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Andrés Jagua-Gualdrón^1,2, José Adolfo Peña-Latorre^3,4,5, Roger Edwin Fernadez-Bernal^4,6

¹Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia, ajaguag@unal.edu.co.

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Summary

Apitherapy, using beehive products, offers potential treatments for osteoarthritis. Research explores how bee venom, propolis, honey, pollen, and royal jelly may alleviate this common rheumatic disease.

Keywords:

Apitherapy Bee venom Beehive Complementary and alternative medicine Osteoarthritis

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Area of Science:

Rheumatology
Immunology
Pharmacology

Background:

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a prevalent rheumatic condition causing significant disability, particularly in the elderly.
Current OA management lacks curative options, driving the need for novel therapeutic strategies.
Apitherapy, utilizing beehive products, is an ancient practice with emerging scientific understanding of its mechanisms.

Purpose of the Study:

To review the current understanding of how specific beehive products may impact osteoarthritis.
To explore the potential therapeutic mechanisms of bee venom, propolis, honey, pollen, and royal jelly in OA.

Main Methods:

Literature review of scientific studies on apitherapy and osteoarthritis.
Analysis of the pathophysiological processes in OA relevant to beehive product actions.
Synthesis of current knowledge on the mechanisms of action of bee venom, propolis, honey, pollen, and royal jelly.

Main Results:

Beehive products possess properties that align with the needs of managing chronic articular conditions like OA.
Specific components within bee venom, propolis, honey, pollen, and royal jelly show promise for OA treatment.
The mechanisms of action, though not fully elucidated, are beginning to be understood in relation to OA pathology.

Conclusions:

Apitherapy presents a promising avenue for developing new therapeutic alternatives for osteoarthritis.
Further research into the specific compounds and mechanisms of beehive products is warranted for OA management.
Beehive products offer a potential natural-based approach to address the challenges of osteoarthritis.