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Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Red wine can kill cancer cells

NEW
YORK: A natural anti-oxidant inch grape teguments and reddish vino can assist kill cancer
cells in the pancreas by disabling the cells’ core energy source, states a
new study. The survey also showed that when the pancreatic malignant neoplastic disease cells were
doubly assaulted, pre-treated with anti-oxidant resveratrol and irradiated, it
induced cell decease called
apoptosis. Resveratrol is known
for its ability to protect works from bacterium and fungi. Purified versions
have been described as possible anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory and
anti-atherogenic agents. Findings of the survey have got been published in the latest
edition of the journal, Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. Other
natural anti-oxidants include caffeine, melatonin, flavonoids, polyphenols, and
vitamins Degree Centigrade and E. At the
suggestion of a immature man of science in his lab, Alice Paul Okunieff of the University of
Rochester and co-author of the survey began studying resveratrol as a tumour
sensitiser. The find is critical because, like the cell nucleus, the
mitochondria incorporates its ain deoxyribonucleic acid and have the ability to continuously provide the
cell with energy when functioning
properly. Cutting off the
energy flowing theoretically halts the cancer. The research have many implications
for patients, said Pb writer Alice Paul Okunieff, main of Radiation Oncology at the
James Phosphorus Wilmot Cancer Centre at the University of Rochester. Although reddish wine
consumption during chemotherapy or radiation treatment have not been
well-studied, most doctors would not state the patient to give it up during
treatment. Perhaps a better choice, Okunieff said, would be to imbibe as much red
or violet grape juice as
desired. “Anti-oxidant
research is very active and very seductive right now,” Okunieff said. “The challenge lies in determination the right concentration and how it works
inside the cell.”

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