Researchers at the University of Michigan have targeted natural proteins (TR2 and TR4) that have helped to reduce organ damage in mice that have Sickle Cell Disease. Sickle Cell Disease is a blood disorder that causes red blood cells to change shape due to a lack of fetal hemoglobin in the cells. The disease can cause significant pain and organ damage as well as shorten the life of an affected individual. The TR2 and TR4 proteins could be more beneficial to Sickle Cell patients than the current drug, hydroxyurea, as the long-term side effects of hydroxyurea are unknown.
To find out more about this study and Sickle Cell Disease, go here:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111102082806.htm
-Janice Bitters
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