Bee Venom Has 'Therapeutic Potential for Treatment of Neurodegenerative
Diseases'
Bee Venom and Melittin Reduce Proinflammatory Mediators in
Lipopolysaccharide-Stimulated BV2 Microglia
International Immunopharmacology, Volume 7, Issue 8, August 2007, Pages
1092-1101
http://apitherapy.blogspot.com/2007/06/bee-venom-has-therapeutic-potential-for.html
…These results demonstrate that BV and MEL possess a potent suppressive
effect on proinflammatory responses of BV2 microglia and suggest that
these compounds may offer substantial therapeutic potential for
treatment of neurodegenerative diseases that are accompanied by
microglial activation.
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