Crocodile Blood could Hold Key to Improving Human Immune
System
Crocodiles, those ancient predators may have a reputation as being man-eaters
but new research suggests that their remarkable physiognomy may prove beneficial
to humans when it comes to combating AIDS and other diseases.
Researchers at Kasertsart University (Thailand) have discovered a new
medicine to help HIV positive children using crocodile’s blood, which has been
successfully tested on rats and is now ready for wider research on people
suffering from a number of diseases including those with the HIV positive
condition.
Win Cheichomsri, Chief of Crocodile Blood Research, Faculty of Zoology, has
conducted an experiment to evaluate the effectiveness of crocodile’s blood in
unhealthy rats. For the university, the third oldest in Thailand, these tests
mark the beginning of an extensive crocodile blood testing programme. For
years, scientists have been aware of the remarkable properties of crocodile
blood. These animals live in dirty, stagnant water stuffed full of bacteria but
even though they may have open wounds their blood and it's anti-bodies prevent
infections.
The researchers experiment involved two rats groups – one fed with supplement
capsules made of crocodile’s blood and the other fed without the pills, a
control group, as the scientists state.
Win Cheichomsri stated that the results indicate that the controlled group
(fed without capsules) have bigger spleens than those in the experimental
group.
The experimental rats (fed the crocodile supplements) became healthier and
more fertile, reproducing many pups later on, the chief concludes. The Food and
Drug Administration committee has certified the crocodile-blood tablets as clean
and safe supplements for consumption.
Mr. Cheichomsri believes that the crocodile-blood pills could improve the
immune systems and general health of HIV positive children. In fact, the
capsules have been offered to twenty-four HIV infected children at Lorenzo
Orphanage House in Panusnikom, Chonburi.
These children show remarkable physical changes after the consumption of the
pills. They show less fatigue and have more energy to play. Their pustules are
also gradually disappearing, Mr. Chiechomsri says.
He adds that those children who have suffered from hepatomegaly and
splenomegaly, are presented with decreasing liver and spleen sizes. In
particular during cold weather these children do not fall ill, indicating an
improvement in their immune systems, according to Mr. Chiechomsri.
Based on the results, Mitri Temsiripong (Manager of Sriracha Tiger Zoo) and
Wisachini Rungtaweekchair (Wanithai Part, Ltd) donate the crocodile blood
supplements to the children at the orphanage, as accepted by Sister Wichuda
Kusub. At the moment, the blood can be taken from the crocodiles without
harming them and the crocodiles soon recover.
Perhaps these animals with a reputation for being man-eaters, may soon have
gained a reputation for being man-savers as scientists search for new ways of
combating disease and bacterial infections.
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Crocodiles, those ancient predators may have a reputation as being man-eaters
but new research suggests that their remarkable physiognomy may prove beneficial
to humans when it comes to combating AIDS and other diseases.
Researchers at Kasertsart University (Thailand) have discovered a new
medicine to help HIV positive children using crocodile’s blood, which has been
successfully tested on rats and is now ready for wider research on people
suffering from a number of diseases including those with the HIV positive
condition.
Win Cheichomsri, Chief of Crocodile Blood Research, Faculty of Zoology, has
conducted an experiment to evaluate the effectiveness of crocodile’s blood in
unhealthy rats. For the university, the third oldest in Thailand, these tests
mark the beginning of an extensive crocodile blood testing programme. For
years, scientists have been aware of the remarkable properties of crocodile
blood. These animals live in dirty, stagnant water stuffed full of bacteria but
even though they may have open wounds their blood and it's anti-bodies prevent
infections.
A Saltwater Crocodile - Not Often Regarded as a Life
Saver
Saver
Picture Credit: Associated Press
The researchers experiment involved two rats groups – one fed with supplement
capsules made of crocodile’s blood and the other fed without the pills, a
control group, as the scientists state.
Win Cheichomsri stated that the results indicate that the controlled group
(fed without capsules) have bigger spleens than those in the experimental
group.
The experimental rats (fed the crocodile supplements) became healthier and
more fertile, reproducing many pups later on, the chief concludes. The Food and
Drug Administration committee has certified the crocodile-blood tablets as clean
and safe supplements for consumption.
Mr. Cheichomsri believes that the crocodile-blood pills could improve the
immune systems and general health of HIV positive children. In fact, the
capsules have been offered to twenty-four HIV infected children at Lorenzo
Orphanage House in Panusnikom, Chonburi.
These children show remarkable physical changes after the consumption of the
pills. They show less fatigue and have more energy to play. Their pustules are
also gradually disappearing, Mr. Chiechomsri says.
He adds that those children who have suffered from hepatomegaly and
splenomegaly, are presented with decreasing liver and spleen sizes. In
particular during cold weather these children do not fall ill, indicating an
improvement in their immune systems, according to Mr. Chiechomsri.
Based on the results, Mitri Temsiripong (Manager of Sriracha Tiger Zoo) and
Wisachini Rungtaweekchair (Wanithai Part, Ltd) donate the crocodile blood
supplements to the children at the orphanage, as accepted by Sister Wichuda
Kusub. At the moment, the blood can be taken from the crocodiles without
harming them and the crocodiles soon recover.
Perhaps these animals with a reputation for being man-eaters, may soon have
gained a reputation for being man-savers as scientists search for new ways of
combating disease and bacterial infections.
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