Green tea and red laser light cure Alzheimer's

A new study shows that green tea and red laser light can be combined as a 'fusion sword' to destroy beta-amyloid plaques in Alzheimer's disease, according to New Scientist.

Andrei Sommer and colleagues at the University of Ulm (Germany) found that red laser light allows green tea extract to work against plaque.

Researchers have previously used red light with a wavelength of 670 nanometers to bring cancer drugs into cells.

In this process, they found that laser light pushed the water out of the cells and when the laser light was turned off, the cells absorb water and other molecules, including the drug, from the surrounding area.

Sommer's team said that the technique could be used to kill beta-amyloid plaque in Alzheimer's disease.

According to the researchers, these plaques include peptides (molecules of two or more amino acids that combine together) that have abnormal folds and are thought to interfere with the communication between nerve cells. menstruation, which can cause symptoms like dementia.

Sommer's team has embedded brain cells containing beta-amyloid in epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) , green tea extract is thought to have properties that block beta-amyloid plaque, at the same time as stimulating cells with Red light.

The results showed that beta-amyloid in cells was cut by 60%, but the laser light on cells destroyed 20% of beta-amyloid.

Sommer said that putting the drug into the brain could be a challenging task, but tests show that green tea extract can pass through the so-called blood-brain barrier when taken in combination with use. Red light.

'This important study can form the basis for a potential way to treat Alzheimer's disease, with or without supplemental therapies , ' said Mario Trelles, Director of the Vilafortuny Medical Institute in Cambrils (Western Spain), said.

'The technique described can help stabilize and even prevent the occurrence of this disease,' he added.