TAPEWORMS STUDIES
April 1st, 2003
BY PHILIP FINE
RESEARCHERS from the USA's University of Wisconsin-Madison have isolated a chemical signal from tapeworms that may help prolong the time it takes for medicines to move through the small intestine. Known as cyclic GMP, the signal helps the tapeworm slow down the muscle activity of the fast-sweeping intestine. Professors John Oaks and Paul Bass believe the signal factor could possibly enhance drug absorption and thereby reduce the amount of medication that is taken. Many drugs are absorbed at less than 50 per cent from the intestine and the ...
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