Acai Berry Destroys Cancer Cells In Lab, UF Study Shows
University of Florida News
A Acai berry is known as a healthy food contains antioxidants that destroyed human cancer cells examined in a recent University of Florida study, one of the first to investigate the fruit’s purported benefits.
Published today in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, the study showed extracts from acai berries triggered a self-destruct response tested up to 86 percent of leukemia cells.
Researchers have noted that the study funded by UF sources, was not intended to show whether compounds found in acai berries could prevent leukemia in people. "This is a model of cell culture, and do not want to give false hope to anyone". "We are encouraged by the results. Compounds that show good result against cancer cells in a model system are more likely to have a positive effect in our bodies."
In the current UF study, six different chemical extracts were made from acai fruit pulp, and each extract was prepared in seven concentrations. Four of the extracts were shown to kill significant numbers of leukemia cells when applied for 24 hours. Depending on the extract and concentration, anywhere from about 35 percent to 86 percent of the cells died.
Acai berries are already considered one of the richest fruit sources of antioxidants. This study was an important step toward learning what people may gain from using beverages, dietary supplements or other products made with the berries. Other fruits, including grapes, guavas and mangoes, contain antioxidants shown to kill cancer cells in similar studies. Experts are uncertain how much effect antioxidants have on cancer cells in the human body, because factors such as nutrient absorption, metabolism and the influence of other biochemical processes may influence the antioxidants’ chemical activity.
Another UF study to be planned, will investigate the effects of acai’s antioxidants on healthy human subjects. The study will determine how well the compounds are absorbed into the blood, and how they may affect blood pressure, cholesterol levels and related other health indicators. So far, only the basic research has been done on acai berry, which has been at least 50 to 75 contains not yet unidentified compounds. “One reason so little is known about acai berries is that they’re perishable and are traditionally used immediately after picking,” researcher said. “Products made with processed acai berries have only been available for about five years, so researchers in many parts of the world have had little or no opportunity to study them.”
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