Researchers at the Medical College of Georgia have discovered that roughage activates a receptor with cancer-killing potential, preventing colon cancer. The scientists report in the April issue of Cancer Research that the receptor (GPR109A) is activated by butyrate, a metabolite produced by fiber-eating bacteria in the colon. The receptor puts a double-whammy on cancer by sending signals that trigger cell death, or apoptosis, and shutting down a protein that causes inflammation, a precursor to cancer.
Cancer Research 69, 2826, April 1, 2009
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
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