Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU) has developed innovative nanocomposites for the treatment of atherosclerosis, the university's press service reported.
Scientists obtained different shells to isolate the one that effectively breaks down cholesterol.
The nanocomposites that we took as a basis consist of iron coated with a layer of carbon. The task of the chemists at Tomsk Polytechnic University was to cover the carbon layer with another layer consisting of a set of organic molecules that would interact with the atherosclerotic plaque.
The new material was tested by implanting modified nanocomposites into the greater omentum (fatty tissue of rats). 35 adult individuals participated in it.
This allowed the staff of the Research Institute of Cardiology to establish previously unknown mechanisms of interaction of modified nanoparticles with adipose tissue, which is a key task in the fight against atherosclerosis.
Scientists have found that nanoparticles are able to change the structure of adipose tissue without causing inflammatory reactions. It is expected that the development will allow the creation of new drugs for the treatment of atherosclerosis.
Earlier www1.ru reported that Rostec presented the first domestic immunoglobulin "BioGam".
Read materials on the topic:
New antibiotics will appear in Russia
Russian scientists have created a wine that protects the kidneys from X-ray radiation
