{"id":419960,"date":"2022-03-22T21:07:53","date_gmt":"2022-03-22T18:07:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/tiny-worms-could-be-used-to-sniff-out-lung-cancer-study\/"},"modified":"2022-03-22T21:07:53","modified_gmt":"2022-03-22T18:07:53","slug":"tiny-worms-could-be-used-to-sniff-out-lung-cancer-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/tiny-worms-could-be-used-to-sniff-out-lung-cancer-study\/","title":{"rendered":"#Tiny worms could be used to sniff out lung cancer: study"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2f38c6c160a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg 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class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/tiny-worms-could-be-used-to-sniff-out-lung-cancer-study\/#%E2%80%9CTiny_worms_could_be_used_to_sniff_out_lung_cancer_study%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Tiny worms could be used to sniff out lung cancer: study&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CTiny_worms_could_be_used_to_sniff_out_lung_cancer_study%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Tiny worms could be used to sniff out lung cancer: study&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Researchers have proposed a dirt-cheap diagnostic tool to sniff out cancer: lab worms, a seemingly more practical alternative to disease-detecting dogs.<\/p>\n<p>Canines\u2019 incredible sense of smell has shown their ability to smell disease in humans, including cancer and the coronavirus, with accuracy outpacing some of the best oncological research has to offer.<\/p>\n<p>But even a <em>very good<\/em> \u201cdoctor dog\u201d can only do so much, leading researchers at Myongji University in Korea to seek a better solution.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers at the institution\u2019s College of Natural <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Science<\/a> found that microscopic roundworms \u2014 specifically, a soil-dweller called a nematode that measures no more than a millimeter in length \u2014 can sense the odor molecules of lung cancer just as dogs do, and at a much lower cost. <\/p>\n<p>The results of successful \u201cworm-on-a-chip\u201d experiments <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.acs.org\/content\/acs\/en\/pressroom\/newsreleases\/2022\/march\/worm-on-a-chip-device-could-someday-help-diagnose-lung-cancer.html\">are being presented<\/a> at the American Chemical Society (ACS) Spring 2022 meeting this week through March 24.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLung cancer cells produce a different set of odor molecules than normal cells,\u201d said Shin Sik Choi, the project\u2019s principal investigator, in an ACS <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> release. \u201cIt\u2019s well known that the soil-dwelling nematode, C. elegans, is attracted or repelled by certain odors, so we came up with an idea that the roundworm could be used to detect lung cancer.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/nematodes-49.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"C. elegans nematode under light micrograph\" class=\"wp-image-21615130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/nematodes-49.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/nematodes-49.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/nematodes-49.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A light, micrographic image of the cancer-detecting nematode, C. elegans, a type of soil-dwelling roundworm.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Previous trials involving nematodes in petri dish environments showed the worms were drawn to the urine of cancer patients as opposed to those without the disease. Choi, with credit to graduate student researcher Nari Jang, devised a simpler <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>lication for worm-based diagnostics: worm-on-a-chip.<\/p>\n<p>The tiny chip was constructed out of a tiny plastic polymer and designed with a pool in the middle \u2014 the worm chamber \u2014 and a well leading out either end of the rectangular surface. A sample of lung cancer cells was dropped into one side of the well, while normal lung cells were placed at the other. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Researchers waited for an hour to find that more nematodes had shimmied toward the lung cancer cells as opposed to healthy ones. <\/p>\n<p>Overall, their worm-on-a-chip device boasted an accuracy rate of about 70%, and there could be ways to make their test even more accurate and efficient and apply it to other forms of cancer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will collaborate with medical doctors to find out whether our methods can detect lung cancer in patients at an early stage,\u201d Choi concluded in his comments, which also acknowledged the support and funding of the National Research Foundation of Korea.<\/p>\n<p>Their study also found that nematodes have a taste for a type of alcohol compound that produces floral fragrance. \u201cWe don\u2019t know why C. elegans are attracted to lung cancer tissues or 2-ethyl-1-hexanol, but we guess that the odors are similar to the scents from their favorite foods,\u201d added Jang.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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