Tobacco will help in the treatment of cancer
Last reviewed: 17.10.2021
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Included in the composition of tobacco substances, will help to destroy cancer cells from the inside, to this conclusion came the scientists from Australia. As it turned out during the new research project, tobacco not only provokes the growth of cancerous tumors in the human body, but also effectively helps in the fight against such pathological cells.
Specialists managed to find out that the plant contains a molecule of NaD1, which is able to penetrate into cancer cells already existing in the human body and destroy them from the inside. The scientists noted that the molecules have an unusual purposeful action and almost instantly recognize the pathological cells and begin to move towards their membrane.
Another of the many unusual abilities of the NaD1 molecule is that when cancer cells are destroyed, the adjacent healthy cells remain intact. According to the researchers, this selectivity is due to the fact that the plant has the ability to protect itself against many negative factors and pathogens.
Australian experts noted that this discovery still needs additional research. The research team itself counts on the invention of a drug for combating cancer, which will include a molecule of NaD1.
In March, American scientists published the results of their research project, in which they managed to make a certain health indicator from the E. Coli. After numerous genetic modifications, specialists were able to introduce on the rod indicators that react to certain biological preparations. After extracting such a "spy" from the body, scientists were able to obtain information about the state of the intestinal microflora. Thanks to the received data, it is possible to estimate the general state of human health, as well as to reveal the predisposition to certain diseases.
In earlier works of scientists, it was possible to identify a molecule that blocks the principle of saving pathological cells from death. Experts know that for cancer cells, the harmful effects of oxygen. The discovery of scientists will allow to fight more effectively non-small-celled cancer - the most common form of oncological diseases.
Cancer cells are capable of producing oxides that are destructive to cancerous tumors, but the same cancer cells contain proteins that activate the self-defense mechanism from the harmful effects of oxygen.
According to scientists, the discovered principle of saving cancer cells from destruction will help create special drugs-blockers, which activate the self-destruction of the tumor due to the body's own forces. In the course of their research project, specialists were able to identify the molecule ATN-224, which suppresses the protective protein of the tumor, which leads to the death of pathological cells from the substances that they themselves produce. According to scientists, this discovery will help to develop an effective drug for fighting cancer, which will take a worthy place along with traditional methods of treatment.