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  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
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10 October 2021

Bee venom phospholipase A2 (bvPLA2) has been reported to have therapeutic effects such as neuroprotection, anti-inflammation, anti-nociception, anti-cancer properties, caused by increasing regulatory T cells (Tregs). The mechanism of Tregs modulation...

  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
8,318 Views
12 Pages

Bee Venom Phospholipase A2 Ameliorates House Dust Mite Extract Induced Atopic Dermatitis Like Skin Lesions in Mice

  • Kyung-Hwa Jung,
  • Hyunjung Baek,
  • Manho Kang,
  • Namsik Kim,
  • Seung Young Lee and
  • Hyunsu Bae

18 February 2017

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a biphasic inflammatory skin disease that is provoked by epidermal barrier defects, immune dysregulation, and increased skin infections. Previously, we have demonstrated that bvPLA2 evoked immune tolerance by inducing regula...

  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
6,226 Views
14 Pages

Bee Venom Phospholipase A2 Induces Regulatory T Cell Populations by Suppressing Apoptotic Signaling Pathway

  • Hyunjung Baek,
  • Seon-Young Park,
  • Su Jeong Ku,
  • Kihyun Ryu,
  • Younsub Kim,
  • Hyunsu Bae and
  • Ye-Seul Lee

22 March 2020

Bee venom phospholipase A2 is a lipolytic enzyme in bee venom that catalyzes hydrolysis of the sn-2 ester bond of membrane phospholipids to produce free fatty acid and lysophospholipids. Current evidence suggests that bee venom phospholipase A2 (bvPL...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
5,711 Views
12 Pages

Protective Effects of Intratracheally-Administered Bee Venom Phospholipase A2 on Ovalbumin-Induced Allergic Asthma in Mice

  • Kyung-Hwa Jung,
  • Hyunjung Baek,
  • Dasom Shin,
  • Gihyun Lee,
  • Sangwon Park,
  • Sujin Lee,
  • Dabin Choi,
  • Woojin Kim and
  • Hyunsu Bae

22 September 2016

Asthma is a common chronic disease characterized by bronchial inflammation, reversible airway obstruction, and airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR). Current therapeutic options for the management of asthma include inhaled corticosteroids and β2 agonists,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
6,749 Views
10 Pages

2 April 2018

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease characterized by highly pruritic, erythematous, and eczematous skin plaques. We previously reported that phospholipase A2 (PLA2) derived from bee venom alleviates AD-like skin lesions indu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,024 Views
17 Pages

In Silico Evaluation of In Vivo Degradation Kinetics of Poly(Lactic Acid) Vascular Stent Devices

  • Shicheng He,
  • Lingling Wei,
  • Guixue Wang,
  • Nicola M. Pugno,
  • Qiang Chen and
  • Zhiyong Li

Biodegradable vascular stents (BVS) are deemed as great potential alternatives for overcoming the inherent limitations of permanent metallic stents in the treatment of coronary artery diseases. The current study aimed to comprehensively compare the m...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,979 Views
14 Pages

Prophylactic Effects of Bee Venom Phospholipase A2 in Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Pregnancy Loss

  • Hyunjung Baek,
  • HyeJin Yang,
  • Jong Hoon Lee,
  • Na-Hoon Kang,
  • Jinwook Lee,
  • Hyunsu Bae and
  • Deok-Sang Hwang

12 July 2019

Spontaneous abortion represents a common form of embryonic loss caused by early pregnancy failure. In the present study, we investigated the prophylactic effects of bee venom phospholipase A2 (bvPLA2), a regulatory T cell (Treg) inducer, on a lipopol...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
4,254 Views
13 Pages

Hepatocyte apoptosis and inflammation play important roles in cholestatic liver diseases. Bee venom-derived secretory phospholipase A2 (bvPLA2) has been shown to ameliorate various inflammatory diseases. However, whether bvPLA2 has a therapeutic effe...

  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
6,546 Views
13 Pages

Regulatory T Cells Contribute to the Inhibition of Radiation-Induced Acute Lung Inflammation via Bee Venom Phospholipase A2 in Mice

  • Dasom Shin,
  • Gihyun Lee,
  • Sung-Hwa Sohn,
  • Soojin Park,
  • Kyung-Hwa Jung,
  • Ji Min Lee,
  • Jieun Yang,
  • Jaeho Cho and
  • Hyunsu Bae

30 April 2016

Bee venom has long been used to treat various inflammatory diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis. Previously, we reported that bee venom phospholipase A2 (bvPLA2) has an anti-inflammatory effect through the induction of regula...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,619 Views
13 Pages

Bee Venom Phospholipase A2 Ameliorates Atherosclerosis by Modulating Regulatory T Cells

  • Geun-Hyung Kang,
  • Sujin Lee,
  • Da Bin Choi,
  • Dasom Shin,
  • Jahee Kim,
  • HyeJin Yang and
  • Hyunsu Bae

23 September 2020

Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease caused by lipids and calcareous accumulations in the vascular wall due to an inflammatory reaction. Recent reports have demonstrated that regulatory T (Treg) cells have an important role as a new trea...

  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
5,328 Views
9 Pages

19 June 2019

Bee venom contains a number of pharmacologically active components, including enzymes and polypeptides such as phospholipase A2 (PLA2) and melittin, which have been shown to exhibit therapeutic benefits, mainly via attenuation of inflammation, neurot...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,211 Views
15 Pages

Pharmacokinetics and Tissue Distribution of Bee Venom-Derived Phospholipase A2 Using a Sandwich ELISA after Subcutaneous Injection of New Composition Bee Venom in Rats

  • Soon Uk Chae,
  • Seong Jun Jo,
  • Chae Bin Lee,
  • Sangyoung Lee,
  • Ji-Hyun Park,
  • Jin-Su Jung,
  • Eui-Suk Park,
  • Hyunsu Bae and
  • Soo Kyung Bae

Bee venom is a traditional drug used to treat the nervous system, musculoskeletal system, and autoimmune diseases. A previous study found that bee venom and one of its components, phospholipase A2, can protect the brain by suppressing neuroinflammati...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
5,145 Views
10 Pages

19 August 2019

Bee venom (BV) has a long history of being used in traditional Korean medicine to relieve pain. Here, we investigated the effect of BV-derived phospholipase A2 (bvPLA2), a major component of BV, on peripheral nerve injury-induced neuropathic pain in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
41 Citations
7,880 Views
13 Pages

Analgesic Effects of Bee Venom Derived Phospholipase A2 in a Mouse Model of Oxaliplatin-Induced Neuropathic Pain

  • Dongxing Li,
  • Younju Lee,
  • Woojin Kim,
  • Kyungjin Lee,
  • Hyunsu Bae and
  • Sun Kwang Kim

29 June 2015

A single infusion of oxaliplatin, which is widely used to treat metastatic colorectal cancer, induces specific sensory neurotoxicity signs that are triggered or aggravated when exposed to cold or mechanical stimuli. Bee Venom (BV) has been traditiona...

  • Article
  • Open Access
35 Citations
6,881 Views
11 Pages

Preventive Effects of Bee Venom Derived Phospholipase A2 on Oxaliplatin-Induced Neuropathic Pain in Mice

  • Dongxing Li,
  • Woojin Kim,
  • Dasom Shin,
  • Yongjae Jung,
  • Hyunsu Bae and
  • Sun Kwang Kim

19 January 2016

Oxaliplatin, a chemotherapy drug used to treat colorectal cancer, induces specific sensory neurotoxicity signs that are aggravated by cold and mechanical stimuli. Here we examined the preventive effects of Bee Venom (BV) derived phospholipase A2 (bvP...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,554 Views
11 Pages

23 January 2020

The sensitivity of vertebrate citrated plasma to pro- and anticoagulant venom or toxins occurs on a microscale level (micrograms). Although it improves responses to agonists, recalcification triggers a relatively fast thrombin formation process in ma...

  • Article
  • Open Access
41 Citations
5,197 Views
9 Pages

The Cytotoxic Effect of Apis mellifera Venom with a Synergistic Potential of Its Two Main Components—Melittin and PLA2—On Colon Cancer HCT116 Cell Lines

  • Carole Yaacoub,
  • Mariam Rifi,
  • Dany El-Obeid,
  • Hiba Mawlawi,
  • Jean-Marc Sabatier,
  • Bruno Coutard and
  • Ziad Fajloun

14 April 2021

Colon carcinogenesis is ranked second globally among human diseases after cardiovascular failures. Bee venom (BV) has been shown to possess in vitro anticancer effects against several types of cancer cells. The two main biopeptides of Apis mellifera...

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  • Open Access
19 Citations
3,771 Views
13 Pages

Purification, Characterization and Evaluation of the Antitumoral Activity of a Phospholipase A2 from the Snake Bothrops moojeni

  • Breno Emanuel Farias Frihling,
  • Ana Paula de Araújo Boleti,
  • Caio Fernando Ramalho de Oliveira,
  • Simone Camargo Sanches,
  • Pedro Henrique de Oliveira Cardoso,
  • Newton Verbisck,
  • Maria Lígia Rodrigues Macedo,
  • Paula Helena Santa Rita,
  • Cristiano Marcelo Espinola Carvalho and
  • Ludovico Migliolo

Nature presents a wide range of biomolecules with pharmacological potential, including venomous animal proteins. Among the protein components from snake venoms, phospholipases (PLA2) are of great importance for the development of new anticancer compo...

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  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,318 Views
17 Pages

Beneficial Effect of Bee Venom and Its Major Components on Facial Nerve Injury Induced in Mice

  • Hafsa Er-Rouassi,
  • Meryem Bakour,
  • Soumaya Touzani,
  • Miguel Vilas-Boas,
  • Soraia Falcão,
  • Catherine Vidal and
  • Badiaa Lyoussi

17 April 2023

Peripheral nerve injury (PNI) is a health problem that affects many people worldwide. This study is the first to evaluate the potential effect of bee venom (BV) and its major components in a model of PNI in the mouse. For that, the BV used in this st...

  • Review
  • Open Access
143 Citations
17,458 Views
27 Pages

Bee Venom: An Updating Review of Its Bioactive Molecules and Its Health Applications

  • Maria Carpena,
  • Bernabe Nuñez-Estevez,
  • Anton Soria-Lopez and
  • Jesus Simal-Gandara

31 October 2020

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 used in ancient medicine and in acupuncture. It consists of a mixture of...

  • Review
  • Open Access
74 Citations
19,009 Views
16 Pages

Impact of Bee Venom Enzymes on Diseases and Immune Responses

  • Md. Sakib Hossen,
  • Ummay Mahfuza Shapla,
  • Siew Hua Gan and
  • Md. Ibrahim Khalil

27 December 2016

Bee venom (BV) is used to treat many diseases and exhibits anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial, antimutagenic, radioprotective, anti-nociceptive immunity promoting, hepatocyte protective and anti-cancer activity. According to the literature, BV contain...

  • Review
  • Open Access
17 Citations
8,503 Views
14 Pages

15 November 2023

Viruses are known to infect most types of organisms. In humans, they can cause several diseases that range from mild to severe. Although many antiviral therapies have been developed, viral infections continue to be a leading cause of morbidity and mo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
3,736 Views
14 Pages

18 November 2020

Bacterial resistance has become a worrying problem for human health, especially since certain bacterial strains of Escherichia coli (E. coli) can cause very serious infections. Thus, the search for novel natural inhibitors with new bacterial targets...

  • Review
  • Open Access
42 Citations
21,951 Views
20 Pages

Bee Venom: Composition and Anticancer Properties

  • Goran Gajski,
  • Elina Leonova and
  • Nikolajs Sjakste

29 February 2024

Among the various natural compounds used in alternative and Oriental medicine, toxins isolated from different organisms have had their application for many years, and Apis mellifera venom has been studied the most extensively. Numerous studies dealin...

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  • Open Access
48 Citations
3,875 Views
18 Pages

1,4-Disubstituted 1H-1,2,3-Triazoles for Renal Diseases: Studies of Viability, Anti-Inflammatory, and Antioxidant Activities

  • Ching-Yi Cheng,
  • Ashanul Haque,
  • Ming-Fa Hsieh,
  • Syed Imran Hassan,
  • Md. Serajul Haque Faizi,
  • Necmi Dege and
  • Muhammad S. Khan

Inflammation is a hallmark of many metabolic diseases. We previously showed that ferrocene-appended 1H-1,2,3-triazole hybrids inhibit nitric oxide (NO) production in in vitro models of lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammation in the BV-2 cell. In the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,766 Views
12 Pages

Bee venom (BV) is one of the most remarkable natural products that has been a subject of studies since ancient times. Recent studies have shown that Apis mellifera syriaca venom possesses antibacterial as well as cytotoxic effects on cancer cell line...

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  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,000 Views
16 Pages

Thermo-Mechanical Characterization of 4D-Printed Biodegradable Shape-Memory Scaffolds Using Four-Axis 3D-Printing System

  • Vukasin Slavkovic,
  • Nikola Palic,
  • Strahinja Milenkovic,
  • Fatima Zivic and
  • Nenad Grujovic

24 July 2023

This study was conducted on different models of biodegradable SMP (shape-memory polymer) scaffolds. A comparison was conducted utilizing a basic FDM (fused deposition modeling)/MEX (material extrusion) printer with a standard printing technique and a...