Followers

Total Pageviews

Jaiho- Dubai. Powered by Blogger.

JUST A SPOONFUL OF SUGAR MAKES INFECTIONS GO DOWN

Posted by Elizebath Bijoy Sunday, May 22, 2011

London:Just a spoonful of sugar can impart that killing edge to antibiotics against infections.

Researchers found that glucose and fructose -- types of sugar found in plants -- make deadly bugs behind chronic infections more vulnerable to drugs. 

Sugar can improve the effectiveness of antibiotics against infections, say researchers. 

Such infections often occur when bacteria 'shut down', making antibiotics ineffective against them, reports the journal Nature. 

Over time, the bugs, known as 'persisters', return to life, causing patients to relapse, according to the Daily Mail. 

Boston University scientists tested the effects of drawing the bacteria out of their hibernation using sugar. They found stimulating the bugs with sugar renders them vulnerable to antibiotic attack. 

Testing the strategy on Eschericia coli (E. coli) bacteria, a common cause of urinary infections, the researchers were able to eliminate 99.9 percent of persisters in just two hours.

Without sugar, the drugs they used had no effect. The team now plans to examine whether sugar additives can help fight tuberculosis 

0 comments

Post a Comment

About Me

My photo
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Warm welcome to my health blog! This was introduced with an objective to educate and spread awareness among people, encouraging them to live healthier lives with longevity. Let me emphasize that our contemporary situation in individual’s life are so fast moving that we tend to neglect and spare some moments for our own health. My inspiration has turned into passion in a health care that turned into a blog. The ample of support and response was tremendously changed into positive results. I dedicated this blog for all those people who are very conscious for their health and life style. Hope so, I can bring differences for healthy living the fore my viewer comments are always valuable and your continued patronage is important for me. Wish you a happy and healthy life ahead!

BMI Calculator

live traffic feed

Blog Archive

DAILY BRAIN GAME