Muscadine Grape Seed Extract Shows Prostate Cancer Potential

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Help combat cancer with muscadine grape seed extract

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Muscadine grape seed extract

Muscadine with added resveratrol to combat prostate cancer

?????New York City, N.Y, July 11, 2011 ? A recent study presented at the Annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research, has suggested that phenolic compounds found within muscadine grapes can help to prevent the side effects associated with radiation therapy treatment.

Dr. Ronald Carsten commented that ?mice treated with muscadine grape skin powder two days before undergoing radiation showed significantly improved protection against radiation than did mice not given the powder.?

In an accompanying study, Carsten compared muscadine grape skin powder with pure resveratrol, which also provides protection against radiation treatment. He found that the grape skin powder was more potent than resveratrol and also offered protection against the development of leukemia, a side effect of radiation therapy in some cancer patients. Mice fed muscadine grape skin extract had protection against gene defects associated with development of leukemia.

The study, published online at prostate.net showed that mice fed a diet containing muscadine extract had a significantly lower growth of cancer cells compared to the group not fed muscadine extract. The muscadine was found to help promote apoptosis, a term given to planned cell death which the body uses to protect itself from cellular mutations, and showed a reduced amount of cancer cells within the prostate. It was also noted that normal prostate cells were unaffected by the muscadine extract.

The study?s lead researcher, Jeffrey E. Green, MD, chief of the Transgenic Oncogenesis and Genomics Section of the National Cancer Institute?s Center for Cancer Research, commented: ?These findings indicate that muscadine grape skin extract has anti-cancer activities in the lab that are different from those seen in resveratrol.? He also noted that the grape skin extract may inhibit tumor development at very early stages.

Muscadine grapes (Vitis rotundifolia) are a variety of grape native to the south eastern United States. Unlike the more common red grapes which are used to make red wines well known for their content of the antioxidant resveratrol, muscadine grapes are different.

Muscadine grapes have an extra pair of chromosomes, and this feature is believed to be a reason why muscadine grapes produce phytochemicals not found in other grapes, such as ellagic acid. Ellagic acid is believed to have a role in preventing cancer from developing, growing, and spreading.

Muscadine grapes are also a rich source of other phytochemicals called anthocyanins which, along with their ability to give the grapes their purple and red colors, have potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties and have demonstrated anti-cancer effects as well.

The ?US Journal of Agricultural & Food Chemistry? reported: ?? muscadine skin has 28 compounds and the seed has 43 compounds. Unlike European wine grapes, muscadine seeds also contain resveratrol. Muscadine seed extract is therefore a more wide-ranging source of phenolic compounds than the muscadine skin extract referred to in this article.?

Mary Green, spokesperson for Muscadine extract specialist, Muscadinex, commented: ?It is really encouraging to see such positive results with muscadine grape extract. We have been looking into the benefits of muscadine and its components, particularly resveratrol, for a long time and believe that the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory potential is huge. Several studies have been undertaken into the potential health benefits of resveratrol, all producing positive results, but we would like to see more human studies take place.?

Muscadinex is an all natural, American product from North Carolina muscadine grapes that scientists are saying can help people to enjoy a longer and healthier life, and may even help to avoid illnesses like cancer, diabetes and heart disease.

Muscadine grapes are a healthy choice is because they have 40 chromosomes, but European grapes only have 38 chromosomes. The extra genetic content in Muscadines results in a wider variety of molecules like polyphenols and flavonoids. In fact over 100 polyphenolic compounds have been identified in Muscadine grapes.

Mary Green continued: ?Most polyphenol supplements give a large dose of just one isolated and processed molecule. But because Muscadinex is made only from fresh muscadine grape seeds, you get a full spectrum of polyphenols, antioxidants and bioflavonoids that can help to stabilise free radicals, a major cause of age-related diseases. Each capsule contains 650mg of pure muscadine seed extract giving the perfect balance of polyphenols to support a healthier lifestyle. Plus, we are also giving away a free bottle of vitamin D3 with each purchase as this beneficial compound has been found in separate studies to promote good health and combat disease. Together the resveratrol from the muscadine grape seed extract and the vitamin D help to create a great first line of defence against diseases like cancer and diabetes.?

To read more about Muscadinex and its benefits, please visit http://www.muscadinex.com/product/muscadinex

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About Muscadinex

Muscadinex.com is an all American company selling only American sourced products. We believe that by sourcing locally, using natural ingredients, we can produce a supplement comparable to any other on the market. And by sourcing locally we are helping to maintain the local economy which also helps us drive down costs, which we can pass on to the consumer.

Source: http://www.healthcarenewswire.com/muscadine-grape-seed-extract-shows-prostate-cancer-potential/27528

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