Journal
ANTIBIOTICS-BASEL
Volume 10, Issue 12, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics10121514
Keywords
bee venom; Apis mellifera intermissa; anti-inflammatory activity; cytotoxic activity; chemical composition; NIR
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- Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT, Portugal) [UIDB/00690/2020, UIDB/00239/2020]
- European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) through the Regional Operational Program North 2020 [PDR2020-1.0.1-FEADER031734, Norte-01-0145-FEDER-000042]
- FCT-Foundation for Science and Technology
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The study investigated the composition, anti-inflammatory activity, and cytotoxic properties of honey bee venom from Apis mellifera intermissa in Morocco. Results showed compositional variation of main components depending on collection region, and toxic elements were detected at safe levels for pharmaceutical use. The study highlighted the significant potential of HBV as a natural medicine with antiproliferative and anti-inflammatory effects.
The venom from Apis mellifera intermissa, the main honey bee prevailing in Morocco, has been scarcely studied, despite its known potential for pharmacological applications. In the present work, we investigated the composition, the anti-inflammatory activity, and the venom's cytotoxic properties from fifteen honey bee venom (HBV) samples collected in three regions: northeast, central, and southern Morocco. The chemical assessment of honey bee venom was performed using LC-DAD/ESI/MSn, NIR spectroscopy and AAS spectroscopy. The antiproliferative effect was evaluated using human tumor cell lines, including breast adenocarcinoma, non-small cell lung carcinoma, cervical carcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, and malignant melanoma. Likewise, we assessed the anti-inflammatory activity using the murine macrophage cell line. The study provides information on the honey bee venom subspecies' main components, such as melittin, apamin, and phospholipase A2, with compositional variation depending on the region of collection. Contents of toxic elements such as cadmium, chromium, and plumb were detected at a concentration below 5 ppm, which can be regarded as safe for pharmaceutical use. The data presented contribute to the first study in HBV from Apis mellifera intermissa and highlight the remarkable antiproliferative and anti-inflammatory effects of HBV, suggesting it to be a candidate natural medicine to explore.
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