A group of scientists from the University of Cambridge, England, created the first urine test may detect early signs of cancer lungthe deadliest in the world.
Since most cases of lung cancer are diagnosed in advanced stages of the disease because symptoms do not appear until then,researchers hope this early detection offers patients better treatment options.
What is the innovative urine test, created by Early Cancer Institute (Early Cancer Institute) and the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology from the university, is to look for proteins released by zombie cellswhich could be one of the first signs of lung cancer.
Zombie cells, also known as senescent cells, are so called because they are alive in the human body but cannot grow or divide. When they accumulate in the body,they cause inflammation and injury to the soft tissues,allowing advancement of tumor cells.
The proof, what it tries to be a cheaper option Like current studies, it incorporates an injectable sensor that interacts with proteins and discharges a detectable component into urine that indicates the presence of senescent cells.
The teacherLjiljana frukspecialist in bionanotechnology, explained that he had identified a specific protein that is released into the lung tissue and designed a probe that splits in two when it detects the protein molecule.
“The tube is made up of two parts, and the smaller part is released into the urine through the lungs,” Fruk said.
“Once in the urine, the probe is too small to identify, but it can become visible by adding a silver solution,” he noted. This solution is the same used in analog photography to develop images.
“By monitoring the color of the urine after injection into the catheter, The presence of cells in the lungs could indicate early signs of a condition that could develop into cancer”explained the researcher.
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so far the test has been successfully tested on mice,even tho the team of scientists at the Early Cancer Institute prepares to begin the first tests on humans.
The research was funded by Cancer Research UKthe largest independent cancer research charity in the world.
Lung cancer is the deadliest in the worldcausing 1.8 million deaths every year. In Argentina this type of cancer is not the most frequent but it is also the one that causes the greatest number of deaths, with almost 10,000 per year.
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