▲ Aril, one of the parts of the plant, contains many nutrients and is used as the main raw material in many studies.
[메디컬투데이=김준수 기자] Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women. Estrogen exposure is an important factor in increasing breast cancer risk and is mediated by stimulation of tissue proliferation. Chemotherapy is the main method for treating breast cancer. Because of their ability to inhibit cell growth and induce apoptosis, some SERMs, such as tamoxifen, have been considered medications for estrogen-dependent cases. However, because tamoxifen and other cancer drugs have side effects, natural products have been used as alternative treatments.
Several epidemiological studies have shown that lycopene and other carotenoids are inversely related to breast cancer: the fruit contains 76 times more lycopene than tomatoes, 10 times more beta-carotene than carrots, 40 times more zeaxanthin than corn and 40 times more vitamin C than corn. corn: it is known for its content more than 60 times higher than that of oranges and for its variety of ingredients. Furthermore, it is known to have a high absorption rate in the body as it is rich in unsaturated fatty acids such as omega-3.
Furthermore, since it contains special proteins that are good for cancer, many studies are underway on it and it is currently used in various ways, including as a cancer treatment and as a health food.
Aril, one of the parts of the plant, contains many nutrients and is used as the main raw material in many studies. In a breast cancer study, aril extract induced apoptosis by increasing the percentage of apoptotic cells similarly to tamoxifen.
Lycopene-rich aril extract exhibited cytotoxic and antiestrogenic properties against MCF-7 cells. DAPI staining clearly showed cell shrinkage and chromatin condensation caused by Aril aril extract. In this study, Aril aril extract was effective in MCF-7 human breast cancer cells by inducing cell death through internal and external signal transduction pathways. It was concluded that it has an anti-tumor effect.
An effective way to consume the arils of this plant is called “sunflower oil” and has been used for hundreds of years by pregnant and breastfeeding women, as well as people of all ages and genders to treat various diseases, including those related to the eyes . such as dry eye syndrome and night blindness, and provide nutritional supplements. Most people’s traditional method is to extract oil from dried pine nut arils, but as many nutrients such as lycopene are destroyed, interest in oil extracted from “fresh fruit” is growing.
Kim Jun-su, Medical Today reporter ([email protected])
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2024-01-22 02:52:20
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