November 8, 2011

Recently, American scientists have begun an interesting experiment: they are engaged in the creation of a new medicine   against malignancy Delivery is possible would be directly to the goal with the help of light. Such treatment is its strict focus that allows you to protect healthy organs from side effects. These data are published in the journal Nature Medicine.

New method of treatment with the help of of light, according to experts, is a very promising. Its essence is to use antibodies Whose purpose - search of proteins located on the membrane of patients cancer cells . These antibodies joins substance IR700, only under the influence of light begin to work.

To test the new technique in mice implanted tumor cells, given medication and identify the source of infrared radiation. According to the researchers, the size of tumors in mice has considerably decreased, what can not be say about group of animals, which does not exert treatment.

According to the expert from the Foundation for Research on Cancer in the UK, it is too early to talk about the possible positive effects for man, since studies were conducted only in mice. He also noted that at the moment, scientists are busy possibility of using this technology in the treatment of radiation exposure that would avoid the side effects.

Among the methods of treatment cancer Used to date can be identified radiation . surgical intervention , and medications . Virtually every one of these methods of treatment has many side effects, this is what makes scientists to carry out numerous new studies related to the search for drugs against cancer.