Cephalopod Inck Cures Cancer?

July 13, 2011

Re: Cephalopod ink cures cancer.

Re: _Cephalopod ink cures cancer_

(6/01/2011 12:55 PM)

Interesting. It also says cephalopod ink has been shown to be toxic to

retroviruses so it could also be a cure for HIV. Obviously there is still a

lot of research needed in order to truly know the chemical effects of

cephalopod ink, but this could be history in the making. At the same time,

though,

how invasive and stressful would this research be on the individual

cephalopods? I'm sure it takes a lot of energy to ink, and is probably

unpleasant

to experience on a regular basis. This is still very interesting and

probably something to be researched nonetheless.

_Squid Ink Discovered to be Antiangiogenic_

March 24, 2010

Squid ink is used as a defense mechanism in many species of marine

cephalopods, and is also considered a delicacy in Spanish and other cuisines.

It

now joins a growing number of marine-derived sources of naturally occurring

inhibitors of angiogenesis.

A new paper in the journal Carbohydrate Polymers illuminates the potential

anti-cancer properties of a sulfated polysaccharide isolated from the ink

of the squid Ommastrephes bartrami. Ommastrephes bartrami, known as the

neon flying squid, is a species found in the western Pacific Ocean. In

laboratory experiments, squid ink polysaccharides (SIPs) inhibited

angiogenesis,

the growth of new capillary blood vessels, and the invasion and migration of

tumor cells. Angiogenesis is critical for the growth and development of

cancerous tumors. This is the first study to show that substances derived

from squid ink could form the basis of new therapies for the prevention of

tumor metastasis and possibly angiogenesis.

I just learned about this on Dr. Oz

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