Sunday, July 31, 2005by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger Editor of NaturalNews.com (See all articles...) Tags: stomach health, health news, Natural News |
In the study various strains of H. pylori were cultured and found to produce porphyrins, naturally occurring compounds, which can cause photosensitivity. When the cultures were exposed to visible broadband light, results showed both virulent and drug-resistant strains of H. pylori were killed. Blue/violet light was found to be the most effective and the research indicates that photodynamic therapy, a combination of medication and radiation would be the method of treatment.
"We have shown that all tested strains of H. pylori naturally accumulate a mixture of PPIX and CP ( porphyrins ) that can sensitize the bacteria to killing by visible light, particularly blue light," say the researchers. "This finding suggests that a novel phototherapy approach may be applied in the human stomach to eliminate H. pylori infection."
( M.R. Hamblin, J. Viveiros, C. Yang, A. Ahmadi, R.A. Ganz, M.J. Tolkoff. 2005. Helicobacter pylori accumulates photoactive porphyrins and is killed by visible light. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 49. 7: 2822-2827. )
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