Huangqin decoction can reduce chemotherapy damage in patients with colorectal cancer
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Last Update: 2010-08-20
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Source: Internet
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Author: User
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According to a report released by researchers from Yale University School of medicine and other institutions Monday, animal experiments and preliminary clinical experiments show that Huangqin decoction can reduce the intestinal damage caused by chemotherapy to colon cancer and rectal cancer patients The researchers first used irinotecan, a chemotherapy drug, to treat mice with cancer Irinotecan not only reduces the tumor of experimental mice, but also causes a large area of intestinal intima damage Later, the researchers gave mice the laboratory formulation of Huangqin decoction, PHY906 A few days later, the intestinal intima of the injured rats returned to normal The researchers found that PHY906 can not only supplement healthy intestinal cells, but also block the migration of inflammatory cells to the intestinal tract and reduce the inflammatory response The researchers said their preliminary clinical tests of 17 patients with colon and rectal cancer showed that HuangQinTang was "promising." The results were published in the US journal Science Translational Medicine on the 18th Yale University owns the patent of PHY906 and authorizes a Boston company to use it The main ingredients of Huangqin decoction are Scutellaria, white peony, liquorice, etc., which belong to the heat clearing drugs.
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