Bee venom
useful to boost immune system against neurodegenerative disease
The KoreaHerald, 11/4/2012
Bee
materials such as honey, royal jelly and bee venom have been useful in oriental
medicine.
Bee venom,
especially, is widely known for being used the most in apitherapy, treating
patients with arthritis and multiple sclerosis.
Local
scientists discovered that such bee material could also effectively treat
Parkinson’s disease.
A team
headed by professor Bae Hyun-su of Kyung Hee University’s College of Oriental
Medicine said that bee venom could help boost the immune system against the
neurodegenerative disease.
The venom
will increase regulatory T cells, which modulate the immune system, preventing
the degeneration of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra, the team
explained in the scientific journal, Brain, Behavior and Immunity…
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