Capsaicin is a compound that imparts hotness to chili peppers is currently being investigated to determine its effectiveness to treat the difficult Mesothelioma cancer. The cancer of this type is particularly aggressive, and comes with few treatment options and often is linked to asbestos exposure. The research published in Nutrients shows that capsaicin inhibits the process of growth in mesothelioma cells of various types and show an antitumor impact and even in the case of cells that are not which are not able to take chemotherapy drugs such as Cisplatin. Capsaicin may play part in the enhancement of mesothelioma treatments by eliminating resistance to drugs.

Antonio Giordano, M.D., Ph.D., at the directorship of the Sbarro Health Research Organization, and an instructor of medicine at Temple University, remarked on the possibility of capsaicin helping make chemotherapy for mesothelioma more efficient and lessening the growth of the cancer. This study was a collaboration of scientists at Temple University’s Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine as well as the Center for Biotechnology at Temple University together with other researchers who are from SHRO Italia and the University of Naples “Federico II” in Italy and Italy, highlighted the need for an international initiative to study the potential therapeutic benefits of capsaicin in mesothelioma.

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