{"id":8155,"date":"2023-04-28T12:38:46","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T09:38:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/lizard-skin-capsule-shows-promise-in-treating-gastrointestinal-disorders\/"},"modified":"2023-04-28T12:38:46","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T09:38:46","slug":"la-capsula-di-pelle-di-lucertola-si-mostra-promettente-nel-trattamento-dei-disturbi-gastrointestinali","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/it\/la-capsula-di-pelle-di-lucertola-si-mostra-promettente-nel-trattamento-dei-disturbi-gastrointestinali\/","title":{"rendered":"La capsula di pelle di lucertola si dimostra promettente nel trattamento dei disturbi gastrointestinali"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Una capsula ingeribile realizzata traendo ispirazione dalle propriet\u00e0 uniche della pelle di lucertola rappresenta un approccio rivoluzionario al trattamento delle patologie gastrointestinali.<\/p>\n<p>Questo \u00e8 quanto sostengono i ricercatori del Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) e del Brigham and Women&#039;s Hospital (BWH) che hanno inventato una capsula ingeribile non invasiva che utilizzer\u00e0 stimolanti elettrici per sopprimere l&#039;ormone grelina che produce la fame.<\/p>\n<p>Conosciuto anche come FLASH, il processo prevede un&#039;attenta stimolazione degli ormoni gastrointestinali inviando segnali elettrici allo stomaco assicurandosi che non produca alcun effetto negativo. I ricercatori sperano che questo modello innovativo sia in grado di trattare vari disturbi gastrointestinali, neuropsichiatrici e metabolici.<\/p>\n<p>I risultati del loro studio sono stati pubblicati sulla rivista <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.science.org\/doi\/10.1126\/scirobotics.ade9676\" target=\"_blank\">Robotica scientifica<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Il nostro laboratorio si impegna a sviluppare sistemi che renderanno pi\u00f9 facile e pi\u00f9 accessibile per i pazienti ricevere terapie&quot;, ha affermato l&#039;autore corrispondente Giovanni Traverso, MB, BChir, Ph.D., un gastroenterologo della Divisione di Gastroenterologia, Epatologia ed Endoscopia della Brigham. in un <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurekalert.org\/news-releases\/986840\" target=\"_blank\">comunicato stampa<\/a>. \u201cSi tratta di un entusiasmante studio di prova e di un\u2019impresa di ricerca fondamentale e di ingegneria che dimostra il potenziale degli elettroceutici ingeribili\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>La pillola corrisponde alle caratteristiche uniche di una particolare specie di lucertola australiana chiamata \u201cThorny Devil\u201d, il cui corpo \u00e8 ricoperto di formidabili aculei. Sebbene lo studio iniziale sia stato condotto sui maiali, l\u2019obiettivo della ricerca \u00e8 fornire benefici ad ampio raggio agli esseri umani.<\/p>\n<p>La capsula contiene stimolanti con tecnologia di assorbimento dei fluidi ma \u00e8 comunque in grado di contenere un elettrodo.<\/p>\n<p>Khalil Ramadi, Ph.D., professore assistente presso la New York University e affiliato di ricerca presso BWH e coautore dello studio, ha definito i risultati &quot;molto promettenti&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Una pillola ingeribile che contenga componenti elettronici anzich\u00e9 sostanze chimiche o farmaci \u00e8 molto promettente&quot;, ha affermato Ramadi nel comunicato stampa. \u201cFornisce un modo per fornire impulsi elettrici mirati a cellule specifiche nell\u2019intestino in modo da poter regolare i livelli di ormoni neurali nel corpo\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Gli elettroceutici vengono utilizzati nella somministrazione di segnali elettronici per trattare varie condizioni del corpo. Tuttavia lo stomaco \u00e8 una sede rischiosa per il suo utilizzo considerando il fatto che i liquidi preesistenti interferirebbero con gli impulsi. Questa consapevolezza ha spinto gli scienziati a cercare spunti nella natura e hanno trovato la loro ispirazione in Thorny Devil.<\/p>\n<p>I ricercatori stanno ora esplorando le strade in cui possono utilizzare il prodotto sugli esseri umani e vedere come funziona.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Questo sviluppo fornisce molte nuove strade per la ricerca sulle complesse interconnessioni tra cervello e intestino e per promuovere l&#039;uso degli elettroceutici come intervento clinico&quot;, ha affermato il co-primo autore James McRae, Ph.D. Candidato al Dipartimento di Ingegneria Meccanica del MIT, ha affermato nel comunicato stampa.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"imageBox\">\n<div class=\"innerBox\"><picture class=\"mapping-embed\" width=\"736\" height=\"442\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 1100px)\" sizes=\"736px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d.medicaldaily.com\/en\/full\/469388\/capsule.webp?w=736&amp;f=8d10e7f015805453000b63974b53dd77 736w\"><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 1100px)\" sizes=\"736px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/lizard-skin-capsule-shows-promise-in-treating-gastrointestinal-disorders.jpg 736w\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" sizes=\"1000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d.medicaldaily.com\/en\/full\/469388\/capsule.webp?w=1100&amp;f=4ae146366032182ae2dd52d2ff49096c 1100w\"><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" sizes=\"1000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d.medicaldaily.com\/en\/full\/469388\/capsule.jpg?w=1100&amp;f=4ae146366032182ae2dd52d2ff49096c 1100w\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\" sizes=\"736px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d.medicaldaily.com\/en\/full\/469388\/capsule.webp?w=736&amp;f=8d10e7f015805453000b63974b53dd77 736w\"><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\" sizes=\"736px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/lizard-skin-capsule-shows-promise-in-treating-gastrointestinal-disorders.jpg 736w\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" sizes=\"480px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d.medicaldaily.com\/en\/full\/469388\/capsule.webp?w=480&amp;f=d295690ec69029a7199cad192e20006a 480w\"><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" sizes=\"480px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d.medicaldaily.com\/en\/full\/469388\/capsule.jpg?w=480&amp;f=d295690ec69029a7199cad192e20006a 480w\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d.medicaldaily.com\/en\/full\/469388\/capsule.webp?w=736&amp;f=8d10e7f015805453000b63974b53dd77\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mapping-embed imgPhoto\" id=\"i469388\" src=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/lizard-skin-capsule-shows-promise-in-treating-gastrointestinal-disorders.jpg\" alt=\"Capsula \" width=\"736\" height=\"442\" style=\"display:none\"><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"caption\">\n<span class=\"cap\">Capsula <\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"credit\">Pixabay<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Pubblicato da Medicaldaily.com<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicaldaily.com\/lizard-skin-capsule-shows-promise-treating-gastrointestinal-disorders-469577\">Fonte quotidiana medica<\/a><\/p>\n<p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Una capsula ingeribile realizzata traendo ispirazione dalle propriet\u00e0 uniche della pelle di lucertola rappresenta un approccio rivoluzionario al trattamento delle patologie gastrointestinali.<\/p>\n<p>Questo \u00e8 quanto sostengono i ricercatori del Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) e del Brigham and Women&#039;s Hospital (BWH) che hanno inventato una capsula ingeribile non invasiva che utilizzer\u00e0 stimolanti elettrici per sopprimere l&#039;ormone grelina che produce la fame.<\/p>\n<p>Conosciuto anche come FLASH, il processo prevede un&#039;attenta stimolazione degli ormoni gastrointestinali inviando segnali elettrici allo stomaco assicurandosi che non produca alcun effetto negativo. I ricercatori sperano che questo modello innovativo sia in grado di trattare vari disturbi gastrointestinali, neuropsichiatrici e metabolici.<\/p>\n<p>I risultati del loro studio sono stati pubblicati sulla rivista <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.science.org\/doi\/10.1126\/scirobotics.ade9676\" target=\"_blank\">Robotica scientifica<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Il nostro laboratorio si impegna a sviluppare sistemi che renderanno pi\u00f9 facile e pi\u00f9 accessibile per i pazienti ricevere terapie&quot;, ha affermato l&#039;autore corrispondente Giovanni Traverso, MB, BChir, Ph.D., un gastroenterologo della Divisione di Gastroenterologia, Epatologia ed Endoscopia della Brigham. in un <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurekalert.org\/news-releases\/986840\" target=\"_blank\">comunicato stampa<\/a>. \u201cSi tratta di un entusiasmante studio di prova e di un\u2019impresa di ricerca fondamentale e di ingegneria che dimostra il potenziale degli elettroceutici ingeribili\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>La pillola corrisponde alle caratteristiche uniche di una particolare specie di lucertola australiana chiamata \u201cThorny Devil\u201d, il cui corpo \u00e8 ricoperto di formidabili aculei. Sebbene lo studio iniziale sia stato condotto sui maiali, l\u2019obiettivo della ricerca \u00e8 fornire benefici ad ampio raggio agli esseri umani.<\/p>\n<p>La capsula contiene stimolanti con tecnologia di assorbimento dei fluidi ma \u00e8 comunque in grado di contenere un elettrodo.<\/p>\n<p>Khalil Ramadi, Ph.D., professore assistente presso la New York University e affiliato di ricerca presso BWH e coautore dello studio, ha definito i risultati &quot;molto promettenti&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Una pillola ingeribile che contenga componenti elettronici anzich\u00e9 sostanze chimiche o farmaci \u00e8 molto promettente&quot;, ha affermato Ramadi nel comunicato stampa. \u201cFornisce un modo per fornire impulsi elettrici mirati a cellule specifiche nell\u2019intestino in modo da poter regolare i livelli di ormoni neurali nel corpo\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Gli elettroceutici vengono utilizzati nella somministrazione di segnali elettronici per trattare varie condizioni del corpo. Tuttavia lo stomaco \u00e8 una sede rischiosa per il suo utilizzo considerando il fatto che i liquidi preesistenti interferirebbero con gli impulsi. Questa consapevolezza ha spinto gli scienziati a cercare spunti nella natura e hanno trovato la loro ispirazione in Thorny Devil.<\/p>\n<p>I ricercatori stanno ora esplorando le strade in cui possono utilizzare il prodotto sugli esseri umani e vedere come funziona.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Questo sviluppo fornisce molte nuove strade per la ricerca sulle complesse interconnessioni tra cervello e intestino e per promuovere l&#039;uso degli elettroceutici come intervento clinico&quot;, ha affermato il co-primo autore James McRae, Ph.D. Candidato al Dipartimento di Ingegneria Meccanica del MIT, ha affermato nel comunicato stampa.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"imageBox\">\n<div class=\"innerBox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mapping-embed imgPhoto\" id=\"i469388\" src=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/lizard-skin-capsule-shows-promise-in-treating-gastrointestinal-disorders.jpg\" alt=\"Capsula \" width=\"736\" height=\"442\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"caption\">\n<span class=\"cap\">Capsula <\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"credit\">Pixabay<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Pubblicato da Medicaldaily.com<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8156,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/lizard-skin-capsule-shows-promise-in-treating-gastrointestinal-disorders.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8155","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Lizard-Skin Capsule Shows Promise in Treating Gastrointestinal Disorders - Urban Care Clinic<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/it\/la-capsula-di-pelle-di-lucertola-si-mostra-promettente-nel-trattamento-dei-disturbi-gastrointestinali\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"it_IT\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Lizard-Skin Capsule Shows Promise in Treating Gastrointestinal Disorders - Urban Care Clinic\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"An ingestible capsule made by drawing inspiration from the unique properties of lizard skin is a groundbreaking approach to treating gastrointestinal conditions.That&#039;s according to researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Brigham and Women&#039;s Hospital (BWH) who invented a non-invasive ingestible capsule that will use electrical stimulants to subdue the hunger-producing hormone ghrelin.Alternatively known as FLASH, the process involves careful stimulation of gastrointestinal hormones by sending electric signals to the stomach while making sure it doesn&#039;t produce any adverse effects. The researchers hope this breakthrough model is capacious for treating various gastrointestinal, neuropsychiatric and metabolic disorders.The findings of their study were published in the journal Science Robotics.&quot;Our lab strives to develop systems that will make it easier and more accessible for patients to receive therapies,&quot; corresponding author Giovanni Traverso, MB, BChir, Ph.D., a gastroenterologist in the Brigham&#039;s Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy, said in a media release. &quot;This is an exciting proof-of-concept study and a feat of fundamental research and engineering demonstrating the potential of ingestible electroceuticals.&quot;The pill corresponds to the unique features of peculiar Australian lizard species called &quot;Thorny Devil&quot; whose body is covered with formidable spikes. Although the initial study was carried out on pigs, the goal of the research is to provide wide-ranging benefits to humans.The capsule holds stimulants with fluid-wicking technology but is still capable of holding an electrode.Khalil Ramadi, Ph.D., an assistant professor at New York University and a research affiliate at BWH who co-authored the study, called the outcomes &quot;very promising.&quot;&quot;An ingestible pill that contains electronics instead of chemicals or drugs is very promising,&quot; Ramadi said in the news release. &quot;It provides a way to deliver targeted electrical pulses to specific cells in the gut in a way that can regulate levels of neural hormones in the body.&quot;Electroceuticals are used in administering electronic signals to treat various conditions in the body. However, the stomach is a risky site for its use considering the fact that the preexisting liquids would interfere with the impulses. This realization drove scientists to look for cues in nature, and they found their inspiration in Thorny Devil.The researchers are now exploring avenues in which they can use the product on humans and see how it performs.&quot;This development provides many new avenues for research into the complex interconnections between the brain and gut and for furthering the use of electroceuticals as a clinical intervention,&quot; co-first author James McRae, a Ph.D. Candidate at MIT&#039;s Department of Mechanical Engineering, said in the news release. 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The researchers hope this breakthrough model is capacious for treating various gastrointestinal, neuropsychiatric and metabolic disorders.The findings of their study were published in the journal Science Robotics.\"Our lab strives to develop systems that will make it easier and more accessible for patients to receive therapies,\" corresponding author Giovanni Traverso, MB, BChir, Ph.D., a gastroenterologist in the Brigham's Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy, said in a media release. \"This is an exciting proof-of-concept study and a feat of fundamental research and engineering demonstrating the potential of ingestible electroceuticals.\"The pill corresponds to the unique features of peculiar Australian lizard species called \"Thorny Devil\" whose body is covered with formidable spikes. Although the initial study was carried out on pigs, the goal of the research is to provide wide-ranging benefits to humans.The capsule holds stimulants with fluid-wicking technology but is still capable of holding an electrode.Khalil Ramadi, Ph.D., an assistant professor at New York University and a research affiliate at BWH who co-authored the study, called the outcomes \"very promising.\"\"An ingestible pill that contains electronics instead of chemicals or drugs is very promising,\" Ramadi said in the news release. \"It provides a way to deliver targeted electrical pulses to specific cells in the gut in a way that can regulate levels of neural hormones in the body.\"Electroceuticals are used in administering electronic signals to treat various conditions in the body. However, the stomach is a risky site for its use considering the fact that the preexisting liquids would interfere with the impulses. This realization drove scientists to look for cues in nature, and they found their inspiration in Thorny Devil.The researchers are now exploring avenues in which they can use the product on humans and see how it performs.\"This development provides many new avenues for research into the complex interconnections between the brain and gut and for furthering the use of electroceuticals as a clinical intervention,\" co-first author James McRae, a Ph.D. Candidate at MIT's Department of Mechanical Engineering, said in the news release. 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