Portuguese Propolis: A Source of Valuable Bioactivities

A Cunha; H Alves; C Araújo; L Barroso; M Cruz; As Freitas; Aj Gomes; R Gonçalves; R Marques; B Moreira; C Passão; M Peixoto; H Pereira; R Silva-carvalho; İ Valença; Am Ferreira; F Baltazar; F Pinto-ribeiro; S Cardoso; R Oliveira; C Almeida-aguiar

Conference Paper

Portuguese Propolis: A Source of Valuable Bioactivities

Year 2018, Volume: 1 Issue: 3 - 2nd Propolis Conference Special Issue, 27 - 27, 08.12.2018

A Cunha H Alves C Araújo L Barroso M Cruz As Freitas Aj Gomes R Gonçalves R Marques B Moreira C Passão M Peixoto H Pereira R Silva-carvalho İ Valença Am Ferreira F Baltazar F Pinto-ribeiro S Cardoso R Oliveira C Almeida-aguiar

Abstract

Propolis is a complex resinous mixture produced by
honeybees and used in the construction, repair and defence of hives. Humans
have used propolis in traditional and alternative medicines since ancient
times. Subject of intense research, propolis showed to possess many biological
and pharmacological properties, namely antimicrobial and antioxidant¹.
Although clinical studies are still lacking, the broad bioactivities spectrum
of propolis, the continuous discovery of new compounds, its long history of use
and safety profile suggest promising applications in medicine and pharmacology.
The increasing public interest towards natural pharmacological compounds, along
with propolis wide antimicrobial activity and synergy with antibiotics, give
additional stimulus to propolis research.

Portuguese
propolis has deserved little attention by the scientific community^2,3
making fundamental to study its chemical fingerprints and biological
properties. In this work, we present some of the results obtained for
Portuguese propolis showing that it is likely to be an important source of
valuable bioactivities: it confers antioxidant protection, has antigenotoxic
effects, displays broad antimicrobial activity, is cytotoxic against some human
carcinoma cells, has anti-inflammatory potential and exhibits phytotoxicity
against in vitro flax plants. Such results not only confirmed some widely known
propolis activities but also suggested new ones for Portuguese propolis,
envisaging potential for several clinical, industrial and environmental
applications as well as for its valorisation.

Acknowledgments: To FEDER/COMPETE/POCI–
Operational Competitiveness and Internationalization Programme, under Project
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-006958 and FCT - Portuguese Foundation for Science and
Technology, under the project UID/AGR/04033/2013.

Keywords

Portuguese propolis, Bioactivities

References

1. Silva-Carvalho R, Baltazar F, Almeida-Aguiar C (2015) Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2015
2 Falcão SI, Vale N, Gomes P, Domingues MR, Freire C, Cardoso SM, Vilas‐Boas M (2012) Phytochemical Analysis 24(4), 309-31

Year 2018, Volume: 1 Issue: 3 - 2nd Propolis Conference Special Issue, 27 - 27, 08.12.2018

Abstract

References

1. Silva-Carvalho R, Baltazar F, Almeida-Aguiar C (2015) Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2015
2 Falcão SI, Vale N, Gomes P, Domingues MR, Freire C, Cardoso SM, Vilas‐Boas M (2012) Phytochemical Analysis 24(4), 309-31

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Primary Language	English
Journal Section	2nd Propolis Conference Special Issue
Authors	A Cunha This is me H Alves This is me C Araújo This is me L Barroso This is me M Cruz This is me As Freitas This is me Aj Gomes This is me R Gonçalves This is me R Marques This is me B Moreira This is me C Passão This is me M Peixoto This is me H Pereira This is me R Silva-carvalho This is me İ Valença This is me Am Ferreira This is me F Baltazar This is me F Pinto-ribeiro This is me S Cardoso This is me R Oliveira This is me C Almeida-aguiar This is me
Publication Date	December 8, 2018
Published in Issue	Year 2018 Volume: 1 Issue: 3 - 2nd Propolis Conference Special Issue

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APA	Cunha, A., Alves, H., Araújo, C., Barroso, L., et al. (2018). Portuguese Propolis: A Source of Valuable Bioactivities. Journal of Apitherapy and Nature, 1(3), 27-27.
AMA	Cunha A, Alves H, Araújo C, Barroso L, Cruz M, Freitas A, Gomes A, Gonçalves R, Marques R, Moreira B, Passão C, Peixoto M, Pereira H, Silva-carvalho R, Valença İ, Ferreira A, Baltazar F, Pinto-ribeiro F, Cardoso S, Oliveira R, Almeida-aguiar C. Portuguese Propolis: A Source of Valuable Bioactivities. J.Apit.Nat. December 2018;1(3):27-27.
Chicago	Cunha, A, H Alves, C Araújo, L Barroso, M Cruz, As Freitas, Aj Gomes, R Gonçalves, R Marques, B Moreira, C Passão, M Peixoto, H Pereira, R Silva-carvalho, İ Valença, Am Ferreira, F Baltazar, F Pinto-ribeiro, S Cardoso, R Oliveira, and C Almeida-aguiar. “Portuguese Propolis: A Source of Valuable Bioactivities”. Journal of Apitherapy and Nature 1, no. 3 (December 2018): 27-27.
EndNote	Cunha A, Alves H, Araújo C, Barroso L, Cruz M, Freitas A, Gomes A, Gonçalves R, Marques R, Moreira B, Passão C, Peixoto M, Pereira H, Silva-carvalho R, Valença İ, Ferreira A, Baltazar F, Pinto-ribeiro F, Cardoso S, Oliveira R, Almeida-aguiar C (December 1, 2018) Portuguese Propolis: A Source of Valuable Bioactivities. Journal of Apitherapy and Nature 1 3 27–27.
IEEE	A. Cunha, “Portuguese Propolis: A Source of Valuable Bioactivities”, J.Apit.Nat., vol. 1, no. 3, pp. 27–27, 2018.
ISNAD	Cunha, A et al. “Portuguese Propolis: A Source of Valuable Bioactivities”. Journal of Apitherapy and Nature 1/3 (December 2018), 27-27.
JAMA	Cunha A, Alves H, Araújo C, Barroso L, Cruz M, Freitas A, Gomes A, Gonçalves R, Marques R, Moreira B, Passão C, Peixoto M, Pereira H, Silva-carvalho R, Valença İ, Ferreira A, Baltazar F, Pinto-ribeiro F, Cardoso S, Oliveira R, Almeida-aguiar C. Portuguese Propolis: A Source of Valuable Bioactivities. J.Apit.Nat. 2018;1:27–27.
MLA	Cunha, A et al. “Portuguese Propolis: A Source of Valuable Bioactivities”. Journal of Apitherapy and Nature, vol. 1, no. 3, 2018, pp. 27-27.
Vancouver	Cunha A, Alves H, Araújo C, Barroso L, Cruz M, Freitas A, Gomes A, Gonçalves R, Marques R, Moreira B, Passão C, Peixoto M, Pereira H, Silva-carvalho R, Valença İ, Ferreira A, Baltazar F, Pinto-ribeiro F, Cardoso S, Oliveira R, Almeida-aguiar C. Portuguese Propolis: A Source of Valuable Bioactivities. J.Apit.Nat. 2018;1(3):27-.

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