Broccoli can prevent cancer and benefit lung

Broccoli can not only prevent cancer, but may also help the immune system clear harmful bacteria from the lungs, New Scientist reported A compound extracted from broccoli is currently in the experimental stage and is expected to become a means of treating lung diseases In smokers and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients who often have lung infection, the cleaning system is defective, and broccoli can enhance the macrophage function of cleaning up the bacteria and wastes accumulated in the lungs Now researchers believe that Nrf2, a chemical pathway that activates macrophages in smokers, has been completely destroyed They also found that sulfur, a plant chemical made from broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables, could repair the pathway The researchers exposed mice to smoke for a week or six months In the lungs of both groups of mice, bacterial colonization increased like that of COPD patients After mice were treated with l-fos, the researchers found an increase in bacterial clearance L-fos enhanced the function of existing macrophages.