Tuesday, June 14, 2011

New Discovery: The Frog Skin Secretions Can Cure Diabetes

The latest issue of "Nature"magazine published in Ireland Queen's University Belfast, a new study researchers the results of the study of South America known as "paraffin monkey" during the frogs, researchers from the frog skin secretion Extraction of a substance, allegedly, this substance can be more than 70 diseases, the role of adjuvant therapy, and even diabetes.
Research team leader Professor Xiao (Professor Shaw) said that the research results from a sense that the forces of nature but also has great potential to be further tapped.
"We absolutely believe that nature can help us solve many problems! " Professor Xiao said, "but we need to find the right way to find them. "
Graft hyperplasia
Help control the cardiovascular complications of diabetes
As we all know, diabetes and cardiovascular disease are inseparable, long-term cardiovascular disease may induce diabetes, and long-term diabetes may lead to a variety of cardiovascular complications.
Professor Xiao's team in the research "paraffin monkey"frog in the process, from the skin secretions of a protein in the branch, and this protein can inhibit angiogenesis.
Professor Xiao said angiogenesis in many diseases of great significance, such as tumor cells because of rich blood supply and more prone to proliferation of vascular endothelial growth if transplanted, would help to further the development of new anticancer drugs; and diabetes And cardiovascular disease are closely related, and perhaps this protein will help the treatment of diabetes.
Experts pointed out that the results of this study have potential clinical significance, such as vascular repair and regeneration, wound healing, organ transplantation, stroke and other 70 kinds of diseases have a very important research value.

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