Sunday, March 31, 2013

Researchers shed light on metabolic changes in pancreatic cancer cell

 This sounds like a tremendous breakthrough!  Here is an excerpt.....
     "The research team revealed that pancreatic cancer cells break down glutamine in a manner that is unique from normal cells. Furthermore, the study shows that pancreatic cancer cells are quite dependent on glutamine as a source of energy. In analyses of cells in a dish and pancreatic cancer cells implanted into mice, the researchers discovered that blocking key proteins in the cellular process by which glutamine is metabolized slowed or stopped the growth of pancreatic cancer cells. Importantly, blocking this process had no effect on healthy cells from the pancreas."  https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=2092494039611853273#editor/target=post;postID=2661093224732001289



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