Chinese scholars have found that reishic acid can induce the apoptosis of esophal scale cancer cells

, Beijing, August 26 (Xinhua Xu Haitao) As a traditional Chinese medicine, many of Lingzhi's medicinal methods still need to be clarified through scientific research. Recently,
huang Qing researcher team of Hefei Institute of Material Sciences recently made new discoveries in the pharmacological research of Reishi anti-cancer, reishi acid can induce apoptosis and autophagy cell death of esophageal scale cancer cells.
Reishi has more than two thousand years of medicinal history in China, Reishi acid is an important pharmacological component with anti-tumor and inhibition of cell proliferation in Reishi, but there are still many unknown scientific problems to be discovered in its mechanism.
Huangqing task force has been carrying out research on reishi breeding and functional development for many years, and recently they found that reishi acid significantly reduces the vitality of esophageal scale cancer cells at different times and doses, and the effect increases with the increase in dose. Reishi acid can not only induce apoptosis of esophageal scale cancer cells, but also induce autophagy, that is, "eat yourself".
"If apoptosis is the 'suicide' of cells, then autophagy is the 'self-feeding' of cells, an important life process for cells to remove their own garbage and maintain a steady balance." Huang Qing researchers say they have found that reishi acid promotes autophagy, while blocking its fusion with autophagy lysosomes, resulting in autophagy cell death.
their study provides a theoretical basis for the treatment of reishic acid as an anti-tumor adage for esophageal squamous cancer. Recently, the international journal Journal of Ethnic Pharmacology published the results of the study.