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Asmaa M. Shehata, Hala F. Aref, Mohamed Y. Mahmoud, Alaa F. Bakr, Maha A. Salem, Eiman M. El-Saied. PLGA nanoparticles provide a safe delivery system for bee venom and melittin to alleviate their hepatotoxic effects in miceToxicon 2025; 267 doi: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2025.108564
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Rucheng Yan, Kejia Zhang, Jiayu Chen, Yuanquan Pan, Haifeng Wang. Melittin enhances PD-L1 blockade in prostate cancer by inhibiting M2 macrophage polarization and recruitmentWorld Journal of Surgical Oncology 2026; 24(1) doi: 10.1186/s12957-026-04305-7
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Chufan Wang, Fengrui Zhang, Haobo Tang, Zhengchan Su, Yufei Duan, Wei Feng, Xiaoning Lin, E. Chen, Xiumin Wang, Lei Ren. Harnessing multifunctional HBc virus-like particles for safe and effective delivery of melittin in cancer therapyNanomedicine 2025; 20(14) doi: 10.1080/17435889.2025.2528591
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Grzegorz Król, Angelika Mańkowska, Paulina Paprocka, Małgorzata Sidewicz, Jakub Spałek, Sławomir Okła, Ewelina Piktel, Robert Bucki. Functional reprogramming of melittin by Pluronic® F-127 enables anticancer selectivity with attenuated hemolytic activityFrontiers in Oncology 2026; 16 doi: 10.3389/fonc.2026.1823622
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Xuan Li, Sen Zhu, Zheng Li, Yu-Qi Meng, Su-Jie Huang, Qi-Yao Yu, Bin Li. Melittin induces ferroptosis and ER stress-CHOP-mediated apoptosis in A549 cellsFree Radical Research 2022; 56(5-6) doi: 10.1080/10715762.2022.2131551
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Qi Li, Shiyan Fu, Anni Zhang, Wenrun Li, Li Shen, Feng Huang, Xiaoyu Yang, Yonghong Ran, Yazhen Zhao, Longfei Tan, Jinshan Xu, Yuhui Hao. Gradually cleared Gd-MOF@AuPt/Melittin nanocomposite for augmented radiotherapy by inducing apoptosis and ferroptosisJournal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology 2026; 123 doi: 10.1016/j.jddst.2026.108462
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Ruiyin Guo, Xuewen Chen, Tienthanh Nguyen, Jinwei Chai, Yahua Gao, Jiena Wu, Jinqiao Li, Mohamed A. Abdel-Rahman, Xin Chen, Xueqing Xu. The Strong Anti-Tumor Effect of Smp24 in Lung Adenocarcinoma A549 Cells Depends on Its Induction of Mitochondrial Dysfunctions and ROS AccumulationToxins 2022; 14(9) doi: 10.3390/toxins14090590
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Jie Yao, Zhan Zhang, Sheng Li, Bai Li, Xing‐Huan Wang. Melittin inhibits proliferation, migration and invasion of bladder cancer cells by regulating key genes based on bioinformatics and experimental assaysJournal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine 2020; 24(1) doi: 10.1111/jcmm.14775
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Shafiul Haque, Arif Hussain, Hemant Joshi, Ujjawal Sharma, Bunty Sharma, Diwakar Aggarwal, Isha Rani, Seema Ramniwas, Madhu Gupta, Hardeep Singh Tuli. Melittin: a possible regulator of cancer proliferation in preclinical cell culture and animal modelsJournal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology 2023; 149(19) doi: 10.1007/s00432-023-05458-8
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Long Lv, Nan Yang, Youhong Cao, Junqiang Dang, Likun Cheng, Mohamed A. El‐Sheikh, Yun Zhang. d‐Carvone inhibits the JAK/STAT3 signaling pathway and induced the apoptotic cell death in the human gastric cancer AGS cellsJournal of Biochemical and Molecular Toxicology 2021; 35(5) doi: 10.1002/jbt.22746
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Jinxia Qi, Yonghui Chen, Tiantian Xue, Yue Lin, Shiyuan Huang, Shuyan Cao, Xiaona Wang, Yu Su, Zhenkun Lin. Graphene oxide-based magnetic nanocomposites for the delivery of melittin to cervical cancer HeLa cellsNanotechnology 2020; 31(6) doi: 10.1088/1361-6528/ab5084
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Yanyan Li, Shuyao Ruan, Zhi Wang, Nianping Feng, Yongtai Zhang. Hyaluronic Acid Coating Reduces the Leakage of Melittin Encapsulated in Liposomes and Increases Targeted Delivery to Melanoma CellsPharmaceutics 2021; 13(8) doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics13081235
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