A group of researchers have recently developed that drugs that lower cardiovascular disease risks are also beneficial for prevention of infectious diseases. It has been mentioned that Statins and other drugs that are used to lower the cholesterol levels are useful in this regard. Study claims: A gene variant is responsible for altered cholesterol level in the body. This particular variant cause increased risk of contracting typhoid fever.
Common cholesterol-lowering drugs ezetimibe provide protection against Salmonella typhi. Rationale: The individual difference of susceptibilities to infectious diseases made the researchers look for genetic and environmental factor behind it. Study: The team used hundreds of cells lines from healthy human volunteers and exposed them to the exact same dose of Salmonella Typhi, which had been tagged with a green fluorescent marker. They then looked for…
