Bee propolis effect on protection of RBCs membrane integrity

• Autor(es): Moreira, Leandro ; Rogão, Mónica ; Pereira, Ana Paula ; Morais, M. ; Costa, Bruno ; Dias, L.G. ; Dias, Teresa ; Estevinho, Leticia M.
• Data: 2009
• Identificador Persistente: http://hdl.handle.net/10198/3029
• Origem: Biblioteca Digital do IPB
• Tipo de Documento: Documento de conferência
• Idioma: Inglês

Descrição

Propolis is a resinous substance collected from plants by bees. The propolis composition depends on the surrounding vegetation, the season, and the area from which derive. This hive product usually contains a variety of chemical compounds such as polyphenols (flavonoids, phenolic acids and esters), steroids, and amino acids. The hereditary spherocytosis (HS) is a congenital hemolytic anemia, with origin in the modification of membrane proteins of erythrocytes, which leads to increased susceptibility to hemolysis and a decrease of the cell over-life.