The Influence of Bee Venom Melittin on the Functioning of the Immune System and the Contractile Activity of the Insect Heart—A Preliminary Study

Beetles as Model Organisms in Physiological, Biomedical and Environmental Studies – A Review

(2019) Zbigniew Adamski et al.   Frontiers in Physiology

Protease Activity Profiling of Snake Venoms Using High-Throughput Peptide Screening

(2019) Konstantinos Kalogeropoulos et al.   Toxins

First Characterization of The Venom from Apis mellifera syriaca, A Honeybee from The Middle East Region

(2019) Jacinthe Frangieh et al.   Toxins

Myotropic activity and immunolocalization of selected neuropeptides of the burying beetle Nicrophorus vespilloides (Coleoptera: Silphidae)

(2018) Arkadiusz Urbański et al.   Insect Science

Developmental changes in haemocyte morphology in response to Staphylococcus aureus and latex beads in the beetle Tenebrio molitor L.

(2018) Arkadiusz Urbański et al.   MICRON

Myotropic activity of allatostatins in tenebrionid beetles

(2018) Jan Lubawy et al.   NEUROPEPTIDES

Application of Metabolomic Tools for Studying Low Molecular-Weight Fraction of Animal Venoms and Poisons

(2018) Agnieszka Klupczynska et al.   Toxins

Insect Antimicrobial Peptides, a Mini Review

(2018) Qinghua Wu et al.   Toxins

Apoptotic Effect of Melittin Purified from Iranian Honey Bee Venom on Human Cervical Cancer HeLa Cell Line

(2017) Hannaneh Zarrinnahad et al.   International Journal of Peptide Research and Therapeutics

Peptide hormones regulate the physiological functions of reproductive organs in Tenebrio molitor males

(2017) Paweł Marciniak et al.   PEPTIDES

Melittin suppresses tumor progression by regulating tumor-associated macrophages in a Lewis lung carcinoma mouse model

(2017) Chanju Lee et al.   Oncotarget

Suppressive Effects of Bee Venom Acupuncture on Paclitaxel-Induced Neuropathic Pain in Rats: Mediation by Spinal α2-Adrenergic Receptor

(2017) Jiho Choi et al.   Toxins

Interaction of Melittin with Negatively Charged Lipid Bilayers Supported on Gold Electrodes

(2016) Joanna Juhaniewicz et al.   ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA

Anti-Inflammatory Applications of Melittin, a Major Component of Bee Venom: Detailed Mechanism of Action and Adverse Effects

(2016) Gihyun Lee et al.   MOLECULES

Cardioregulatory Functions of Neuropeptides and Peptide Hormones in Insects

(2016) Szymon Chowa|ski et al.   PROTEIN AND PEPTIDE LETTERS

Melittin induced cytogenetic damage, oxidative stress and changes in gene expression in human peripheral blood lymphocytes

(2016) Goran Gajski et al.   TOXICON

Melittin, the Major Pain-Producing Substance of Bee Venom

(2016) Jun Chen et al.   Neuroscience Bulletin

Site of fluorescent label modifies interaction of melittin with live cells and model membranes

(2015) Elaheh Jamasbi et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES

Integrated analysis of the ecotoxicological and genotoxic effects of the antimicrobial peptide melittin on Daphnia magna and Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata

(2015) Emilia Galdiero et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Pharmacological Alternatives for the Treatment of Neurodegenerative Disorders: Wasp and Bee Venoms and Their Components as New Neuroactive Tools

(2015) Juliana Silva et al.   Toxins

Three Valuable Peptides from Bee and Wasp Venoms for Therapeutic and Biotechnological Use: Melittin, Apamin and Mastoparan

(2015) Miguel Moreno et al.   Toxins

Melittin triggers apoptosis inCandida albicansthrough the reactive oxygen species-mediated mitochondria/caspase-dependent pathway

(2014) Juneyoung Lee et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS

Melittin: A lytic peptide with anticancer properties

(2013) Goran Gajski et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY

Developmental changes in cellular and humoral responses of the burying beetle Nicrophorus vespilloides (Coleoptera, Silphidae)

(2013) Arkadiusz Urbański et al.   JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY

Melittin has an inhibitory effect on TNF-α-induced migration of human aortic smooth muscle cells by blocking the MMP-9 expression

(2012) Yun-Jeong Jeong et al.   FOOD AND CHEMICAL TOXICOLOGY

Bee venom in cancer therapy

(2011) Nada Oršolić   CANCER AND METASTASIS REVIEWS

Phenoloxidase: a key component of the insect immune system

(2011) Isaac González-Santoyo et al.   ENTOMOLOGIA EXPERIMENTALIS ET APPLICATA

Melittin Inhibits Atherosclerosis in LPS/High-Fat Treated Mice Through Atheroprotective Actions

(2011) Soo-Jung Kim et al.   Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis

Cell-Selective Lysis by Novel Analogues of Melittin against Human Red Blood Cells andEscherichia coli

(2010) Brijesh K. Pandey et al.   BIOCHEMISTRY

Interactions of antimicrobial peptides with Leishmania and trypanosomes and their functional role in host parasitism

(2010) Bradford S. McGwire et al.   EXPERIMENTAL PARASITOLOGY

The insect cellular immune response

(2010) Michael R. Strand   Insect Science

The nociceptive and anti-nociceptive effects of bee venom injection and therapy: A double-edged sword

(2010) Jun Chen et al.   PROGRESS IN NEUROBIOLOGY

Thermodynamics of Melittin Binding to Lipid Bilayers. Aggregation and Pore Formation†

(2009) Gabriela Klocek et al.   BIOCHEMISTRY

Molecularly targeted nanocarriers deliver the cytolytic peptide melittin specifically to tumor cells in mice, reducing tumor growth

(2009) Neelesh R. Soman et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION

Cardiovascular effect of peripheral injected melittin in normotensive conscious rats: Mediation of the central cholinergic system

(2009) Murat Yalcin et al.   PROSTAGLANDINS LEUKOTRIENES AND ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS