Active components of ginseng extract can assist cancer treatment
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Last Update: 2011-08-16
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Panaxatriol and similar compounds, the active ingredients of ginseng extract, can help alleviate the side effects of some cancer therapies, US researchers reported Friday Researchers at the Sloan Kettering Cancer Institute in New York synthesized a compound similar to panaxytriol, and then tested the compound's ability to counteract the side effects of chemotherapy or radiation in mice with breast or colon cancer The results showed that the compound could reduce the weight loss and blood cell damage caused by radiotherapy The researchers believe that panaxytriol and similar compounds can reduce the weight loss caused by peripheral nerve injury and nausea caused by paclitaxel, and reduce the damage of 5-fluorouracil to red blood cells and white blood cells, thus reducing the risk of infection and anemia in the drug users The research was published in the new issue of the Journal of the National Academy of Sciences The researchers said the three panargynes and similar compounds could be a clinical option for adjuvant cancer treatment However, it is necessary to optimize the chemical structure of ginsenoside like compounds before clinical testing.
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