Propolis and its therapeutic effects on renal diseases: A review

Autor: Fatemeh Salami, Reza Mohebbati, Sara Hoseinian, Samira Shahraki, Hossein Hosseinzadeh, Abolfazl Khajavirad
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences, Vol 27, Iss 4, Pp 383-390 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2008-3866
2008-3874
DOI: 10.22038/ijbms.2024.73081.15880
Popis: Propolis is produced by bees using a mixture of bees wax and saliva. It contains several bioactive compounds that mainly induce anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory effects. In this review, we aimed to investigate the effects of propolis on kidney diseases. We used “Kidney”, “Disease”, “Propolis”, “Renal”, “Constituent”, “Mechanism”, “Infection”, and other related keywords as the main keywords to search for works published before July 2023 in Google scholar, Scopus, and Pubmed databases. The search terms were selected according to Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). This review showed that propolis affects renal disorders with inflammatory and oxidative etiology due to its bioactive compounds, mainly flavonoids and polyphenols. There have been few studies on the effects of propolis on kidney diseases; nevertheless, the available studies are integrated in this review. Overall, propolis appears to be effective against several renal diseases through influencing mechanisms such as apoptosis, oxidative balance, and inflammation.
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