Discovering anti-inflammatory drugs can treat Alzheimer's disease

A recent finding by health experts suggests that anti-inflammatory drugs have a certain effect in treating Alzheimer's disease.

After a period of research, a team of scientists from Manchester University said they found one form of Alzheimer's disease is that dementia can be completely cured with a drug commonly used to relieve pain. dysmenorrhea.

Mefenamic acid (a common substance in NSAID anti-inflammatory drugs) has the effect of completely altering the inflammation and memory loss of mice.

The International Business Times reports that at least 7.5 million cases are diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in the world each year. This is a disease that seriously affects the memory, the ability of the patient to control behavior and thinking.

The research team, led by Dr. David Brough, tested on mice and discovered that mefenamic acid (a common substance in anti-inflammatory NSAID : Non-Steroidal Anti Inflammatory Drug) has the effect of completely changing the condition Inflammatory brain and memory loss of mice.

According to Medical Daily, researchers used 20 genetically modified mice that developed symptoms of Alzheimer's disease. The study was carried out when mice began to develop memory-related problems. The mice were divided into two groups, the first 10 were given a dose of mefenamic acid, while the other group received a placebo within 1 month.

Results showed that mice treated with mefenamic acid recovered completely as if they had not had Alzheimer's disease. In a recent statement, Brough said: "Experimental evidence shows that inflammation in the brain makes Alzheimer's disease worse. Mefenamic acid may limit this process when it affects NLRP3 ( is in the cell message) ".

"However, there is plenty of time before we make sure that research on rats can be applied to humans, " he added. The Alzheimer Association's Dr. Doug Brown also said that testing other drugs for Alzheimer's treatment is still ongoing.

Scientists take 15 years or more to create a drug to treat dementia in humans.

According to thesun.co.uk, it takes 15 years or longer for scientists to create a drug to treat dementia in humans.

However, this drug is not without side effects so scientists recommend not to use them in the treatment of Alzheimer's without the final results of the study.