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Cancer Chemoprevention
Chemoprevention of colon adenocarcinoma by protein extract of Asterina pectinifera proposed
May 10th, 2006
Researchers proposed the use of a protein extract from Asterina pectinifera for the chemoprevention of colon adenocarcinoma. "We investigated the effect of protein extract of Asterina pectinifera on the activity of 4 enzymes that may play a role in adenocarcinoma of the colon: quinone reductase (QR), glutathione S-transferase (GST), ornithine decarboxylase (ODC), and cyclooxygenase (COX)-2. QR and GST activity increased in HT-29 human colon adenocarcinoma cells increased that had been exposed to 4 concentrations of the protein extract (80, 160, 200, and 240 mcg/mL)," investigators in South Korea reported. "Additionally,...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2006-05-10)
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