Monday, February 16, 2009

Simulation of DNA damage to cancer cells to commit suicide

Xinhua News Agency this morning on the 15th the French researchers published studies indicate that people can use a molecular "bait" to simulate the DNA damage, thereby promoting cancer cells to commit suicide. 

 Marie Curie Institute in Paris, France Teles led the researchers to produce small DNA fragments, copying the genetic code at both ends of the double helix structure of damaged, so that those stubborn cancer cells think they are seriously damaged, and "suicide", that is, programmed cell death. 

 The research results were published in the latest issue of the United States, "Clinical Cancer Research" on. The researchers said that a number of malignant tumors are resistant to conventional therapy, this study has opened up a new deal with malignant road. 

 In mice to do the experiments showed that rats with radiation therapy before the use of this method, the elimination of 75% to 100% of the cancer cells, but only with radiation therapy, only the destruction of 30% to 50% of cancer cells. 

He said that if all goes well, researchers may be the beginning of the end of 2010 volunteers started in clinical trials.

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