Natural ingredient helps kill cancer cells

New discovery by Nottingham University research

Capsaicin, an ingredient of jalapeno peppers, triggers cancer cell death by attacking mitochondria – the cells’ energy-generating boiler rooms.
The research raises the possibility that other cancer drugs could be developed to target mitochondria.

The Nottingham University study showed that the family of molecules to which capsaicin belongs, the vanilloids, bind to proteins in the cancer cell mitochondria to trigger apoptosis, or cell death, without harming surrounding healthy cells.

Found: A Natural “Achilles Heel” of cancer?

Capsaicin was tested on cultures of human lung cancer cells and on pancreatic cancers.

Lead researcher Dr Timothy Bates said: “As these compounds attack the very heart of the tumour cells, we believe that we have in effect discovered a fundamental ‘Achilles heel’ for all cancers.

“The biochemistry of the mitochondria in cancer cells is very different from that in normal cells.”

“This is an innate selective vulnerability of cancer cells.”

He said a dose of capsaicin that could cause a cancer cell to enter apoptosis, would not have the same effect on a normal cell.

Natural Cancer Risk Reduction

The risks of cancer can be reduced by a healthy, balanced diet with plenty of vegetables and fruit.

For both men and women we recommend eating spicy foods such as Jalepeno peppers.. While it may take time to get used to them, they can help prevent cancer.
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