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MANAGEMENT OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS: APITHERAPY MANAGEMENT OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS: APITHERAPY
The Effect of Bee Venom on Rheumatoid
Arthritis Patients
Ahmed G. Hegazi1 Maha M. Saber2, Eitedal Daoud2,
Aliaa al Gendy2, Khaled G. Abdel-Wahhab3 and Eman Abd el-Rahman 4
IN THE NAME OF GOD
National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza,
Egypt
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� Special thanks to Scientific
Committee of the
4th International Conference and
The Effect of Bee Venom on Rheumatoid Arthritis
Patients
4 International Conference and
Exhibition on ImmunologySeptember 28-30, 2015
Houston, Texas, USA
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The Effect of Bee Venom on Rheumatoid
Arthritis Patients
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What Apiacupuncture can do
for arthritis?
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Apitherapy
� One of the major peptides in bee venom, called Melittin, is used to treat inflammation in sufferers of Rheumatoid Arthritis of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Multiple Sclerosis.� Melittin blocks the
expression of inflammatory genes, thus reducing swelling and pain.
� It is administered by direct insect sting, or intramuscular injections.
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What type of conditions is Bee
venom used to treat?
�Bee venom simulates the release of cortisone (cortisol)
�It is effective in the treatment of rheumatic diseases, especially rheumatic diseases, especially arthritis and multiple sclerosis (MS).
�It can be applied directly or by intradermal injections.
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What type of conditions is Bee
venom used to treat?
�ointment - Apireven –
� liniment
�both have been used successfully in several cases of rheumatoid
�both have been used successfully in several cases of rheumatoid polyarthritis.
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�The results have shown an important reduction in muscular pain, sciatic pain, nerve pain, neuromialgias and intercostal and bronchial nerve pain.bronchial nerve pain.
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�a long-lasting effect
�and can offer significant benefits in arthritic and rheumatic
Applying the venom topically can provide
conditions.
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•local pain,
•redness,
• swelling in people who are not allergic.
Bee venom causes
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Allergic reactions
� Happen on the second (or later) sting
� Antibodies to venom over-react and produce
chemicals (like histamines) that can damage
neighboring cells.neighboring cells.
� Severe allergies can lead to anaphylactic shock,
� a potentially deadly swelling of the airways and
other tissues.
� If you’ve been allergic once, you’ve got a 60%
chance of being even more allergic next time.
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�Bees leave their stinger and venom sac implanted in their victim
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Lewis,FS, Smith, LJ. What’s eating you? Bees, part 1. Cutis 2007;79:439-44
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The exuded sting with a small drop of venom on it
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The sting and its poison gland attached
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Close-up of the sting showing the barbs,
which allows the sting to anchor inside the
victim's flesh, much like the barb on a fishing
hook.
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� A worker bee trying to get away after stinging.
� The sting has barbs preventing the sting to be
pulled out, part of her digestive system is
seen dragging behind her
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� Two minutes after being stung.
� The sting is removed to show the site of sting entry
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� The site of a sting injury after 24 hours.
� Light red and swelling is seen, a small scar
tissue is forming at the site of sting entry.
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Urticaria (hives) on a person, who is having a
systematic reaction to a bee sting.
This can be a prelude to an anaphylactic
response, which can be fatal if not treated
immediately.
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VENOM CompositionVENOM Composition
� a mixture of proteins & peptides
� melittin 50% dry wt
� phospholipase A 12% dry wt
� hyaluronidase <3% dry wt.� hyaluronidase <3% dry wt.
� acid phosphatase <1% dry wt.
� histamine <1% dry wt.
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VENOMVENOM
��MelittinMelittin� lysis of blood & mast cells
� release of histamine & serotonin from mast cells
� depression of blood pressure & respiration.� depression of blood pressure & respiration.
��Phospholipase APhospholipase A� cell lysis
� pain
� toxicity
� synergistic with melittin
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��HyaluronidaseHyaluronidase
�hydrolyzes connective tissue
�the spreading factor
VENOMVENOM
��HistamineHistamine
�itching & pain
��Acid phosphataseAcid phosphatase
�involved in allergic reaction
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Bee Venom:
••Applications in the field of Applications in the field of
medicinemedicine
••Basic protein research Basic protein research
using venomusing venom
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Purpose
�Provider education on the use of
Apiacupuncture as a complementary
alternative therapy in arthritic alternative therapy in arthritic
conditions.
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�The aim of this study is to evaluate the
efficacy of bee venom acupuncture as
alternative medicine therapy for the
long term treatment of rheumatoid
arthritis (RA).
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Materials and Methods
�This study is a randomized, controlled
clinical trial with two parallel arms.
�The study intend to compare the
effects of BV by bee sting and with
pharmacotherapy only in patients with
RA.
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� Forty patients with Rheumatoid arthritis
disease are allocated to group of patients
with RA are treated with BVA (bee sting)
therapy twice a week with convention drug
therapy.
Materials and Methods
therapy.
� While other group of patient with Rheumatoid
arthritis disease on convention drug therapy.
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�Patient ages ranged between
�26-71 years,
Age
� mean of 38.7 ± 4.8. 2 .
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�All cases were subjected to
�complete clinical
�history �history
�examination to confirm the
diagnosis.
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�Tender joint count,
� swollen joint count,
�morning stiffness,
visal analog scal (VAS),
Materials and Methods
� visal analog scal (VAS),
�health assessment Q,
�Disease activity score in 28 joints
�Function disability index
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PAIN SEVERITY CODING TRANSLATIONS
Measurement (Cm) = Score Measurement
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� ESR,
� CRP,
� Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF),
� Interleukin 1(IL1)
Materials and Methods
� Interleukin 1(IL1)
� Interleukin 6,(IL6),
� Nuclear Factor and Kappa B (NF-KB).
� All these parameters will be assessed before
and after treatment.
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�All cases were under their regular
treatment by corticosteroids,
�These cases were divided into two�These cases were divided into twomain groups, each group consists
of 20 cases
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�treated with bee acupuncture 3 times
weekly, for 12 weeks, started
gradually by one sting then gradually
increase up to 12 stings per session,
Group I received
increase up to 12 stings per session,
� in addition to their medical treatment
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LI 4
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LI 11
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SP 6
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ST 36
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GV14
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ST 35
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GB 34
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LIV 3
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Group II
� Group II remains on their
ordinary medical treatment
only. only.
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�obtained from patients with clinically
definite RA for estimation of serum
levels of immunoglobulin E (Hirano et
al., 1989)
Serum samples were
al., 1989)
�using commercially available ELISA
kits according to the manufacturers'
directions.
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�IgE
� interleukin (IL) 1β,
�IL-6
Serum IgE and cytokine levels
were assessed using
enzyme
inked - immunosorbent
assays (Abrams, 1995)
using commercially �tumor necrosis
factor alpha
(TNFα)
�NFkβ
using commercially
available ELISA kits
according to the
manufacturers'
directions (kits
produced by Bender
Med System, Vienna,
Austria).
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�All these investigations
were done at the
beginning of the study and beginning of the study and
by the end of 12 weeks of
bee sting sessions
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Age
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Duration
3
3.5
4
durtion
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
Bee Drug
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Weight, height and body mass index
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Visual analog scale (VAS),
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Tender joint
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Swollen joint
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ESR
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Disease activity score in 28 joints
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Dressing
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Arising
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Eating
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Walking
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Hygiene
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Reaching
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Gripping
1.4
1.6
1.8
2
Gripping
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
1.2
1.4
Gripping B Gripping A
Bee Drug
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Other activities
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Function disability index
2
2.5
FDI
0
0.5
1
1.5
FDI B FDI A
Bee Drug
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Mean levels of IgE of both groups at the
start and end of the study
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NFkβ concentration
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Mean levels of (TNF α concentration) α of both
groups at the start and end of the study
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Mean levels of (IL) 1β concentration
of both groups at the start and end of the study
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IL6 concentration
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Results
� The results revealed that the bee venom
apiacupuncture showed significant improvement
in patients received bee venom group compare
to patients received pharmacotherapy only.
� It is concluded that both modes of treatment for � It is concluded that both modes of treatment for
RA gave improvement regarding pain intensity,
disability and quality of life being more evident in
bee venom group supported with improved
serum TNF, IL1. IL6 and NF-KB.
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�Although Apitherapy is not a curable
therapy in RA, but it can be used to
minimize some of the clinicalminimize some of the clinical
symptoms of RA, and can be
included among programs of RA
therapy.
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The Effect of Bee Venom on Rheumatoid Arthritis
Patients
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The Effect of Bee Venom on Rheumatoid Arthritis
Patients
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• Prof. Dr. Ahmed HegaziProfessor of Microbiology and ImmunologyNational Research Center, Dokki, Giza, Egypt
President of Egyptian Environmental Society for uses and production of bee productsSecretary of Egyptian Society of Apitherapy
Secretary General of African Federation of Apiculture AssociationsMember of Apitherapy Commission , APIMONDIA
E mail: [email protected]
and [email protected] [email protected]
www.ahmedhegazi.com Tel H: + 202 37749222
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