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Researchers from the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College are studying Toxoplasma gondii's ability to stimulate the body to kill cancerous cells.
When the parasite enters a human — via contaminated drinking water, undercooked and contaminated meat or even a cat's litter tray — cells that combat cancer are created in response. They said that cancer can halt a body's immune system, but T. gondii can help kick-start it again.
The researchers created a mutant form of T. gondii called cps so that the parasite wouldn't replicate inside cancer patients, who have weakened immune systems. They tested on mice with melanoma and ovarian cancer and found that they had a high chance of surviving when treated with cps.
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Researchers from the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College are studying Toxoplasma gondii's ability to stimulate the body to kill cancerous cells.
When the parasite enters a human — via contaminated drinking water, undercooked and contaminated meat or even a cat's litter tray — cells that combat cancer are created in response. They said that cancer can halt a body's immune system, but T. gondii can help kick-start it again.
The researchers created a mutant form of T. gondii called cps so that the parasite wouldn't replicate inside cancer patients, who have weakened immune systems. They tested on mice with melanoma and ovarian cancer and found that they had a high chance of surviving when treated with cps.
More.
NY Daily News
Science Daily
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