Tag: copper therapy
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Trojan Horse Copper Therapy: A Breakthrough Weapon Against MRSA Infections
New Strategy Targets Drug-Resistant Bacteria A team from the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson is exploring a novel treatment strategy that combines a specially designed drug with copper to attack bacterial infections, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). This approach uses a “Trojan horse” mechanism to smuggle copper into bacterial colonies, overwhelming their…
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Trojan Horse Copper Therapy Targets MRSA: A New Front in Combating Drug-Resistant Bacteria
What is the Trojan Horse copper strategy? Scientists at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson are pursuing a novel approach that uses copper in a “Trojan horse” delivery system. The idea is to pair copper with a drug or carrier that can sneak past bacterial defenses and release copper inside the cell,…