Re: Куркума и прополис против рака
Уважаемая Татьяна,
было бы очень любезно с Вашей стороны, если бы Вы, кроме оригинала статьи
на английском языке, давали бы еще хотя бы краткую аннотацию(резюме) к
этому сообщению на русском языке, так как моя рассылка все же русскоязычная.
А сообщение действительно интересное.
С уважением, Борис Кауров.
Original Message From: "Tatiana" <na***@f*****.com>
To: "science.health.ageing.antiageing (675083)" <borisk***@m*****.ru>
Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 12:26 AM
Subject: Куркума и прополис против рака
> Folk Remedy, Food Spice May Fight Cancer
> FRIDAY, June 10 (HealthDay News) -- Cancer researchers have been given a
million-dollar
> grant to investigate the therapeutic value of the folk medicine propolis
and
> the food spice turmeric.
>
> The U.S. National Cancer Institute grant is earmarked for the study of the
two
> alternative remedies, each of which has shown promise in reducing risks
for breast,
> prostate and colorectal malignancies, and in enhancing cancer treatment.
>
> Propolis and turmeric are rich in plant polyphenolic compounds that
exhibit potent
> antitumor activities, the researchers said.
>
> "A very interesting property of these compounds is that they have been
shown
> to cause cell death in tumor cells but not in normal cells," study lead
investigator
> Costas Koumenis, assistant professor of radiation oncology at Wake Forest
University
> Baptist Medical Center, in Winston-Salem, N.C., said in a prepared
statement.
>
> Propolis is a resinous substance collected by bees from the bark and
leaves of
> trees and plants. Since ancient times, propolis extracts have been used as
antibacterial
> and anti-inflammatory treatments. The major active ingredient in propolis
is
> caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE). Recent research has found CAPE
protecting
> mice against radiation-induced inflammation and skin damage, and also
protecting
> rats against certain forms of heart muscle damage after they were given
chemotherapy
> drugs.
>
> Turmeric, a spice found in curries, contains the compound curcumin.
Previous
> studies found an association between diets rich in curcumin and greatly
reduced
> rates of colon cancer, the researchers said.
>
> "Based on these interesting properties of CAPE and curcumin and their good
safety
> profile, our lab has carried out studies in cell cultures and experimental
animal
> tumor, showing that the compounds can make tumor cells more susceptible to
chemotherapy
> and radiation, while having little effect or even reducing some of the
toxic
> effects of radiation on normal cells," Koumenis said.
>
> For the next four years, he and his team will study if CAPE and curcumin
enhance
> radiation therapy in deadly brain tumors called gliomas and other tumors
in animals.
> They'll also attempt to learn how the two compounds make tumor cells more
sensitive
> to radiation, while protecting normal cells.
>
> "The differential effects of this class of compounds on normal and tumor
cells
> are well-documented, but still remains a mystery," Koumenis said.
"Discovering
> how they are able to do this may open the way to design drugs with similar
properties
> but are even more potent."
>
> --
>
>
