Melittin as a safe compound to BALB/c mice immune system; a tiered approach immunotoxicity screening

Abstract Background Maintenance of immune system integrity is a vital requirement to protect human body against pathogens/cancers. Natural compounds have long been used due to their benefits for the immune system. One of which is bee venom that contains a peptide called melittin having antimicrobial...

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Main Authors: Gholamreza Karimi, Sina Fatemi, Bahram Memar, Mohammad-Bagher Khorrami, Arian Amali, Mahmood Sadeghi, Seyed-Alireza Esmaeili, Bamdad Riahi-Zanjani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-10-01
Series:BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-023-04228-w