And toxins can not always harmless. Mechanism of action and toxins can be used for medical purposes. Among them for painkillers, blood thinners, muscle tension relief, anticancer, antimicrobial, anticonvulsant and even studied for anti-HIV.
Utilization and the toxin it can be presented by Prof. P Gopalakrishnakone PhD DSc from the Faculty of Medicine, National University of Singapore in the 2nd National Symposium "The Recent Advances in Critical Care Management of Trauma Cases" held Central Hospital Gatot Subroto Army, Saturday (19 / 7).
Now scientists from the University of Leeds have discovered that the toxins found in scorpion margatoxin bark (bark scorpion) in Central America could be a solution to prevent vein graft failure .. The results of a study published online in the Cardiovascular Research found these toxins have the power at least 100 times more potent than other compounds.
Scorpion venom could be used as a cleaner found a tumor. The researchers used a synthetic material as a carrier of radioactive iodine to brain tumor cells that are still left behind after surgery. So far this technique has been tested on 18 patients, and medical experimentation is still underway, while the results showed that the treatment is acceptable and effective body. Analysis showed that the nature of active radio as a whole will disappear after 24 hours of substance injected. radiation is also working around the wound just so as not to damage brain cells healthy.
British researchers revealed that scorpion venom could be the key to preventing heart bypass failure. If someone is experiencing interference with the heart, so care is needed bypass surgery. This operation is performed to improve blood flow to the heart in people with known severe coronary disease so that the risk of heart attack.
During surgery, a healthy artery or vein from another body part linked to a clogged coronary artery. This new route will bring oxygen-rich blood to heart muscle. However, this operation can fail if the vein grafts are blocked.
"This poison works by suppressing natural response to injury of blood vessels that keep blood vessels clean. The effectiveness of this toxin made us surprised and takes only a few molecules to get the effect, "said Professor Beech penelitti chairman, as quoted from Dailymail, Saturday (23/102010).
Professor Beech margatoxin reveal this possibility can be given in the form of a drug is swallowed, inhaled or injected. But it could also potentially as a medication spray into the blood vessel itself while waiting for heart transplant surgery.
Heart disease is still one of the feared heart disease, and surgery by pass a successful run can last about 10-15 years. Margatoxin expected with the discovery of the bark scorpion may reduce the failure rate in patients with cardiac bypass surgery, which can increase life expectancy.
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