It is also known to
work against fungal infections such as Candida, thrush, jock itch, ringworm, athlete's foot and viral infections such as chronic fatigue.
«This is quite good and convincing
work that confirms host defense activity of amyloid - β
against fungal and bacterial
infections in animal models, and begins to unravel the mechanisms of antimicrobial activity of the protein,» said Kevan Hartshorn who studies innate immunity at the Boston University School of Medicine and was not involved in the study.