Botox injections stop stomach cancer

BOTOX can be successfully used to suppress the growth of malignant tumors of the stomach. That is the conclusion drawn by researchers at Columbia University in the United States.

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In mice successful Experiments have shown that the popular anti-wrinkle Cosmetic means It is an effective remedy against cancer stomach . Botox Injections   inhibit tumor growth by blocking the passage of nerve impulses that stimulate cancer stem cells. In laboratory tests, botulinum toxin has shown himself Effective means of suppression of cancer in rodents.

These results hope for the speedy conduct of clinical trials involving human subjects, which are already planned in Norway. In fact, injections Botox   repeat the effect of vagotomy - a surgical procedure, which consists in the dissection of the main trunk or branches of the vagus nerve. This nerve controls the processes related to digestion.

"Scientists have long noticed that malignant tumors in mice and humans contain multiple nerves in cancer cells themselves and around them, - said study author Dr. Timothy Wong. - We would like to know more about the role of nerves in the initiation and growth tumors, focusing on Cancer stomach . It was found that blocking the nerve signals makes cancerous cells more vulnerable - it deprives them of one of the key factors regulating growth. "

Botox does not allow nerve cells to release neurotransmitter acetylcholine, which transmits nerve signals. Note that in cosmetology blockade of acetylcholine It is leading to a temporary smoothing of wrinkles. (READ MORE)

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