Avtor/Urednik		Schwarzlin, Romina; Salam, Sejjad; Pušenjak, Nika
Naslov		Balancing the apoptotic switch - from cancer to Parkinsonʼs disease
Tip		članek
Vol. in št.		Letnik 4, št. 1
Leto izdaje		2017
Obseg		str. 1-3
ISSN		2379-089X
Jezik		eng
Abstrakt		Abstract. Parkinson's disease is a progressive neurological brain disorder characterized by tremors and difficulty in walking, movements and coordination. The disorder is most frequently diagnosed in persons who are in their mid 60's and is more common in men than in women. Analyses of brain tissue from patients with Parkinson's disease implicate apoptosis-related DNA damage and gene activation in the death of dopamine neurons. A questions remains whether there exists an apoptotic switch, which can balance the cells to become either cancerous or to die and consequently governs the dopamine storage capacity in brain? However new findings show the importance of several plants and especially vegetarian diet on the progress of cancer and neurodegeneration such as Parkinson's disease as it was shown in our case of 64-year-old male patient. The patient managed to stabilize his state of Parkinson's disease by vegetarin diet and food supplements including chlorella, royal jelly, Siberian ginseng, cranberries, aloe vera and many more. The susceptibility to neurodegeneration was lower, what lead to higher capacity of brain to store dopamine. His quality of life has improved and he is able to control disease. He is again able to walk for long periods, perform normal work in the garden, walk on treadmil with inclination (up hill). Cognitive functions remained stable and can more easily express himself in words. It was shown also by other research groups that vegetables and fruits involve a number of molecules, which can bring apoptotic switch to balance and therefore increase dopamine storage in the cells, when used in adequate quantities.
Proste vsebinske oznake		Parkinsonʼs disease cancer apoptosis natural molecules from plants