Thursday, November 29, 2012

There will soon be a vaccine against cocaine addiction are

The two medical colleges in Houston, scientists on a vaccine against cocaine addiction, in the hope that it will help heal. Addiction of people in addiction Currently the vaccine in clinical trials. When using a vaccine that stimulates the immune system to produce antibodies against cocaine. The human immune system is not able to recognize to molecules of cocaine and other drugs and to produce antibodies, since they are very small. In order to help the immune system recognize the drug, combined inactivated cocaine with inactivated cholera proteins. In response, the immune system has not only developed antibodies to the combination, which are safe, but also recognized the pure active at the time of its adoption. Cocaine is one of the compounds act by blocking antibodies in the brain, which makes reaching the drug addicted. A vaccine against cocaine addiction - a promising step forward, but it is unlikely to cure all. However, if the vaccine to be effective, it opens great opportunities to work in the field of addiction, said Dr. David Gorelick (David Gorelick).

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