New research has recently found the prospect of treatment for Ebola that has been available in the form of the drug. Scientists have identified 53 drugs that have been available previously shown to be effective in the fight against Ebola.
Currently, there is no vaccine available to treat one of the most deadly diseases this. A new vaccine is currently undergoing clinical trials in humans, but the drug to treat people who already have the disease are needed.
Experimental ZMapp drugs have been used in some patients with Ebola, but the source has been exhausted and have not experienced adequate testing. Race against time, several groups of scientists have decided that, one of the most efficient ways to handle the task of developing and distributing drugs Ebola is the screening of drug compounds that are already available to see whether any of the compounds can be used to create an effective drug.
In a new study published by Nature Press in the journal Emerging Microbes and Infections, researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), said that they had identified 53 promising drug compounds.
The team used high-speed technology to scan 2816 through the facilities of compounds belonging to the US Food and Drug Administration approved and used for other diseases. The method they use is similar to the virus particles contained in Ebola proteins, calibrated to identify drugs that can prevent Ebola infect human cells by 50%.
53 Among these promising compounds are used in the treatment of cancer, antihistamines, antibiotics, and antidepressants. These compounds will be tested first in animal experiments to see the effect they have on Ebola and their side effects. If the drug in the middle of the test period proved to be safe and effective, the US government can use it in the area of the spread of Ebola.
As reported in October, scientists from Emory University Hospital, has taken the same steps of the facilities they have to research on 10,000 drug compounds. They think that Ebola can be treated with the same care that they develop for viruses such as HIV and Hepatitis C.
