The new drugs are expected to be used to curb the spread of malaria
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Last Update: 2020-12-27
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The University of Glasgow in the United Kingdom issued a press release on the 29th, the university's academic-led international team has developed a new drug, in the fight against malaria has shown good results, can effectively kill malaria parasites, the future may play a role in the fight against malaria.
team published the paper in the American journal Science. The new drug, a compound they found after rigorous screening, kills the malaria parasite at all stages of its existence, mainly by preventing a protein called PfCLK3 from functioning, which controls the production and activity of other proteins associated with maintaining the survival of the parasite.
team said the new drug could stop the spread of the malaria parasite and open up new possibilities for clinical treatment of malaria by preventing PfCLK3 from working.Professor Andrew Tobin, of the University of Glasgow and co-author of the
report, said: "Not only have we identified a possible treatment for malaria, but we have also found a way to stop the disease from spreading from person to mosquito and then infecting others.
malaria is a parasitic disease caused by the parasite parasite, which is transmitted through mosquito bites and whose symptoms include fever, headache, vomiting, etc., which can be life-threatening if not treated promptly. (Source: Zhang Jiawei, Xinhua News Agency)
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