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1:57 p.m.
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Friday • May 1,19!
Scientists find target for anthrax toxin Meringue!
WASHINGTON (AP) — In an important step
toward finding drugs to protect against some bi
ological weapons, researchers have discovered
how anthrax toxin destroys cells and rapidly
causes death.
Now that science knows the target for the an
thrax toxin, researchers should be able to find a
drug that will block its action, said Dr. George F.
Vande Woude, a National Cancer Institute re
searcher and co-author of a study to be pub
lished in the journal Science.
“An inhibitor drug would make anthrax as
a weapon as useful as a water pistol,” said
Vande Woude.
Experts consider anthrax weapons a major
threat to both military personnel and civilians.
Bioterrorism weapons using anthrax or oth
er bacteria are easier to make and distribute
than nuclear weapons. Anthrax bombs are a ma
jor concern of United Nations weapons inspec
tors working in Iraq.
Attorney General Janet Reno and FBI Direc
tor Louis J. Freeh warned Congress last week
that U.S. civilian targets are vulnerable to bio
logical terrorism.
Some in Congress have said classified studies
suggest such an attack on civilians could occur
within a decade.
The military is inoculating all of its troops
against anthrax, using a vaccine that would pre
vent infection from the disease.
However, the vaccine is not 100 percent ef
fective and most civilians do not receive
these shots.
Anthrax is a rapid and highly effective killer.
When it infects, the bacteria produces a toxin, or
poison, that attacks cells.
“The only treatment now for anthrax is to give
massive, massive amounts of antibiotics,” said
Nicholas S. Duesbery of NCI.
“You have to give it almost immediately after
exposure. If you give it 24 hours later, it is too late.
Your patient is dead.”
Anthrax toxin consists of three proteins, and
early research showed that one of the proteins,
called Lethal Factor, or LF, was the major cause
of cell death.
But what science didn’t know until now is
how LF actually killed the cells.
Vande Woude, Duesbery and their col
leagues found that LF disrupts a signaling sys
tem in cells called the MAP-Kinase-Kinase
(MAP-K-K) pathway.
When this system is blocked, said Duesbery,
a cell “is cut off from the world.”
Its metabolism shuts down and it can no
longer divide.
The toxin also causes the massive release of
an inflammation protein and destruction of im
mune system cells called macrophages.
The result, said Duesbery, is rapid shock
and death.
In laboratory experiments, he said, “rats are
quite dead within just 40 minutes” when inject
ed with anthrax toxin.
Now that researchers know the target of
Lethal Factor, said Duesbery, “this gives us the
first clues of what we need to develop an anti
toxin. We can look at the protein structure of the
target and come up with (a protein molecule)
that will block Lethal Factor from chopping up
its target.”
Col. Arthur M. Friedlander, an Army anthrax
researcher, said the discovery is significant in
understanding how anthrax kills, but he cau
tioned that it may take more than a single anti
toxin to disarm the disease.
“It is not just that toxin that kills in this disease,”
he said. “But this offers a new approach that may
lead to other inhibitors that would work."
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MSC Thursday to advertise Latino Jam '98.
What's Up
Friday
Alpha Phi Omega: Meet to go visit Crestview
Retirement Home at 6:30 p.m. at Crestview.
Horsemen’s Association: There will be a
campout for all members all day at
Huntsville State Park. Call Lainie at 696-
3381 for details.
MSC Town Hall-Coffeehouse: Free food
and live music will be held at 7 p.m. at Re
search Park or Rumours if inclement weath
er occurs.
National Day of Prayer, Central Texas Divi
sion: Everyone is welcome to join thousands
of Americans across the country in lifting our
country and leaders up in prayer on Thurs
day, May 7. We will meet at 12 p.m. at the
College Station Town Hall flagpole next to
Chili’s on Texas Ave. Call Steve at 693-0289
for details.
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
(SHPE): The first annual recognition ban
quet will be held in MSC 230/231 at 7 p.m..
Call Walter Luizaga at 847-8878 for details.
Saturday
Horseman’s Association: There will be a cam-
pout for all members all day at Huntsville State
Park. Call Lainine at 696-3381 for details
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