The approach of Laminar Pharma to treat diseases is called #Melitherapy This exploits the interactions between #lipids and #proteins that happen in the cell membrane. Want to know more? Follow the thread!

Every cell in our body has a membrane to separate them from the outside This membrane is made of a double layer of lipids which has proteins embedded in it. The internal and external layers have different lipid compositions and thus, they have different physical properties.

These proteins play many important roles: they allow the cell to let molecules in and out and also to communicate with other cells and the outside

Some of these proteins act as receptors for chemical signals that produce relevant changes in the cell For example, they can receive a signal that makes the cell divide, change the expression of its genes or even die

Sometimes these changes are ultimately responsible for the onset of diseases An example of this is cancer: if the signals that make the cells divide become unbalanced, the divisions grow out of control, producing a tumour.

This is where #Melitherapy can make a difference! This approach targets the lipids that form the cell membrane

Proteins need a certain interaction with membrane lipids to stay in it. It the lipids change, the proteins may lose their anchoring and thus, they would stop transmitting any signal.

To sum up, if we manage to change at will the composition of the cellular membrane, we can control the transmission of the signals that the cell receives and stop those that are producing a disease

This may be useful for many different conditions: cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, metabolic disorders, inflammatory diseases…

If you want to know how we take advantage of this novel approach, visit our website! http://laminarpharma.com