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Honeybee venom kills aggressive breast cancer cells: study – BioPharma-Reporter.com
Venom from honeybees has been found to rapidly destroy triple-negative breast cancer and HER2-enriched breast cancer cells – with minimal effect on healthy cells, according to a study published this month.
The study looked at the effect of the European honeybee (Apis mellifera) venom on normal breast cells; and cells from clinical subtypes of breast cancer: hormone receptor positive, HER2-enriched, and triple-negative breast cancer.
The researchers tested melittin a small, positively charged peptide which is a major component in honeybee venom as well as a synthetically reproduced version. They found that the synthetic product mirrored the majority of anti-cancer effects of honeybee venom.
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