Editorial: therapeutic potential of propolis-from in vitro studies to clinical trials

• Autor(a) principal: Bobis, Otilia
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Berretta, Andresa Aparecida, Vilas-Boas, Miguel, De Jong, David
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10198/25013
• topic: Bioactive component; Propolis; Properties; Therapeutic potential; Editorial

Propolis is a natural product made by bees from bioactive plant exudates and/or resins, which they employ to protect their colony health and integrity (Ghisalberti, 1979; Simone- Finstrom and Spivak, 2010). Taking their cue from the bees, man has been harvesting and using this product for thousands of years, across many civilizations, stimulated by empirical knowledge concerning its efficacy as a medically useful product (Berretta et al., 2020). More recently, the development of analytical methods and modern extraction processes has led to numerous studies regarding the chemical composition and diversity of propolis, and to a better understanding of its therapeutic properties (Bankova et al., 2019). There are numerous scientific publications showing the antimicrobial, antifungal, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, immunoregulatory, and other biological properties of propolis, especially in vitro and animal models (Machado et al., 2012; Berretta et al., 2013; Hori et al., 2013; Salatino, 2022).