By: Esteban. on Domenica 24 Marzo 2013 09:06
(2 agosto 2011) – BRISBANE- Secondo uno studio condotto dai ricercatori della Queensland University of Technology di Brisbane (Australia), coordinati da Patrick Ling, i funghi coriolus versicolor potrebbero sconfiggere il cancro alla prostata, uno dei tumori più diffusi tra gli uomini: le stime parlano di poco più di 23.500 nuovi casi ogni anno in Italia.
Risultato? A differenza del gruppo di controllo, i topi che avevano assunto la sostanza non mostravano più traccia del tumore: l’estratto aveva soppresso la patologia al 100%. Stando agli studiosi, il polisaccaropeptide è stato in grado di sconfiggere le staminali tumorali, ossia le cellule responsabili dell’origine e dello sviluppo della patologia.
^Cancro alla prostata, i funghi coriolus versicolor potrebbero combatterlo#http://www.ilquotidianoitaliano.it/salute/2011/08/news/cancro-alla-prostata-i-funghi-coriolus-versicolor-potrebbero-combatterlo-108299.html/^
^Articles on Mushrooms and Health by Paul Stamets#http://www.fungi.com/blog/items/information-about-mushrooms-health.html^
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