Food Proteins and Peptides That Fight Cancer: Anti-Angiogenic, Pro-Apoptotic, and Anti-Metastatic

Nutraceutical proteins and peptides (lactoferricin, soy peptides, casein-derived) showed anticancer activities including apoptosis induction, angiogenesis inhibition, and metastasis suppression — food-derived cancer fighters.

de Mejia, Elvira Gonzalez et al.·Cancer metastasis reviews·2010·
RPEP-016012010RETHINKTHC RESEARCH DATABASErethinkthc.com/research

Quick Facts

Study Type
Not classified
Evidence
Not graded
Sample
Not reported

What This Study Found

Nutraceutical proteins and peptides (lactoferricin, soy peptides, casein-derived) showed anticancer activities including apoptosis induction, angiogenesis inhibition, and metastasis suppression — food-derived cancer fighters.

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How They Did This

research study.

Why This Research Matters

Relevant for peptide research.

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What This Study Doesn't Tell Us

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Questions This Raises

  • ?Further research needed.

Trust & Context

Key Stat:
Key finding Nutraceutical proteins and peptides (lactoferricin, soy peptides, casein-derived) showed anticancer activities including apoptosis induction, angiogen
Evidence Grade:
emerging evidence.
Study Age:
Published in 2010.
Original Title:
The role of nutraceutical proteins and peptides in apoptosis, angiogenesis, and metastasis of cancer cells.
Published In:
Cancer metastasis reviews, 29(3), 511-28 (2010)
Database ID:
RPEP-01601

Evidence Hierarchy

Meta-Analysis / Systematic Review
Randomized Controlled Trial
Cohort / Case-Control
Cross-Sectional / ObservationalSnapshot without intervening
This study
Case Report / Animal Study
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What was studied?

Food Proteins and Peptides That Fight Cancer: Anti-Angiogenic, Pro-Apoptotic, and Anti-Metastatic

What was found?

Nutraceutical proteins and peptides (lactoferricin, soy peptides, casein-derived) showed anticancer activities including apoptosis induction, angiogenesis inhibition, and metastasis suppression — food-derived cancer fighters.

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RPEP-01601·https://rethinkpeptides.com/research/RPEP-01601

APA

de Mejia, Elvira Gonzalez; Dia, Vermont P. (2010). The role of nutraceutical proteins and peptides in apoptosis, angiogenesis, and metastasis of cancer cells.. Cancer metastasis reviews, 29(3), 511-28. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10555-010-9241-4

MLA

de Mejia, Elvira Gonzalez, et al. "The role of nutraceutical proteins and peptides in apoptosis, angiogenesis, and metastasis of cancer cells.." Cancer metastasis reviews, 2010. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10555-010-9241-4

RethinkPeptides

RethinkPeptides Research Database. "The role of nutraceutical proteins and peptides in apoptosis..." RPEP-01601. Retrieved from https://rethinkpeptides.com/research/de-2010-the-role-of-nutraceutical

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