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Artificial cell: An emerging bioactive material with advanced applications in cancer theranostics

Interdisciplinary Medicine, Volume 4, Issue 4, July 2026.
Artificial cells are emerging as attractive biomimetic bioactive materials that recapitulate key structures and functions of natural cells. This review systematically summarizes their major types, versatile fabrication strategies, tuneable properties and programmable biomimetic behaviours, highlights their cutting‐edge integrated applications in cancer
Daikun Wu, Shuo Yang, Hongjing Dou
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Effect of melittin on mice stomach

Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, 2014
Melittin, the main bee venom component, has many positive biological effects and a relatively low toxicity in various cell types. However, there is no evidence of the effect of melittin on gastrointestinal cells. In the present study, we investigated the histological and immuonohistochemical effects of melittin on mice stomach.
Abu-Zinadah, Osama, Rahmy, Tarek, Alahmari, Abeer, Abdu, Faiza   +3 more
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Multiple Membrane Interactions and Versatile Vesicle Deformations Elicited by Melittin

Toxins, 2013
Melittin induces various reactions in membranes and has been widely studied as a model for membrane-interacting peptide; however, the mechanism whereby melittin elicits its effects remains unclear. Here, we observed melittin-induced changes in individual
Kingo Takiguchi, Michio Homma, Yasunori Yokoyama, Yohko Tanaka-Takiguchi, Tomoyoshi Takahashi, Fumimasa Nomura   +5 more
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Antimicrobial Cyclic Peptidomimetics

Macromolecular Rapid Communications, Volume 47, Issue 14, 20 July 2026.
Singular macromolecular cationic, amphipathic cyclic peptidomimetics with poly(2‐oxazoline)s‐esque backbone structure that undergo self‐assembly in water to form uniform nanoparticles were developed. The cyclic peptidomimetics, which act on bacterial cell membranes, exhibit hydrophobic‐dependent antimicrobial activity and toxicity.
Hao Luo, Edgar H. H. Wong
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A hope for ineffective antibiotics to return to treatment: investigating the anti-biofilm potential of melittin alone and in combination with penicillin and oxacillin against multidrug resistant-MRSA and -VRSA

Frontiers in Microbiology
BackgroundThe emergence and rapid spread of multi-drug resistant (MDR) bacterial strains, such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant S.
Saba Jalalifar, Saba Jalalifar, Shabnam Razavi, Shabnam Razavi, Rasoul Mirzaei, Gholamreza Irajian, Gholamreza Irajian, Kamran Pooshang Bagheri   +7 more
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Multiplex Modular Nanorobotic Systems with Catalytic Activity under Magnetic Navigation

Advanced Functional Materials, Volume 36, Issue 48, 15 June 2026.
We present modular nanorobots composed of a magnetic propulsion module and different extension modules carrying functional activities, assembled via DNA base pairing. The system integrates propulsion, optical tracking, enzymatic catalysis, and cell docking in a programmable manner.
Voichita Mihali, Xinan Huang, Lucie Motyckova, Nicolas Moreno Gomez, Michal Skowicki, Cora‐Ann Schoenenberger, Peer Fischer, Cornelia G. Palivan   +7 more
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Isolating Melittin from Bee Venom and Evaluating its Effect on Proliferation of Gastric Cancer Cells

Basic & Clinical Cancer Research, 2013
Background : Gastric cancer (GC) is one of the most common cancers worldwide and in Iran. As conventional therapies such as surgery and chemotherapy are invasive with adverse effects, current studies are important as they are conducted to find natural ...
Amir Mahmoodzadeh, Ali Morady, Hannaneh Zarrinnahad, Kamran Pooshang Bagheri, Pooria Ghasemi-Dehkordi, Mahdi Mahdavi, Delavar Shahbazzadeh, Hamidreza Shahmorady   +7 more
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Administration of Apis cerana cerana melittin gene-encapsulated pectin for breast cancer therapy: an investigation of a new anti-cancer agent

Cancer Nanotechnology
Purpose One intriguing therapy option for cancer is the peptide Melittin. This study assessed the in vitro anticancer effects of Melittin, Melittin-loaded pectin, and free pectin on mammary cell lines. Methods The “thin-layer hydration approach” produced
Esmaeil Alibeigi, Arsham Azari Dehkordi, Milad Asadian, Abbas Doosti, Tohid Piri-Gharaghie   +4 more
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Biolipid Film‐Fused Electrochemiluminescence for Multipurpose In Situ Bioassays

Advanced Science, Volume 13, Issue 36, 29 June 2026.
An ECL‐emissive, membrane‐interactive scaffold was fabricated, and facilely fused with natural and non‐native phospholipids into multifactorial mimicries of cytomembranes and vesicles for in vitro representative membrane‐process probing. Such a biointerface‐based, state‐sensitive ECL paradigm not only pinpointed proximal phenomena, including channeling
Jialiang Chen, Bin Li, Yingying Wang, Fulin Zhu, Wenxuan Yang, Xuanyu Fu, Tiantian Man, Qiuyue Wu, Kewei Ren, Shengyuan Deng   +9 more
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Delivering Proteins and Enzymes to Solid Tumors Through the Development of Stimuli‐Responsive Nanocarriers

ChemNanoMat, Volume 12, Issue 6, June 2026.
Stimuli‐responsive strategies to achieve controlled release of protein‐based therapeutic agents into solid tumors. Proteins, enzymes, and peptides have long been recognized as valuable therapeutic agents, particularly in oncology. However, their complex chemical structures render them more sensitive than smaller chemotherapeutic drugs.
Guillermo Plaza‐Palomo, Diana Benita‐Donadios, Sandra Jiménez‐Falcao, Alejandro Baeza   +3 more
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