Suppressing activity of common intestinal bacteria reduces tumor growth
Sunday, May 9, 2010 - 23:30
in Health & Medicine
Common intestinal bacteria appear to promote tumor growths in genetically susceptible mice, but tumorigenesis can be suppressed if the mice are exposed to an inhibiting protein enzyme, researchers has discovered. The research could portend an eventual new form of treatment for people with familial adenomatous polyposis or FAP, an inherited condition in which numerous initially benign polyps form in the large intestine, eventually transforming into malignant colon cancer.