Dietary compounds may help inhibit cancer cell growth, highlighting the potential of nucleic acids in cancer prevention.
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Suppression of Ehrlich ascites tumor cell proliferation via G1 arrest induced by dietary nucleic acid-derived nucleosides
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It has been demonstrated that eating food containing nucleic acids strengthens the immune system and helps prevent certain diseases. These beneficial effects are mostly caused by the nucleotides and nucleosides that are produced during the digestion of the acids.![twitter](https://images.medindia.net/icons/news/social/twitter.png)
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Professor Kojima-Yuasa’s team used compounds of nucleic acids derived from salmon milt DNA and torula yeast RNA and showed that chemical compounds like guanosine could prevent the proliferation of certain cancer cells in laboratory rats. The compounds stopped the cells from starting their replication phase.
“Our research provides a new perspective on the physiological functions of nucleic acids derived from food,” Professor Kojima-Yuasa explained. “We hold hope that this will be a crucial step toward cancer prevention.”
Reference:
- Suppression of Ehrlich ascites tumor cell proliferation via G1 arrest induced by dietary nucleic acid-derived nucleosides - (https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0305775)
Source-Eurekalert