Scientists plan to use scorpion venom to deliver drugs to the brain

Scientists plan to use scorpion venom to transport drugs into the human brain. The new method provides for the transfer of drugs through the protective barrier of the brain because of the chlorotoxin (an amino acid found in the name of the scorpion) located in the joints of the scorpion.

A group of scientists from the Biomedical Research Institute of Barcelona used peptides (amino acids) extracted from the chromotoxin scorpion, which helped transport drugs through the blood-brain barrier (which prevents the entry of toxic substances into the brain, avoiding the passage of potentially useful components) . To the site "Wan".

"Ninety-eight percent of effective drugs can not be used because they do not bypass the blood brain barrier, and now we have a drug that can overcome the barrier," said study author and laboratory director Ernst Giralt.

Experts concluded that the "MiniCTX3" was able to transport vehicles through the blood-brain barrier with a high degree of efficiency.