Echinacea Against Aging and Cancer?

Posted on October 13, 2012 by Dr. Gary Pack

Echinacea is an herb that has long been believed to improve immunity and the authors confirmed this by multiple studies on mice. The authors believe that the results will apply to humans because of our 97% genetic similarity to mice. Daily use of Echinacea extended the life of aged mice, reduced leukemia in mice and […]

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Conditions: Aging, Cancer, Leukemia

Supplements: Arabinogalactans, Echinacea sp., Melatonin

Miscellaneous: Adaptive immunity, Alkylamides, Asteraceae spp., B cell lymphocytes, Bone marrow, Immune system, Natural killer (NK) cells, Prostaglandins, Spleen, T cell lymphocytes

Natural Killer Cells in Aging and Longevity.

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Dr. Gary Pack

With aging physical changes occur to cells in the body which are adaptive to the normal physical deterioration which occurs over time. With aging, the deterioration of immunity, called immunosenescence, is balanced by mechanisms seen in centenarians that allow some people to live to very old age. An example of an adjustment in immunosenescence is […]

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Conditions: Aging, Apoptosis, Autoimmune disease, Cancer, Immunosenescence, Inflammation, Stress

Supplements: Melatonin, Zinc

Miscellaneous: Adaptive immunity, Bone marrow, Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, Innate immune system, Liver, Lymphocytes, Metallothioneins, Natural killer (NK) cells, Spleen, Thymus gland

Proteasome Inhibitor in Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma.

Posted on January 28, 2009 by Dr. Gary Pack

This study included patients with cutaneous T-cell lymphomas (CTCL), such as mycosis fungoides, and peripheral T-cell lymphoma unspecified (PTCLU) with isolated skin involvement. Twelve patients were studied. The patients were relapsed from previous treatments or “refractory to treatment.” The diagnosis was by biopsy. In this study, the patients were treated with a medication, bortezomib, which […]

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Conditions: Cancer, Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, Multiple myeloma, Mycosis fungoides, Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Peripheral T-cell lymphoma

Supplements: Bioflavonoids, Curcumin, Turmeric (Curcuma longa)

Foods: Black tea (Camellia sinensis), Green tea (Camellia sinensis), Mate (Ilex paraguayensis)

Miscellaneous: Bone marrow, Bortezomib, Flavonoids, Proteasome, Proteasome inhibitors

Natural Killer Cells and Echinacea Root Extract.

Posted on December 11, 2008 by Dr. Gary Pack

The authors used Echinacea purpurea (E. purpurea) to treat mice daily from youth to old age to see if it would change survival (longevity) or blood cell counts. Survival depends on high levels of immune cells. Mice were treated with E. purpurea, daily, from 7 weeks to middle-age, with untreated mice used as controls for […]

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Conditions: Aging, Cancer, Longevity

Supplements: Echinacea (Echinacea angustifolia), Echinacea (Echinacea pallida), Echinacea (Echinacea purpurea), Echinacea sp.

Miscellaneous: Alkylamides, Arabinogalactans, Bone marrow, Cyclooxygenase inhibitors, Lipoxygenase inhibitor, Natural killer (NK) cells, Spleen, White blood cells

Resveratrol Inhibits Myeloma Cell Growth and Alters Bone Growth.

Posted on October 4, 2008 by Dr. Gary Pack

Multiple myeloma is a disease in which malignant plasma cells fill the bone marrow. The result is severe bone disease caused by destruction of bone by osteoclast cells and reduced new bone formation by osteoblast cells. Bone loss promotes the further growth of myeloma cancer cells. The patients that first respond to current treatments may […]

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Conditions: Apoptosis, Breast cancer, Cancer, Colorectal cancer, Gastrointestinal cancer, Liver cancer, Lung cancer, Multiple myeloma, Neuroblastoma cancer, Skin cancer

Supplements: Bioflavonoids, Resveratrol, Vitamin D-3

Foods: Grapes, Red wine

Miscellaneous: Bone marrow, Flavonoids, Osteoblasts, Osteoclasts, Polymorphonuclear neutrophils, Polyphenols, Stilbene

Autoimmunity and Apoptosis-Therapeutic Implications.

Posted on February 28, 2008 by Dr. Gary Pack

The immune system protects us from foreign pathogens and must distinguish between “self” (elements of the body that belong to us) and “non-self”. Pathogens, such as viruses, bacteria, fungi antigens, are “non-self”. Auto-reactive lymphocytes are abnormal cells of the immune system that can destroy “self”. Apoptosis, natural programmed cell death, is a major way that […]

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Conditions: Apoptosis, Autoimmune disease, Bacterial infection, Cell death, Fungal infection, Sjogren's syndrome, Systemic lupus erythematosus, Viral infection

Miscellaneous: Bone marrow, DNA, Immune system, Prolactin, Thymus gland

Promoting the Proliferation of Human Stem Cells.

Posted on May 26, 2006 by Dr. Gary Pack

Stem cells are cells that have the potential of development into various types of mature tissue cells for the purpose of tissue regeneration. Stem cells, called “progenitor cells”, exist naturally in many adult organs and have potential for use in disease treatment. Most research has been focused on transplantation of stem cells from another organism; […]

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Conditions: Aging, Tissue regeneration

Supplements: Antioxidants, Carnosine, Folic acid (folate), Iron, Omega-3 fatty (linolenic) acid, Omega-9 fatty acid, Vitamin B-12, Vitamin D-3

Foods: Blueberries, Green tea (Camellia sinensis)

Miscellaneous: Bone marrow, Catechins, Cytokines, Immune system, Red blood cells, Stem cells (progenitor), White blood cells

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