Body contains two types of cholestrol HDL i.e. high density lipoproteins and LDL i.e. low density lipoproteins.. While LDL has adverse effect on heart, HDL is considered to be beneficial .
Researchers in United States have developed a synthetic form HDL in an effort to check bad cholesterol.
The compound is manufactured using nanotechnology and contains a tiny core of gold. It is considered to have potential to rid the body of excess bad cholesterol. The study has been published on in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.
The molecule mirrors the size and structure of high-density lipoprotein, or HDL.
It is comprised of a carefully sized gold particle swathed in fat molecules known as lipids and capped off with a protein layer. It is designed to attract and trap low-density lipoprotein, or LDL, the bad kind of cholesterol that can build up in arteries and cause heart attacks and strokes.
Commonly used antilipid drugs known as statins can help lower LDL levels, but levels of protective HDL are not raised much.
raising the HDL level, might be able reverse a lot of the damage and plaques that are already there.
Niacin is another drug in current use that raises HDL levels but causes unpleasant side effects like flushing.
Would this be a wonder drug. Only time would tell.
Welcome for this new medicine