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Grapefruit May Curb Hepatitis C
Grapefruit May Curb Hepatitis C
Grapefruit May Curb Hepatitis C
Miranda Hitti
May 1, 2008 =97 Grapefruits may inspire a new treatment for hepatitis C,
a leading cause of liver disease.
Preliminary lab tests show that naringenin, a compound found in
grapefruit and other citrus fruits, may curb the spread of the
hepatitis C virus by 80%.That might give healthy cells a chance to
regenerate and stem the tide of hepatitis C's spread.
So say researchers including Yaakov Nahmias, PhD, of Harvard Medical
School. They note that there is a "pressing need" for new treatments
for hepatitis C infection because current treatments don't always work
and can have side effects.
Nahmias and colleagues knew that naringenin counters very low density
lipoprotein cholesterol (vLDL, a form of "bad" cholesterol), and they
suspected that the hepatitis C virus may "hitch a ride" on
cholesterol.
That theory held up in test tube experiments. Naringenin curbed vLDL
cholesterol, which made it harder for the hepatitis C virus to spread.
But you might not be able to eat enough grapefruit to get that
benefit.
The gut doesn't absorb naringenin very well, so a naringenin drug,
delivered intravenously, would be a more likely treatment, the
researchers conclude. In further lab tests on mice, naringenin wasn't
fatal and didn't raise liver enzyme levels, so an intravenous
treatment might be a possibility, the researchers report in May's
edition of Hepatology. But it will take more work to develop a
naringenin drug for hepatitis C.
Grapefruit may affect certain types of medications, so a grapefruit-
based approach might not be right for all patients.
SOURCES: Nahmias, Y. Hepatology, May 2008; vol 47: pp 1437-1445; News
release, John Wiley & Sons Inc; WebMD Medical Reference from
Healthwise: "Grapefruit Juice and Medication -- Overview."
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Grapefruit May Curb Hepatitis C
Miranda Hitti
May 1, 2008 =97 Grapefruits may inspire a new treatment for hepatitis C,
a leading cause of liver disease.
Preliminary lab tests show that naringenin, a compound found in
grapefruit and other citrus fruits, may curb the spread of the
hepatitis C virus by 80%.That might give healthy cells a chance to
regenerate and stem the tide of hepatitis C's spread.
So say researchers including Yaakov Nahmias, PhD, of Harvard Medical
School. They note that there is a "pressing need" for new treatments
for hepatitis C infection because current treatments don't always work
and can have side effects.
Nahmias and colleagues knew that naringenin counters very low density
lipoprotein cholesterol (vLDL, a form of "bad" cholesterol), and they
suspected that the hepatitis C virus may "hitch a ride" on
cholesterol.
That theory held up in test tube experiments. Naringenin curbed vLDL
cholesterol, which made it harder for the hepatitis C virus to spread.
But you might not be able to eat enough grapefruit to get that
benefit.
The gut doesn't absorb naringenin very well, so a naringenin drug,
delivered intravenously, would be a more likely treatment, the
researchers conclude. In further lab tests on mice, naringenin wasn't
fatal and didn't raise liver enzyme levels, so an intravenous
treatment might be a possibility, the researchers report in May's
edition of Hepatology. But it will take more work to develop a
naringenin drug for hepatitis C.
Grapefruit may affect certain types of medications, so a grapefruit-
based approach might not be right for all patients.
SOURCES: Nahmias, Y. Hepatology, May 2008; vol 47: pp 1437-1445; News
release, John Wiley & Sons Inc; WebMD Medical Reference from
Healthwise: "Grapefruit Juice and Medication -- Overview."
Who loves ya.
Tom
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Re: Grapefruit May Curb Hepatitis C
But only when combined with ritualistic bleeding, I take it...
But only when combined with ritualistic bleeding, I take it...
Re: Grapefruit May Curb Hepatitis C
On May 1, 3:35 pm, TX-012 <withba...@aol . com > wrote:
But only when combined with ritualistic bleeding, I take it... <<
You've been around for awhile .. eh ..
Yes .. you are right .. one must lower the iron.
It is whether this iron is chelated out by phytic acid or not /
phytate .. which has never been actually tested in its' ability to
pull that iron out of those gnarly places ..
Grapefruit IS good for you .. contrary to what they say ..
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Tom
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On May 1, 3:35 pm, TX-012 <withba...@aol . com > wrote:
But only when combined with ritualistic bleeding, I take it... <<
You've been around for awhile .. eh ..
Yes .. you are right .. one must lower the iron.
It is whether this iron is chelated out by phytic acid or not /
phytate .. which has never been actually tested in its' ability to
pull that iron out of those gnarly places ..
Grapefruit IS good for you .. contrary to what they say ..
Who loves ya.
Tom
Jesus Was A Vegetarian!
* tinyurl . com /2r2nkh
Man Is A Herbivore!
* tinyurl . com /a3cc3
DEAD PEOPLE WALKING
* tinyurl . com /zk9fk
