South Korea: Obesity takes as long to spread as it does to spread. Obesity can now be reduced with the help of lasers without any surgery or painful procedure and its initial experiments have proved to be encouraging.
A new temporary implant can now be used to suppress or eliminate the cells that cause hunger and relapse in the stomach. We know that a hormone called ghrelin increases appetite, stimulates appetite and plays an important role in accumulating body fat. Although this hormone is secreted by the brain, pancreas and small intestine, the upper part of the stomach continues to secrete the highest amount of this hormone.
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That's why scientists at the Catholic University of Korea have developed a device to stop the production of ghrelin from cells. It has been dubbed the 'Intragastric City Inducing Device' (ISD). With the help of a stent without any surgery, it is carried to the upper esophagus of the stomach.
The stent is inserted into the abdomen using a fiber optic laser. It is topped with an FDA-approved drug, methylene blow. As the laser light falls on the methylene, a special type of oxygen called 'singlet oxygen' is produced. This oxygen destroys the surrounding cells that produce ghrelin. The wire, including the stent, is then pulled back.
In the first phase, this method has been tested on juvenile pigs. In just one week, the animals lost their glycine levels and began to lose weight. Pigs that did not undergo this procedure were not significantly affected. Once the effect of laser therapy lasts for several weeks. However, this method is still far from human trials, but early experiments are very promising.
