28/10/2013
THE POWER OF PHYCOCYANIN: THE "BLUE PIGMENT" FOUND ONLY IN SPIRULINA, WHICH CAUSES CANCER CELLS TO "COMMIT SU***DE'
Phycocyanin Vs. Cancer
"Phycocyanin induces apoptosis in the existing and proliferating
cancer cells and being a natural antioxidant, it also helps getting
rid of any cancer promoting oxidative stress. Phycocyanin lowers the
amount of cyclooxygenase-2 which is upregulated in cancer cells. It is
established that Phycocyanin induces apoptosis in cancer cells by
changing the Bcl-2/Bax ratio (Bcl-2 is an anti apoptosis protein, Bax
is a pro-apoptotic protein, the ratio of Bcl-2/Bax represents the
degree of apoptosis) and the release of Cyt-c in the cytosol (Lu et
al, 2011)."