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Dr. Rakesh Srivastava - Discovery of A New Anti-Inflammatory Drug for Human Diseases

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Dr. Rakesh Srivastava - Discovery of A New Anti-Inflammatory Drug for Human Diseases

Dr. Rakesh K. Srivastava (President and CEO of GLAX Health) and his international collaborator (a team from the Indian Institute of Technology) have discovered a new drug that exerts its effects by inhibiting inflammation. Cyclooxygenase (COX) is the key enzyme of arachidonic acid metabolism. The arachidonic acid metabolite, generated by COX, is implicated in many human diseases.


The development of anti-inflammatory drugs targeting COX-2 has been limited by unwanted toxic side effects like cardio- and neurotoxicity. Dr. Rakesh Srivastava has developed a new drug that specifically inhibits COX-2, without any cardio- and neurotoxicity. His company GLAX Health has recently received a US patent on this new class of drug. Dr. Srivastava Rakesh is very optimistic that this new drug can be used to prevent and treat those diseases where inflammation plays a very active role like Obesity, Fatty Liver Disease, Endometriosis, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Type I Diabetes Mellitus, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Asthma, Rheumatoid Arthritis, and Cancer.

Dr. Rakesh K Srivastava says inflammation can be caused by autoimmune disorders, exposure to toxins, infection, or injury. The four cardinal signs of inflammation are heat, redness, swelling, and pain. These signs become visually prominent during inflammation. Chronic inflammatory diseases cause our body to overreact and, in some cases, attack itself.


In the case of COVID-19, the SARS-CoV-2 virus primarily attacks the lungs. However, it can also cause the body to produce an overactive immune response which can lead to increased inflammation throughout the body. Inhibition of inflammation during virus infection will certainly be beneficial in reducing the severity of the COVID-19 and its recovery process. Dr. Srivastava says the multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS) occurs in individuals (adult and children) who have been previously infected with COVID-19, and they may not even know it. Dr. Srivastava Rakesh is very enthusiastic about this drug for possible multiple uses against several human diseases like COVID-19, obesity, arthritis, diabetes, and cancer.


Click : https://world.einnews.com/pr_news/558560705/dr-rakesh-srivastava-discovery-of-a-new-anti-inflammatory-drug-for-human-diseases

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