Guest guest Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 How spicy foods can kill cancers Capsaicin in some peppers, attacks cancer cells' mitochondriaScientists have discovered the key to the ability of spicy foods to kill cancer cells. They found 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 features in Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. The 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. We believe that we have in effect discovered a fundamental 'Achilles heel' for all cancers Dr Timothy Bates 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. Cancer Research UK recommends reducing your risk of cancer by eating a healthy, balanced diet, with plenty of vegetables and fruit Josephine Querido Potential Drugs The fact that capsaicin and other vanilloids are already commonly found in the diet proves they are safe to eat. This could make development of a drug containing them a much quicker and cheaper process. Dr Bates said: "Capsaicin, for example, is already found in treatments for muscle strain and psoriasis - which raises the question of whether an adapted topical treatment could be used to treat certain types of skin cancer. "It's also possible that cancer patients or those at risk of developing cancer could be advised to eat a diet which is richer in spicy foods to help treat or prevent the disease." However, Josephine Querido, cancer information officer at Cancer Research UK, said: "This research does not suggest that eating vast quantities of chilli pepper will help prevent or treat cancer. "The experiments showed that pepper extracts killed cancer cells grown in the laboratory, but these have not yet been tested to see if they are safe and effective in humans." Cancer Research UK recommends reducing the risk of cancer by eating a healthy, balanced diet, with plenty of vegetables and fruit. Dr Bates added that the mitochondria in cancer cells could also be targeted by other compounds. He said the investigation and development of anti-mitochondrial drugs for cancer chemotherapy was likely to be "extremely significant" in the fight against cancer. Peter H All new Mail "The new Interface is stunning in its simplicity and ease of use." - PC Magazine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 i would hazard a guess then that my partner could get 4000 x-rays a year then and be fine.... she do like the spicy peppers... have to take her to new mexico...just so we can get one of those hanging bunches of dried peppers fraggle peter VV Jan 9, 2007 4:02 PM Re: How spicy foods can kill cancers How spicy foods can kill cancers Capsaicin in some peppers, attacks cancer cells' mitochondriaScientists have discovered the key to the ability of spicy foods to kill cancer cells. They found 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 features in Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. The 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. We believe that we have in effect discovered a fundamental 'Achilles heel' for all cancers Dr Timothy Bates 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. Cancer Research UK recommends reducing your risk of cancer by eating a healthy, balanced diet, with plenty of vegetables and fruit Josephine Querido Potential Drugs The fact that capsaicin and other vanilloids are already commonly found in the diet proves they are safe to eat. This could make development of a drug containing them a much quicker and cheaper process. Dr Bates said: "Capsaicin, for example, is already found in treatments for muscle strain and psoriasis - which raises the question of whether an adapted topical treatment could be used to treat certain types of skin cancer. "It's also possible that cancer patients or those at risk of developing cancer could be advised to eat a diet which is richer in spicy foods to help treat or prevent the disease." However, Josephine Querido, cancer information officer at Cancer Research UK, said: "This research does not suggest that eating vast quantities of chilli pepper will help prevent or treat cancer. "The experiments showed that pepper extracts killed cancer cells grown in the laboratory, but these have not yet been tested to see if they are safe and effective in humans." Cancer Research UK recommends reducing the risk of cancer by eating a healthy, balanced diet, with plenty of vegetables and fruit. Dr Bates added that the mitochondria in cancer cells could also be targeted by other compounds. He said the investigation and development of anti-mitochondrial drugs for cancer chemotherapy was likely to be "extremely significant" in the fight against cancer. Peter H All new Mail "The new Interface is stunning in its simplicity and ease of use." - PC Magazine What gets us into trouble is not what we don't know, it's what we know for sure that just ain't so. - Mark Twain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 More good news - thanks Peter. Jo - peter VV Tuesday, January 09, 2007 9:02 PM Re: How spicy foods can kill cancers How spicy foods can kill cancers Capsaicin in some peppers, attacks cancer cells' mitochondriaScientists have discovered the key to the ability of spicy foods to kill cancer cells. They found 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 features in Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. The 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. We believe that we have in effect discovered a fundamental 'Achilles heel' for all cancers Dr Timothy Bates 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. Cancer Research UK recommends reducing your risk of cancer by eating a healthy, balanced diet, with plenty of vegetables and fruit Josephine Querido Potential Drugs The fact that capsaicin and other vanilloids are already commonly found in the diet proves they are safe to eat. This could make development of a drug containing them a much quicker and cheaper process. Dr Bates said: "Capsaicin, for example, is already found in treatments for muscle strain and psoriasis - which raises the question of whether an adapted topical treatment could be used to treat certain types of skin cancer. "It's also possible that cancer patients or those at risk of developing cancer could be advised to eat a diet which is richer in spicy foods to help treat or prevent the disease." However, Josephine Querido, cancer information officer at Cancer Research UK, said: "This research does not suggest that eating vast quantities of chilli pepper will help prevent or treat cancer. "The experiments showed that pepper extracts killed cancer cells grown in the laboratory, but these have not yet been tested to see if they are safe and effective in humans." Cancer Research UK recommends reducing the risk of cancer by eating a healthy, balanced diet, with plenty of vegetables and fruit. Dr Bates added that the mitochondria in cancer cells could also be targeted by other compounds. He said the investigation and development of anti-mitochondrial drugs for cancer chemotherapy was likely to be "extremely significant" in the fight against cancer. Peter H All new Mail "The new Interface is stunning in its simplicity and ease of use." - PC Magazine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 Do you grow your own? Wierd thing is my mothers plant that I gave her last year, is only now starting to fade, the peppers starting to go soft ( still using them though ). In another month or so I will be planting more seeds. The Valley Vegan............fraggle <EBbrewpunx wrote: i would hazard a guess then that my partner could get 4000 x-rays a year then and be fine.... she do like the spicy peppers... have to take her to new mexico...just so we can get one of those hanging bunches of dried peppers fraggle peter VV Jan 9, 2007 4:02 PM Re: How spicy foods can kill cancers How spicy foods can kill cancers Capsaicin in some peppers, attacks cancer cells' mitochondriaScientists have discovered the key to the ability of spicy foods to kill cancer cells. They found 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 features in Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. The 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. We believe that we have in effect discovered a fundamental 'Achilles heel' for all cancers Dr Timothy Bates 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. Cancer Research UK recommends reducing your risk of cancer by eating a healthy, balanced diet, with plenty of vegetables and fruit Josephine Querido Potential Drugs The fact that capsaicin and other vanilloids are already commonly found in the diet proves they are safe to eat. This could make development of a drug containing them a much quicker and cheaper process. Dr Bates said: "Capsaicin, for example, is already found in treatments for muscle strain and psoriasis - which raises the question of whether an adapted topical treatment could be used to treat certain types of skin cancer. "It's also possible that cancer patients or those at risk of developing cancer could be advised to eat a diet which is richer in spicy foods to help treat or prevent the disease." However, Josephine Querido, cancer information officer at Cancer Research UK, said: "This research does not suggest that eating vast quantities of chilli pepper will help prevent or treat cancer. "The experiments showed that pepper extracts killed cancer cells grown in the laboratory, but these have not yet been tested to see if they are safe and effective in humans." Cancer Research UK recommends reducing the risk of cancer by eating a healthy, balanced diet, with plenty of vegetables and fruit. Dr Bates added that the mitochondria in cancer cells could also be targeted by other compounds. He said the investigation and development of anti-mitochondrial drugs for cancer chemotherapy was likely to be "extremely significant" in the fight against cancer. Peter H All new Mail "The new Interface is stunning in its simplicity and ease of use." - PC Magazine What gets us into trouble is not what we don't know, it's what we know for sure that just ain't so. - Mark Twain Peter H Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 peppers didn't do very well in the new garden last year...only a few peppers per plant...then they just sorta got stunted and they got overwhelmed by encroaching beans and melons tho..do have one plant in a pot which is 3 years old now..and has one single pepper fruit on it at the moment........ peter VV Jan 10, 2007 2:54 PM Re: How spicy foods can kill cancers Do you grow your own? Wierd thing is my mothers plant that I gave her last year, is only now starting to fade, the peppers starting to go soft ( still using them though ). In another month or so I will be planting more seeds. The Valley Vegan............fraggle <EBbrewpunx wrote: i would hazard a guess then that my partner could get 4000 x-rays a year then and be fine.... she do like the spicy peppers... have to take her to new mexico...just so we can get one of those hanging bunches of dried peppers fraggle peter VV Jan 9, 2007 4:02 PM Re: How spicy foods can kill cancers How spicy foods can kill cancers Capsaicin in some peppers, attacks cancer cells' mitochondriaScientists have discovered the key to the ability of spicy foods to kill cancer cells. They found 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 features in Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. The 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. We believe that we have in effect discovered a fundamental 'Achilles heel' for all cancers Dr Timothy Bates 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. Cancer Research UK recommends reducing your risk of cancer by eating a healthy, balanced diet, with plenty of vegetables and fruit Josephine Querido Potential Drugs The fact that capsaicin and other vanilloids are already commonly found in the diet proves they are safe to eat. This could make development of a drug containing them a much quicker and cheaper process. Dr Bates said: "Capsaicin, for example, is already found in treatments for muscle strain and psoriasis - which raises the question of whether an adapted topical treatment could be used to treat certain types of skin cancer. "It's also possible that cancer patients or those at risk of developing cancer could be advised to eat a diet which is richer in spicy foods to help treat or prevent the disease." However, Josephine Querido, cancer information officer at Cancer Research UK, said: "This research does not suggest that eating vast quantities of chilli pepper will help prevent or treat cancer. "The experiments showed that pepper extracts killed cancer cells grown in the laboratory, but these have not yet been tested to see if they are safe and effective in humans." Cancer Research UK recommends reducing the risk of cancer by eating a healthy, balanced diet, with plenty of vegetables and fruit. Dr Bates added that the mitochondria in cancer cells could also be targeted by other compounds. He said the investigation and development of anti-mitochondrial drugs for cancer chemotherapy was likely to be "extremely significant" in the fight against cancer. Peter H All new Mail "The new Interface is stunning in its simplicity and ease of use." - PC Magazine What gets us into trouble is not what we don't know, it's what we know for sure that just ain't so. - Mark Twain Peter H Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger. What gets us into trouble is not what we don't know, it's what we know for sure that just ain't so. - Mark Twain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 My green peppers did well, produce about three, then had a short life span, just died. I have nothing right now, except eggplant that is doing well but pretty much, everything else died. due to a combination of things, insects, poor soil, and me being away. do you have a compost? -anouk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 i've got two compost piles...one in the garden, and one by the back fence... one of the main problems is, they built a bloody condo/townhouse complex directly behind our place a month after we moved in our nice sunny garden spot turned into shadeland.... it only gets sun a few hours out of the day now... not enough time sadly... but..thats wot happens in da city... *shrug* fraggle >flower child <zurumato >Jan 10, 2007 2:10 PM > >Re: How spicy foods can kill cancers > >My green peppers did well, produce about three, >then had a short life span, just died. > >I have nothing right now, except eggplant that is doing well >but pretty much, everything else died. > >due to a combination of things, >insects, poor soil, and me being away. > >do you have a compost? > >-anouk > > > > >To send an email to - > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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