| According to a study published in the March 2006 | | | | produced, but did not obstruct normal movement of |
| issue of Cancer Research, capsicum helps halt | | | | androgen receptor into the nucleus of the cancer |
| prostrate cancer spread. Capsaicin probably has a | | | | cells where the steroid receptor works to regulate |
| certain positive consequence, the study concluded. | | | | androgen target genes such as PSA (prostate |
| Most important seems to be blocking NF-kappa Beta | | | | specific antigen). The same source claims that |
| effect, a molecular mechanism that promotes cancer | | | | capsaicin had a significant anti-proliferative action on |
| cell growth. | | | | human prostate cancer cells in culture. It also |
| | | | significant slowed the development of prostate |
| Capsicum it's a pepper and capsaicin is the ingredient | | | | tumors created by those human cell lines grown in |
| that makes them hot. | | | | mouse models. |
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| The study concluded that in prostate cancer cells | | | | In addition, capsaicin also was effective against |
| whose growth is testosterone dependent, capsaicin | | | | leukemia, and might be effective in slowing or |
| influenced more prostate cancer cells to freeze in a | | | | preventing the growth of other cancers as well. |
| non-proliferative status, called G0/G1. The research | | | | |
| team also found that prostate cancer cells that are | | | | It may be possible that capsaicin to be extracted |
| androgen independent reacted to capsaicin in a similar | | | | from hot chillies and have it soon as a drug. However, |
| manner. | | | | people should take care not to increase the chillies |
| | | | intake as that has been associated with stomach |
| Based on team's explanation, capsaicin lowers the | | | | cancers. |
| amount of androgen receptor that the tumor cells | | | | |