Bee venom, according to a new study, has a toxic protein that can assist in improving the efficacy of drugs used to diagnose and treat cancer.
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Chemotherapy drugs perform like ‘magic bullets’ to destroy cancer cells in the body.
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To make this discovery, Wickline and colleagues designed and tested variations of the melittin protein to derive a stable compound that could be inserted into liposomal nanoparticles and into living cells without changing or harming them.
They then tested the ability of this protein, or "transporter agent," to attach to different therapeutic compounds and enhance drug therapy without causing harmful side effects.
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The study has been described in the August 2010 print issue of the FASEB Journal.
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Researchers have discovered a new target that may be instrumental in the development of new, more effective cancer therapies.
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Tumor Cells In Mice Can Be Killed With Toxin In Bee Venom
Researchers at Washington University have harnessed the toxin in bee venom to kill tumor cells.
Researchers at Washington University have harnessed the toxin in bee venom to kill tumor cells.
