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A team of researchers from Florida International University (FIU), based in Miami, allegedly found what could become a possible option to counteract the effects of osteoporosis.
The journal Communications Biology recently published an article mentioning that, from orally administered small molecule activators, at FIU, a breakthrough was achieved in the search for less expensive and more effective treatments, as well as easy to take for people affected by osteoporosis and other diseases associated with bone loss.
To this day, individuals with wasting bone require daily inoculations with expensive medications that only stop the loss.
Nevertheless, the project, where FIU’s Herbert Wertheim School of Medicine, the National Center for the Advancement of Translational Sciences (NCATS) and the University of Arkansas Medical Sciences worked together, allowed a group of researchers to develop a drug that was more accessible to the pocket of the majority of the population and that it also has the power to help the bone-producing cells to regenerate it.
Through a statement, The FIU mentions that the first tests of its treatment were carried out with laboratory mice in which considerable improvements were detected.
“Our experiments in the laboratory showed that orally administered small molecule activators improve bone density, an exciting discovery that could lead to a new treatment for osteoporosis,” Alexander Agoulnik, FIU professor and interim president, said in the letter. of the Department of Human and Molecular Genetics.
For now, the research team hopes to launch the next phase of the research, which is also supported by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS).
Osteoporosis is a public health problem worldwide and it is estimated that it affects more than 200 million people.
In addition, it is estimated that between 30 and 50% of postmenopausal women suffer from it, hence the importance of achieving greater progress in combating the disease.
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