Medications & Natural Products Derived from Animals: Hymenoptera

Gajski G, Čimbora-zovko T, Rak S, Osmak M, Garaj-Vrhovac V. Antitumour action on human glioblastoma A1235 cells through cooperation of bee venom and cisplatin. Cytotechnology. 2015; E-pub ahead of print.
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Seo B, Lee J, Sung W, Song E, Jo D. Bee venom acupuncture for the treatment of chronic low back pain: study protocol for a randomized, double-blinded, sham-controlled trial. Trials. 2013;14:16. Article available in PubMed Central.

Kim H, Lee G, Park S, Chung H, Lee H, Kim J, et al. Bee venom mitigates Cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity by regulating CD4(+)CD25(+)Foxp3(+) regulatory T cells in mice. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2013;2013:879845. Article available in PubMed Central

Ruëff F, Przybilla B, Biló MB, et al. Clinical effectiveness of hymenoptera venom immunotherapy: a prospective observational multicenter study of the European academy of allergology and clinical immunology interest group on insect venom hypersensitivity. PLoS ONE. 2013;8(5):e63233. Article is freely available via PLOS ONE.

Lim SM, Lee SH. Effectiveness of bee venom acupuncture in alleviating post-stroke shoulder pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Integr Med. 2015;13(4):241-7.
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Lund-Nielsen B, Adamsen L, Kolmos H, Rørth M, Tolver A, et al. The effect of honey-coated bandages compared with silver-coated bandages on treatment of malignant wounds-a randomized study. Wound Repair Regen. 2011;19(6):664-70. PubMed abstract

Kuropatnicki A, Szliszka E, Krol W. Historical aspects of propolis research in modern times. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2013;2013:964149. Article available in PubMed Central

Lee D, Sinno S, Khachemoune A. Honey and wound healing: an overview. Am J Clin Dermatol. 2011;12(3):181-90. Article available via the OhioLINK Electronic Journal Center.

Jull AB, Cullum N, Dumville JC, et al. Honey as a topical treatment for wounds. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015 Mar 6;(3):CD005083. Article is available to NEOMED library patrons.

Oduwole O, Meremikwu M, Oyo-Ita A, Udoh E. Honey for acute cough in children. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012;3:CD007094.
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Brudzynski K, Sjaarda C. Honey glycoproteins containing antimicrobial peptides, Jelleins of the Major Royal Jelly Protein 1, are responsible for the cell wall lytic and bactericidal activities of honey. PLoS ONE. 2015;10(4):e0120238.

Olofsson TC, Butler E, Markowicz P, Lindholm C, Larsson L, Vásquez A. Lactic acid bacterial symbionts in honeybees - an unknown key to honey's antimicrobial and therapeutic activities. Int Wound J. 2014; e-published ahead of print.

Maddocks S, Lopez M, Rowlands R, Cooper R. 2012. Manuka honey inhibits the development of Streptococcus pyogenes biofilms and causes reduced expression of two fibronectin binding proteins. Microbiology 158(Pt 3):781-90.

Chen J, Lariviere W. The nociceptive and anti-nociceptive effects of bee venom injection and therapy: a double-edged sword. Prog Neurobiol. 2010;92(2):151-83.

Braithwaite I, Hunt A, Riley J, et al. Randomised controlled trial of topical kanuka honey for the treatment of rosacea. BMJ Open. 2015 Jun 24;5(6):e007651.

Abd Jalil MA, Kasmuri AR, Hadi H. Stingless bee honey, the natural wound healer: a review. Skin Pharmacol Physiol. 2017;30(2):66-75.

Alizadehnohi M, Nabiuni M, Nazari Z, Safaeinejad Z, Irian S. The synergistic cytotoxic effect of cisplatin and honey bee venom on human ovarian cancer cell line A2780cp. J Venom Res. 2012;3:22-7. Article available in PubMed Central.

Hwang DS, Kim SK, Bae H. Therapeutic effects of bee venom on immunological and neurological diseases. Toxins (Basel). 2015;7(7):2413-21.
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