Kanepis leiduvad toimeained võivad vähendada kasvajaid

kukka Mon Apr 06, 2009 3:43 am

Järjekordne uurimus, milles leitakse THC vähivastane toime, sarnaseid järeldusi on ennegi tehtud, kuid vastavaid uudiseid populaarses meedias ei kajastata.

Marijuana ingredient may reduce tumors: study
LONDON (Reuters) - The active ingredient in marijuana appears to reduce tumor growth, according to a Spanish study published on Wednesday.

The researchers showed giving THC to mice with cancer decreased tumor growth and killed cells off in a process called autophagy.

"Our findings support that safe, therapeutically efficacious doses of THC may be reached in cancer patients," Guillermo Velasco of Complutense University in Madrid and colleagues reported in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.

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