An Introduction to the Toxins Special Issue on “Bee and Wasp Venoms: Biological Characteristics and Therapeutic Application”
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Disease Type | Component | Reference |
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Parkinson’s disease | Bee venom (BV) Apamin BV acupuncture | [2] [2] [3] |
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) | BV Melittin BV acupuncture | [4] [5] [4,6] |
Multiple sclerosis | BV | [7] |
Cancer | BV Melittin | [8] [9] |
Liver fibrosis | BV Apamin Melittin PLA2 | [10] [11] [12] [13] |
Atherosclerosis | BV Apamin Melittin | [14] [15] [16] |
Skin disease (acne vulgaris) | BV Melittin | [17] [18] |
Skin disease (atopic dermatitis) | BV | [19] |
Learning deficit | Apamin | [20] |
Pain | BV BV acupuncture | [21] [22] |
Lupus nephritis | BV | [23] |
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Pak, S.C. An Introduction to the Toxins Special Issue on “Bee and Wasp Venoms: Biological Characteristics and Therapeutic Application”. Toxins 2016, 8, 315. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins8110315
Pak SC. An Introduction to the Toxins Special Issue on “Bee and Wasp Venoms: Biological Characteristics and Therapeutic Application”. Toxins. 2016; 8(11):315. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins8110315
Chicago/Turabian StylePak, Sok Cheon. 2016. "An Introduction to the Toxins Special Issue on “Bee and Wasp Venoms: Biological Characteristics and Therapeutic Application”" Toxins 8, no. 11: 315. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins8110315