Guest guest Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 More Science Backs Green Teas Ability to Block Prostate Cancer Excessive production of the COX-2 enzyme, an enzyme involved in inflammation, is involved in many disease states including cancer. The ability to inhibit COX-2 is a promising target for cancer prevention and even cancer therapy. Recently developed COX-2 specific inhibitors have shown considerable promise in the prevention of some forms of cancer, however their use is limited due to severe toxic effects on healthy tissue cells. Therefore there is a need for novel and nontoxic dietary ingredients with proven cancer preventing effects through other pathways that inhibit COX-2 but not COX-1. Recent studies on Green Tea and its major polyphenol EGCG have established its remarkable cancer preventive and some cancer treatment effects. In this study researchers form the University of Wisconsin and Case Western Reserve University show that EGCG inhibits COX-2 but not COX-1 in both androgen dependent, and androgen independent human prostate cancer tissue. The study is published in the February 10th 2005 issue of the International Journal of Cancer. - - - Reply with your po box or street address to get a free copy of The Holistic Dental Digest PLUS. jmittelman What dentists aren't likely to learn in dental school Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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