Kefir de leite e Kefir de soja possuem atividade antitumoral

Antitumor activity of milk kefir and soy milk kefir in tumor-bearing mice. Liu JR, Wang SY, Lin YY, Lin CW. Nutr Cancer. 2002;44(2):183-7. Laboratory of Chemistry and Technology of Animal Science, Department of Animal Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China. [email protected] Abstract The effects of oral administration of milk and soy milk kefirs on tumor growth in tumor-bearing mice and the mucosal immunoglobulin A response in mice were studied. Oral administration of milk and soy milk kefirs to mice inoculated with sarcoma 180 tumor cells resulted in 64.8% and 70.9% inhibition of tumor growth, respectively, compared with controls. In addition, oral administration of the two kefir types induced apoptotic tumor cell lysis. Total immunoglobulin A levels for tissue extracts from the wall of the small intestine were also significantly higher for mice fed a milk kefir or a soy milk kefir regimen for 30 days. These results suggest that milk and soy milk kefirs may be considered among the more promising food components in terms of cancer prevention and enhancement of mucosal resistance to gastrointestinal infection. PMID: 12734066 ca-0905.pdf http://www.medicinacomplementar.com.br/convertido/ca-0905.htm