New approaches for treatment of infectious diseases in aquatic animals have important roles in aquaculture technology progress. In the present study, In vitro effects of different extracts of propolis, royal jelly and pollen obtained from beehives have been investigated on aquatic pathogenic bacterial isolates. The isolated bacteria identified on the basis of their biochemical properties and se...

The anti-ulcerative and antioxidant potentials of Egyptian propolis alcoholic extract as well as its total phenolic and flavonoid contents were evaluated. The content of total phenols and flavonoids of propolis extract were determined by spectrophotometric methods with an FC reagent and by the complexation reaction with aluminium chloride, respectively. The antioxidant activity was examined wit...

The anti-diabetic effects of Brazilian propolis were examined using ob/ob mice. Although repeated injection of an ethanol extract of Brazilian propolis (100 mg/kg, ip, twice a week for 12 weeks) did not affect body weight gain and food intake of ob/ob mice, blood glucose and plasma cholesterol levels were significantly attenuated. Moreover, the propolis extract partially restored glucose tolera...

Carbon tetrachloride (CCl(4)) is a well-known hepatotoxicant, and its exposure induces hepatorenal injury via oxidative stress and biochemical alterations. This study had been conducted to confirm the protective role of propolis extract on CCl(4)-induced hepatorenal oxidative stress and resultant injury. Propolis extracts collected from Gwalior district and 24 female Sprague Dawley rats were us...

Objective(s): The effect of propolis collected in Morocco on blood glucose, lipid profile, liver enzymes, and kidney function was investigated in control and diabetic rats.  Materials and Methods: Antioxidant activity of propolis was evaluated with the use of DPPH, 2,2’-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid) (ABTS•+), ferric ...

BACKGROUND Propolis is a natural product widely consumed in folk medicine. Different biological activities, such as anticancer, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antibiotic and antifungal effects have been reported for propolis and its constituents. OBJECTIVES An in vitro study focused on an evaluation of the biological activity of EEPP, including its anti-proliferative influence on selected ne...

hepatoprotective efficacy of propolis extract (honeybee hive product, 200 mg/kg, p.o.) was studied against carbon-tetrachloride-(ccl 4, 0.15 ml/kg, i.p.) induced biochemical and histopathological changes. silymarin, a known hepatoprotective drug was used as a positive control. subchronic exposure to ccl 4 for 3 weeks (5 days a week) caused sharp elevation in the activity of liver enzymes i.e. ,...