424696

Apitoxin stimulates growth factors release and alleviating the gentamicin-induced renal nephrotoxicity in male rats. A comparative therapeutic study between bee venom and Cystone®

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Last updated: 11 May 2025

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Academic veterinary sciences (Anatomy, Histology, Physiology and Biochemistry).

Abstract

The kidney, due to its high blood flow, is particularly vulnerable to drug-induced damage and injury. Gentamicin, is a widely used and highly effective antibiotic, moreover it is a main cause of drug-induced renal injury. Therefore, identifying a natural and safe agent to mitigate Gentamicin nephrotoxicity is one of utmost importance. Cystone® is a natural compound possessing antimicrobial and anti-urolithiatic properties, which help preventing stone formation. Bee venom comprises a diverse array of biologically active proteins that pharmacologically mitigates various pathological conditions. Its high-potency compounds exhibit selective and specific activities, rendering them valuable as pharmacological tools in drug research, potential templates for drug design, and therapeutic agents. Bee venom therapy is a highly effective treatment, as it stimulates the release of growth factors from activated platelets and fibroblasts in renal tissue. Specifically, Bee venom therapy up-regulates the gene expression of platelet-derived growth factor, which in turn up-regulates vascular endothelial growth factor, promoting tissue repair and regeneration. Moreover, our findings show that co-administration of gentamicin and Cystone® induces severe kidney damage and stone formation in rats. In contrast, Bee venom injection alleviates this detrimental effect. The present study aims to investigate the modulatory effects of Bee venom on renal tissue regeneration and gentamicin-induced renal damage. Furthermore, we seek to compare the potential protective effects of bee venom and Cystone® on gentamicin-induced renal tissue damage in rats.

DOI

10.21608/svu.2025.370881.1377

Keywords

Keywords: Apitoxin, gentamicin, Cystone®, PDGF, VEGF

Authors

First Name

Hager

Last Name

Kouriem

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Affiliation

Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, South Valley University, Qena 83523, Egypt.

Email

khager.gh@gmail.com

City

Aswan

Orcid

-

First Name

Obeid

Last Name

Shanab

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Department of biochemistry, faculty of veterinary medicine, South Valley University,Qena, Egypt.

Email

shanab.bio@vet.svu.edu.eg

City

Qena

Orcid

0000-0003-1981-279X

First Name

laila

Last Name

taha

MiddleName

mostafa

Affiliation

biochemistry,faculty of veterinary medicine,south valley univercity,qena,egypt

Email

lailamostafa_80@yahoo.com

City

Qena

Orcid

-

First Name

Zainab

Last Name

Maher

MiddleName

M

Affiliation

Department of Pathology and clinical pathology, Faculty of veterinary medicine, Qena university

Email

zainab.maher@vet.svu.edu.eg

City

Qena

Orcid

-

First Name

Faten

Last Name

Mohammed

MiddleName

I

Affiliation

Department of physiology, Faculty of medicine for girls, Al-Azhar University , Cairo 11884, Egypt.

Email

fatenebrahem.medg@azhar.edu.eg

City

Cairo

Orcid

-

First Name

Mahmoud

Last Name

Ali

MiddleName

A

Affiliation

Department of Plant protection, Faculty of Agriculture, South Valley University, 83523 Qena, Egypt.

Email

m.abbas@agr.svu.edu.eg

City

Qena

Orcid

-

First Name

Ashraf

Last Name

Elghoneimy

MiddleName

A

Affiliation

Department OF pharmacology, faculty OF veterinary medicine, south valley university, Egypt

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ashraf.elhady@vet.svu.edu.eg

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-

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-

Volume

8

Article Issue

2

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54774

Issue Date

2025-06-01

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2025-03-24

Publish Date

2025-06-01

Page Start

10

Page End

19

Print ISSN

2535-1826

Online ISSN

2535-1877

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424,696

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Research article

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712

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SVU-International Journal of Veterinary Sciences

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https://svu.journals.ekb.eg/

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Apitoxin stimulates growth factors release and alleviating the gentamicin-induced renal nephrotoxicity in male rats. A comparative therapeutic study between bee venom and Cystone®.

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11 May 2025