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Cancer Gene Therapy
Researchers at University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center target cancer gene therapy
July 29th, 2008
Current study results from the report, 'Pinitol targets nuclear factor-kappaB activation pathway leading to inhibition of gene products associated with proliferation, apoptosis, invasion, and angiogenesis,' have been published. According to a study from the United States, "Pinitol (3-O-methyl-chiroinositol), a component of traditional Ayurvedic medicine (talisapatra), has been shown to exhibit anti-inflammatory and antidiabetic activities through undefined mechanisms. Because the transcription factor nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) has been linked with inflammatory diseases, including insulin resistance, we hypothesized that pinitol must mediate its effects through modulation of...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-07-29)
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