Nutra Pharma Corp. Reports Discovery Of New Gene Involved In Multiple Sclerosis

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 19, 2005--Nutra Pharma Corp., (OTCBB:NPHC) a biotechnology holding company that owns rights to intellectual property related to the development of drugs for HIV and Multiple Sclerosis (MS) has announced that their continuing microarray studies have identified a new gene involved in the disease process of Multiple Sclerosis. Although the gene and some of its functions are already known, this is the first evidence of involvement with the disease state of MS. The research also provides evidence that RPI-78M modulates the expression of this gene in laboratory assays. RPI-78M is the lead drug candidate of Nutra Pharma's holding, ReceptoPharm, Inc. and is being studied in preclinical assays for its efficacy in treating MS.