Scientists have developed the first non-antibiotic drug to treat tuberculosis in animals. This new drug works by targeting Mycobacterium tuberculosis’s defense rather than the bacteria itself. Scientists from the University of Manchester in the UK have developed the first non-antibiotic drug to treat tuberculosis in animals. The drug acts by targeting Mycobacterium tuberculosis defense rather than the bacteria itself.
According to the research published in the Journal of Medical Chemistry, the drug can take out its increasingly common antibiotic-resistant strains. TB is most common in Africa, India, and China, but with the exceptional rise of the cases in the UK , today, London has become TB capital of Europe. Mycobacterium Tuberculosis secretes molecules called Virulence Factors which is the cell’s secret weapon. It blocks out the immune response to the infection, making it difficult…
