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Definition: "An ergogenic aid is any substance or phenomenon that enhances performance "
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Ginger, a prostate cancer inhibitor
Nearly all men, if they live long enough, develop prostate cancer. Not a great prospect, which is why there's a great interest in cheap, non-toxic supplements that inhibit prostate cancer. In 2012, researchers at Georgia State University reported that they found a promising one: ginger extract.
In vitro study
The researchers did test-tube experiments on cells, and observed that more died at concentrations around 100 microgram/millilitre. Healthy prostate cells [PrEC] and human primary fibroblasts [HDT] did not die.
GE = ginger-extract.
Animal study
The human equivalent of this dose – based on a man weighing 70 kg – is 567 mg extract per day.
A hundred grams of fresh ginger will give you this, the researchers have estimated. [We prefer the extract, thank you very much- ed.]
The extract inhibited the synthesis of cyclin B1, D1 and E. Cyclines are proteins that direct the development of a cell. Protein synthesis is higher in cancer cells. The extract boosted the concentration of p21 and active caspase-3.
These two proteins are active when cells commit suicide. Cancer cells deactivate these suicide mechanisms, but apparently ginger is capable of reactivating them.
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