Nanoparticles carrying substance in bee venom can successfully stop the spread of HIV
Chemicals found in bee venom can stop the spread of HIV.
U.S. researchers found that nanoparticles carrying substance in bee venom can successfully stop the spread of HIV, which causes AIDS, said the "Daily Mail".
Toxins from the sting of these insects attack only successful virulent organisms, leaving surrounding cells intact.
The active substance in bee venom, destroying the human immunodeficiency virus, called melitin. It pierced the outer protective shell of the virus and kill it.
The study was led by Dr. Joshua Hood the medicine at Washington University.
He directed the team's efforts in the development of vaginal gel nanoparticles to eliminate the infection still in its infancy.
Until now most familiar to medical drugs only slow the progress of the virus, while the venom he successfully attacked and eradicated.
Even more significantly, in the words of Dr. Hood, HIV can not adapt and counter melitina.
"Our hope is that in places where HIV is widespread, people can use the gel as a precaution to prevent any infection," said study authors.