By Kyle J. Norton
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are a group of chronic conditions involved in blood vessels or the heart.
Depending on the location that has been affected, CVD can be classified into 6 main types including
* Ischemic heart disease, the most form of cardiovascular disease in the Western world caused by partial blockage of blood flow in the arteries, leading to reduced oxygenate blood circulation to the heart muscle.
* Strokes are caused by the reduced circulation of blood in the blood vessels of the brain due to blockage or breaking capillaries.
* Congenital heart disease is a condition caused by the defective structure of the heart arising because of a birth defect.
There are many factors associated with the risk of CVD. Epidemiologically, hypertension, high blood cholesterol, smoking, medical conditions such as diabetes, obesity, physical inactivity, family history, and women with PCOs are some CVD prevalent risks.
The more factors you have, your risk of CVD is higher compared to those with less.
Out of the aforementioned risk factors, some researchers in the examination of the risk of atherosclerosis increased at an alarming rate over the past few decades and suggested that CVD may be correlated to the promotion of a high-fat diet in the same period.
Dr. Frank M. Sacks said, ",...randomized controlled trials that lowered intake of dietary saturated fat and replaced it with polyunsaturated vegetable oil reduced CVD by ≈30%, similar to the reduction achieved by statin treatment".
And, "Prospective observational studies in many populations showed that lower intake of saturated fat coupled with higher intake of polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fat is associated with lower rates of CVD and of other major causes of death and all-cause mortality".
In other words, a long-term high-fat diet has a strong implication in elevating the onset of CVD.
Alliin (S-allyl-L-cysteine-S-oxide) is a phytochemical compound sulfoxide,. a derivative of the amino acid cysteine, belonging to the class of sulfur compounds, found abundantly in fresh garlic and onion.
With an aim to find a natural cardioprotective ingredient, researchers examined the effects of short-term treatment with two doses of CPSSA on cardiovascular risk factors associated with the metabolic syndrome, in comparison to the effects of allicin and captopril separately.
Allicin (8 mg/(kg day)) protected the heart function by significantly reducing insulin, triglycerides, and homocysteine concentrations and blood pressure compared to Captopril (50mg/(kg day)) which improved only on blood pressure and homocysteine.
Allylmercaptocaptopril (CPSSA), a new stable synthetic compound produced by the chemical reaction between allicin and the angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor captopril with low dose (5mg/(kg day)) lowered SBP but did not improve any other measured parameter, while treatment with a higher dose (50mg/(kg day)) significantly decreased blood pressure, triglycerides, and homocysteine concentrations.
In other words, allicin and captopril protect the heart synergetically by inhibiting the conditions associated with the risk of cardiovascular disease.
Based on the findings, Dr. the lead scientist wrote," The combined molecule CPSSA integrates the anti-hypertensive, lipid-lowering, and homocysteine-reducing effects of both allicin and captopril, making it a potential cardiovascular protective agent.".
Taken altogether, alliin used alone or combined with other herbal medicines may be considered supplements for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease, pending the confirmation of the larger sample size and multicenter human study.
Intake of alliin in the form of supplements should be taken with extreme care to prevent overdose acute liver toxicity.
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Kyle J. Norton (Scholar, Master of Nutrition, All right reserved)
Health article writer and researcher; Over 10.000 articles and research papers have been written and published online, including worldwide health, ezine articles, article base, health blogs, self-growth, best before it's news, the Karate GB Daily, etc.,.
Named TOP 50 MEDICAL ESSAYS FOR ARTISTS & AUTHORS TO READ by Disilgold.com Named 50 of the best health Tweeters Canada - Huffington Post
Nominated for shorty award over last 4 years
Some articles have been referenced in medical research, such as the international journal Pharma and Bioscience, ISSN 0975-6299.
Sources
(1) The effects of S-allyl mercapto captopril, the synthetic product of allicin and captopril, on cardiovascular risk factors associated with the metabolic syndrome by Oron-Herman M1, Rosenthal T, Mirelman D, Miron T, Rabinkov A, Wilchek M, Sela BA. (PubMed)
(2) Garlic extracts prevent oxidative stress, hypertrophy, and apoptosis in cardiomyocytes: a role for nitric oxide and hydrogen sulfide by Louis XL1, Murphy R, Thandapilly SJ, Yu L, Netticadan T. (PubMed)
(3) Dietary Fats and Cardiovascular Disease: A Presidential Advisory From the American Heart Association by Frank M. Sacks, Alice H. Lichtenstein, Jason H.Y. Wu, Lawrence J. Appel, Mark A. Creager, Penny M. Kris-Etherton, Michael Miller, Eric B. Rimm, Lawrence L. Rudel, Jennifer G. Robinson. (Circulation)
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#Antioxidant Betacyanins Exhibit Cytotoxic Activities Against the Risk of #Cancers of Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) in Vitro
By Kyle J. Norton
Inflammation is a natural reaction of the immune system against the invasion of foreign stimuli and pathogens with the aim to protect our body from infection.
In the acute phase of tissue damage or injury, after receiving the information from the neurotransmitters, the white blood cells that respond to the first line of defense activate the production of blood platelets and the inflammatory cytokines at the site of infection to destroy the invasive agents.
However, in most cases, the overproduction of inflammatory cytokines can damage the nearby cells that lead to improper healing with the formation of scars.
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a class of chronic conditions associated with the inflammation of the digestive tract, can be classified into
* Ulcerative colitis is found in the innermost lining of the colon and rectum.
* Crohn's disease is a type of IBD that causes inflammation of the lining of the digestive tract, other than the colon and rectum.
Epidemiological studies suggested that patients with IBD are associated with the symptoms of severe diarrhea, abdominal pain, fatigue, and weight loss. Long-term persistent symptoms such as weight loss may be life-threatening.
If you have experienced some of the aforementioned symptoms, please make sure to check with your doctor to rule out the possibility.
The causes of IBD are unknown. The alternation of the ratio of gut microbiota may be the major culprit in facilitating the onset of IBD.
Dr. Becker C, the lead scientist wrote, "The intestinal microbiota has important metabolic and host-protective functions. Conversely, to these beneficial functions, the intestinal microbiota is thought to play a central role in the etiopathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD; Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis), chronic inflammation of the gut mucosa".
Betacyanins are phytochemicals in the class of red and yellow indole-derived pigments, belonging to the group of Betalains, found abundantly in beets, chard, etc.
On finding a natural pigment for the prevention and treatment of colonic inflammation, researchers examined the effects of beetroot (Beta vulgaris var. Rubra) products and their major component betanin found in betacyanins in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
According to the tested assays,
* Betanin at the concentration of 100 μM for 24 h increased DNA damage in IBD patients' neutrophils. In other words, betanin exhibited cytotoxic activity against the neutrophils isolated from the blood of patients with inflammatory bowel disease--ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD), compared to those obtained in colon carcinoma-derived Caco-2 cells.
* Furthermore, betanin treatment in Caco-2 cells with H2O2 also caused a 4-fold increase of DNA strand breaks compared to untreated cells. More precisely, betanin elevated the expression of free radical H2O2 to cause cancer cell death.
* Moreover, pre-treatment with betanin was found to reduce DNA damage in healthy normal cells.
* Additionally, betanin also promoted the activity of procaspase and caspase pro-apoptotic activity to induce cancer cell apoptosis.
Based on the findings, Dr. the lead scientist said, "These results suggest that betanin may support mechanisms that lead to the release of ROS and apoptotic cell death. In this way, betanin may exert anti-inflammatory and potentially cancer-preventive activity".
Taken altogether, betacyanins processed abundantly bioactive ingredient betanin may be considered a remedy for the prevention and treatment of liver steatosis, pending the confirmation of the larger sample size and multicenter human study.
Intake of betacyanins in the form of supplements should be taken with extreme care to prevent overdose acute liver toxicity.
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Kyle J. Norton (Scholar, Master of Nutrition, All right reserved)
Health article writer and researcher; Over 10.000 articles and research papers have been written and published online, including worldwide health, ezine articles, article base, health blogs, self-growth, best before it's news, the karate GB Daily, etc.,.
Named TOP 50 MEDICAL ESSAYS FOR ARTISTS & AUTHORS TO READ by Disilgold.com Named 50 of the best health Tweeters Canada - Huffington Post
Nominated for shorty award over last 4 years
Some articles have been used as references in medical research, such as the international journal Pharma and Bioscience, ISSN 0975-6299.
Sources
(1) DNA damage and apoptosis in blood neutrophils of inflammatory bowel diseasepatients and in Caco-2 cells in vitro exposed to betanin by Zielińska-Przyjemska M1, Olejnik A2, Dobrowolska-Zachwieja A3, Łuczak M4, Baer-Dubowska W. (PubMed)
(2) The Intestinal Microbiota in Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Becker C1, Neurath MF1, Wirtz S. (PubMed)
Inflammation is a natural reaction of the immune system against the invasion of foreign stimuli and pathogens with the aim to protect our body from infection.
In the acute phase of tissue damage or injury, after receiving the information from the neurotransmitters, the white blood cells that respond to the first line of defense activate the production of blood platelets and the inflammatory cytokines at the site of infection to destroy the invasive agents.
However, in most cases, the overproduction of inflammatory cytokines can damage the nearby cells that lead to improper healing with the formation of scars.
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a class of chronic conditions associated with the inflammation of the digestive tract, can be classified into
* Ulcerative colitis is found in the innermost lining of the colon and rectum.
* Crohn's disease is a type of IBD that causes inflammation of the lining of the digestive tract, other than the colon and rectum.
Epidemiological studies suggested that patients with IBD are associated with the symptoms of severe diarrhea, abdominal pain, fatigue, and weight loss. Long-term persistent symptoms such as weight loss may be life-threatening.
If you have experienced some of the aforementioned symptoms, please make sure to check with your doctor to rule out the possibility.
The causes of IBD are unknown. The alternation of the ratio of gut microbiota may be the major culprit in facilitating the onset of IBD.
Dr. Becker C, the lead scientist wrote, "The intestinal microbiota has important metabolic and host-protective functions. Conversely, to these beneficial functions, the intestinal microbiota is thought to play a central role in the etiopathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD; Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis), chronic inflammation of the gut mucosa".
Betacyanins are phytochemicals in the class of red and yellow indole-derived pigments, belonging to the group of Betalains, found abundantly in beets, chard, etc.
On finding a natural pigment for the prevention and treatment of colonic inflammation, researchers examined the effects of beetroot (Beta vulgaris var. Rubra) products and their major component betanin found in betacyanins in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
According to the tested assays,
* Betanin at the concentration of 100 μM for 24 h increased DNA damage in IBD patients' neutrophils. In other words, betanin exhibited cytotoxic activity against the neutrophils isolated from the blood of patients with inflammatory bowel disease--ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD), compared to those obtained in colon carcinoma-derived Caco-2 cells.
* Furthermore, betanin treatment in Caco-2 cells with H2O2 also caused a 4-fold increase of DNA strand breaks compared to untreated cells. More precisely, betanin elevated the expression of free radical H2O2 to cause cancer cell death.
* Moreover, pre-treatment with betanin was found to reduce DNA damage in healthy normal cells.
* Additionally, betanin also promoted the activity of procaspase and caspase pro-apoptotic activity to induce cancer cell apoptosis.
Based on the findings, Dr. the lead scientist said, "These results suggest that betanin may support mechanisms that lead to the release of ROS and apoptotic cell death. In this way, betanin may exert anti-inflammatory and potentially cancer-preventive activity".
Taken altogether, betacyanins processed abundantly bioactive ingredient betanin may be considered a remedy for the prevention and treatment of liver steatosis, pending the confirmation of the larger sample size and multicenter human study.
Intake of betacyanins in the form of supplements should be taken with extreme care to prevent overdose acute liver toxicity.
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Contrary To Professionals Prediction, Floaters Can Be Cured Naturally
Ovarian Cysts And PCOS Elimination
Holistic System In Existence That Will Show You How To
Permanently Eliminate All Types of Ovarian Cysts Within 2 Months
Back to Kyle J. Norton's Homepage http://kylejnorton.blogspot.ca
Author Biography
Kyle J. Norton (Scholar, Master of Nutrition, All right reserved)
Health article writer and researcher; Over 10.000 articles and research papers have been written and published online, including worldwide health, ezine articles, article base, health blogs, self-growth, best before it's news, the karate GB Daily, etc.,.
Named TOP 50 MEDICAL ESSAYS FOR ARTISTS & AUTHORS TO READ by Disilgold.com Named 50 of the best health Tweeters Canada - Huffington Post
Nominated for shorty award over last 4 years
Some articles have been used as references in medical research, such as the international journal Pharma and Bioscience, ISSN 0975-6299.
Sources
(1) DNA damage and apoptosis in blood neutrophils of inflammatory bowel diseasepatients and in Caco-2 cells in vitro exposed to betanin by Zielińska-Przyjemska M1, Olejnik A2, Dobrowolska-Zachwieja A3, Łuczak M4, Baer-Dubowska W. (PubMed)
(2) The Intestinal Microbiota in Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Becker C1, Neurath MF1, Wirtz S. (PubMed)
#Antioxidant #Betacyanins Protect the Liver Against the Onset of #Steatosis, Researchers Show
By Kyle J. Norton
The liver is the largest internal organ that not only filters the blood coming from the intestinal system but also protects our body against chemical and drug toxicity.
Additionally, the liver also produces cholesterol that plays an essential role to aid digestion, producing vitamin D and steroid hormones and building strong cell membranes.
Believe it or not, the liver also produces antioxidant enzymes that inhibit free radical oxidation and interact with the hormone insulin to store glucose in the form of glycogen.
Hepatic steatosis is a condition caused by the accumulation of fat in the liver. Liver steatosis can be classified into 2 types
* Alcoholic liver steatosis is caused by over-consumption of alcohol over time.
* Non-Alcohol Steatosis (NASH) is a condition of accumulation of excess fat in the liver in people who drink little or no alcohol. ... Non-Alcohol Steatosis is considered a major cause of liver scarring and cirrhosis.
The most common symptoms of liver steatosis are jaundice, abdominal swelling (ascites), enlarged blood vessels just beneath the skin's surface, enlarged breasts in men, enlarged spleen, and red palms.
If you have some of the aforementioned symptoms, please check with your doctor to rule out the possibility.
Conventionally, there is no effective treatment for liver steatosis. Weight loss and weight management through a combination of a healthy diet and exercise are the most recommended.
Some researchers suggested that the rise of liver steatosis in the US may be correlated to the promotion of a high-fat diet over the past few decades.
Dr. Arisqueta L, the lead scientist wrote, "High-fat diet (HFD) feeding or leptin-deficient mice are extensively used as models resembling features of human nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)".
And, "The concurrence of experimental factors as fat content and source or total caloric intake leads to prominent differences in the development of the hepatic steatosis and related disturbances".
Betacyanins are phytochemicals in the class of red and yellow indole-derived pigments, belonging to the group of Betalains, found abundantly in beets, chard, etc.
On finding a natural pigment for the prevention and treatment of liver steatosis, researchers examined whether betanin (from natural pigments, a member of betacyanins) had anti-oxidant properties against paraquat-induced liver injury in Sprague-Dawley rats.
Paraquat was injected intraperitoneally into rats to induce liver toxicity and randomly assigned to 4 groups: a control group, a paraquat group, and two groups received betanin at doses of 25 and 100mg/kg/day three days before and two days after administered paraquat.
Administration of betanin inhibited the elevated serum aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase levels of the paraquat rats.
Betanin treated group also enhanced the production of antioxidant enzymes that counter the overexpression of free radicals-induced oxidative stress.
Furthermore, the betanin-treated group also increased the expression of an enzyme associated with detoxification.
Moreover, liver mitochondrial damage caused by paraquat injection also was reduced by the administration of betanin.
In other words, all parameters associated with the onset of liver damage that causes steatosis to develop were decreased substantially in the animals treated with betanin than in those who received paraquat alone.
Based on the results, researchers after taking other factors into account wrote, "Betanin had a protective effect against paraquat-induced liver damage in rats. The mechanism of the protection appears to be the inhibition of CYP 3A2 expression and protection of mitochondria".
Taken altogether, betacyanins processed abundantly bioactive ingredient betanin may be considered a remedy for the prevention and treatment of liver steatosis, pending the confirmation of the larger sample size and multicenter human study.
Intake of betacyanins in the form of supplements should be taken with extreme care to prevent overdose acute liver toxicity.
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Kyle J. Norton (Scholar, Master of Nutrition, All right reserved)
Health article writer and researcher; Over 10.000 articles and research papers have been written and published online, including worldwide health, ezine articles, article base, health blogs, self-growth, best before it's news, the karate GB Daily, etc.,.
Named TOP 50 MEDICAL ESSAYS FOR ARTISTS & AUTHORS TO READ by Disilgold.com Named 50 of the best health Tweeters Canada - Huffington Post
Nominated for shorty award over last 4 years
Some articles have been used as references in medical research, such as the international journal Pharma and Bioscience, ISSN 0975-6299.
Sources
(1) Red pitaya betacyanins protect from diet-induced obesity, liver steatosis and insulin resistance in association with modulation of gut microbiota in mice by Song H1,2, Chu Q1, Yan F1, Yang Y1, Han W1, Zheng X. (PubMed)
(2) White Pitaya (Hylocereus undatus) Juice Attenuates Insulin Resistance and Hepatic Steatosis in Diet-Induced Obese Mice by Song H1,2, Zheng Z1, Wu J1, Lai J1, Chu Q1, Zheng X. (PubMed)
(3) High-fat diet overfeeding promotes nondetrimental liver steatosis in female mice by Arisqueta L1, Navarro-Imaz H2, Labiano I3, Rueda Y2, Fresnedo O. (PubMed)
The liver is the largest internal organ that not only filters the blood coming from the intestinal system but also protects our body against chemical and drug toxicity.
Additionally, the liver also produces cholesterol that plays an essential role to aid digestion, producing vitamin D and steroid hormones and building strong cell membranes.
Believe it or not, the liver also produces antioxidant enzymes that inhibit free radical oxidation and interact with the hormone insulin to store glucose in the form of glycogen.
Hepatic steatosis is a condition caused by the accumulation of fat in the liver. Liver steatosis can be classified into 2 types
* Alcoholic liver steatosis is caused by over-consumption of alcohol over time.
* Non-Alcohol Steatosis (NASH) is a condition of accumulation of excess fat in the liver in people who drink little or no alcohol. ... Non-Alcohol Steatosis is considered a major cause of liver scarring and cirrhosis.
The most common symptoms of liver steatosis are jaundice, abdominal swelling (ascites), enlarged blood vessels just beneath the skin's surface, enlarged breasts in men, enlarged spleen, and red palms.
If you have some of the aforementioned symptoms, please check with your doctor to rule out the possibility.
Conventionally, there is no effective treatment for liver steatosis. Weight loss and weight management through a combination of a healthy diet and exercise are the most recommended.
Some researchers suggested that the rise of liver steatosis in the US may be correlated to the promotion of a high-fat diet over the past few decades.
Dr. Arisqueta L, the lead scientist wrote, "High-fat diet (HFD) feeding or leptin-deficient mice are extensively used as models resembling features of human nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)".
And, "The concurrence of experimental factors as fat content and source or total caloric intake leads to prominent differences in the development of the hepatic steatosis and related disturbances".
Betacyanins are phytochemicals in the class of red and yellow indole-derived pigments, belonging to the group of Betalains, found abundantly in beets, chard, etc.
On finding a natural pigment for the prevention and treatment of liver steatosis, researchers examined whether betanin (from natural pigments, a member of betacyanins) had anti-oxidant properties against paraquat-induced liver injury in Sprague-Dawley rats.
Paraquat was injected intraperitoneally into rats to induce liver toxicity and randomly assigned to 4 groups: a control group, a paraquat group, and two groups received betanin at doses of 25 and 100mg/kg/day three days before and two days after administered paraquat.
Administration of betanin inhibited the elevated serum aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase levels of the paraquat rats.
Betanin treated group also enhanced the production of antioxidant enzymes that counter the overexpression of free radicals-induced oxidative stress.
Furthermore, the betanin-treated group also increased the expression of an enzyme associated with detoxification.
Moreover, liver mitochondrial damage caused by paraquat injection also was reduced by the administration of betanin.
In other words, all parameters associated with the onset of liver damage that causes steatosis to develop were decreased substantially in the animals treated with betanin than in those who received paraquat alone.
Based on the results, researchers after taking other factors into account wrote, "Betanin had a protective effect against paraquat-induced liver damage in rats. The mechanism of the protection appears to be the inhibition of CYP 3A2 expression and protection of mitochondria".
Taken altogether, betacyanins processed abundantly bioactive ingredient betanin may be considered a remedy for the prevention and treatment of liver steatosis, pending the confirmation of the larger sample size and multicenter human study.
Intake of betacyanins in the form of supplements should be taken with extreme care to prevent overdose acute liver toxicity.
Natural Medicine for Fatty Liver And Obesity Reversal - The Revolutionary Findings To Achieve Optimal Health And Lose Weight
How To Get Rid Of Eye Floaters
Contrary To Professionals Prediction, Floaters Can Be Cured Naturally
Ovarian Cysts And PCOS Elimination
Holistic System In Existence That Will Show You How To
Permanently Eliminate All Types of Ovarian Cysts Within 2 Months
Back to Kyle J. Norton's Homepage http://kylejnorton.blogspot.ca
Author Biography
Kyle J. Norton (Scholar, Master of Nutrition, All right reserved)
Health article writer and researcher; Over 10.000 articles and research papers have been written and published online, including worldwide health, ezine articles, article base, health blogs, self-growth, best before it's news, the karate GB Daily, etc.,.
Named TOP 50 MEDICAL ESSAYS FOR ARTISTS & AUTHORS TO READ by Disilgold.com Named 50 of the best health Tweeters Canada - Huffington Post
Nominated for shorty award over last 4 years
Some articles have been used as references in medical research, such as the international journal Pharma and Bioscience, ISSN 0975-6299.
Sources
(1) Red pitaya betacyanins protect from diet-induced obesity, liver steatosis and insulin resistance in association with modulation of gut microbiota in mice by Song H1,2, Chu Q1, Yan F1, Yang Y1, Han W1, Zheng X. (PubMed)
(2) White Pitaya (Hylocereus undatus) Juice Attenuates Insulin Resistance and Hepatic Steatosis in Diet-Induced Obese Mice by Song H1,2, Zheng Z1, Wu J1, Lai J1, Chu Q1, Zheng X. (PubMed)
(3) High-fat diet overfeeding promotes nondetrimental liver steatosis in female mice by Arisqueta L1, Navarro-Imaz H2, Labiano I3, Rueda Y2, Fresnedo O. (PubMed)
#Antioxidant #Anthocyanins Found in #Bilberry Exhibits the Anti Breast Cancer Activities in Vitros, According to Studies
By Kyle J. Norton
Bilberry may be the next potential therapeutic treatment for breast cancer with no side effects, according to studies.
Breast cancer is a chronic condition characterized by irregular cell growth in the breast tissue caused by the alternation of DNA.
The causes of breast cancer are unknown, As of today, researchers cannot explain why people with the same health conditions in the same family, some are susceptible to the onset of breast cancer while others do not.
According to the statistics, 1 in 8 U.S. women, representing 12.4 % of all women will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of her lifetime.
Believe it or not, In 2018, approximately 266,120 new cases of invasive breast cancer were diagnosed in women in the U.S.
The 5 years survival rate of breast cancer diagnosis at the early stage is 100%. Therefore, women at a higher risk of breast cancer should examine their breasts at least once a month for preventive measures.
Most cases of breast cancer begin in the cells on the surface of the inner lining of milk ducts (Ductal carcinoma) or the lobules (Lobular carcinoma) that supply the ducts with milk.
Women with breast cancer may experience symptoms of lump, swelling of all or part of a breast, skin irritation or dimpling, breast or nipple pain, nipple retraction, redness, and scaliness.
If you experience some of the above symptoms, please make sure to check with your doctor as soon as possible to rule out the possibility of breast cancer.
In North America, some researchers suggested that obesity may have a strong impact on the risk of breast cancer onset.
Dr. Manuel Picon‐Ruiz, the lead scientist in the study of "Obesity and adverse breast cancer risk and outcome: Mechanistic insights and strategies for intervention", wrote "Obesity is associated both with a higher risk of developing breast cancer, particularly in postmenopausal women, and with worse disease outcome for women of all ages".
And, " the effects of obesity to increase local and circulating proinflammatory cytokines, promote tumor angiogenesis and stimulate the most malignant cancer stem cell population to drive cancer growth, invasion, and metastasis".
The results clearly suggested that if you are obese, your risk of breast cancer is increased substantially, compared to non-obese individuals.
Bilberry is a species of low-growing shrubs in the genus Vaccinium, belonging to the family Ericaceae, native to Northern Europe.
The herbal plant has been used as foods and herbs in traditional medicine for the treatment of acute and chronic diarrhea, gastritis, gastric ulcer, and duodenal ulcer, enterocolitis, ulcerative colitis, anemia, cystitis, kidney disease, and psoriasis, diabetes, etc.
Researchers on finding a natural compound for the treatment of breast cancer examined the bilberry effect on the MCF7 human breast cancer cells.
Bilberry extract inhibited cell proliferation in a concentration-dependent fashion with a 50% inhibitory concentration of 0.3-0.4 mg/mL.
At this concentration, the natural compound also concerts the induction of apoptotic cell death of the cancer cells with no apparent effect on the microtubule that provides structure and shape to the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells or actin cytoskeletons.
In other words, bilberry extract-induced cancer cell apoptosis was not through cell cycle arrest at this concentration.
However, at the higher extract concentrations (0.5-0.9 mg/mL), the extract did cause an increase in the fraction of cells at the G(2)/M phase of the cell cycle.
Further differentiation of the cell death, bilberry extract at 0.3-0.4 mg/mL did not appreciably inhibit microtubule polymerization in vitro, but significant inhibition of polymerization (approximately 30%) did occur at higher extract concentrations (0.5-1 mg/mL).
Moreover, researchers found that the efficacy of bilberry against breast cancer cells was attributed not to the expression of anthocyanins but to all phytochemicals in the extracts.
Dr. Nguyen V and colleagues wrote in the final report, " (Bilberry extract) inhibits proliferation of and induces apoptosis in breast cancer cells at its lowest effective concentrations via a mechanism that does not involve action on microtubules or on mitosis.
And, "At somewhat higher concentrations the extract modifies microtubule organization in cells and causes accumulation of cells at mitosis by a direct action on microtubules".
Taken altogether, bilberry may be considered a functional remedy for the prevention and treatment of breast cancer, pending the confirmation of a larger sample size and multicenter human study.
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Ovarian Cysts And PCOS Elimination
Holistic System In Existence That Will Show You How To
Permanently Eliminate All Types of Ovarian Cysts Within 2 Months
Back to Kyle J. Norton's Homepage http://kylejnorton.blogspot.ca
Author Biography
Kyle J. Norton (Scholar, Master of Nutrition, All right reserved)
Health article writer and researcher; Over 10.000 articles and research papers have been written and published online, including worldwide health, ezine articles, article base, health blogs, self-growth, best before it's news, the karate GB Daily, etc.,.
Named TOP 50 MEDICAL ESSAYS FOR ARTISTS & AUTHORS TO READ by Disilgold.com Named 50 of the best health Tweeters Canada - Huffington Post
Nominated for shorty award over last 4 years
Some articles have been used as references in medical research, such as international journal Pharma and Bioscience, ISSN 0975-6299.
References
(1) Cytotoxic effects of bilberry extract on MCF7-GFP-tubulin breast cancer cells by Nguyen V1, Tang J, Oroudjev E, Lee CJ, Marasigan C, Wilson L, Ayoub G. (PubMed)
(2) Obesity and adverse breast cancer risk and outcome: Mechanistic insights and strategies for intervention by Manuel Picon‐Ruiz, Ph.D., Cynthia Morata‐Tarifa, Ph.D., Janeiro J. Valle‐Goffin, MD, Eitan R. Friedman, MD, and Joyce M. Slingerland, MD, Ph.D. (PMC)
Bilberry may be the next potential therapeutic treatment for breast cancer with no side effects, according to studies.
Breast cancer is a chronic condition characterized by irregular cell growth in the breast tissue caused by the alternation of DNA.
The causes of breast cancer are unknown, As of today, researchers cannot explain why people with the same health conditions in the same family, some are susceptible to the onset of breast cancer while others do not.
According to the statistics, 1 in 8 U.S. women, representing 12.4 % of all women will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of her lifetime.
Believe it or not, In 2018, approximately 266,120 new cases of invasive breast cancer were diagnosed in women in the U.S.
The 5 years survival rate of breast cancer diagnosis at the early stage is 100%. Therefore, women at a higher risk of breast cancer should examine their breasts at least once a month for preventive measures.
Most cases of breast cancer begin in the cells on the surface of the inner lining of milk ducts (Ductal carcinoma) or the lobules (Lobular carcinoma) that supply the ducts with milk.
Women with breast cancer may experience symptoms of lump, swelling of all or part of a breast, skin irritation or dimpling, breast or nipple pain, nipple retraction, redness, and scaliness.
If you experience some of the above symptoms, please make sure to check with your doctor as soon as possible to rule out the possibility of breast cancer.
In North America, some researchers suggested that obesity may have a strong impact on the risk of breast cancer onset.
Dr. Manuel Picon‐Ruiz, the lead scientist in the study of "Obesity and adverse breast cancer risk and outcome: Mechanistic insights and strategies for intervention", wrote "Obesity is associated both with a higher risk of developing breast cancer, particularly in postmenopausal women, and with worse disease outcome for women of all ages".
And, " the effects of obesity to increase local and circulating proinflammatory cytokines, promote tumor angiogenesis and stimulate the most malignant cancer stem cell population to drive cancer growth, invasion, and metastasis".
The results clearly suggested that if you are obese, your risk of breast cancer is increased substantially, compared to non-obese individuals.
Bilberry is a species of low-growing shrubs in the genus Vaccinium, belonging to the family Ericaceae, native to Northern Europe.
The herbal plant has been used as foods and herbs in traditional medicine for the treatment of acute and chronic diarrhea, gastritis, gastric ulcer, and duodenal ulcer, enterocolitis, ulcerative colitis, anemia, cystitis, kidney disease, and psoriasis, diabetes, etc.
Researchers on finding a natural compound for the treatment of breast cancer examined the bilberry effect on the MCF7 human breast cancer cells.
Bilberry extract inhibited cell proliferation in a concentration-dependent fashion with a 50% inhibitory concentration of 0.3-0.4 mg/mL.
At this concentration, the natural compound also concerts the induction of apoptotic cell death of the cancer cells with no apparent effect on the microtubule that provides structure and shape to the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells or actin cytoskeletons.
In other words, bilberry extract-induced cancer cell apoptosis was not through cell cycle arrest at this concentration.
However, at the higher extract concentrations (0.5-0.9 mg/mL), the extract did cause an increase in the fraction of cells at the G(2)/M phase of the cell cycle.
Further differentiation of the cell death, bilberry extract at 0.3-0.4 mg/mL did not appreciably inhibit microtubule polymerization in vitro, but significant inhibition of polymerization (approximately 30%) did occur at higher extract concentrations (0.5-1 mg/mL).
Moreover, researchers found that the efficacy of bilberry against breast cancer cells was attributed not to the expression of anthocyanins but to all phytochemicals in the extracts.
Dr. Nguyen V and colleagues wrote in the final report, " (Bilberry extract) inhibits proliferation of and induces apoptosis in breast cancer cells at its lowest effective concentrations via a mechanism that does not involve action on microtubules or on mitosis.
And, "At somewhat higher concentrations the extract modifies microtubule organization in cells and causes accumulation of cells at mitosis by a direct action on microtubules".
Taken altogether, bilberry may be considered a functional remedy for the prevention and treatment of breast cancer, pending the confirmation of a larger sample size and multicenter human study.
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Health article writer and researcher; Over 10.000 articles and research papers have been written and published online, including worldwide health, ezine articles, article base, health blogs, self-growth, best before it's news, the karate GB Daily, etc.,.
Named TOP 50 MEDICAL ESSAYS FOR ARTISTS & AUTHORS TO READ by Disilgold.com Named 50 of the best health Tweeters Canada - Huffington Post
Nominated for shorty award over last 4 years
Some articles have been used as references in medical research, such as international journal Pharma and Bioscience, ISSN 0975-6299.
References
(1) Cytotoxic effects of bilberry extract on MCF7-GFP-tubulin breast cancer cells by Nguyen V1, Tang J, Oroudjev E, Lee CJ, Marasigan C, Wilson L, Ayoub G. (PubMed)
(2) Obesity and adverse breast cancer risk and outcome: Mechanistic insights and strategies for intervention by Manuel Picon‐Ruiz, Ph.D., Cynthia Morata‐Tarifa, Ph.D., Janeiro J. Valle‐Goffin, MD, Eitan R. Friedman, MD, and Joyce M. Slingerland, MD, Ph.D. (PMC)
#Healthyfood #Fennel Exhibits Anti #EstrogenicRelatedDiseases in Vivos, According to Studies
By Kyle J. Norton
Fennel may have a potential effect in increased plant base estrogenic levels in reduced risk of estrogen-related diseases, some scientists suggested.
Estrogen is a primary female sex hormone, responsible for the development and regulation of the female reproductive system and secondary sex characteristics.
Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) is a plant species of the genus, belongings to Apiaceae (Umbelliferae), native to the Mediterranean, used in traditional and herbal medicine as a warming, carminative, antispasmodic, antidepressant agent and to stimulate the appetite, ease indigestion, soothe coughing, reduce intestinal spasms, to regulate the menstrual cycle and relieve PMS,...
In the evaluation of the fennel estrogenic effect in inhibiting the increased ectopic uterine motility in facilitated symptoms including pain in primary dysmenorrhea, researchers found that compared to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in the induction of severe adverse effects used for treatment in long-term therapy, application of fennel essential oil (FEO) of LD(50, 1326 mg/kg) in the rat model, exerted a therapeutic effect in reduced expression of prostaglandin E(2) (PGE(2)) in induced muscle contraction.
Further analysis suggested that fennel essential oil reduced the intensity of oxytocin and PGE(2) induced uterine muscle contractions significantly (25 and 50 microg/ml for oxytocin and 10 and 20 microg/ml PGE(2), respectively without inducing mortality in tested subjects.
Abnormal production of prostaglandins E2 was found to associate with the intensity of symptoms of primary dysmenorrhea, including vomiting, fever, diarrhea, and excessive uterine contraction.
According to the P. G. Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, acetone extract isolated from Foeniculum vulgare Mill., seeds at different dose levels (50/ug, 150/ug, and 250/ug/100gm body wt.) exerted a potential and positive estrogenic activity in increased nucleic acids and protein concentration and organ weights, particularly in the medium and high doses.
The above differentiation was supported by the study of the "Effect of Foeniculum vulgare Mill. seed extract on the genital organs of male and female rats" conducted by Dr. Malini T and colleagues.
According to the results, the fennel estrogenic effect in oral administration of acetone extract of Foeniculum vulgare (fennel) seeds for 15 days in male rats, exerted a significant malformation of the male reproductive tract including decreased in testes through inhibited Leydig cell production of testosterone and disrupted fluid reabsorption in the efferent ductules via the ERα and vas deferens in transported sperm from the testicle to the urethra.
Moreover, the application of the extract also demonstrated an increased volume of seminal vesicles and the prostate gland and decreased activities of acid and alkaline phosphatase in all these regions, including bones, intestines, pancreas, and kidneys.
In female rats, the ingestion of acetone extract for 10 days showed a strong effect in the expression of estrogenic effect through the observation by vaginal cornification, the test of the appearance of cornified epithelial cells in a vaginal smear for confirmation of the presence of high levels of estrogen.
The application also catalyzed the imbalanced production of the sex hormone of the female estrus cycle.
At moderate doses, the seeds caused an increase in the weight of mammary glands by overexpression of estrogen circulation precipitated a negative effect in regulated systemic myogenic factors (prolactin, growth hormone) and directed influence of the mammary tissue, such as stromal components and epithelial cells.
At higher doses, fennel seeds increased the weight of the oviduct, endometrium, myometrium, cervix, and vagina.
Taken together, fennel may be considered a functional food for reduced symptoms of estrogen deficiency syndrome and combined with the standard medicine for the treatment of estrogenic-related diseases.
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Kyle J. Norton (Scholar, Master of Nutrients, All right reserved)
Health article writer and researcher; Over 10.000 articles and research papers have been written and published on line, including world wide health, ezine articles, article base, healthblogs, selfgrowth, best before it's news, the karate GB daily, etc.,.
Named TOP 50 MEDICAL ESSAYS FOR ARTISTS & AUTHORS TO READ by Disilgold.com Named 50 of the best health Tweeters Canada - Huffington Post
Nominated for shorty award over last 4 years
Some articles have been used as references in medical research, such as international journal Pharma and Bio science, ISSN 0975-6299.
Sources
(1) Effect of Foeniculum vulgare Mill. seed extract on the genital organs of male and female rats by Malini T, Vanithakumari G, Megala N, Anusya S, Devi K, Elango V.(PubMed)
(2) Primary dysmenorrhoea: the importance of both prostaglandins E2 and F2 alpha by Lumsden MA, Kelly RW, Baird DT.(PubMed)
(2) Effect of foeniculum vulgare seed extract on mammary glands and oviducts of ovariectomised rats by Devi K1, Vanithakumari G, Anusya S, Mekala N, Malini T, Elango V.(PubMed)
(3) Fennel and anise as estrogenic agents by Albert-Puleo M.(PubMed)
(4) The effect of fennel essential oil on uterine contraction as a model for dysmenorrhea, pharmacology and toxicology study by Ostad SN1, Soodi M, Shariffzadeh M, Khorshidi N, Marzban H.(PubMed)
(5) Foeniculum vulgare Mill: A Review of Its Botany, Phytochemistry, Pharmacology, Contemporary Application, and Toxicology by Shamkant B. Badgujar,* Vainav V. Patel, and Atmaram H. Bandivdekar(PubMed)
Fennel may have a potential effect in increased plant base estrogenic levels in reduced risk of estrogen-related diseases, some scientists suggested.
Estrogen is a primary female sex hormone, responsible for the development and regulation of the female reproductive system and secondary sex characteristics.
Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) is a plant species of the genus, belongings to Apiaceae (Umbelliferae), native to the Mediterranean, used in traditional and herbal medicine as a warming, carminative, antispasmodic, antidepressant agent and to stimulate the appetite, ease indigestion, soothe coughing, reduce intestinal spasms, to regulate the menstrual cycle and relieve PMS,...
In the evaluation of the fennel estrogenic effect in inhibiting the increased ectopic uterine motility in facilitated symptoms including pain in primary dysmenorrhea, researchers found that compared to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in the induction of severe adverse effects used for treatment in long-term therapy, application of fennel essential oil (FEO) of LD(50, 1326 mg/kg) in the rat model, exerted a therapeutic effect in reduced expression of prostaglandin E(2) (PGE(2)) in induced muscle contraction.
Further analysis suggested that fennel essential oil reduced the intensity of oxytocin and PGE(2) induced uterine muscle contractions significantly (25 and 50 microg/ml for oxytocin and 10 and 20 microg/ml PGE(2), respectively without inducing mortality in tested subjects.
Abnormal production of prostaglandins E2 was found to associate with the intensity of symptoms of primary dysmenorrhea, including vomiting, fever, diarrhea, and excessive uterine contraction.
According to the P. G. Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, acetone extract isolated from Foeniculum vulgare Mill., seeds at different dose levels (50/ug, 150/ug, and 250/ug/100gm body wt.) exerted a potential and positive estrogenic activity in increased nucleic acids and protein concentration and organ weights, particularly in the medium and high doses.
The above differentiation was supported by the study of the "Effect of Foeniculum vulgare Mill. seed extract on the genital organs of male and female rats" conducted by Dr. Malini T and colleagues.
According to the results, the fennel estrogenic effect in oral administration of acetone extract of Foeniculum vulgare (fennel) seeds for 15 days in male rats, exerted a significant malformation of the male reproductive tract including decreased in testes through inhibited Leydig cell production of testosterone and disrupted fluid reabsorption in the efferent ductules via the ERα and vas deferens in transported sperm from the testicle to the urethra.
Moreover, the application of the extract also demonstrated an increased volume of seminal vesicles and the prostate gland and decreased activities of acid and alkaline phosphatase in all these regions, including bones, intestines, pancreas, and kidneys.
In female rats, the ingestion of acetone extract for 10 days showed a strong effect in the expression of estrogenic effect through the observation by vaginal cornification, the test of the appearance of cornified epithelial cells in a vaginal smear for confirmation of the presence of high levels of estrogen.
The application also catalyzed the imbalanced production of the sex hormone of the female estrus cycle.
At moderate doses, the seeds caused an increase in the weight of mammary glands by overexpression of estrogen circulation precipitated a negative effect in regulated systemic myogenic factors (prolactin, growth hormone) and directed influence of the mammary tissue, such as stromal components and epithelial cells.
At higher doses, fennel seeds increased the weight of the oviduct, endometrium, myometrium, cervix, and vagina.
Taken together, fennel may be considered a functional food for reduced symptoms of estrogen deficiency syndrome and combined with the standard medicine for the treatment of estrogenic-related diseases.
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Holistic System In Existence That Will Show You How To
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Author Biography
Kyle J. Norton (Scholar, Master of Nutrients, All right reserved)
Health article writer and researcher; Over 10.000 articles and research papers have been written and published on line, including world wide health, ezine articles, article base, healthblogs, selfgrowth, best before it's news, the karate GB daily, etc.,.
Named TOP 50 MEDICAL ESSAYS FOR ARTISTS & AUTHORS TO READ by Disilgold.com Named 50 of the best health Tweeters Canada - Huffington Post
Nominated for shorty award over last 4 years
Some articles have been used as references in medical research, such as international journal Pharma and Bio science, ISSN 0975-6299.
Sources
(1) Effect of Foeniculum vulgare Mill. seed extract on the genital organs of male and female rats by Malini T, Vanithakumari G, Megala N, Anusya S, Devi K, Elango V.(PubMed)
(2) Primary dysmenorrhoea: the importance of both prostaglandins E2 and F2 alpha by Lumsden MA, Kelly RW, Baird DT.(PubMed)
(2) Effect of foeniculum vulgare seed extract on mammary glands and oviducts of ovariectomised rats by Devi K1, Vanithakumari G, Anusya S, Mekala N, Malini T, Elango V.(PubMed)
(3) Fennel and anise as estrogenic agents by Albert-Puleo M.(PubMed)
(4) The effect of fennel essential oil on uterine contraction as a model for dysmenorrhea, pharmacology and toxicology study by Ostad SN1, Soodi M, Shariffzadeh M, Khorshidi N, Marzban H.(PubMed)
(5) Foeniculum vulgare Mill: A Review of Its Botany, Phytochemistry, Pharmacology, Contemporary Application, and Toxicology by Shamkant B. Badgujar,* Vainav V. Patel, and Atmaram H. Bandivdekar(PubMed)
#Healthyfood #Cranberry Inhibits the Candida Albicans Overgrowth in Vitro, Researchers Show
By Kyle J. Norton
The fungus is a class of primitive organisms, including mushrooms, mold, and mildew. found in the air, in the soil, on plants, and in water.
Fungi reproduce through tiny spores in the air if you inhale the spores, it may spread to cause fungal infection, often starting in the lungs or on the skin.
Similar to other bacteria, there are millions of different fungal species on Earth, but only about 300 are known to infect people.
Conventionally, fungal infection is treated with antibiotics, including topical antifungal ointments or oral medications, depending on the severity of the disease.
Candida is a class of yeasts that cause fungal infections worldwide.
Candida albicans is a member of a large group of an organism whose cells contain complex structures enclosed within the membranes, including yeast and mold that live among the gut flora in the human mouth and gastrointestinal tract.
Under normal circumstances, Candida albicans do not cause harm to humans, but overgrowth results in candidiasis.
Oral candidiasis is an oral condition infected by the fungal C. albicans found mostly in people with a weakened immune system including patients who are taking the immune-suppressive medicine.
Biofilms are microbial communities in which cells stick to each other and often also to a surface.
Symptoms of oral Candida overgrowth are worse on a damp day, including persistent drowsiness, lack of coordination, headaches, mood swing, loss of balance, rashes, bad breath, dry mouth, and postnasal drip.
There are many risk factors associated with Candida overgrowth including medical conditions that cause a weakened immune system, inhalant medicine, low level of stomach acids, and pregnancy.
Some researchers suggested aging may be one of the major risk factors that cause Candida overgrowth
Dr. Aikaterini Flevari, the lead scientist said, "Candida species remain the most important cause of opportunistic infections worldwide, affecting predominantly patients over 65 years old, while they are considered to be the fourth most common cause of nosocomial bloodstream infections".
And, "The rapidly growing elderly population has specific physiological characteristics, which makes it susceptible to colonization and subsequent infection due to Candida species".
Cranberry is an evergreen dwarf shrub, genus Vaccinium, belongings to the family Ericaceae, native to Northern America and Southern Asia. Because of its health benefits, cranberry has been cultivated in some parts of the world for commercial profit and used in traditional and herbal medicine to treat wounds, urinary disorders, diarrhea, diabetes, stomach ailments, and liver problems.
In finding a potential compound for the treatment of Candida albicans, researchers examined the effects of polyphenol-rich cranberry extracts on dual-species Streptococcus mutans-Candida. albicans biofilms.
On S. mutans-C. albicans biofilms grown on saliva-coated hydroxyapatite discs (s-HA) mounted on the high-throughput Amsterdam Active Attachment model, cranberry extracts(ACE)/vehicle control was applied at the five minutes just before biofilm growth and subsequently, for similar exposure times, after 12 hours and 24 hours of biofilm growth.
Based on the analysis, the treatment of ACE at doses of 500 to 1,000 μg/mL showed significant reductions in acidogenicity and metabolic activity, compared to the control.
Biovolumes of the EPS (P=0.003) and microbial biofilm components associated with the overgrowth of Candida albicans were significantly decreased by the application of ACE.
According to the qualitative assessment of confocal biofilm images, cranberry extract disrupted biofilm structural architecture that causes Candida albicans.
Moreover, ACE showed significantly fewer S. mutans (P=0.006) and C. albicans (P=0.036) compared to the control.
Based on the findings, researchers aid, "Cranberry extracts inhibited cariogenic virulence properties of S. mutans-C. albicansdual-species biofilms in an in vitro model".
Taken altogether, cranberry may be considered a remedy for the treatment of Candida albicans,, pending the confirmation of the larger sample size and multicenter human study.
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Kyle J. Norton (Scholar, Master of Nutrition, All right reserved)
Health article writer and researcher; Over 10.000 articles and research papers have been written and published online, including worldwide health, ezine articles, article base, health blogs, self-growth, best before it's news, the karate GB Daily, etc.,.
Named TOP 50 MEDICAL ESSAYS FOR ARTISTS & AUTHORS TO READ by Disilgold.com Named 50 of the best health Tweeters Canada - Huffington Post
Nominated for shorty award over last 4 years
Some articles have been used as references in medical research, such as the international journal Pharma and Bioscience, ISSN 0975-6299.
Sources
(1) Polyphenol-Rich Cranberry Extracts Modulate Virulence of Streptococcus mutans-Candida albicans Biofilms Implicated in the Pathogenesis of Early Childhood Caries by Philip N1, Leishman SJ2, Bandara H3, Walsh LJ. (PubMed)
(2) Cranberry-derived proanthocyanidins induce a differential transcriptomic response within Candida albicans urinary biofilms by Sundararajan A1, Rane HS2, Ramaraj T1, Sena J1, Howell AB3, Bernardo SM4, Schilkey FD1, Lee SA. (PubMed)
(3) Treatment of invasive candidiasis in the elderly: a review by Aikaterini Flevari,1 Maria Theodorakopoulou,1 Aristea Velegraki,2 Apostolos Armaganidis,1 and George Dimopoulos. (PMC)
The fungus is a class of primitive organisms, including mushrooms, mold, and mildew. found in the air, in the soil, on plants, and in water.
Fungi reproduce through tiny spores in the air if you inhale the spores, it may spread to cause fungal infection, often starting in the lungs or on the skin.
Similar to other bacteria, there are millions of different fungal species on Earth, but only about 300 are known to infect people.
Conventionally, fungal infection is treated with antibiotics, including topical antifungal ointments or oral medications, depending on the severity of the disease.
Candida is a class of yeasts that cause fungal infections worldwide.
Candida albicans is a member of a large group of an organism whose cells contain complex structures enclosed within the membranes, including yeast and mold that live among the gut flora in the human mouth and gastrointestinal tract.
Under normal circumstances, Candida albicans do not cause harm to humans, but overgrowth results in candidiasis.
Oral candidiasis is an oral condition infected by the fungal C. albicans found mostly in people with a weakened immune system including patients who are taking the immune-suppressive medicine.
Biofilms are microbial communities in which cells stick to each other and often also to a surface.
Symptoms of oral Candida overgrowth are worse on a damp day, including persistent drowsiness, lack of coordination, headaches, mood swing, loss of balance, rashes, bad breath, dry mouth, and postnasal drip.
There are many risk factors associated with Candida overgrowth including medical conditions that cause a weakened immune system, inhalant medicine, low level of stomach acids, and pregnancy.
Some researchers suggested aging may be one of the major risk factors that cause Candida overgrowth
Dr. Aikaterini Flevari, the lead scientist said, "Candida species remain the most important cause of opportunistic infections worldwide, affecting predominantly patients over 65 years old, while they are considered to be the fourth most common cause of nosocomial bloodstream infections".
And, "The rapidly growing elderly population has specific physiological characteristics, which makes it susceptible to colonization and subsequent infection due to Candida species".
Cranberry is an evergreen dwarf shrub, genus Vaccinium, belongings to the family Ericaceae, native to Northern America and Southern Asia. Because of its health benefits, cranberry has been cultivated in some parts of the world for commercial profit and used in traditional and herbal medicine to treat wounds, urinary disorders, diarrhea, diabetes, stomach ailments, and liver problems.
In finding a potential compound for the treatment of Candida albicans, researchers examined the effects of polyphenol-rich cranberry extracts on dual-species Streptococcus mutans-Candida. albicans biofilms.
On S. mutans-C. albicans biofilms grown on saliva-coated hydroxyapatite discs (s-HA) mounted on the high-throughput Amsterdam Active Attachment model, cranberry extracts(ACE)/vehicle control was applied at the five minutes just before biofilm growth and subsequently, for similar exposure times, after 12 hours and 24 hours of biofilm growth.
Based on the analysis, the treatment of ACE at doses of 500 to 1,000 μg/mL showed significant reductions in acidogenicity and metabolic activity, compared to the control.
Biovolumes of the EPS (P=0.003) and microbial biofilm components associated with the overgrowth of Candida albicans were significantly decreased by the application of ACE.
According to the qualitative assessment of confocal biofilm images, cranberry extract disrupted biofilm structural architecture that causes Candida albicans.
Moreover, ACE showed significantly fewer S. mutans (P=0.006) and C. albicans (P=0.036) compared to the control.
Based on the findings, researchers aid, "Cranberry extracts inhibited cariogenic virulence properties of S. mutans-C. albicansdual-species biofilms in an in vitro model".
Taken altogether, cranberry may be considered a remedy for the treatment of Candida albicans,, pending the confirmation of the larger sample size and multicenter human study.
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Kyle J. Norton (Scholar, Master of Nutrition, All right reserved)
Health article writer and researcher; Over 10.000 articles and research papers have been written and published online, including worldwide health, ezine articles, article base, health blogs, self-growth, best before it's news, the karate GB Daily, etc.,.
Named TOP 50 MEDICAL ESSAYS FOR ARTISTS & AUTHORS TO READ by Disilgold.com Named 50 of the best health Tweeters Canada - Huffington Post
Nominated for shorty award over last 4 years
Some articles have been used as references in medical research, such as the international journal Pharma and Bioscience, ISSN 0975-6299.
Sources
(1) Polyphenol-Rich Cranberry Extracts Modulate Virulence of Streptococcus mutans-Candida albicans Biofilms Implicated in the Pathogenesis of Early Childhood Caries by Philip N1, Leishman SJ2, Bandara H3, Walsh LJ. (PubMed)
(2) Cranberry-derived proanthocyanidins induce a differential transcriptomic response within Candida albicans urinary biofilms by Sundararajan A1, Rane HS2, Ramaraj T1, Sena J1, Howell AB3, Bernardo SM4, Schilkey FD1, Lee SA. (PubMed)
(3) Treatment of invasive candidiasis in the elderly: a review by Aikaterini Flevari,1 Maria Theodorakopoulou,1 Aristea Velegraki,2 Apostolos Armaganidis,1 and George Dimopoulos. (PMC)
#Antioxidant #Cucurbitacin B Shows Significant Tumor Angiogenesis-Inhibitory Effects Against Non Small Lung Cancer Cells in Vitro and Vivo
By Kyle J. Norton
Lung cancer is a medical condition caused by abnormal growth of the cells in the lung's tissue. The most common form of primary lung cancer is derived from epithelial cells.
Non-small lung cancer is the most common type of lung cancer that accounts for 80% to 85% of all cases of lung cancers, usually grows and spreads methodically and predictably.
The most common types of lung cancers include
* Squamous-cell carcinoma often found in an outer area of the lung
* Large-cell carcinoma found in the center of the lung by an air tube
* Adenocarcinoma is found in any part of the lung.
According to the statistics provided by the American cancer society, lung cancer is a leading cause of death among both men and women. Most people diagnosed with lung cancer are 65 or older, compared to a very small number of people diagnosed who are younger than 45.
The most common prevalent factors of non-small cell lung cancer include
1. Smoking
Smoking is a major cause of lung cancer by enhancing oxidation stress by combining the inhaled air with cancer-causing chemical substances (carcinogens) in the cigarette.
Normally, our body can withstand and repair this damage, but prolonged exposure your lung to these dangerous carcinogens can result in lung cancer development.
2. Second-hand smoke
Prolonged exposure to second-hand smoke can also increase the risk of lung cancer.
3. Exposure to certain chemicals
There is an increased risk of lung cancer for people who inhale or expose to certain industrial chemicals such as radon gas, arsenic, chromium, nickel, etc. in the workplace.
4. Family history
The risk of lung cancer increased if one of the members of your direct family has lung cancer.
5. Lung disease
The risk of caner increase if you have or previously had certain types of lung disease
6. Excessive drinking
According to the study by Freudenheim et al., R. Curtis Ellison MD suggested that alcohol intake of more than 2 drinks per day is associated with a small increased risk of lung cancer. This study, like others, suggests a weak, positive association between consuming larger amounts of alcohol (>2 drinks a day) and lung cancer risk.
Out of many risk factors, some researchers aging may be one of the major condition as most patients with lung cancer was diagnosed at the age of 65 and over.
Dr. Federico Venuta, the lead researcher wrote, "The respiratory system undergoes a number of structural, physiological, and immunological changes with age. For this reason, at this stage of our life, it is not always easy to differentiate disease from a normal state".
And, "From the epidemiological point of view, early-stage lung cancer is observed more frequently in elderly patients; in fact, stage I disease increases from 79% in patients younger than 65 years to 87% in those above 75 years (25). Also, resectability obviously increases with age (1,26): from 15.3% in those younger than 54 years to 25% above 75 years".
The cucumber plant is a species of Cucumis Sativus, belongings to the family Cucurbitaceae and native to Western Asia. It is a creeping vine with roots in the ground and grows up with the support of frames.
With an aim to find a natural and potential compound for the treatment of non-small lung cancer (NSCLC) with no side effects, researchers investigated Cucurbitacin B (CuB), a natural compound isolated from cucumber and other vegetable anti-NSCLC in vitro.
Four NSCLC cells (H1299, A549, HCC-827, and H661) in vitro and the highly aggressive H1299 xenograft in vivo were included in the study.
According to the tested assays, CuB significantly induced G2/M cell-cycle arrest and mitochondrial apoptosis.
Injection by the thiol antioxidant N-acetylcysteine (NAC) in the experiment showed to attenuate all cellular effects of CuB completely.
Interestingly, pretreatment with glutathione synthesis inhibitor glutathione-sulfoximine (BSO), significantly exacerbated CuB's cytotoxic effects against the tested cancer cells in vitro and Vivo.
Further analysis of the anti-NSCLC efficacy of CuB, researchers found that CuB induces cell death via rapidly and significantly decreases the levels of protein thiols and GSH/GSSG ratio by disrupting cellular redox balance induced cytotoxicity.
Dr. Kausar H, the lead scientist said, "CuB interacts with and modulates cellular thiols to mediate its anti-cancer effects. Collectively, our data shed new light on the working mechanisms of CuB and demonstrate its therapeutic potential against NSCLC".
Furthermore, CuB also exerted anti-NSCLC in vitro and in Vivo CuB by exhibiting a strong anti-migratory and anti-invasive ability against metastatic NSCLC at nanomolar concentrations.
In other words, CuB showed significant tumor angiogenesis-inhibitory effects by the inhibition of migratory, invasive, and tube-forming capacities of human umbilical vein endothelial cells.
Moreover, in the experimental EMT model, CuB also suppressed the overexpression of protein associated with the production of proinflammatory cytokines in the initiation of cellular change and the Wnt/β-catenin signaling axis in stimulating the production of the formation of new blood vessels to facilitate cancer proliferation.
Taken altogether, cucumber processed with a high amount of CuB may be considered supplements for the prevention and treatment of non-small cell lung cancer, pending the confirmation of the larger sample size and multicenter human study.
Intake of CuB in the form of supplements should be taken with extreme care to prevent overdose acute liver toxicity.
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Kyle J. Norton (Scholar, Master of Nutrition, All right reserved)
Health article writer and researcher; Over 10.000 articles and research papers have been written and published online, including worldwide health, ezine articles, article base, health blogs, self-growth, best before it's news, the karate GB daily, etc.,.
Named TOP 50 MEDICAL ESSAYS FOR ARTISTS & AUTHORS TO READ by Disilgold.com Named 50 of the best health Tweeters Canada - Huffington Post
Nominated for shorty award over last 4 years
Some articles have been used as references in medical research, such as international journal Pharma and Bioscience, ISSN 0975-6299.
Sources
(1) Cucurbitacin B potently suppresses non-small-cell lung cancer growth: identification of intracellular thiols as critical targets by Kausar H1, Munagala R, Bansal SS, Aqil F, Vadhanam MV, Gupta RC. (PubMed)
(2) Cucurbitacin B inhibits the stemness and metastatic abilities of NSCLC via downregulation of canonical Wnt/β-catenin signaling axis by Shukla S1, Sinha S1, Khan S1, Kumar S2, Singh K3, Mitra K3, Maurya R2, Meeran SM. (PubMed)
(3) Lung cancer in elderly patients by Federico Venuta,
Daniele Diso, Ilaria Onorati, Marco Anile, Sara Mantovani, and Erino A. Rendina. (PMC)
Lung cancer is a medical condition caused by abnormal growth of the cells in the lung's tissue. The most common form of primary lung cancer is derived from epithelial cells.
Non-small lung cancer is the most common type of lung cancer that accounts for 80% to 85% of all cases of lung cancers, usually grows and spreads methodically and predictably.
The most common types of lung cancers include
* Squamous-cell carcinoma often found in an outer area of the lung
* Large-cell carcinoma found in the center of the lung by an air tube
* Adenocarcinoma is found in any part of the lung.
According to the statistics provided by the American cancer society, lung cancer is a leading cause of death among both men and women. Most people diagnosed with lung cancer are 65 or older, compared to a very small number of people diagnosed who are younger than 45.
The most common prevalent factors of non-small cell lung cancer include
1. Smoking
Smoking is a major cause of lung cancer by enhancing oxidation stress by combining the inhaled air with cancer-causing chemical substances (carcinogens) in the cigarette.
Normally, our body can withstand and repair this damage, but prolonged exposure your lung to these dangerous carcinogens can result in lung cancer development.
2. Second-hand smoke
Prolonged exposure to second-hand smoke can also increase the risk of lung cancer.
3. Exposure to certain chemicals
There is an increased risk of lung cancer for people who inhale or expose to certain industrial chemicals such as radon gas, arsenic, chromium, nickel, etc. in the workplace.
4. Family history
The risk of lung cancer increased if one of the members of your direct family has lung cancer.
5. Lung disease
The risk of caner increase if you have or previously had certain types of lung disease
6. Excessive drinking
According to the study by Freudenheim et al., R. Curtis Ellison MD suggested that alcohol intake of more than 2 drinks per day is associated with a small increased risk of lung cancer. This study, like others, suggests a weak, positive association between consuming larger amounts of alcohol (>2 drinks a day) and lung cancer risk.
Out of many risk factors, some researchers aging may be one of the major condition as most patients with lung cancer was diagnosed at the age of 65 and over.
Dr. Federico Venuta, the lead researcher wrote, "The respiratory system undergoes a number of structural, physiological, and immunological changes with age. For this reason, at this stage of our life, it is not always easy to differentiate disease from a normal state".
And, "From the epidemiological point of view, early-stage lung cancer is observed more frequently in elderly patients; in fact, stage I disease increases from 79% in patients younger than 65 years to 87% in those above 75 years (25). Also, resectability obviously increases with age (1,26): from 15.3% in those younger than 54 years to 25% above 75 years".
The cucumber plant is a species of Cucumis Sativus, belongings to the family Cucurbitaceae and native to Western Asia. It is a creeping vine with roots in the ground and grows up with the support of frames.
With an aim to find a natural and potential compound for the treatment of non-small lung cancer (NSCLC) with no side effects, researchers investigated Cucurbitacin B (CuB), a natural compound isolated from cucumber and other vegetable anti-NSCLC in vitro.
Four NSCLC cells (H1299, A549, HCC-827, and H661) in vitro and the highly aggressive H1299 xenograft in vivo were included in the study.
According to the tested assays, CuB significantly induced G2/M cell-cycle arrest and mitochondrial apoptosis.
Injection by the thiol antioxidant N-acetylcysteine (NAC) in the experiment showed to attenuate all cellular effects of CuB completely.
Interestingly, pretreatment with glutathione synthesis inhibitor glutathione-sulfoximine (BSO), significantly exacerbated CuB's cytotoxic effects against the tested cancer cells in vitro and Vivo.
Further analysis of the anti-NSCLC efficacy of CuB, researchers found that CuB induces cell death via rapidly and significantly decreases the levels of protein thiols and GSH/GSSG ratio by disrupting cellular redox balance induced cytotoxicity.
Dr. Kausar H, the lead scientist said, "CuB interacts with and modulates cellular thiols to mediate its anti-cancer effects. Collectively, our data shed new light on the working mechanisms of CuB and demonstrate its therapeutic potential against NSCLC".
Furthermore, CuB also exerted anti-NSCLC in vitro and in Vivo CuB by exhibiting a strong anti-migratory and anti-invasive ability against metastatic NSCLC at nanomolar concentrations.
In other words, CuB showed significant tumor angiogenesis-inhibitory effects by the inhibition of migratory, invasive, and tube-forming capacities of human umbilical vein endothelial cells.
Moreover, in the experimental EMT model, CuB also suppressed the overexpression of protein associated with the production of proinflammatory cytokines in the initiation of cellular change and the Wnt/β-catenin signaling axis in stimulating the production of the formation of new blood vessels to facilitate cancer proliferation.
Taken altogether, cucumber processed with a high amount of CuB may be considered supplements for the prevention and treatment of non-small cell lung cancer, pending the confirmation of the larger sample size and multicenter human study.
Intake of CuB in the form of supplements should be taken with extreme care to prevent overdose acute liver toxicity.
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Contrary To Professionals Prediction, Floaters Can Be Cured Naturally
Ovarian Cysts And PCOS Elimination
Holistic System In Existence That Will Show You How To
Permanently Eliminate All Types of Ovarian Cysts Within 2 Months
Back to Kyle J. Norton's Homepage http://kylejnorton.blogspot.ca
Author Biography
Kyle J. Norton (Scholar, Master of Nutrition, All right reserved)
Health article writer and researcher; Over 10.000 articles and research papers have been written and published online, including worldwide health, ezine articles, article base, health blogs, self-growth, best before it's news, the karate GB daily, etc.,.
Named TOP 50 MEDICAL ESSAYS FOR ARTISTS & AUTHORS TO READ by Disilgold.com Named 50 of the best health Tweeters Canada - Huffington Post
Nominated for shorty award over last 4 years
Some articles have been used as references in medical research, such as international journal Pharma and Bioscience, ISSN 0975-6299.
Sources
(1) Cucurbitacin B potently suppresses non-small-cell lung cancer growth: identification of intracellular thiols as critical targets by Kausar H1, Munagala R, Bansal SS, Aqil F, Vadhanam MV, Gupta RC. (PubMed)
(2) Cucurbitacin B inhibits the stemness and metastatic abilities of NSCLC via downregulation of canonical Wnt/β-catenin signaling axis by Shukla S1, Sinha S1, Khan S1, Kumar S2, Singh K3, Mitra K3, Maurya R2, Meeran SM. (PubMed)
(3) Lung cancer in elderly patients by Federico Venuta,
Daniele Diso, Ilaria Onorati, Marco Anile, Sara Mantovani, and Erino A. Rendina. (PMC)
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