A drug used in treating ischemic strokes was found to be effective in killing the bugs that cause ulcers and tuberculosis (TB). Ischemic stroke occurs when an artery to the brain is blocked. The study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden says a compound called ebselen effectively inhibits the thioredoxin reductase system in a wide variety of bugs, including H. pylori, which causes gastric ulcers, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which causes TB. Thioredoxin ...Sunday, 23 December 2012
Stroke Drug Kills Bugs That Cause Ulcers, TB
A drug used in treating ischemic strokes was found to be effective in killing the bugs that cause ulcers and tuberculosis (TB). Ischemic stroke occurs when an artery to the brain is blocked. The study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden says a compound called ebselen effectively inhibits the thioredoxin reductase system in a wide variety of bugs, including H. pylori, which causes gastric ulcers, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which causes TB. Thioredoxin ...
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