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

• Main Authors: Gholamreza Karimi (Author), Sina Fatemi (Author), Bahram Memar (Author), Mohammad-Bagher Khorrami (Author), Arian Amali (Author), Mahmood Sadeghi (Author), Seyed-Alireza Esmaeili (Author), Bamdad Riahi-Zanjani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...