Green Tea Extract to Help in the Fight against Lung Cancer?
Scientists have reported that Green Tea extract could soon inspire the creation of new drugs to help in the fight against lung cancer.
Researchers included Qing-Yi Lu, PhD, of the Centre for Human Nutrition at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), have tested Green Tea extract on human lung cancer cells in test tubes, not humans, but the results have been encouraging.
The sample of human lung cancer cells was exposed to a decaffeinated Green Tea extract, by marinating it for 3 days in the extract.
The Green Tea extract remodelled a certain protein in the cancer cells, and as a result the cancer cells became more likely to stick together and less likely to move, the study shows.
Antioxidants in green tea may have tweaked the cancer cell protein, but it's not clear whether one antioxidant deserves all the credit or whether several antioxidants worked together, the researchers note.
The study doesn't prove that drinking green tea curbs lung cancer in people. However, it may be possible to make new lung cancer drugs based on green tea extract, Lu's team suggests. Such drugs would target the lung cancer protein remodelled by the green tea extract in the lab tests.
Mike Linder
Mike Linder is the author of the definitive guide to all green teas and their health benefits. www.benefitsdrinkinggreentea.com
Researchers included Qing-Yi Lu, PhD, of the Centre for Human Nutrition at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), have tested Green Tea extract on human lung cancer cells in test tubes, not humans, but the results have been encouraging.
The sample of human lung cancer cells was exposed to a decaffeinated Green Tea extract, by marinating it for 3 days in the extract.
The Green Tea extract remodelled a certain protein in the cancer cells, and as a result the cancer cells became more likely to stick together and less likely to move, the study shows.
Antioxidants in green tea may have tweaked the cancer cell protein, but it's not clear whether one antioxidant deserves all the credit or whether several antioxidants worked together, the researchers note.
The study doesn't prove that drinking green tea curbs lung cancer in people. However, it may be possible to make new lung cancer drugs based on green tea extract, Lu's team suggests. Such drugs would target the lung cancer protein remodelled by the green tea extract in the lab tests.
Mike Linder
Mike Linder is the author of the definitive guide to all green teas and their health benefits. www.benefitsdrinkinggreentea.com
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