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Home / Health News / New compound may be an effective tool to fight malaria

New compound may be an effective tool to fight malaria

By: Agencies   | | Published: August 8, 2015 4:06 pm
Tags: Malaria treatment  Vector borne diseases  
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Researchers have discovered a new compound that could be a threat to malaria virus and thus an effective tool to fight malaria. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine have shown that they can trick malaria-infected red blood cells into building up a volatile chemical stockpile that can be set off by luminol’s glow. To achieve this, the scientists gave infected red blood cells an unusual amino acid and used luminol’s glow to trigger the chemical, killing the parasite. Also Read - New mutation in malaria parasite may resist drug used to prevent the disease: Study

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Here are 6 other ways to prevent malaria. Senior author Daniel Goldberg said that the light that luminol emits was enhanced by the anti-malaria drug artemisinin. The new approach targets proteins made by human red blood cells, which the parasite can’t mutate. Goldberg said that amino acid, the luminol and artemisinin have been cleared for use in humans individually affected by malaria, adding that they are optimistic that it won’t present any safety problems together. The study is published in the journal eLife. Click here for 10 facts about malaria you must know. Also Read - Dengue cases rise in Delhi: Home remedies to deal with this disease

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Published : August 8, 2015 4:06 pm
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