It now seems likely that Broccoli will be a compulsory food on any cancer patient's diet in the future, given the increasing amount of research that touts its benefits. Case in point: American researchers from the University of California in Berkeley have found an anti-cancer compound in broccoli and cabbage that lowers the activity of an enzyme associated with rapidly advancing breast cancer.
This wonder compound, known as indole-3-carbinol is already undergoing clinical trials in humans because it was found to stop the growth of breast and prostate cancer cells in mice. However up till now, no one has been able to explain how indole-3-carbinol actually works. With these results, scientists will be able to develop newer versions of the chemical that can be used as a more effective drug, and also against more types of breast and even prostate cancers.
The team from Berkeley found in previous research that indole-3-carbinol not only interferes with cancer cell proliferation, but also disrupts migration and alters its adhesion properties. It also counteracts the ability of cancer cells to survive. All these factors are involved in cancer cell growth.
Indole-3-carbinol is currently available as a supplement, but researchers are also working on an improved version. In fact, the Berkeley researchers have already chemically modified the compound and boosted its activity in cell culture by at least a factor of 100.
What are you waiting for... there's no better time than now to start chomping down on those flowery and tasty vegetables!
Source: ScienceDaily; http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081203092435.htm
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This wonder compound, known as indole-3-carbinol is already undergoing clinical trials in humans because it was found to stop the growth of breast and prostate cancer cells in mice. However up till now, no one has been able to explain how indole-3-carbinol actually works. With these results, scientists will be able to develop newer versions of the chemical that can be used as a more effective drug, and also against more types of breast and even prostate cancers.
The team from Berkeley found in previous research that indole-3-carbinol not only interferes with cancer cell proliferation, but also disrupts migration and alters its adhesion properties. It also counteracts the ability of cancer cells to survive. All these factors are involved in cancer cell growth.
Indole-3-carbinol is currently available as a supplement, but researchers are also working on an improved version. In fact, the Berkeley researchers have already chemically modified the compound and boosted its activity in cell culture by at least a factor of 100.
What are you waiting for... there's no better time than now to start chomping down on those flowery and tasty vegetables!
Source: ScienceDaily; http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081203092435.htm
W.
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