Bee Venom Alleviates Atopic Dermatitis Symptoms through the Upregulation of Decay-Accelerating Factor (DAF/CD55)

Bee venom acupuncture alleviates trimellitic anhydride-induced atopic dermatitis-like skin lesions in mice

BACKGROUND Bee venom acupuncture (BVA), a novel type of acupuncture therapy in which purified bee venom is injected into the specific acupuncture point on the diseased part of the body, is used primarily for relieving pain and other musculoskeletal symptoms. In the present study, therapeutic potential of BVA to improve atopic dermatitis, a representative allergic dysfunction, was evaluated in t...

Bee venom ameliorates compound 48/80-induced atopic dermatitis-related symptoms.

UNLABELLED Honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) venom (BV) has been traditionally used for the treatment of pain and inflammatory diseases such as itchy skin problems. However, the precise mechanism of BV in ameliorating the scratching behavior is not fully understood. OBJECTIVE In order to evaluate the effect of BV on atopic dermatitis-related symptoms in mice, we used a mouse skin scratching model ...

bFGF and VEGF act synergistically to enhance endothelial cytoprotection through upregulation of decay-accelerating factor

TRPV1 antagonist can suppress the atopic dermatitis-like symptoms by accelerating skin barrier recovery.

BACKGROUND Transient receptor potential vanilloid type 1 (TRPV1) is a cation channel activated by diverse obnoxious stimuli like capsaicin, low pH or heat. Recently, it was revealed that TRPV1 might be deeply associated with skin permeability barrier function, suggesting that modulation of TRPV1 might be beneficial for the skin disorders with barrier damages. OBJECTIVE We aimed to investigate...

Prevalence of Atopic Dermatitis Symptoms among Students in Kurdistan: a North-west Province of Iran

Background Atopic dermatitis (AD), often called eczema or atopic eczema is a very common skin disease; AD looks different in infants, children, and adults. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of the disease in Kurdistan province. Materials and Methods Cross-sectional study using written questionnaires ISAAC  where 4,000 students in two age groups 7-6 and 14 -13 years in the pr...