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BENGALURU: A brand-new research study has actually demonstrated how scientists studying snake venom discovered methods of possibly affecting future healing applications for avoiding and dealing with neurological conditions such as Parkinson’s illness (PD) and Alzheimer’s illness (ADVERTISEMENT).
Researchers from the Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology (IASST) have actually developed 2 peptides (brief chains of amino acids) motivated from snake venom neurotrophin (proteins that control advancement, upkeep, and function of vertebrate nerve systems) particles which hold pledge for avoiding and dealing with neurological conditions such as PD and advertisement.
The research study was performed by a group from IASST-Guwahati, an institute of the department of science and innovation (DST). That medications or efficient rehabs are still doing not have to stop, slow, or avoid PD and advertisement — a few of the most typical neurodegenerative conditions — has actually promoted expedition of hypotheses about molecular and cellular procedures that cause neurodegeneration.
“Prof Ashis Kumar Mukherjee, director, IASST, and his team have worked on the snake venom and found it to be a treasure house of drug prototypes for various biomedical applications. They can be moulded into candidate life saving drug prototypes, like cancer, cardiovascular disease, and covid-19. They found prospects in the nerve growth factor from snake venom, a minor component of the venom characterised by Mukherjee and his group,” DST said.
“It possesses neurogenesis properties (triggering sprouting of neurites from a cell) by binding to the Tropomyosin receptor kinase A (TrkA) receptor, the high-affinity nerve growth factor receptor of rat pheochromocytoma PC-12 cells. However, drug development from a native toxin of snake venom is tedious,” DST said.
To conquer this issue, Mukherjee and his partners have actually established 2 unique custom-made peptides (commercially produced peptides for usage in biomedical labs) — TNP and HNP — motivated by snake venom neurotrophin.
“These peptides show selective binding to the human TrkA receptor of nerve cells and hence can improve the selectivity and specificity of drug molecules toward the receptor, thereby enhancing the therapeutic potency of those drug molecules. Mukherjee emphasises that the low molecular weight, structural stability, small size, and target sensitivity of the peptides make them powerful tools for conquering the limitations of using endogenous neurotrophins as therapeutic agents,” DST included.
This drug-like peptide, DST said, can possibly minimize the development of neurodegenerative illness prior to they advance through a completely brand-new method. The treatment would be most efficient for individuals with less signs at the early beginning of the illness.
“Their study will be further extended from Parkinson’s model to other neurodegenerative diseases and require pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamics studies to develop safe drug prototypes. The investigators have filed an Indian patent, and the study was recently published in the journal Free Radical Biology and Medicine (Elsevier),” DST included.
Researchers from the Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology (IASST) have actually developed 2 peptides (brief chains of amino acids) motivated from snake venom neurotrophin (proteins that control advancement, upkeep, and function of vertebrate nerve systems) particles which hold pledge for avoiding and dealing with neurological conditions such as PD and advertisement.
The research study was performed by a group from IASST-Guwahati, an institute of the department of science and innovation (DST). That medications or efficient rehabs are still doing not have to stop, slow, or avoid PD and advertisement — a few of the most typical neurodegenerative conditions — has actually promoted expedition of hypotheses about molecular and cellular procedures that cause neurodegeneration.
“Prof Ashis Kumar Mukherjee, director, IASST, and his team have worked on the snake venom and found it to be a treasure house of drug prototypes for various biomedical applications. They can be moulded into candidate life saving drug prototypes, like cancer, cardiovascular disease, and covid-19. They found prospects in the nerve growth factor from snake venom, a minor component of the venom characterised by Mukherjee and his group,” DST said.
“It possesses neurogenesis properties (triggering sprouting of neurites from a cell) by binding to the Tropomyosin receptor kinase A (TrkA) receptor, the high-affinity nerve growth factor receptor of rat pheochromocytoma PC-12 cells. However, drug development from a native toxin of snake venom is tedious,” DST said.
To conquer this issue, Mukherjee and his partners have actually established 2 unique custom-made peptides (commercially produced peptides for usage in biomedical labs) — TNP and HNP — motivated by snake venom neurotrophin.
“These peptides show selective binding to the human TrkA receptor of nerve cells and hence can improve the selectivity and specificity of drug molecules toward the receptor, thereby enhancing the therapeutic potency of those drug molecules. Mukherjee emphasises that the low molecular weight, structural stability, small size, and target sensitivity of the peptides make them powerful tools for conquering the limitations of using endogenous neurotrophins as therapeutic agents,” DST included.
This drug-like peptide, DST said, can possibly minimize the development of neurodegenerative illness prior to they advance through a completely brand-new method. The treatment would be most efficient for individuals with less signs at the early beginning of the illness.
“Their study will be further extended from Parkinson’s model to other neurodegenerative diseases and require pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamics studies to develop safe drug prototypes. The investigators have filed an Indian patent, and the study was recently published in the journal Free Radical Biology and Medicine (Elsevier),” DST included.
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