The anti-allergic potential of stingless bee honey from different botanical sources via modulation of mast cell degranulation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Allergy is an inflammatory disorder affecting around 20% of the global population. The adverse effects of current conventional treatments give rise to the increased popularity of using natural food products as complementary and alternative medicine against allergic diseases. Stingless bee honey, commonly known as Kelulut honey (KH) in Malaysia, has been used locally as a traditional remedy to relieve cough and asthma. This study evaluated the anti-allergic potential of KH collected from four different botanical sources on phorbol ester 12-myristate-3-acetate and calcium ionophore-activated human mast cells.

Methods

The present study examined the inhibitory effects of all collected honey on the release of selected inflammatory mediators, such as tumor necrosis fact

SUBMITTER: Yong PYA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10476411 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature