Targeted antioxidants show promise as ‘magic bullets’ for the treatment of chemical, biological and radiological agents

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Targeted antioxidants show promise as ‘magic bullets’ for the treatment of

chemical, biological and radiological agents

 

By Rob Fanney

 

Current studies conducted by Amoax – a consortium of research institutes and

universities – are promising to produce a treatment for a range of chemical,

biological and radiological agents. Research into the response of animal and

cell models to treatments targeting the effects of mustard gas shows promise for

treating not only the effects of mustard but also the effects of a wide range of

other agents.

 

Mustard causes damage through a process called oxidative stress, which increases

the inflammatory response of cells in the body, ultimately resulting in cell

death. Also described as radiomemetic, mustard produces physiological effects

similar to those produced by high doses of radiation. These effects and the

associated stress they produce can cause long-term injury or death in those

exposed.

 

Researchers at Amoax have been able to combine antioxidants with liposomes or

body fat to deliver a massive dose of antioxidant to organs or tissues affected

by mustard gas. This treatment, called STIMAL (Signal Transduction Inhibition

Antioxidant Liposomes), may be applied in various ways – orally, intravenously,

intratracheally, or even topically – before or after an individual comes into

contact with an agent.

 

STIMAL has been tested in animal and cell models and has shown to reduce the

damaging process brought on by mustard gas by 80% if STIMAL is given prior to

mustard exposure and by 60% if STIMAL is applied within 60 minutes of exposure.

This rate of reduction is unprecedented for mustard – an agent for which there

are no known antidotes.

 

It is possible that protective effects similar to those produced in the mustard

study may be produced for anthrax, ricin and radiation.

 

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Researchers at Amoax have been able to combine antioxidants with liposomes or

body fat to deliver a massive dose of antioxidant to organs or tissues affected

by mustard gas.

 

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