腸道是人體吸收葡萄糖的主要地方,亦是消化乳糖酵素(Lactase)的聚居地。994Please respect copyright.PENANAdlVuqqdw2r
缺乏Lactase的人並不建議進食含有乳糖的產品,否則會釀起肚痾、腹痛、作嘔等症狀,學名為Lactose Intolerance。994Please respect copyright.PENANA7RGGFOjknS994Please respect copyright.PENANA9ysu9U1pfe
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同時,腸道亦是寄生蟲的蝸居,飲用不乾淨水的話有機會讓血吸蟲寄生在腸道之中,引起血吸蟲病(Schistosomiasis),為全球第二大僅次於瘧疾(Malaria)的寄生蟲病。994Please respect copyright.PENANA4kLWzYYDCl
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(圖2)近日,有科學家發表文章(Ref1),他們研發出一款口服藥物,主要利用豬隻作為動物模型,證實豬隻吞下藥物後的12分鐘會腸道形成厚膜。994Please respect copyright.PENANAUgw89aiJPv994Please respect copyright.PENANAlbZvVNuZ5L
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此厚膜不會在其他器官上形成,而在24小時後厚膜亦會自然脫落,排出體外。994Please respect copyright.PENANAl2EawAUblA
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(圖3)根據口服藥物的配方不同,厚膜的特性亦能隨之轉變。994Please respect copyright.PENANAa5p7EihLM9994Please respect copyright.PENANAdG4lW4Ve9W
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厚膜可配載消化乳糖酵素(Lactase),對比沒有厚膜,能增強20倍酵素的能力,可消除Lactose Intolerance的問題。994Please respect copyright.PENANAi2eCDh4Vr2
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而增強厚膜密度的話,亦可減少腸道吸收葡萄糖七成能力,這特點尤其受益於糖尿病人,能大幅度阻上血糖飄升。994Please respect copyright.PENANAnywxGZZzLn
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另外,厚膜亦可配載殺寄生蟲藥(Praziquantel),增加藥物滯留在腸道的時間,更有效率殺滅寄生蟲。994Please respect copyright.PENANAgIEOASxCtt
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(圖4)最為振奮的是,此方法在人類腸道組織亦見效,而且藥物對各種實驗室人體細胞亦無呈現有害效果。994Please respect copyright.PENANA17HbPBzyOc994Please respect copyright.PENANAlVJM0YeGEI
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老鼠服用藥物28日後,體重血壓等一切正常。994Please respect copyright.PENANAw3bgwVPsGH
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若然此藥物能進一步在人類進行試驗的話,確立藥物運作正常及不會帶來任何副作用或安全問題的話,絕對大有潛質會成為治理糖尿病的新一代藥物。994Please respect copyright.PENANA7mUo0AS9bX
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Ref1:https://stm.sciencemag.org/content/12/558/eabc0441
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