Against radiation medicine

U.S. scientists body a drug that can protect against the harmful effects of radiation were found unveiled.

The drugs, the cancer patients for radiotherapy may make it more secure, but also the dirty bomb attack and a nuclear disaster in ways we can use.
We tried on until the animal is named CBLB502 drug, with the effects of radiation kill healthy cells to avoid running a biological mechanism.
Radiation, cause damage to cells is called apoptosis leads to cell suicide.
However, in the process of tumor cells with healthy cells can also kill.
Research published in Science magazine, scientists of drugs, some cancer cells to radiotherapy by examining how they have developed resistance.
Drug, the protein prevents cell suicide trigger.
According to experiments on animals the bone marrow and digestive system CBLB502 protects healthy cells.
However, the target received radiation therapy with tumor cells does not seem to protect.
Between 45 minutes to 24 hours has been given medication normally be exposed to lethal levels of radiation in mice and monkeys, the animals are given drugs to stay alive, or are living longer than expected.
To block cell death is a risk, be allowed to live in damaged cells and cancer cells and then converted to their probability.
No adverse effects identified
However, the researchers, their experiments on mice with such a side effect, says not found.
Protection against the effects of radiation on healthy cells, cancer patients at higher doses and long-term treatment may provide the vision.
Medication use in future clinical trials with the b-plan.
Lerner Research Institute in the city of Cleveland doctor Andrey Gudkov "to summarize the effect of reduced tumor without radiation CBLB502, is rasping negative aspects," he said.
Cancer Research UK Doctor Joanna Owens from his organization, the drug has reached interesting results and planned clinical trials of medicines in progress wait to hear you said.
Owens "the results of this laboratory study can be applied to cancer patients, these side effects of radiotherapy to reduce the person may be an important step," he said.