A team of scientists from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has found a new
way to combat malaria by targetting host lipids using an antitumor drug.
Lipids are an essential component of the cell involved in various vital
processes of life and the malaria parasite targets some of these lipid
molecules for its growth and development.Antitumor agents kill those cells that divide rapidly and are used in
cancer treatment as well.The mosquito-borne disease, malaria, is caused by a parasite, which grows
and multiplies first in the liver cells and then in the red cells of the
blood. The parasite grows in the red blood cells, multiplying and further
invading. According to the US-based Centre for Disease Control and
Prevention, four kinds of malaria parasites infect humans: Plasmodium
falciparum, P. vivax, P. ovale, and P. malariae.
way to combat malaria by targetting host lipids using an antitumor drug.
Lipids are an essential component of the cell involved in various vital
processes of life and the malaria parasite targets some of these lipid
molecules for its growth and development.Antitumor agents kill those cells that divide rapidly and are used in
cancer treatment as well.The mosquito-borne disease, malaria, is caused by a parasite, which grows
and multiplies first in the liver cells and then in the red cells of the
blood. The parasite grows in the red blood cells, multiplying and further
invading. According to the US-based Centre for Disease Control and
Prevention, four kinds of malaria parasites infect humans: Plasmodium
falciparum, P. vivax, P. ovale, and P. malariae.
