Researchers from the University of Oslo developed a new hypothesis for the treatment of some of the basic symptoms in autism, by using a licensed drug to affect the interaction of proteins associated with the autism spectrum.
The study, published by Frontiers in Pharmacology, was based on the reuse of the drug loperamide, which is prescribed against diarrhea. And she experimented with a computer model, after feeding it the proteins involved in autism, and the way they interact.
"There are currently no medications to treat social communication deficits, which is the main symptom in autism," said Professor Elise Koch, who supervised the research. to effectiveness.
Although it may seem strange that an antidiarrheal drug could treat the underlying symptoms of autism, the researchers hypothesized how it works. Loperamide activates opioid receptors, which also influence social behavior, according to au24.
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