If you want to look at cancer research in general, it's clear that the condition comes about because of certain reasons. Even though we don't have clear answers most of the time, genetics and environment alike seem to have their roles on the matter. What about the means which can aid in the state of the condition at hand? While I didn't know this before, a recent report came into my attention, detailing how amino acids may just play their role in this, too.
Science Daily posted this report and it went into detail about how an enzyme which breaks down amino acids may aid in the aggressive nature of tumors. Initially, the study was to find out more about therapies until this finding had come to the surface. By nature, tumors require energy in high amounts and amino acids most certainly have these. After looking through the report in question in detail, it has led me to believe that this is the kind of fuel which can worsen the condition.
I believe that tumors, while fueled by amino acids, cannot look at these as the only source. For example, sugar is consumed regularly and in the body, it makes the transformation into glucose. This is utilized in order to keep the brain operational and every part of it is nourished, which means that the tumors are entailed too. You can make the argument that the ketogenic diet can help patients, though, since it has more of an emphasis on good fats as opposed to sugar sources.
The report talked about one enzyme in particular in amino acids called isocitrate dehydrogenase, or IDH for short. According to previous cases of cancer research, scientists have found mutations in this particular gene coding when assessing patients. Organizations like Voices Against Brain Cancer can tell you that this is linked to glioblastoma, which is seen as the most common yet troublesome tumor type to consider. With research constantly being done, though, we can only hope more results will arise so that they can parlay into therapy.
I, for one, am always open to reading stories involving cancer research since it seems like we find out something new each day. Today, it was a matter of me reading up on amino acids and how the breakdown of them can cause tumors to become more aggressive. What does this mean for the future, you may wonder? I can only hope that it plays into said future in such a way that we will be able to see even more therapies constructed over the course of time.
Science Daily posted this report and it went into detail about how an enzyme which breaks down amino acids may aid in the aggressive nature of tumors. Initially, the study was to find out more about therapies until this finding had come to the surface. By nature, tumors require energy in high amounts and amino acids most certainly have these. After looking through the report in question in detail, it has led me to believe that this is the kind of fuel which can worsen the condition.
I believe that tumors, while fueled by amino acids, cannot look at these as the only source. For example, sugar is consumed regularly and in the body, it makes the transformation into glucose. This is utilized in order to keep the brain operational and every part of it is nourished, which means that the tumors are entailed too. You can make the argument that the ketogenic diet can help patients, though, since it has more of an emphasis on good fats as opposed to sugar sources.
The report talked about one enzyme in particular in amino acids called isocitrate dehydrogenase, or IDH for short. According to previous cases of cancer research, scientists have found mutations in this particular gene coding when assessing patients. Organizations like Voices Against Brain Cancer can tell you that this is linked to glioblastoma, which is seen as the most common yet troublesome tumor type to consider. With research constantly being done, though, we can only hope more results will arise so that they can parlay into therapy.
I, for one, am always open to reading stories involving cancer research since it seems like we find out something new each day. Today, it was a matter of me reading up on amino acids and how the breakdown of them can cause tumors to become more aggressive. What does this mean for the future, you may wonder? I can only hope that it plays into said future in such a way that we will be able to see even more therapies constructed over the course of time.
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