Substances found in wild mushrooms, give hope for the creation of effective drugs for cancer, writes the Air Force.

British scientists from Nottingham University believe that their work will help create an effective drug for the treatment of a wide range of cancers. Cordycepin (a natural nucleoside antibiotic), commonly used in Chinese medicine, was originally found in the rare form of a parasite fungus that grows on caterpillars. This type of fungus has been studied by medical researchers for a long time, the first scientific work on this topic was published in 1950.

Although cordycepin gives great hopes in the treatment of cancers, it quickly loses its properties, getting into the body. Perhaps it can be taken in conjunction with other drugs, but this can lead to side effects, which, in turn, will reduce its potential use. The study was published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry.

The specialists plan to continue to study various cancers and the effect of cordycepin on them in different conditions in order to obtain an effective and safe drug for the treatment of cancer.

Medicinform. Net.

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