Journal
TOXINS
Volume 14, Issue 10, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/toxins14100663
Keywords
bee venom; melittin; skin infection; Streptococcus pyogenes
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- 'Cooperative Research Program for Agriculture Science & Technology Development' Rural Development Administration, Republic of Korea [PJ015634]
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Bee venom and melittin can alleviate skin infections caused by Streptococcus pyogenes and have anti-inflammatory effects.
Streptococcus pyogenes (S. pyogenes) bacteria cause almost all primary skin infections in humans. Bee venom (BV) and melittin (Mel) have multiple effects, including antibacterial and anti-inflammatory activities. This study aims to demonstrate their effects on bacterial mouse skin infection using S. pyogenes. The dorsal skin was tape-stripped, then S. pyogenes was topically applied. BV or Mel were topically applied to the lesion. The tissues were stained with hematoxylin and eosin, while immunohistochemical staining was performed with anti-neutrophil. S. pyogenes-infected skin revealed increased epidermal and dermal layers, but it was reduced in the BV and Mel groups. Finding increased neutrophils in the mice infected with S. pyogenes, but the BV and Mel mice showed decreased expression. These results suggest that BV and Mel treatments could reduce the inflammatory reactions and help improve lesions induced by S. pyogenes skin infection. This study provides additional assessment of the potential therapeutic effects of BV and Mel in managing skin infection caused by S. pyogenes, further suggesting that it could be a candidate for developing novel treatment alternative for streptococcal skin infections.
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