Infectious diseases are medical conditions caused by pathogenic microorganisms, including bacteria, viruses, parasites, or fungi.
Most cases of infectious diseases are contagious by spreading directly or indirectly, from one person to another.
In other words, if you kiss, or are coughed or sneezed on by an infectious person, you are at risk of developing the same infectious disease.
According to the statistic provided by the World Health Organization, 3 infectious diseases were ranked in the top ten causes of death worldwide in 2016.
More precisely, lower respiratory infections, diarrheal diseases, and tuberculosis induced 3.0 million, 1.4 million, and 1.3 million deaths, respectively.
Conventionally, most cases of infectious diseases except those caused by viruses are treated with antibiotics.
A fungus is a primitive organism, including mushrooms, mold, and mildew, found in the air, in the soil, on plants, and in water.
Fungi reproduce through tiny spores in the air if you inhale the spores, it may spread to cause a fungal infection that often starts in the lungs or on the skin.
People with a weakened immune system are more likely to be infected by fungi, including the fungus Aspergillus which causes lung infection.
Similar to other bacteria, there are millions of different fungal species on Earth, but only about 300 are known to infect people.
Conventionally, a fungal infection also is treated with antibiotics, including topical antifungal ointments or oral medications, depending on the severity of the disease.
On finding a natural ingredient for the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases, scientists examined the effects of Chinese pinto bean lectin (CPBL), a 58-kDa dimeric glucosamine-binding protein anti-fungal activity.
The pinto bean is also known as the common bean, genus Phaseolus and the family Fabaceae. It has a mottled appearance of darker reddish-brown spots on a lighter brownish-beige background, thus appearing painted or spotted.
According to the tested analysis of the purified lectin on six fungal species including Phyllosticta citriasiana, Magnaporthe grisea, Bipolans maydis, Valsa mali, Mycosphaerella arachidicola, and Setosphaeria turcica,
* Only the mycelial growth of V. mali was reduced by 30.6 % by the lectin at 30 μM.
* The lectin was able to suppress the proliferation of nasopharyngeal carcinoma HONE-1 cells, with an IC50 of 17.3 μM.
In additional analysis of the lectin activity, researchers wrote, " A few plant lectins demonstrate antifungal activity against V. mali, and not many others have inhibitory effects on HONE-1 cells, CPBL is a distinctive lectin which may be exploited for development into an agent against V. mali and HONE-1 cells".
Taken together, Pinto beans may process antioxidant and cytotoxic properties against diseases associated with a fungal and viral infection, pending the confirmation of the larger sample size and multicenter human study.
Natural Medicine for Fatty Liver And Obesity Reversal - The Revolutionary Findings To Achieve Optimal Health And Lose Weight
How To Get Rid Of Eye Floaters
Contrary To Professional Prediction, Floaters Can Be Cured Naturally
Ovarian Cysts And PCOS Elimination
Holistic System In Existence That Will Show You. How-To
Permanently Eliminate All Types of Ovarian Cysts Within 2 Months
Back to Kyle J. Norton's Homepage http://kylejnorton.blogspot.ca
Author Biography
Kyle J. Norton (Scholar, Master of Nutrition, All right reserved)
Health article writer and researcher; Over 10.000 articles and research papers have been written and published online, including worldwide health, ezine articles, article base, health blogs, self-growth, best before it's news, the Karate GB Daily, etc.,.
Named TOP 50 MEDICAL ESSAYS FOR ARTISTS & AUTHORS TO READ by Disilgold.com Named 50 of the best health Tweeters Canada - Huffington Post
Nominated for shorty award over last 4 years
Some articles have been used as references in medical research, such as the international journal Pharma and Bioscience, ISSN 0975-6299.
Sources
(1) Purification and characterization of a glucosamine-binding antifungal lectin from Phaseolus vulgaris cv. Chinese pinto beans with antiproliferative activity towards nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells by Ang AS1, Cheung RC, Dan X, Chan YS, Pan W, Ng TB. (PubMed)
No comments:
Post a Comment