[cancercured] Re: Fwd: Red Wine Compound May Fight Pancreatic Cancer

You can get all or most o f the compounds from wine by eating or
juicing grapes and you won't have the alcohol.

GB
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> 1. Red Wine Compound May Fight Pancreatic Cancer
> A compound found in the skin of red grapes and red wine may help
induce pancreatic cancer cells to malfunction and die, a lab study
has found.
> The compound, called resveratrol, is produced by certain plants
as part of their defense arsenal against pathogens. A handful of
foods, including raspberries, blueberries and peanuts, contain
resveratrol, but it is most abundant in the skin of red grapes and,
therefore, red wine.
> In the new study, researchers at the University of Rochester
Medical Center in New York treated human pancreatic cancer cells with
resveratrol, either alone or in combination with radiation.
> They found that the wine compound disrupted the activity of the
cancer cells' mitochondria, energy-producing centers needed for cells
to function. Resveratrol also impaired certain cancer-cell proteins
that thwart chemotherapy by pumping drugs out of the cell.
> In combination with radiation, but not alone, the compound bumped
up the production of cell-damaging substances called reactive oxygen
species -- potentially making the cancer cells more destructible.
> And, in fact, cancer cells treated with the combination were more
likely to self-destruct, the study found.
> "While additional studies are needed, this research indicates
that resveratrol has a promising future as part of the treatment for
cancer," lead investigator Dr. Paul Okunieff said in a university
statement.

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