10/02/2018 / By Ralph Flores
An extract derived from the leaves of the Centella asiatica plant, also known as gotu kola, has been found to reduce pro-inflammatory cytokine levels, which are linked to cachexia caused by cancer, according to a report by researchers at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa and Manipal University in India, published in BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
The findings suggest that CLE was able to increase antioxidant levels in both normal PBMC and THP-1 cells while reducing pro-inflammatory cytokine levels and regulating apoptosis and caspase activity, which can attenuate cancer cachexia.
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Journal Reference:
Naidoo DB, Chuturgoon AA, Phulukdaree A, Guruprasad KP, Satyamoorthy K, Sewram V. CENTELLA ASIATICA MODULATES CANCER CACHEXIA ASSOCIATED INFLAMMATORY CYTOKINES AND CELL DEATH IN LEUKAEMIC THP-1 CELLS AND PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELLS (PBMC’S). BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 1 August 2017;17(1). (377). DOI: 10.1186/s12906-017-1865-2
Tagged Under: alternative medicine, antioxidants, cachexia, cancer, Centella asiatica, Glutathione, herbal medicine, Herbs, inflammation, leukemia, natural cures, natural medicine, pro-inflammatory cytokine