cancer inhibiting action of kefir

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From: nativelegal@...

Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2011 19:25:49 -0500

Subject: [R_K_M] Kefir research shows kefir effective on several types cancers

I am copy/pasting the place where you will find the full article that

this Abstract summarizes. It is a lot of scientific/medical

terminology, but read " slowly " and grasp the importance of our little

kefir grains!! I will share this on a couple other sites also as I

believe it is important, if, for nothing else, to help refute the ppl

out there who think its a useless " fad " of some kind!

http://cigjournals.metapress.com/content/r441x054241rvq14/fulltext.pdf

*The Antiproliferative Effect of Kefir Cell-Free Fraction on HuT-102

Malignant T Lymphocytes*

Kefir is produced by adding kefir grains (a mass of proteins,

polysaccharides, bacteria, and yeast) to pasteurized milk;*it has been

shown to control several cellular types of cancer, such as Sarcoma 180

in mice, lung carcinoma, and human mammary cancer. Human T-cell

lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is the causative agent of adult

T-cell leukemia, which is a fatal disease with no effective treatment.*

The current study aims at investigating the effect of a cellfree

fraction of kefir on HuT-102 cells, which are HTLV-1--positive malignant

T-lymphocytes. Cells were incubated with different kefir concentrations:

the cytotoxicity of the compound was evaluated by determining the

percentage viability of cells. The effect of all the noncytotoxic

concentrations of kefir cell-free fraction on the proliferation of

HuT-102 cells was then assessed. The levels of transforming growth

factor (TGF)-? mRNA upon kefir treatment were then analyzed using

reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction. Finally, the growth

inhibitory effects of kefir on cell cycle progression and/or apoptosis

were assessed by flow cytometry. The maximum cytotoxicity recorded at 80

?g/?L for 48 hours was only 43%. The percent reduction in proliferation

was very significant, dose and time dependent, and reached 98% upon

60-?g/?L treatment for 24 hours. Kefir cell-free fraction caused the

downregulation of TGF-?, which is a cytokine that induces the

proliferation and replication of cells. Finally, a marked increase in

cell cycle distribution was noted in the pre-G1 phase.*In conclusion,

kefir is effective in inhibiting proliferation and inducing apoptosis of

HTLV-1--positive malignant T-lymphocytes. Therefore, further in vivo

investigation is highly recommended.*