From the Lego toy model: There is an effective remedy for anthrax

The deadly anthrax caused by Bacillus anthracis now has an effective treatment. Scientists at the University of Toronto Canada have succeeded in producing probable biological molecules

The deadly anthrax caused by Bacillus anthracis now has an effective treatment. Scientists belong

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Liposome , a familiar shell structure in new generation vaccines (Photo: bioteach), the University of Toronto has succeeded in producing biological molecules capable of neutralizing a variety of different, dense toxins. especially toxins from coal bacteria.

These biological molecules are intrinsically composed of short peptide chains attached to a larger lipid membrane structure (called Liposome, a familiar shell structure in new generation vaccines). This whole structure will stick to the toxin molecule like how Lego blocks attach to each other and make bacteria lose their ability to cause poisoning. In this way, the new biomolecule is 10,000 times more active than free peptide drug molecules.

According to author Jeremy Mogridge, usually people with anthrax are treated with antibodies. However, antibodies only save patients infected with the skin bacteria, with patients inhaling bacterial spores (infecting the lungs), the antibodies sometimes do not help . Mogridge said "the way Lego method "is an important breakthrough because it is not only anthrax, it also has the ability to detoxify Cholera bacteria, has the potential to create a specific cure for HIV .

The Mogridge study was conducted in 1998, three years before the terrorist event with white mailed-up parcels containing anthrax spores, killing many lives in the United States.

Although the experiment was only successful in mice, the research results were highly appreciated by scientists worldwide because of its potential in modern medicine.

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Update 14 December 2018
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