Common antidepressant drugs help the immune system to attack tumors in mice
A class of drug called monoamine oxidase inhibitors is commonly prescribed to treat depression; the medications work by boosting levels of serotonin, the brain s happiness hormone.
A new study by UCLA researchers suggests that those drugs, commonly known as MAOIs, might have another health benefit: helping the immune system attack cancer. Their findings are reported in two papers, which are published in the journals
Science Immunology and
Nature Communications.
MAOIs had not been linked to the immune system s response to cancer before. What s especially exciting is that this is a very well-studied and safe class of drug, so repurposing it for cancer isn t as challenging as developing a completely new drug would be.
Dec 21, 2020, 05:00AM ISTSource: ANI
A study led by the University of California- Los Angeles Health Sciences (UCLA) used 3D-printed blood vessels to explain how the COVID-19 virus increases the risk of stroke. Researchers did a study about the running fluid spiked with a COVID-19-like protein through a 3D-printed model of the arteries of a patient who had suffered a stroke. Although COVID-19 was first identified by its severe respiratory symptoms, little is known about how the virus increases the risk for stroke. Another discovery shows that when the scientists analyzed which genes were turned on in the endothelial cells after the coronavirus spike proteins bound to them, they found that the genes that were activated were a specific set of immune-response genes that are found in brain blood vessel cells, but not in endothelial cells from other organs of the body. The researchers intend to conduct follow-up studies using a live coronavirus in the 3D-printed blood vessel model, whi
Study finds how COVID-19 hastens stroke risk
A recent study led by researchers from University of California- Los Angeles Health Sciences (UCLA) determined the running fluid spiked with a COVID-19-like protein through a 3D-printed model to explain how the virus increases the risk of stroke.ANI | Los Angeles (California) | Updated: 20-12-2020 14:46 IST | Created: 20-12-2020 14:46 IST
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A recent study led by researchers from University of California- Los Angeles Health Sciences (UCLA) determined the running fluid spiked with a COVID-19-like protein through a 3D-printed model to explain how the virus increases the risk of stroke. COVID-19 was initially identified as a disease with severe respiratory symptoms, but a little is known about how it increases the risk of stroke.
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