It looks
like the magic bullet against cancer is successfully found. And it is not mAbs or
nanoparticles as many of us would expect BUT a combination of them. And to
trigger the mechanism it is necessary to spice it with magnetic field! Amazing
and intriguing! In this
article:
Scientists in South Korea have developed the method,
which uses a magnetic field to trigger the cells to effectively kill
themselves.
The researchers have demonstrated that the process
works in bowel cancer cells and living laboratory fish.
They now plan to test the technique on a range of
cancers to see if it can destroy other tumours.
The new magnetic therapy involves creating tiny iron
nanoparticles attached to antibodies - proteins produced by the body's immune
system when it detects harmful substances.
These iron
nanoparticles then bind to the molecules on tumour cells.
When the
magnetic field is applied, the molecules cluster together, automatically
triggering the 'death signal'.
The process raises the hope of new targeted treatments
that could kill tumour cells resistant to the usual process of cell death.
What a
magic combination: mAbs+nanoparticles+magnetic field! What can be sexier? I am
convinced that the researchers will not get shortage of invested money – any doubts
about it?
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