Tópico: Government Study Proves THC from Cannabis Destroys Cancer Cells

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Government Study Proves THC from Cannabis Destroys Cancer Cells

Medicinal marijuana oil made from cannabis buds, when ingested thrice daily, for two months, will destroy leukemia and cancer cells.  Here is just one study which shows the results:

Delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol-induced apoptosis in Jurkat leukemia T cells is regulated by translocation of Bad to mitochondria.
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Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Virginia Campus, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USA.
Abstract

Plant-derived cannabinoids, including Delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), induce apoptosis in leukemic cells, although the precise mechanism remains unclear. In the current study, we investigated the effect of THC on the upstream and downstream events that modulate the extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) module of mitogen-activated protein kinase pathways primarily in human Jurkat leukemia T cells. The data showed that THC down-regulated Raf-1/mitogen-activated protein kinase/ERK kinase (MEK)/ERK/RSK pathway leading to translocation of Bad to mitochondria. THC also decreased the phosphorylation of Akt. However, no significant association of Bad translocation with phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/Akt and protein kinase A signaling pathways was noted when treated cells were examined in relation to phosphorylation status of Bad by Western blot and localization of Bad to mitochondria by confocal analysis. Furthermore, THC treatment decreased the Bad phosphorylation at Ser(112) but failed to alter the level of phospho-Bad on site Ser(136) that has been reported to be associated with phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/Akt signal pathway. Jurkat cells expressing a constitutively active MEK construct were found to be resistant to THC-mediated apoptosis and failed to exhibit decreased phospho-Bad on Ser(112) as well as Bad translocation to mitochondria. Finally, use of Bad small interfering RNA reduced the expression of Bad in Jurkat cells leading to increased resistance to THC-mediated apoptosis. Together, these data suggested that Raf-1/MEK/ERK/RSK-mediated Bad translocation played a critical role in THC-induced apoptosis in Jurkat cells.

PMID:
    16908594
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

The government study was done by Jia W, Hegde VL, Singh NP, Sisco D, Grant S, Nagarkatti M,Nagarkatti PS at the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Virginia Campus, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USA.

http://www.factoverfiction.com/article/3292

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Eu me lembrei aqui do Bob Marley, que morreu consumido por um câncer. Imagino que se ele fumasse a "erva", pudesse ainda estar na ativa, não???

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Eu me lembrei aqui do Bob Marley, que morreu consumido por um câncer. Imagino que se ele fumasse a "erva", pudesse ainda estar na ativa, não???

E se ele não fumava ele fazia o que?

Comia com farofa?

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"Medicinal marijuana oil made from cannabis buds, when ingested thrice daily, for two months, will destroy leukemia and cancer cells."- do artigo em questão.

Não sei o que o cara estava pensando quando escreveu o artigo, mas para mim a referência direta a o artigo que mostra isso é muito mais importante do que esse abstract citado (que não diz lá muita coisa sobre os efeitos da ingestão de THC).

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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/vBTB64r5dso" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/vBTB64r5dso</a>

Lembrando que THC é uma das moléculas presentes e que há outros canabinóides que parecem exercer um papel mais importante neste sentido.