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Reports summarize cancer study results from Mie University, Faculty of Bioresources
Published in Cancer Weekly, January 13th, 2009
New investigation results, 'Blazein of a new steroid isolated from Agaricus blazei Murrill (himematsutake) induces cell death and morphological change indicative of apoptotic chromatin condensation in human lung cancer LU99 and stomach cancer KATO III cells,' are detailed in a study published in Oncology Reports. "Blazein was isolated from mushroom (Agaricus blazei Murrill) and identified by Mass and 1H-NMR as blazein. The effect of blazein on the DNA of human various cancer cells was investigated," investigators in Mie, Japan report.
"DNA fragmentations by blazein to oligonucreosomal-sized fragments, a characteristic of apoptosis, were observed in the human lung...
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Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-01-13)
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