The effect of oral honey and pollen on postoperative intraabdominal adhesions.

Background/aims: We evaluated the effect of oral usage of honey and pollen, either separately or together, on postoperative intraabdominal adhesions.

Methods: Forty rats were randomly separated into 4 groups of 10 rats each. Abrasion was performed on the cecum, and a patch of peritoneum located opposite to the cecal abrasion was completely dissected.

Antibacterial activity of Propolis versus conventional endodontic disinfectants against Enterococcus faecalis in infected dentinal tubules.

Introduction: The antibacterial activity against Enterococcus faecalis of 2 propolis samples was investigated in a dentin block model, and their effectiveness was compared with that of established endodontic disinfectants, chlorhexidine (CHX) and calcium hydroxide [Ca(OH)(2)].

Methods: Standardized dentin blocks were infected with E. faecalis ATCC 29212.

Propolis from Turkey induces apoptosis through activating caspases in human breast carcinoma cell lines.

Propolis is a sticky substance that is collected from plants by honeybees that has anti-mutagenic and anti-carcinogenic properties with biological and therapeutic effects. The target of this study was to investigate the anti-apoptotic effect of propolis extracts (PE) on the caspase pathway in the human breast cell line MCF-7 in culture. Seven different propolis extracts, numbered PE 1-7, produced in their natural ecological environment, were collected from the Hacettepe University Beytepe Campus area in Ankara, Turkey.

The effects of scolicidal agent propolis on liver and biliary tree.

Background: This study was designed to examine the effects of propolis on the liver and biliary system when used as a scolicidal agent.

Materials And Methods: Thirty Wistar-Albino rats were divided into two groups. Propolis and 0.

Effects of honey as a scolicidal agent on the hepatobiliary system.

Aim: To examine the effects of 10% diluted honey, which has been shown to be scolicidal, on the liver and biliary system and determine whether it could be used as a scolicidal agent in the presence of biliary-cystic communication.

Methods: Thirty Wistar-Albino rats were divided into two groups. Honey with 10% dilution in the study group and 0.

Chemical compositions and antimicrobial activities of four different Anatolian propolis samples.

Propolis means a gum that is gathered by bees from various plants. It is known for its biological properties, having antibacterial, antifungal and healing properties. The aims of this study were to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of four different Anatolian propolis samples on different groups of microorganisms including some oral pathogens and comparison between their chemical compositions.