Mar 11 2008
Proteins protect cells that cause lung cancer
Mar 10: In the recent years many people die of lung cancer than any other cancers including breast, colon and prostate all combined together. The main reason attributed to lung cancer is the presence of excess amount of protein named Bc12 in the cells of the patients who are affected by lung cancer. Earlier, studies have also found that these proteins are triggered by nicotine it gives tumour cells the ability to live longer and enables it to resist chemotherapy.
While commenting on this Xingming Deng of the Univeristy of Florida said: “In most cases the damages in DNA can be sorted out. In contrary the research shows that the protein Bc12 has the inherent ability to block the DNA repair mechanism and there by leads to the formation of tumour and genetic instability.”
He further added that: “Lung cancer remains as the number one killer among all other type of cancer. It is considered as more dangerous and the research tries to shed light on the effective ways to identify and treat lung cancer as the diagnosis process has not been codified yet.”
The cell that promotes genetic mutation and that lost the capability to repair itself is enough for the tumour to develop. The research finding also adds that the protein affects body’s internal ability to repair the affected cells and resist the cancer causing cells. The study also emphasis on to the fact that the protein will promote and protect the cancer causing cells and it also blocks its ability to resist the disease when radiation or nicotine damages the DNA.
