Antineoplastic effect of nutrient mixture on Raji and Jurkat T cells: the two highly aggressive non Hodgkin’s lymphoma cell lines
MW Roomi, BA Bhanap, NW Roomi, A. Niedzwiecki and M. Rath
Experimental Oncology 2009; 31(3): 149-155.
Abstract:
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas incidence has increased more than 70% in last 25 years. Aggressiveness, higher relapse rate, and treatment complications pose significant barriers. Decreased food intake and side effects of treatments make cancer patients vulnerable to deficiency of essential nutrients such as vitamin C, lysine, and proline leading to the formation of weak extra cellular matrix susceptible to easy breakdown by matrix metalloproteinase enzymes. Inhibition of these enzymes has shown promise in stopping metastasis.