An insulin capsule is taken orally instead of injection

A team of American scientists was able to develop a capsule of orally taken a drug that can carry insulin and protect it from the harsh environment in the digestive system.

A study, published in the "Nature" medical journal, showed that the capsule contains irreplaceable proteins, reaching the small intestine before it is separated from the release of small soluble needles, as these needles are then attached to the intestinal wall and launch a drug that is absorbed quicklyIn the bloodstream.

In the tests conducted on the pigs, researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) showed that this capsule can carry a similar amount of insulin to the amount of injection.

Earlier this year, they developed a capsule of the size of the berries containing a small needle made of compressed insulin, upon reaching the stomach, the needle is injected into the stomach lining.

In the new study, the researchers developed a capsule that could pump its contents into the small intestine wall, and they painted the capsule, which is 30 millimeters long in Bolimer, can survive in the acidic environment of the stomach.

The capsule opens in the small intestine as the pH is higher, then three folded arms containing stains of needles with one millimeter can carry insulin, according to the study..