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According to a new study, bee venom is extremely effective in killing the cells of one of the most aggressive breast cancers, triple negative breast cancer, writes MTI. Staff at the Harry Perkins Institute for Medical Research evaluated the anti-cancer properties of toxins from 312 bees and bumblebees.
According to the results, the venom and one of its main components, melittin, rapidly cause the death of triple negative breast cancer and HER2 positive breast cancer cells without damaging normal cells. Triple negative breast cancer accounts for 10 to 15 percent of breast tumors and there is currently no effective targeted treatment.
We found that melittin completely kills the membrane of cancer cells in 60 minutes
– He said Ciara Duffy, Team captain.
According to a recent study, melittin causes holes in the membranes of cancer cells, allowing it to enter the cell and accelerate cell death. According to Duffy, the concomitant use of melittin and docetaxel (a chemotherapeutic drug) was extremely effective in suppressing tumor growth in mice.
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