence of …

[HTML][HTML] Bee updated: current knowledge on bee venom and bee envenoming therapy

MB Pucca, FA Cerni, IS Oliveira, TP Jenkins… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Honey bees can be found all around the world and fulfill key pollination roles within their
natural ecosystems, as well as in agriculture. Most species are typically docile, and most …

[HTML][HTML] Fighting against the second wave of COVID-19: Can honeybee products help protect against the pandemic?

Y Al Naggar, JP Giesy, MM Abdel-Daim… - Saudi journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) has infected people in 210 nations and has been
declared a pandemic on March 12, 2020 by the World Health Organization (WHO). In the …

[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial Properties of Apis mellifera's Bee Venom

H El-Seedi, A Abd El-Wahed, N Yosri, SG Musharraf… - Toxins, 2020 - mdpi.com
Bee venom (BV) is a rich source of secondary metabolites from honeybees (Apis mellifera
L.). It contains a variety of bioactive ingredients including peptides, proteins, enzymes, and …

[HTML][HTML] Processing technologies for bee products: An overview of recent developments and perspectives

X Luo, Y Dong, C Gu, X Zhang, H Ma - Frontiers in Nutrition, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Backgroud: Greatly demand for a more balanced, healthy and safe diet have triggered the
acceleration of the studies on the natural bee products (honey, royal jelly, propolis, bees …

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 …