Sentences with phrase «halt cell growth»

This indicated that loss of the gene might somehow be halting cell growth.

Inhibiting RNR shuts down DNA synthesis and halts cell growth, making RNR inhibitors effective cancer drugs.

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Strawberries also contain fisetin, which halts the growth of cancerous cells while diminishing tumors» blood supply.

As well as containing vitamins and minerals its abundant with polyphenol antioxidants which help protect against cancer, one polyphenol in particular can slow or halt the growth of cancer cells!

Most cancer therapies are aimed at halting cancer growth by stopping cells from rapidly dividing.

Also known as the «Guardian of the Genome,» p53 fights cancer by causing damaged cells to die or by halting the growth of mutant cells before they become cancerous and spread to the rest of the body.

Now, results of a new study by Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center scientists suggests a powerful role for the protein in normal breast cells, acting as a tumor suppressor that halts abnormal cell growth.

In a paper published online May 17, 2016 in the journal Nature Communications, de Jong and co-first author Koji Taniguchi, MD, PhD, and colleagues, report that treating both ERK1 / 2 and the compensatory pathway, ERK5, concurrently with a combination of drug inhibitors halted colorectal cancer growth more effectively in both mouse models and human colorectal cancer cell lines.

The researchers have shown that two existing drugs can halt this growth in human cells.

Several anti-cancer drugs attempt to halt the growth of tumors by blocking mTOR, a key part of a growth - regulating network that is often disrupted in cancer cells.

A process known to kill adult nerve cells also halts stem cell growth, causing neurodegeneration

These inhibitors effectively targeted and blocked Msi expressing cells, resulting in halted tumor growth in animal models as well as in patient - derived cancer cells, which harbor more complex mutations and are uniformly drug - resistant.

She also noted the targeting Msi in primary tumors significantly changed «the trajectory of progression by halting pancreatic cancer growth and improving survival,» inhibiting both cancer stem cells and other tumor cells.

Because the protein is already functioning well in this context, its more common ability — halting the growth of other, unwanted cells — may also be easier to exploit, the researchers suggest.

Waves of Wnt signalling spreading from hair to hair activate follicle growth, followed by waves of BMP signalling that shut down the stem cells in these follicles, halting growth.

In Heil's trial — which enrolled its second and third participants this past spring — the City of Hope researchers are now directly testing whether more cells, given for longer, can actually halt tumor growth without causing any undue harm.

Additionally the researchers think that targeting CRIPTO and GRP78 — which are ideal drug targets since they are present outside of cells — could halt or slow cancer growth.

When they transferred T cells lacking the LPA5 receptor into mice with cancer, tumor growth essentially halted.

«What's interesting is that even a single break transmits a global signal through the cell, halting cell division and growth,» says O'Shea.

Many breast cancers use hormones, such as oestrogen, to drive their growth and current treatment options aim to block the hormonal activity in order to halt the growth of the breast cancer cells.

In addition to halting growth, senescent cells secrete abnormally large amounts of proteins that inflame the immune system and degrade the normal supporting tissue architecture.

Researchers discovered in this study that the growth of cancer cells is selectively halted with zinc but leaves normal esophageal epithelial cells untouched.

Research has revealed that sulforaphane halted the growth of breast cancer and prostate cancer cells.

Some claim that it does promote the growth of breast cancer cells, while others say that it can halt the tumor.

In absence of this characteristic cells are able to grow rapidly and invade surrounding tissues even though they may be receiving, but not processing appropriately, external signals to halt growth.