Existing explanations of obesity-associated cancer emphasise direct mutagenic effects of
dietary components or hormonal imbalance. Some of these hypotheses are reviewed briefly …

Most solid tumors possess unique pathophysiological characteristics that are not observed
in normal tissues or organs, such as extensive angiogenesis and hence hypervasculature …

Grain legumes are a valuable source of food proteins. Their exploitation is expected to grow
in relation of a growing world's food needs. Moreover, it is currently taking place a …

The potential of antioxidants to reduce the cellular damage induced by ionizing radiation
has been studied in animal models for more than 50 years. The application of antioxidant …

Plant-based diets are a great source of protease inhibitors (PIs). Two of the most well-known
families of PIs are Bowman-Birk inhibitors (BBI) and Kunitz-type inhibitors (KTI). The first …

For more than half a century, cytotoxic agents have been investigated as a possible
treatment for cancer. Research on animal venoms has revealed their high toxicity on tissues …

Certain protease inhibitors are effective at preventing or suppressing carcinogen-induced
transformation in vitro and carcinogenesis in animal model systems. One protease inhibitor …

Antimicrobial proteins (peptides) are known to play important roles in the innate host
defense mechanisms of most living organisms, including plants, insects, amphibians and …

As part of a program to assess the adverse biological effects expected from astronauts'
exposure to space radiation, numerous different biological effects relating to astronauts' …

The potential to block tumor growth by inhibition of the neoangiogenic process represents
an intriguing approach to the treatment of solid tumors. The high proliferation rate in the …