In a 2010 study
conducted by researchers from the Department of Biotechnology, Division of
Molecular and Cellular Biology, at Kalasalingam University in India,
researchers found that silver nanoparticles caused Dalton’s lymphoma cancer
cells to self-destruct, reducing tumor progression and increasing lifespan in
the animals tested.
What’s more, the
cancer cells were caused to self-destruct without any toxic harm to surrounding
cells or organs, putting the lie to the propaganda claims from silver
detractors that “silver harms normal cells.”
This, of course, isn’t
the first time researchers have found silver to be safe and effective against
cancer cells. And thankfully, research
into silver as an anti-cancer agent is continuing. Here’s what researchers were able to discover
in this particular study…
Hi, Steve Barwick here, for The Silver Edge…
In this study,
titled “Anti-tumor Activity of Silver Nanoparticles in Dalton’s Lymphoma
Ascites Tumor Model,” published in September 2010 the International Journal of Nanomedicine, researchers confirmed the
antitumor properties of silver nanoparticles against a form of cancer called Dalton’s
lymphoma, and suggested they may be a cost-effective alternative in the
treatment of cancer.
Lymphoma is a cancer of the immune system (specifically the
lymphatic system). It largely affects
white blood cells called lymphocytes. Dalton’s lymphoma is a T-lymphocyte lymphoma,
meaning it’s a cancer of white blood cells called T-cells.
This particular cancer is characterized by its highly
invasive nature and its immunosuppressive properties, meaning it rapidly wears
down the immune system as it spreads.
Cancer Tumors
Regressed
The researchers tested the silver nanoparticles against
Dalton’s lymphoma ascites tumor model both in
vitro (i.e., test tube study on cancer cells) and in vivo (i.e., in a mouse study in which cancer tumors were induced
in the test animals).
According to the researchers, in the mouse study the silver nanoparticles were demonstrated to significantly reduce tumor progression and increase the lifespan of the mice compared to the control group.
According to the researchers, in the mouse study the silver nanoparticles were demonstrated to significantly reduce tumor progression and increase the lifespan of the mice compared to the control group.
The researchers found “a
substantial decrease in cancer cell numbers in the treated tumor mice.” They also found that “AgNPs (i.e., silver nanoparticles) had a significant inhibitory effect
on tumor cell proliferation.”
In other words, the silver nanoparticles both reduced the
number of cancer cells in the treated mice, and significantly inhibited the
reproduction of new cancer tumor cells.
The researchers also concluded, “The effect of AgNPs in increasing mean survival time and life span depends
on their ability to reduce tumor cell viability and induce cytotoxicity.”
This means the researchers found that the silver
nanoparticles increased the survival time and life-spans of the tumor-afflicted
mice by causing the cancer tumor cells to become unable to maintain their
growth rate. Instead, the tumor cells
began to self-destruct.
Cancer Tumor Cells
Self-Destructed
As the researchers further noted, cancer cells don’t grow
old and die like normal cells.
Instead, due to metabolic problems or genetic problems, cancer
cells proliferate, meaning they start spreading out-of-control. “The
prime feature of tumor development is the escape of cells from programmed cell
death due to a metabolic abnormality or genetic mutation.”
The researchers went on to say, “Thus, another criterion for anticancer drug development is the ability
of a compound to induce apoptosis in cancer cells.”
This means for an anti-cancer drug to be effective, it has
to cause cancer cells to quit spreading and to self-destruct, instead.
The researchers concluded, “This ability has been shown for AgNPs in the present study.”
In other words, the researchers demonstrated that in the
case of Dalton’s Lymphoma cancer tumor cells, the silver nanoparticles did
indeed cause the cancer cells to stop spreading, and instead, self-destruct.
Silver Non-Toxic to Normal Cells!
Another interesting thing the researchers found was that the
silver nanopartilces were non-toxic to normal cells:
“These data highlight the nontoxic effect of AgNPs, which did not induce
any alteration in hematologic parameters for treated mice in comparison with
controls…”
In other words, while the silver nanoparticles caused the
cancer cells to self-destruct and the tumors to shrink, they didn’t cause any
harm to normal blood cells or to related blood-forming organs.
The researchers concluded:
“AgNPs serve as antitumor agents by decreasing progressive development
of tumor cells. This may be due to their
inhibitory activities in several signaling cascades responsible for the
development and pathogenesis of the disease which are as yet not understood.”
The researchers admit they don’t know how silver
nanoparticles work their magic in decreasing the development of new tumor
cells. They just know the silver
nanoparticles did indeed work.
“Taken together, or
data suggest that AgNPs can induce cytotoxic effects on DLA cells, inhibiting
tumor progression and thereby effectively controlling disease progression
without toxicity to normal cells.”
That’s the clincher.
What the researchers demonstrated, in a nutshell, is that
the silver nanoparticles caused the blood cancer cells to self-destruct, which in
turn resulted in inhibition of tumor progression and control of the progression
of the cancer. And it did so without
harming normal cells.
This finding clearly puts the lie to the oft-made claim of
toxicity to normal cells made by detractors of colloidal silver.
What’s more, it verifies the findings of antimicrobial
silver researchers such as Dr. Robert O. Becker M.D., who way back in the late
1970’s found that silver caused no harm to normal human cells, even when it was
generated directly into open wounds and tissues using low-voltage electricity.
Final Important Note
I’m reporting on this clinical study because a.) It involves
silver, and b.) It represents an important advance in understanding of the potential
benefits of silver as an anti-cancer substance.
But I want to make it clear that in no way does this study
mean silver has been proven to be a “cancer cure.”
First of all, the study was conducted in the test tube, as
well as in the mouse model. It was not conducted in humans. It therefore represents merely a preliminary
step in the study of silver as a potential anti-cancer agent.
There’s much more clinical work to be done in order to a.) Confirm
these results, b.) Learn more about how silver causes cancer cells to
self-destruct, and c.) Learn how to use this knowledge to treat humans with
cancer.
Learn More…
To learn more about the effects of silver on cancer, you
might want to read my previous two articles:
If you’d like to read more of my articles on the proven,
infection-fighting benefits of colloidal silver, just go to the Colloidal Silver Update page
on TheSilverEdge.com website.
And if you’re interested in learning how to make your own
high-quality micro-particle colloidal
silver -- quickly and easily, in the comfort and privacy of
your own home, and for less than 36 cents per quart -- just
click the link in this sentence.
Meanwhile, I’ll be back next week with another great article on
colloidal silver….
Yours for the safe, sane and responsible
use of colloidal silver,
Steve Barwick, author
The Ultimate Colloidal Silver Manual
The Ultimate Colloidal Silver Manual
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