UK scientists have found cause of METASTASIS
The London Institute for Cancer Research found that the reason for the spread of metastases, which kills 90% of cancer patients is liziloksidaza enzyme (LOX). And now it can be stopped.
Cancer is so difficult to win because he is able to migrate throughout the body. If killed in tumor blood flow uplyla a single living cell, it can give rise to new, more aggressive tumors. And now confirmed what scientists long suspected. Way metastases thorite seemingly innocuous enzyme liziloksidaza. This protein, which in its composition of copper. He needs a body, as can “merge” the molecule of collagen and elastin – proteins that are normal heals wounds.
But it turned out that LOX plays and one more covert role. It suppresses the ability of tissue rejection reactions to “outsiders.” It also reports that the place for future tumor has already been prepared, you can migrate.
Principal Investigator Janine Erler said:
- The opening is a critical missing element “pazzla” – a puzzle that scientists have long tried to collect. If we can reduce the activity of LOX, it can prevent the formation and metastasis.
In connection with the discovery, published in the fresh issue of the journal Cancer Cell Journal, will recall the great German Rudolf Virhova – the man who first realized that we are composed of cells. It is still more than a hundred years ago, said: “Cancer – this is an open wound.” Bearing in mind that the body perceives as a malignant cell and therefore fitted the wound to her enormous resources in trying to live as a normal wound. These resources and allow the cancer cells divide late as deteriorated. But in the end it is so completely depletes immunity, and people die.
