login
Become a member
Quick Registration
Full Registration Benefits -
Free Homepages for Doctors
Free Homepages for Hospitals
Free Homepages for Medical Conference
Free Homepages for NGO's
Personal Health Record Creation
Access to all Medical Slides
Access to all Jobs & Products Sale
Hepatitis C Virus Arrested By Grape Fruit Compound
February 05, 2008 at 3:34 PM
Drug News
The compound, which is a common flavonoid naringenin, aids in blocking the secretion of HCV from infected cells. The results of this study may have implications in finding potential therapy for the infection in human patients. A combination of naringenin and antiviral medication might allow patient to clear the virus from their livers.
The study led by Yaakov Nahmias, PhD, of the MGH-CEM, has reported that HCV is bound to very low-density lipoprotein (vLDL, a so-called 'bad' cholesterol) when it is secreted from liver cells and that the viral secretion required to pass infection to other cells may be blocked by the common flavonoid naringenin.
'By finding that HCV is secreted from infected cells by latching onto vLDL, we have identified a key pathway in the viral lifecycle. These results suggest that lipid-lowering drugs, as well as supplements, such as naringenin, may be combined with traditional antiviral therapies to reduce or even eliminate HCV from infected patients,' said Nahmias.
While HCV infects about 3 pct of the world population existing antiviral medications are effective in only half of infected patients, 70 percent of whom develop chronic infection that can lead to cirrhosis or liver cancer.
|
|
|
More News on: Chicken Pox, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Shigellosis, Vasculitis , Why Do We Eat - Nutrition Facts, Diet Lifestyle and Heart Disease, Silent Killer Diseases, Liver, Aplastic Anemia
 Comment & Contribute
|
Medwonders Health Network
- Health News Index
|
|
- News Quick Links
| News Categories: |
| » | Importance of Canned Foods To Help Tackle IOM Weight Of The Nation Recommendations, Highlights Study |
| » | US Rules Pomegranate Juice Claims Deceptive |
| » | Reducing Entrée Size Could Increase Fruit and Vegetable Intake in Children |
| » | Dieters Should Eat 300 Calories Less to Avoid Regaining Lost Weight After Dieting |
| » | Doctors Advise People to Eat Healthy Food to Stay Cool This Summer |
| More Diet News | |
|
