Background: The major active component of the medicinal plant cannabis, Δ9-THC, has been shown in experiments with rats to have therapeutic potential against brain tumors. SETH Group scientists Garret Yount, Ph.D. and Sean McAllister, Ph.D. designed experiments in a time-lapse microscope to test whether Δ9-THC can stop the growth of human glioblastoma multiforma (GBM) brain cancer cells. Using the same tests that are used to judge new chemotherapies, the team discovered that the herbal compound kills human GBM cells at a concentration that is nontoxic to normal brain cells. Click here to see Featured Experiment. Implications: No chemotherapy can match this nontoxic anti-cancer action. The implication is that this plant compound could be a safe medicine against brain tumors, without the side effects of chemotherapy. These exciting results may be just the tip of the iceberg, however, because Δ9-THC is only one of many active compounds in medicinal cannabis. Other active constituents of the Cannabis plant (called cannabinoids) are also likely to have a nontoxic anti-cancer action. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfmmrQm0SGw http://digg.com/general_sciences/THC_in_Action_on_Brain_Tumor http://current.com/items/89675573_thc-kills-brain-tumor-cells.htm http://www.globatron.org/contemporary-culture/thc-kills-brain-tumor-cells http://www.420magazine.com/forums/international-cannabis-news/85999-non-toxic-dose-thc-kills-human-brain-tumor-cells.html http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=27607657997&ref=ts |
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