Various methods of researchers to stop the spread of HIV AIDS virus. Apparently bananas allegedly played a key role in new treatments to protect themselves from the AIDS virus.
In laboratory experiments, researchers found one ingredient contained in bananas is BanLec have the same potential with two powerful anti-HIV drugs.
Researchers believe this could be used as an inexpensive treatment and potentially save millions of lives. BanLec material is contained lectin, which is a naturally occurring chemicals found in plants and is useful for fighting infection.
U.S. researchers found that the lectin contained in bananas can inhibit HIV infection by blocking entry of viruses into the body. BanLec work on the protein envelop (envelop) that encloses the genetic material of HIV.
Problem that has occurred in some HIV drugs is the ability of the virus to mutate to become resistant (immune). But it will be difficult to occur if there is the presence of lectins.
Lectin can bind to the sugar found in different places of the HIV-1 envelop and the possibility that this virus can make it difficult to perform mutation. The results of this study will be reported in the Journal of Biological Chemistry.
Based on experiments in the laboratory researchers have BanLec can function as effective as two anti-HIV drugs currently in use is T-20 and maraviroc.
The researchers believe this material can be used alone or used with anti-HIV drugs. In fact this drug is believed to be quite successful and the potential to save millions of lives around the world. Current spread of new HIV infections is increasing and is known not all HIV patients can get anti-HIV drugs.
HIV is still rampant in the United States and even in some poor countries this continues to be a prolonged problem. Because HIV can reduce the quality of life of sufferers.