Doctors have sensationally claimed
chemicals found in bee stings could help prevent the spread of HIV.
Toxins in the insects' venom can destroy the virus and leave surrounding
cells unharmed, it has been found.
Scientists are excited by the find and believe it could be an important step
towards developing a gel to stem the rampant spread of HIV, which causes Aids. The bees' chemical, melittin, destroys the HIV virus by puncturing its
protective outer layer.
Scientists inserted the toxin into tiny nanoparticles, which are fitted with
special 'bumpers' so they can bounce off normal cells. But when the smaller HIV virus makes contact with
them, it slips between the bumpers and is attacked by the toxin.
Study expert Dr Joshua L Hood, of Washington University School of Medicine
in the US,
said the toxin could be used in a vaginal gel to prevent HIV spreading. He said: 'Our hope is that in places where HIV is running rampant,
people could use this gel as a preventative measure to stop the initial
infection.'
Most drugs slow the growth of the virus, but the bee venom attacks and kills
it to prevent infection in the first place.Dr Hood, who co-authored the study which appeared in journal Antiviral
Therapy, added: 'We are attacking a physical property of HIV.
Theoretically,
there isn't any way for the virus to adapt to that.' Doctors also believe nanoparticles may be able to be
developed as a way to kill tumours.
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