ReviewToxins2015
Three valuable peptides from bee and wasp venoms for therapeutic and biotechnological use: melittin, apamin and mastoparan.
Review in Toxins, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 151 papers.
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151 citing papers in PubMed.
- Single-Arm, Multicenter Phase I/II Clinical Trial for the Treatment of Envenomings by Massive Africanized Honey Bee Stings Using the Unique Apilic Antivenom.Frontiers in immunology · 2021Trial
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- In Vitro Antitumor Effects of Melittin Attached to FeMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- From Toxin to Therapy: Biomedical Applications of Bee Venom in Cancer, Diabetes, and Neurodegenerative Disorders.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
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- Venom gland transcriptomics and bioactivity profiling suggest bifunctional hyaluronidase activity in the venom ofFrontiers in molecular biosciences · 2026Article
- JAK/STAT signaling pathway inhibitors in neurodegenerative diseases: current status and future perspectives.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2026Review
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- Improvement of DCIS resection using intraoperative imaging with ICG-p28.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Antimicrobial Potential of Bee-Derived Products: Insights into Honey, Propolis and Bee Venom.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Bee venom loaded chitosan nanoparticles enhances growth, immunity and resistance to vibrio parahaemolyticus in pacific white shrimp.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Deciphering the Neuroprotective Action of Bee Venom Peptide Melittin: Insights into Mechanistic Interplay.Molecular neurobiology · 2025Review
- Low-dose Bee Venom as a Potential Therapeutic Agent Against Human Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia Cells.The protein journal · 2025Article
- Elimination of certain honeybee venom activities by adipokinetic hormone.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- Wasp Venom: Future Breakthrough in Production of Antimicrobial Peptides.The protein journal · 2025Review
- Study on the Effect of Bee Venom and Its Main Component Melittin in Delaying Skin Aging in Mice.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Harnessing Antiviral Peptides: From Molecular Mechanisms to Clinical Translation.Current research in pharmacology and drug discovery · 2025Review
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Abstract
While knowledge of the composition and mode of action of bee and wasp venoms dates back 50 years, the therapeutic value of these toxins remains relatively unexploded. The properties of these venoms are now being studied with the aim to design and develop new therapeutic drugs. Far from evaluating the extensive number of monographs, journals and books related to bee and wasp venoms and the therapeutic effect of these toxins in numerous diseases, the following review focuses on the three most characterized peptides, namely melittin, apamin, and mastoparan. Here, we update information related to these compounds from the perspective of applied science and discuss their potential therapeutic and biotechnological applications in biomedicine.
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