The Potential Effect of Royal Jelly on Biomarkers Related to COVID-19 Infection and Severe Progression

Mahsa Miryan; Shima Moradi; Davood Soleimani; Yahya Pasdar; Ali Jangjoo; Mohammad Bagherniya; Paul C Guest; Sorour Ashari; Amirhossein Sahebkar

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-28012-2_24

The Potential Effect of Royal Jelly on Biomarkers Related to COVID-19 Infection and Severe Progression

Adv Exp Med Biol. 2023:1412:443-455. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-28012-2_24.

Authors

Mahsa Miryan^{1

2}, Shima Moradi^{1

2}, Davood Soleimani^{3

4}, Yahya Pasdar^{2

3}, Ali Jangjoo^{5

6}, Mohammad Bagherniya^{5

6}, Paul C Guest^{7

8

9}, Sorour Ashari¹⁰, Amirhossein Sahebkar^{10

11

12}

Affiliations

¹ Student Research Committee, Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Nutritional Sciences and Food Technology, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
² Research Center for Environmental Determinants of Health, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
³ Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Nutritional Sciences and Food Technology, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
⁴ Research Center of Oils and Fats, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
⁵ Surgical Oncology Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
⁶ Nutrition and Food Security Research Center and Department of Community Nutrition, School of Nutrition and Food Science, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
⁷ Laboratory of Neuroproteomics, Department of Biochemistry and Tissue Biology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil.
⁸ Department of Psychiatry, Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany.
⁹ Laboratory of Translational Psychiatry, Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany.
¹⁰ Applied Biomedical Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
¹¹ Biotechnology Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
¹² Department of Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

PMID: 37378782
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-28012-2_24

Abstract

Royal jelly is a yellowish to white gel-like substance that is known as a "superfood" and consumed by queen bees. There are certain compounds in royal jelly considered to have health-promoting properties, including 10-hydroxy-2-decenoic acid and major royal jelly proteins. Royal jelly has beneficial effects on some disorders such as cardiovascular disease, dyslipidemia, multiple sclerosis, and diabetes. Antiviral, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antitumor, and immunomodulatory properties have been ascribed to this substance. This chapter describes the effects of royal jelly on COVID-19 disease.

Keywords: 10-hydroxy-2-decenoic acid; Antioxidant; Antiviral; COVID-19; Major royal jelly protein; Royal jelly.

MeSH terms

Animals
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Bees
Biomarkers
COVID-19*
Fatty Acids / metabolism

Substances

royal jelly
Fatty Acids
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Biomarkers