Experts from the Japanese company Shionogi & Co. announced that they have developed a new drug against influenza, which kills the virus for a day.

Japanese scientists have created a substance that stops the cycle at the moment of "breaking" of the cellular mechanisms of protein production and multiplication (replication) of the virus RNA, informs news. eizvestia. com.

How does the flu virus multiply in the human body? After penetration of the virus into the human cell, it "breaks" the cellular mechanisms of protein production. With the help of its RNA, the virus causes the cell to synthesize the necessary viral proteins. After this, simultaneously with the exit from the cell, there is an assembly of virus particles ready for propagation.

The only existing and currently effective drug against influenza (oseltamivir, that is Tamiflu) is trying to stop the spread of the virus at the time of the release of new virus particles from the infected cell.

The new drug will work 3 times faster than Tamiflu. In addition, for the treatment of the drug company Shionogi & Co. only one dose will be enough, while Tamiflu should be taken twice within 5 days.

In this case, a day after receiving the experimental drug a person ceases to be contagious to others.

Scientists themselves say that they developed a drug against influenza, using the available knowledge about the work of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

At the moment, the new drug is in the second phase of clinical trials. It is very likely that next year the drug will appear in the US.

news. eizvestia. com.

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