Honey and Other Beehive Products: A New Light from a Cellular and Molecular Perspective

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue, Honey and Other Beehive Products: A New Light from a Cellular and Molecular Perspective, will cover a selection of research and review articles in the field of emerging properties of honey and other honeybee products (e.g., propolis, honeydew honey, etc.) in the light of cellular and molecular aspects boosted by the application of these compounds.

Since Biblical times and before, honey has been known to have beneficial health effects, and is still widely used in “folk medicine”. Recently, the therapeutic virtues of honey have been rediscovered by the medical profession and are gaining acceptance for the treatment of ulcers, wounds, and other surface infections.

However, in spite of a substantial body of literature about honey’s clinical uses, the subjacent mechanisms of action are still largely obscure. In a number of cases, beneficial effects have been ascribed to antiseptic properties, but accumulating data suggest the involvement of other specific biochemical and physiological mechanisms, which this Special Issue will explore.

Contributions to this Special Issue may cover all aspects of cellular and molecular events induced by honeybee products: not only their antibacterial proprieties in wound repair, but also elucidation of their positive effects on cells.

Dr. Elia Ranzato
Dr. Simona Martinotti
Guest Editors

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• honey
• propolis
• beehive products
• natural products
• cell signaling
• Ca²⁺ signaling
• confocal microscopy
• honey composition
• wound repair
• antibacterial properties