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Topic: Molecules similar to Heparin can stop malaria from infecting RBCs

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Note: "Yes, Babesia is not the same thing as Malaria. And, Syphilis is not Borrellia, but there are many similarities."

Blood-Thinning Copycat Enters Malaria Fight

ScienceDaily (June 2, 2010) � New treatments for malaria are possible after Walter and Eliza Hall Institute scientists found that molecules similar to the blood-thinning drug heparin can stop malaria from infecting red blood cells.

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"Using real-time video microscopy of red blood cell infection, the team showed that heparin-like carbohydrates blocked the ability of the malaria parasite to infect cells, Dr Beeson said.

"The malaria parasite needs a protein called MSP1 if it is to infect red blood cells as MSP1 is involved in the initial attachment of the parasite to the cells," Dr Beeson said.

"We have shown that heparin-like carbohydrates bind to MSP1 which stops the parasite from properly attaching to the red blood cell and, therefore, from invading.""

source: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/06/100601114637.htm

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