ASIAN VEGETABLE MAY FIGHT HEAD, NECK CANCER
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ST. LOUIS—Extract taken from an Asian vegetable may have therapeutic qualities to treat head and neck cancer, according to a new study published in the journal PLOS ONE
Researchrs at Saint Louis University studied extract from the bitter melon, a vegetable commonly used in Indian and Chinese diets, to determine its effects on head and neck cancer cell growth in an animal model.
In a controlled lab setting, Ratna Ray, Ph.D., associate professor, pathology, Saint Louis University, found that bitter melon extract regulated several pathways that helped reduce the head and neck cancer cell growth in the animal model. After a period of four weeks, Ray found that the growth and volume of the tumor had reduced.
"We wanted to see the effect of the bitter melon extract treatment on different types of cancer using different model systems," said Ray, who first tested the extract in breast and prostate cancer cells. "In this study, the bitter melon extract treatment suppressed the head and neck cancer cell growth in the mouse model, reducing the growth of the tumor."
Although more research is needed, Ray believes the bitter melon extract may enhance the current treatment option.
"It's difficult to measure the exact impact of bitter melon extract treatment on the cell growth, but a combination of things—existing drug therapy along with bitter melon—may help the efficacy of the overall cancer treatment," Ray said.
Researchrs at Saint Louis University studied extract from the bitter melon, a vegetable commonly used in Indian and Chinese diets, to determine its effects on head and neck cancer cell growth in an animal model.
In a controlled lab setting, Ratna Ray, Ph.D., associate professor, pathology, Saint Louis University, found that bitter melon extract regulated several pathways that helped reduce the head and neck cancer cell growth in the animal model. After a period of four weeks, Ray found that the growth and volume of the tumor had reduced.
"We wanted to see the effect of the bitter melon extract treatment on different types of cancer using different model systems," said Ray, who first tested the extract in breast and prostate cancer cells. "In this study, the bitter melon extract treatment suppressed the head and neck cancer cell growth in the mouse model, reducing the growth of the tumor."
Although more research is needed, Ray believes the bitter melon extract may enhance the current treatment option.
"It's difficult to measure the exact impact of bitter melon extract treatment on the cell growth, but a combination of things—existing drug therapy along with bitter melon—may help the efficacy of the overall cancer treatment," Ray said.
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