Indirubin, component Of Chinese herbal remedy, might block brain tumor's spread, study suggests
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 - 16:30
in Health & Medicine
Indirubin, the active ingredient in a traditional Chinese herbal medicine, might offer a new strategy for treating glioblastoma, a deadly form of brain cancer. A new study shows that indirubin both blocks the migration of glioblastoma cells, preventing their spread to other areas of the brain, and the migration of endothelial cells, preventing them from forming the new blood vessels the tumor needs to grow.