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posted by mrpg on Wednesday April 03 2019, @08:44AM   Printer-friendly
from the I-hop-it-works dept.

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Liver, colon cancer cells thwarted by compounds derived from hops

Unlike the primary compound, xanthohumol, known as XN, the derivatives don't metabolize into phytoestrogens. Phytoestrogens are plant-based chemicals similar to female sex hormones that help some types of tumors grow and can cause other health problems as well.

The research showed, for the first time, that the derivatives have cancer-fighting effectiveness similar to that of XN in liver and colon carcinomas. That means the two non-estrogenic derivatives are attractive alternatives for testing, along with XN, in future preclinical studies..

[...] Xanthohumol is produced by humulus lupulus, the common hop plant. More than 20 years ago, researchers discovered that XN inhibits cell growth in a variety of cancer cell lines.


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  • (Score: 2) by Snospar on Wednesday April 03 2019, @09:06AM (1 child)

    by Snospar (5366) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday April 03 2019, @09:06AM (#824014)

    Humulus Lupulus

    That is definitely straight out of Harry Potter!

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  • (Score: 3, Funny) by Rivenaleem on Wednesday April 03 2019, @09:35AM

    by Rivenaleem (3400) on Wednesday April 03 2019, @09:35AM (#824016)

    It's always Lupus!