Cancer's 'Achilles' heel' is discovered by scientists
Aug 29, 2021 20:15:56 GMT -5
Post by bloodbought on Aug 29, 2021 20:15:56 GMT -5
Cancer's 'Achilles' heel' is discovered by scientists: Enzyme which help's tumors' growth could be inhibited to slow disease
A new study revealed what could be cancer's 'Achilles' heel,' after researchers discovered an enzyme that fuels tumor growth when oxygen levels are low
Researchers at the University of British Columbia have uncovered the protein in question, called CAIX, allowing cancerous cells to adapt and aggressively grow
The study suggests that inhibiting this protein could treat the most lethal kinds of cancer, including breast, pancreatic, lungs, bowel, and prostate
It was conducted at the University of British Columbia, will help researchers in the development of drugs that will attack cancerous tumors and their growth
By MATT MCNULTY FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 16:12 EDT, 29 August 2021 | UPDATED: 16:33 EDT, 29 August 2021
A new study has revealed what could be cancer's 'Achilles' heel,' after researchers at the University of British Columbia discovered an enzyme that fuels tumor growth when oxygen levels are low.
The protein in question, called CAIX (Carbonic Anhydrase IX), allows cancerous cells to adapt in the face of treatment and aggressively grow throughout the body.
Scientists hope that they may be able to block the production of CAIX in the body, thus slowing or even the halting the growth of tumors in patients.
The study finds that this revelation could be crucial in treating the most lethal kinds of cancer, including breast, pancreatic, lungs, bowel, and prostate.
'Cancer cells depend on the CAIX enzyme to survive, which ultimately makes it their ‘Achilles heel.' By inhibiting its activity, we can effectively stop the cells from growing,' says senior study author Professor Shoukat Dedhar in a university statement.
The point of the study, which was published in the medical journal Science Advances, is to help researchers in the development of drugs that will attack cancerous tumors and their growth.
Full story at link
A new study revealed what could be cancer's 'Achilles' heel,' after researchers discovered an enzyme that fuels tumor growth when oxygen levels are low
Researchers at the University of British Columbia have uncovered the protein in question, called CAIX, allowing cancerous cells to adapt and aggressively grow
The study suggests that inhibiting this protein could treat the most lethal kinds of cancer, including breast, pancreatic, lungs, bowel, and prostate
It was conducted at the University of British Columbia, will help researchers in the development of drugs that will attack cancerous tumors and their growth
By MATT MCNULTY FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 16:12 EDT, 29 August 2021 | UPDATED: 16:33 EDT, 29 August 2021
A new study has revealed what could be cancer's 'Achilles' heel,' after researchers at the University of British Columbia discovered an enzyme that fuels tumor growth when oxygen levels are low.
The protein in question, called CAIX (Carbonic Anhydrase IX), allows cancerous cells to adapt in the face of treatment and aggressively grow throughout the body.
Scientists hope that they may be able to block the production of CAIX in the body, thus slowing or even the halting the growth of tumors in patients.
The study finds that this revelation could be crucial in treating the most lethal kinds of cancer, including breast, pancreatic, lungs, bowel, and prostate.
'Cancer cells depend on the CAIX enzyme to survive, which ultimately makes it their ‘Achilles heel.' By inhibiting its activity, we can effectively stop the cells from growing,' says senior study author Professor Shoukat Dedhar in a university statement.
The point of the study, which was published in the medical journal Science Advances, is to help researchers in the development of drugs that will attack cancerous tumors and their growth.
Full story at link
