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A compound common in human diets found to have novel anti-cancer effects

September 11, 2019 -

AITC is commonly found in many cruciferous vegetables such as arugula, broccoli, cabbage, and cauliflower. It is also the compound that gives mustard, radish, horseradish, and wasabi their pungent taste. (Related: Surprise! Why common mustard is one of the healthiest cancer-fighting foods you'll ever discover.)

For the study, a team of researchers from Taiwan looked at the effect of AITC on human breast cancer cell lines MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231. Isothiocyanates, ...

Common mustard is one of the healthiest cancer-fighting foods on earth

September 02, 2016 -

Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, has even gone so far as to say that mustard is "possibly the most nutrient-rich, anti-cancer food condiment still available in the western world today." Adams attributes the health benefits of mustard to one of the compounds found in mustard seeds known as Allyl Isothiocyanate or AITC, for short.

A 2010 study published in the journal Carcinogenesis found that AITC successfully inhibited the development and progression ...

No pain, no gain: Research suggests naked mole rat gene holds the secret to pain tolerance

February 04, 2020 -

Known for its long lifespan, relative immunity to most cancers, ability to survive more than 18 minutes without oxygen and striking imperviousness to certain types of pain, the naked mole rat (Heterocephalus glaber) is the closest thing we have to a super-powered animal – and now, an international team of researchers may have finally unlocked the key behind this cocktail of “superpowers.”Mole rat gene responsible for the animal's high pain tolerance

According to a study ...

The health benefits of horseradish include anti-cancer effects

December 01, 2019 -

In their study published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, researchers found that horseradish contains compounds that could help detoxify and remove cancer-causing free radicals in the body.

"We knew horseradish had health benefits, but in this study, we were able to link it to the activation of certain detoxifying enzymes for the first time," said Mosbah Kushad, one of the authors of the study.

This study stemmed from their previous study in ...

Allyl isothiocyanate, a compound present in human diets, found to induce cell toxicity in breast cancer cell lines

June 25, 2019 -

In sum, the results demonstrated that AITC, a compound that is ordinarily present in human diets, may be used to treat various cancers.

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Journal Reference:

Bo P, Lien JC, Chen YY, Yu FS, Lu HF, Yu CS, Chou YC, Yu CC, Chung JG. ALLYL ISOTHIOCYANATE INDUCES CELL TOXICITY BY MULTIPLE PATHWAYS IN HUMAN BREAST CANCER CELLS. The American Journal of Chinese ...