Strawberries Most Effective in Fighting Against Cancer Cells

Strawberries Most Effective in Fighting Against Cancer Cells: "In one phase of the study, all of the berry extracts exhibited

anti-proliferative effects and did so in a dose-dependent manner. The

strongest strawberry effects were seen against two types of oral cancer cells

and one type of colon cancer cells. A second phase of the experiment measured

their ability to induce programmed cell death (apoptosis) against a

cyclooxygenase (COX)-II expressing enzyme colon cancer cell. The results

showed that the berries were potent inducers of apoptosis in the human colon

cancer cells.

Navindra Seeram, Ph.D., presented the findings of this study at the

International Berry Health Benefits Symposium, June 13-14, 2005."