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Scientists’ New Gum Stops Spread of Flu and Herpes
Clinical-grade bean gum reduced herpes and influenza viral loads by over 95%, offering a novel approach to limit transmission where vaccines are limited or unavailable.
- University of Pennsylvania researchers led by Professor Henry Daniell tested a lablab-bean chewing gum that neutralized HSV-1, HSV-2 and influenza A strains H1N1 and H3N2 with effective and consistent FRIL release.
- Seeking transmission controls, the team focused on the oral cavity because viruses spread more efficiently through the mouth than the nose, a major global challenge amid low influenza vaccination rates and no HSV vaccine.
- A two-gram gum tablet containing 40 milligrams of bean material showed a viral load reduction of more than 95%, and researchers prepared the gum as a clinical-grade drug product and found it safe.
- Daniell said the findings `augur well` for human clinical studies, and the team plans to test bean powder in bird feed to combat bird flu, having neutralized H5N1 and H7N9.
- HSV-1 infects more than two-thirds globally, causing infectious blindness, and researchers described a broad-spectrum antiviral protein in a natural food product that neutralizes human and avian flu.
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An antiviral chewing gum to reduce influenza and herpes simplex virus transmission
Low vaccination rates for influenza viruses and the lack of an HSV vaccine underscore the need for a new approach to reduce viral transmission. Researchers have now used a clinical-grade antiviral chewing gum to substantially reduce viral loads of two herpes simplex viruses and two influenza A strains in experimental models.
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