Supplementation
with vitamin E could help to prevent cancer in patients with an
under-recognized genetic disorder, according to new research.
The research suggests that the vitamin may help to stop the development
of cancers in people suffering from a genetic disease that predisposes
them to increased risk of cancers. The researchers explained that
several genetic mutations known to be present in Cowden Syndrome (CS)
may be responsible for cancer development. The researchers also
discovered that mutations in certain genes, responsible for energy
production result in an accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS)
that causes damage to cells and makes them more prone to becoming
cancerous.
However, when vitamin E was applied to the cells with such mutations,
ROS accumulation decreased, as well as the accompanying cellular damage.
«These findings support the notion that vitamin E may be useful as an
anti-cancer therapeutic adjunct or preventive agent, specially for CS
patients harboring SDH mutations, and its protective properties should
be further explored,» they said.
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