Viagra fights cancer
Not only has Viagra been linked to the production of new brain cells, now it seeems that the active ingredient can help the body fight cancer. We're as usual talking about mice. So far.
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In a report published in the Nov. 27 issue of the Journal of Experimental Medicine, the Hopkins team says boosted levels of the chemical messenger nitric oxide appear to dampen the effects of a specialized cell that diverts the immune system away from tumors, allowing swarms of cancer-attacking T-cells to migrate to tumor sites in the rodents. Lab-grown cancer cells treated with sildenafil showed similar results, as did tissue samples taken from 14 head and neck cancer and multiple myeloma patients.
Read more: Viagra helps fight cancer | Science Blog
(First posted Dec. 7, 2006 7:41 pm)
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