Originally published January 3 2006
Wisconsin study claims fruit compound fights prostate cancer cells
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health have conducted research on Lupeol, a compound found in fruits, which they suspect protects against developing cancer cells in the prostate gland.
University of Wisconsin researchers have found that a common compound in some fruits shows promise in fighting prostate cancer.
A UW School of Medicine and Public Health research team investigated whether Lupeol - a chemical compound found in fruits including strawberries, mangoes, figs, grapes and olives - would kill existing cancer and help prevent a tumor or malignancy from starting or progressing.
The team evaluated the compound's effect in mice injected with prostate cancer cells from humans.
The impact of Lupeol alone was investigated, as well as Lupeol in combination with a laboratory-produced antibody.
Mice receiving Lupeol alone showed significant slowing of their cancer progress, but those receiving both substances did even better, the researchers found.
"Our study - while early - adds to growing evidence that certain fruits and vegetables contain very powerful agents against cancer, especially prostate cancer," said dermatology Professor Hasan Mukhtar, who led the research team.
"Our hope is that one day we may be able to develop a cocktail fruit platter of products with several chemopreventive substances that are working through different pathways in the prostate cancer development process."
A previous UW study found that pomegranate juice also was effective in fighting prostate cancer.
Pomegranates contain more antioxidants than red wine or green tea, Mukhtar said.
Lupeol contains antioxidants that protect cells as well as a substance that fights mutation of cells.
The study was reported in the Dec. 1 edition of Cancer Research.
Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in American men, following lung cancer, according to the UW.
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