Scientific evidence of the significant anti-cancer effect of milk thistle

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Public release date: 14-Nov-2007

World Journal of

Gastroenterology

Scientific

evidence of the significant anti-cancer effect of milk thistle

Recently,

scientists demonstrated the anti-cancer effects of silibinin,

a major biologically active compound of milk thistle. Being

widely used as a folk remedy for liver diseases, milk thistle is safe and

well-tolerated, and it protects the liver from drug or alcohol-related injury. Silibinin is highly purified

from milk thistle, with a defined chemical structure and molecular weight.

The study

was carried out by Dr. Ke-Qin Hu

and his research team at the University

of California, Irvine. Dr. Hu is a long¨Cterm

and well-experienced research scientist and physician in the field of hepatology. He has published over

70 scientific articles in various medical professional journals. Many of his scientific research publications are focused

on viral hepatitis B and C, cirrhosis, and liver cancer, all of which have

significantly contributed to our better understanding of common liver diseases.

Dr. Hu and his colleagues' discovery of silibilin's

anti-liver cancer effects was published in the October 28 issue of the World

Journal of Gastroenterology. The researchers found

that silibilin can significantly reduce the growth of

several human hepatoma cell lines. In

addition, they demonstrated that silibinin mediates

anti-liver cancer effects by (1) reduced cancer cell proliferation and cell

cycle progression; (2) enhanced programmed death of cancer cells; and (3)

altered chromatin structure of the cancer cells.

Their research results indicate that silibinin can be used to prevent the development of liver

cancer, one of the most common cancers worldwide. The

results have also opened our minds to the possibility of testing other herbal

supplements for possible treatment of human cancers.

Barb in Texas - Together in the Fight, Whatever it Takes!

Son Ken (33) UC 91 - PSC 99 - Tx 6/21 & 6/30/07 @ Baylor in Dallas

[Guest guest]

I guess I'll continue to take it!

Arne

56 - UC 1977, PSC 2000

Alive and (mostly) well in Minnesota

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From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Barb Henshaw

Public release date: 14-Nov-2007

World Journal of Gastroenterology <http://www.wjgnet.com>

....Their research results indicate that silibinin can be used to prevent the development of liver cancer, one of the most common cancers worldwide. The results have also opened our minds to the possibility of testing other herbal supplements for possible treatment of human cancers.

Barb in Texas - Together in the Fight, Whatever it Takes!

Son Ken (33) UC 91 - PSC 99 - Tx 6/21 & 6/30/07 @ Baylor in Dallas

[Guest guest]

Arne,

I am not so sure if you are enrolled in the Mayo

Clinic High Dose Of Urso study. For some reason i

thought you are. If so, then according to the study

rules you are not to take milk thistle along with

Urso.

PSC/UC

--- A & J M wrote:

> I guess I'll continue to take it!

>

> Arne

> 56 - UC 1977, PSC 2000

> Alive and (mostly) well in Minnesota

>

>

> ________________________________

>

> From:

> [mailto: ] On

> Behalf Of Barb Henshaw

>

>

> Public release date: 14-Nov-2007

>

> World Journal of Gastroenterology

> <http://www.wjgnet.com>

>

>

> ...Their research results indicate that silibinin

> can be used to prevent the

> development of liver cancer, one of the most common

> cancers worldwide. The

> results have also opened our minds to the

> possibility of testing other

> herbal supplements for possible treatment of human

> cancers.

>

> Barb in Texas - Together in the Fight, Whatever it

> Takes!

>

> Son Ken (33) UC 91 - PSC 99 - Tx 6/21 & 6/30/07 @

> Baylor in Dallas

>

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I'm not - thanks for checking.

Arne

________________________________

From: [mailto: ] On

Behalf Of Dado

Arne,

I am not so sure if you are enrolled in the Mayo Clinic High Dose Of Urso

study...