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Cancer



New cancer data have been reported by E. Souli and co-authors



May 16th, 2008

According to a study from Haifa, Israel, "Prostate cancer (PC) is the most commonly diagnosed malignancy for men in Western countries. Research showed that cruciferous vegetables containing indole derivatives were involved in cancer prevention."

"This study was designed to investigate the effect of indole-3-carbinol (I3C) in cell lines and on PC tumor growth in mice when given as a therapeutic and as a preventive treatment. The effect in vitro of I3C on the viability, proliferation and apoptosis of mouse PC cell line TRAMP-C2 and on bovine capillary endothelial (BCE) cells were examined using MTT, BrdU and FACS analyses. The effect of I3C (20 mg/kg body weight) as both a...


Source: Angiogenesis Weekly (2008-05-16)